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Businesses for sale in Mission

Active listings
10 in Mission right now
Top industries
Food & beverage 5·Retail 4·Construction 1
Population
41,519Statistics Canada, 2021 Census · Mission municipality

Buying a business in Mission: what is different here

Licensing, inspection and land-use rules are municipal, so they change at the city limits — these are the ones that attach to a business in Mission, with the authority’s own page for each.

The municipal business licence

City of Mission issues a general business licence that most businesses operating in Mission need. It is issued to the operator, not to the premises, so it does not come with the business — a buyer applies in their own name, and the application is worth starting before closing rather than after. Beyond it the city licenses by category — “Kennel / Hobby Kennel”, “Short-Term Rental”, “Cannabis Retail Store” and 1 more — so confirm whether the business you are buying also carries one of those, and whether it is current.

Mission business licensing →

If it serves food, the inspection history is public

Fraser Health inspects food premises in Mission and publishes the results as HealthSpace. For a restaurant, café or food retailer that is diligence you can do before making an offer and without the seller's cooperation — a run of repeat infractions is both a remediation cost and, in a business whose customers can read the same record, a revenue problem.

HealthSpace →

British Columbia charges a payroll health tax

Payroll is usually the largest recurring cost a business with staff carries, which makes British Columbia's Employer Health Tax a real line in the model rather than a footnote — an acquirer in Mission takes on the obligation along with the staff. Rates and exemption thresholds change, so check the province's current figures rather than the seller's last return.

British Columbia Employer Health Tax →

Confirming the use is actually permitted

A business operating today is not proof the use is legally permitted — non-conforming uses, expired variances and conditions attached to a previous owner all survive a sale quietly. In Mission that is confirmed before closing rather than after, through the office linked below.

City of Mission →

General information, not legal or tax advice — rules change and the authorities above are the current source. Deavo is a listings platform, not a brokerage.