Pubs and bars for sale in Toronto
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Buying a pub in Toronto: 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 pubs and bars in Toronto.
The licence attached to this business
Toronto issues no general business licence — it licenses specific categories instead, and “Eating or Drinking Establishment” and “Expanded Activity Eating or Drinking Establishment” are the ones that typically attach to a food & beverage business. The rest of the by-law covers “Body Shop, Car Wash, Gas Station, Car Dealership or Public Garage”, “Tow Trucks”, “Holistic Centre and Practitioner” and 3 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 Toronto — Municipal Licensing & Standards →Inspection history is public here
Toronto Public Health inspects food premises in Toronto and publishes the results as DineSafe. 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.
DineSafe →The liquor licence does not come with the restaurant
A liquor sales licence is issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to a person or corporation for a specific premises, and it does not transfer with the business. A buyer applies to the AGCO in their own name, which takes time and can lag closing — so who holds the licence, and from when, belongs in the purchase agreement rather than in the handover.
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario →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 Toronto that is confirmed before closing rather than after, through the office linked below.
City of Toronto — Zoning Review for Business Licence →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.
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