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Permit activityDetected 9mo ago

Ontario Optics

RetailMove in Progress·Downtown Commercial Core·#255 317 7 AV SW ↗

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Permit activity detected

Shared address. Also at this address: Oscar Wylee. We can’t tell whose permit this is — call to confirm.

Evidence

Permit numberBP2026-01346

Calgary Building Permits

Permit descriptionGroup E Mercantile 3.2.2.66.

Calgary Building Permits

Permit dateJan 29, 2026

Calgary Building Permits

Permit history

1 permit

City permits filed at this address, newest first. Cancelled, refused and on-hold permits are hidden — a permit that is not proceeding is not activity.

  • BP2026-01346OtherIssued Permit
    Jan 29, 2026

    Group E Mercantile 3.2.2.66.

    Building permit · Medical Misc. — Alteration · City estimate $150,000

Downtown Commercial Core context

7 new retail businesses were licensed in Downtown Commercial Core in the last 90 days. Downtown Commercial Core is Calgary's second-most active community for this category over the last 12 months.

See everything new in Downtown Commercial Core →

Service needs

We haven’t looked this business up yet, so we can’t say what it does or doesn’t already have.

Not checked: Business insurance · Bookkeeping / accounting · Website / local SEO · POS / payments · Payroll · Signage · Security systems · Social media / SMM · Booking software · E-commerce · Business email on own domain

{ }Source record · Calgary Business LicensesShow
{
  "point": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -114.0687744,
      51.0464516
    ]
  },
  "exp_dt": "2026-09-11T14:47:57.000Z",
  "address": "#255 317 7 AV SW",
  "getbusid": "16196164",
  "globalid": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX387878837}",
  "comdistcd": "DNC",
  "comdistnm": "DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CORE",
  "tradename": "ONTARIO OPTICS",
  "homeoccind": "N",
  "first_iss_dt": "2022-09-12T14:47:57.000Z",
  "licencetypes": "RETAIL DEALER - PREMISES",
  "jobstatusdesc": "Move in Progress"
}
{ }How this was classifiedShow
CategoryRetail
Classificationdeterministic

Rules over the city's own licence type. No guesses and no model — the same input always produces the same category.

{ }Raw signal evidenceShow
{
  "items": [
    {
      "field": "permitnum",
      "label": "Permit number",
      "value": "BP2026-01346",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/c2es-76ed.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Building Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "35ce5156-1589-47f6-903c-b2f02b954637"
    },
    {
      "field": "description",
      "label": "Permit description",
      "value": "Group E Mercantile 3.2.2.66.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/c2es-76ed.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Building Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "35ce5156-1589-47f6-903c-b2f02b954637"
    },
    {
      "field": "applieddate",
      "label": "Permit date",
      "value": "2026-01-29",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/c2es-76ed.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Building Permits",
      "sourceRecordId": "35ce5156-1589-47f6-903c-b2f02b954637"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Permit BP2026-01346 matches the address of 2 licensed businesses. CityRadar cannot determine which business the permit is for without contacting them.",
  "permitAttribution": {
    "otherCandidates": [
      {
        "name": "OSCAR WYLEE",
        "businessSlug": "oscar-wylee-f1508deb"
      }
    ],
    "matchedBusinesses": 2
  }
}

Contact

WebsiteNot yet listed
PhoneNot yet listed
EmailNot yet listed

Contact details not yet gathered for this established business.

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At a glance

CategoryRetail
StatusMove in Progress
CommunityDowntown Commercial Core
First seenSep 12, 2022
Licence expiredSep 11, 2026
Licence typeRETAIL DEALER - PREMISES
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#255 317 7 AV SW

Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary, AB

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