Essence Vapes And Smokes

Business Information

Trade name

Licence type

RETAIL DEALER - PREMISES, TOBACCO RETAILER, VAPE RETAILER

Community

West Hillhurst

Category confidence

High (86%)

1978 KENSINGTON RD NW · West Hillhurst

Category reason

The licence type is retail related.

Opportunity Signals

new businesshigh signal confidenceMay 27, 2026 · 23 days ago

Recently licensed business

Signal summary

ESSENCE VAPES AND SMOKES appears in Calgary business licence data as a recently issued active licence.

Why this matters

A new retail business has been licensed in West Hillhurst. 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: 2026-05-27
Licence status: Licensed

View raw evidence JSON

{
  "items": [
    {
      "field": "first_iss_dt",
      "label": "Licence first issued",
      "value": "2026-05-27",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/vdjc-pybd.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Business Licenses",
      "sourceRecordId": "259984c8-f517-4208-8382-a3e7ad04164b"
    },
    {
      "field": "jobstatusdesc",
      "label": "Licence status",
      "value": "Licensed",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/vdjc-pybd.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Business Licenses",
      "sourceRecordId": "259984c8-f517-4208-8382-a3e7ad04164b"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "ESSENCE VAPES AND SMOKES appears in Calgary business licence data as a recently issued active licence."
}

Source Record Evidence

JSON

Calgary Business Licenses · 16757163

Observed Jun 17, 2026 · 2 days ago

View raw source record

{
  "point": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -114.1051058,
      51.0527977
    ]
  },
  "exp_dt": "2027-05-26T15:40:47.000Z",
  "address": "1978 KENSINGTON RD NW",
  "getbusid": "16757163",
  "globalid": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX662970029}",
  "comdistcd": "WHL",
  "comdistnm": "WEST HILLHURST",
  "tradename": "ESSENCE VAPES AND SMOKES",
  "homeoccind": "N",
  "first_iss_dt": "2026-05-27T15:40:47.000Z",
  "licencetypes": "RETAIL DEALER - PREMISES,\nTOBACCO RETAILER,\nVAPE RETAILER",
  "jobstatusdesc": "Licensed"
}