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Gas stations for sale in Ottawa

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Buying a gas station in Ottawa: 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 gas stations in Ottawa.

The licence attached to this business

Ottawa issues no general business licence — it licenses specific categories instead, and “Public garage licence”, “Mobile refreshment cart, mobile refreshment vehicle, mobile canteen & refreshment stand licence” and “Salvage yard licence” are the ones that typically attach to an automotive business. The rest of the by-law covers “Food premises licence”, “Second hand goods shop licence”, “Taxi Licensing” and 4 more. Confirm which the seller actually holds and whether it is current: the licence is issued to the operator, so it does not transfer with the sale, and reapplying can surface conditions the previous owner had already satisfied.

City of Ottawa →

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 Ottawa that is confirmed before closing rather than after, through the office linked below.

City of Ottawa — Planning, Development and Construction →

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.