Business profile

Emerald Holdings

Evidence-backed public profile built from normalized Calgary source records.

RetailRetail storeLicensed
StatusLicensed
CommunityMeridian
Signals1
Source Records1

Business Information

Trade name

Emerald Holdings

Licence type

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER - PREMISES

Community

Meridian

Category confidence

High (86%)

#1A 1520 MERIDIAN RD NE · Meridian

Category reason

The licence type is retail related.

Opportunity Signals

new businesshigh signal confidenceMay 6, 2026 · 1 month ago

Recently licensed business

Signal summary

EMERALD HOLDINGS appears in Calgary business licence data as a recently issued active licence.

Why this matters

A new retail business has been licensed in Meridian. New shops typically need insurance, POS and payments, signage, bookkeeping, and local SEO as they open.

Likely relevant services

Business insurancehigh relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for commercial coverage and liability setup.

Bookkeeping / accountinghigh relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for bookkeeping and early financial workflows.

Website / local SEOmedium relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for local visibility, reviews, and website setup.

POS / paymentsmedium relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for point-of-sale and payment processing setup.

Payrollmedium relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for payroll setup once staff are hired.

Signagemedium relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for storefront and launch signage.

Security systemsmedium relevance

As a new Retail business, it may be relevant for alarms, cameras, and access control.

Evidence

  • Licence first issued: 2026-05-06
  • Licence status: Licensed
View raw evidence JSON
{
  "items": [
    {
      "field": "first_iss_dt",
      "label": "Licence first issued",
      "value": "2026-05-06",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/vdjc-pybd.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Business Licenses",
      "sourceRecordId": "4c06a14d-704b-43b6-bd87-91420cda1016"
    },
    {
      "field": "jobstatusdesc",
      "label": "Licence status",
      "value": "Licensed",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/vdjc-pybd.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Business Licenses",
      "sourceRecordId": "4c06a14d-704b-43b6-bd87-91420cda1016"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "EMERALD HOLDINGS appears in Calgary business licence data as a recently issued active licence."
}

Source Record Evidence

JSON
Calgary Business Licenses · 16749574

Observed Jun 17, 2026 · 2 days ago

View raw source record
{
  "point": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -113.9959968,
      51.0662711
    ]
  },
  "exp_dt": "2027-05-05T15:10:21.000Z",
  "address": "#1A 1520 MERIDIAN RD NE",
  "getbusid": "16749574",
  "globalid": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX658525452}",
  "comdistcd": "MER",
  "comdistnm": "MERIDIAN",
  "tradename": "EMERALD HOLDINGS",
  "homeoccind": "N",
  "first_iss_dt": "2026-05-06T15:10:22.000Z",
  "licencetypes": "MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER - PREMISES",
  "jobstatusdesc": "Licensed"
}