Business profile

Winks

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

Food & HospitalityFood and hospitalityLicensed
StatusLicensed
CommunityDover
Signals1
Source Records1

Business Information

Trade name

Winks

Licence type

TOBACCO RETAILER, RETAIL DEALER - PREMISES, FOOD SERVICE - PREMISES, VAPE RETAILER

Community

Dover

Category confidence

High (93%)

#14 3525 26 AV SE · Dover

Category reason

The licence type is food or hospitality related.

Opportunity Signals

new businesshigh signal confidenceMay 6, 2026 · 1 month ago

Recently licensed business

Signal summary

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

Why this matters

A new food service business has been licensed in Dover. New restaurants and cafes typically need insurance, POS setup, bookkeeping, cleaning, and digital presence within the first 60 days.

Likely relevant services

Business insurancehigh relevance

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

Bookkeeping / accountinghigh relevance

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

Website / local SEOmedium relevance

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

POS / paymentsmedium relevance

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

Payrollmedium relevance

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

Signagemedium relevance

As a new Food & Hospitality business, it may be relevant for storefront and launch signage.

Commercial cleaningmedium relevance

As a new Food & Hospitality business, it may be relevant for pre-opening and ongoing commercial cleaning.

IT / telecommedium relevance

As a new Food & Hospitality business, it may be relevant for connectivity, phone, and IT setup.

Waste managementmedium relevance

As a new Food & Hospitality business, it may be relevant for waste, recycling, and site services.

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": "0873034c-c4b3-41b4-9b9a-c52b06e1c727"
    },
    {
      "field": "jobstatusdesc",
      "label": "Licence status",
      "value": "Licensed",
      "sourceUrl": "https://data.calgary.ca/resource/vdjc-pybd.json",
      "sourceDataset": "Calgary Business Licenses",
      "sourceRecordId": "0873034c-c4b3-41b4-9b9a-c52b06e1c727"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "WINKS appears in Calgary business licence data as a recently issued active licence."
}

Source Record Evidence

JSON
Calgary Business Licenses · 16730640

Observed Jun 17, 2026 · 2 days ago

View raw source record
{
  "point": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      -113.9820807,
      51.0298335
    ]
  },
  "exp_dt": "2027-05-05T12:28:47.000Z",
  "address": "#14 3525 26 AV SE",
  "getbusid": "16730640",
  "globalid": "{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX647275097}",
  "comdistcd": "DOV",
  "comdistnm": "DOVER",
  "tradename": "WINKS",
  "homeoccind": "N",
  "first_iss_dt": "2026-05-06T12:28:47.000Z",
  "licencetypes": "TOBACCO RETAILER,\nRETAIL DEALER - PREMISES,\nFOOD SERVICE - PREMISES,\nVAPE RETAILER",
  "jobstatusdesc": "Licensed"
}