Licensed Food Establishments in Nova Scotia

List of Licensed Food Establishments is a government dataset from the Government of Nova Scotia. It contains a list of permitted food service businesses, including their permit status, type, and civic address. The dataset is available in multiple formats and is published on at least two open data platforms.

Use Cases

• Mapping food establishment locations using Facility Address and Facility Town.
• Filtering for active permits using Permit Status.
• Analyzing the prevalence of different business types using Permit Type.
• Verifying business licensing information for a specific Facility.

Strengths

• Published by a government institution (Government of Nova Scotia).
• Available on multiple platforms (Socrata and Open Canada), indicating official dissemination.
• Uses a recognized open license (OGL-CA-2.0) on at least one source.

Limitations

• Conflicting last updated dates: one source shows 2026-04-17, another shows 2025-09-08.
• Incomplete metadata: row counts, dataset size, and author information are unknown across sources.
• Column information is only available from one platform source.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official business licensing and public health inspection records.

Freshness

2026-04-17 15:27:09.932343

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada (inferred from Facility Town column and publishing organization).