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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.