Canadian Business Brokerage & M&A Advisory

Vancouver is BizSell's home market and Western Canada's most active M&A city. Restaurants, tech, professional services, real estate, and trades businesses transact here at higher multiples than anywhere else west of Toronto.

Burnaby hosts BC's largest tech corridor (Telus, EA, SAP, dozens of unicorns) plus a deep manufacturing and HVAC ecosystem. M&A activity is intense — particularly for trades, B2B services, and tech.

Surrey is BC's fastest-growing city and the heart of Metro Vancouver's South Asian business community. We've sold convenience stores, gas stations, transportation companies, manufacturing operations, and South Asian-cuisine restaurants across Surrey.

Richmond is North America's most Chinese-majority city outside Greater China. Asian-language restaurants, retail, professional services, and immigrant-buyer demand drive a unique M&A market. Multiples on Chinese-customer-base businesses run premium.

Coquitlam combines suburban retail, light industrial, and growing tech/professional services centered around the Tri-Cities and SkyTrain expansion. We see consistent deal flow in trades, hospitality, and family-owned manufacturers.

Langley spans urban Langley City and the larger Langley Township covering Walnut Grove, Willoughby, Brookswood, Murrayville, Fort Langley, and Aldergrove. Trades, agriculture, food production, and growing professional services dominate.

Delta covers North Delta, Ladner, and Tsawwassen — three distinct economic communities. Industrial along the Fraser River, agriculture in Ladner, and retail/professional services across all three.

North Vancouver combines waterfront industrial (shipyards, port adjacent), Lower Lonsdale's hospitality and retail, and the more affluent Edgemont and Deep Cove residential business districts. Higher-end professional services and specialty retail dominate.

West Vancouver is one of Canada's most affluent municipalities. Luxury retail, high-end services, premium restaurants, and real estate dominate. Premium real estate concierge, luxury auto, and specialty food businesses see unique multiples here.

Port Coquitlam combines residential, industrial along Mary Hill Bypass, and growing Asian-business presence in central and Westwood corridors. Light industrial, trades, and hospitality dominate.

Port Moody is the smallest Tri-Cities municipality but punches above its weight in craft brewing, distilling, and waterfront hospitality. Brewers Row on Murray Street is iconic.

New Westminster blends heritage (Royal City history), riverfront industrial, retail/restaurant strips along Columbia Street, and a tight-knit downtown that's emerging as a foodie destination.

Maple Ridge is a growing suburban market with trades, agriculture, and professional services. Family-business turnover creates consistent M&A opportunity in HVAC, electrical, construction, and equine services.

Pitt Meadows combines agricultural businesses, a strong industrial corridor along Lougheed Highway, and the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (small aviation businesses). Generational turnover is active in farming and trades.

White Rock is BC's quintessential seaside small town. Pier-adjacent hospitality, beach retail, and waterfront restaurants drive a unique tourism-overlay small business market. Adjacent South Surrey supports more substantial services and trades.

Abbotsford is the Fraser Valley's commercial centre — agriculture (especially berry, dairy, poultry), manufacturing, aviation (Abbotsford International), and large South Asian business community.

Chilliwack is Fraser Valley's eastern hub with strong agriculture, growing manufacturing, recreational tourism, and retiree-driven services. Affordable real estate and growing population support sustained M&A activity.

Mission is a Fraser Valley community with growing residential, forestry-adjacent industries, and a deep trades base. Family-owned construction, HVAC, and equipment businesses are typical.

Squamish has emerged as BC's outdoor-recreation capital and a growing alternative to Vancouver for hospitality, recreation, and small manufacturing. Climbers, mountain bikers, and outdoor enthusiasts have built a unique business ecosystem.

Whistler is North America's largest ski resort and one of Canada's premier hospitality M&A markets. Restaurants, bars, retail, hotels, and tourism services transact at premium multiples driven by visitor spending.

Victoria is BC's capital and Vancouver Island's economic centre. Government, tourism, tech, marine industries, and a strong retiree-driven service economy. Active M&A across professional services, restaurants, retail, and tech.

Nanaimo is Vancouver Island's second-largest city and a growing commercial hub. Forestry adjacent, marine industries, growing residential services, and ferry-traffic hospitality drive business activity.

Kelowna is the Okanagan's economic centre — wine, agriculture, tourism, growing tech, and a fast-growing residential population. Wineries, orchards, hospitality, and professional services transact actively.

Kamloops is BC's interior hub for forestry, mining-adjacent services, transportation, and growing healthcare/education sectors. Trades, equipment dealers, and industrial services dominate.

Vernon anchors the North Okanagan with agriculture, tourism, growing residential services, and a meaningful retiree population. Smaller businesses with consistent generational turnover.

Toronto is Canada's deepest M&A market — biggest buyer universe, most active PE community, strongest international buyer interest. We work with sellers across the GTA on businesses sized $1M–$50M.

Mississauga is Canada's manufacturing and distribution capital — Pearson Airport-adjacent, deep South Asian and South Asian business communities, and one of Canada's most active M&A markets.

Brampton has Canada's largest Punjabi-Canadian community and a deep transportation/logistics base. Trucking, warehousing, food production, and South Asian-cuisine restaurants drive a unique M&A market.

Ottawa combines federal government stability, a strong tech corridor (Shopify HQ, Kanata North), growing healthcare/biotech, and bilingual French-English markets. Professional services and tech dominate.

Hamilton is Ontario's steel city in transition — manufacturing legacy combined with growing healthcare, education, and arts/hospitality. Active M&A in manufacturing, trades, and emerging downtown businesses.

London is Southwestern Ontario's economic hub — manufacturing, healthcare (research hospitals), insurance HQs (Canada Life, etc.), Western University, and a strong agricultural and food-production sector.

Kitchener-Waterloo is Canada's premier tech corridor outside Toronto — University of Waterloo / Communitech ecosystem, plus deep manufacturing, insurance HQs, and a growing professional services base.

Calgary is Alberta's commercial centre — energy industry, growing tech sector, trades, professional services, and an active immigrant business community. M&A activity is consistent across industries, with strong energy-services overlay.

Edmonton is Alberta's capital and a deep market for trades, manufacturing, agriculture-adjacent businesses, transportation, and government services.

Red Deer is central Alberta's commercial hub between Calgary and Edmonton — agriculture, energy-services, manufacturing, and growing residential services.

Montreal is Canada's second-largest M&A market — bilingual French-English business culture, deep aerospace and gaming industries, growing AI/tech sector, and strong manufacturing base.

Quebec City combines provincial government stability, insurance and financial services HQs (Industrial Alliance, La Capitale), growing tech, tourism, and French-language business culture.

Winnipeg is Manitoba's economic hub — manufacturing, transportation/logistics (geographic centre of Canada), agriculture-adjacent industries, and growing professional services.

Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city — agriculture-adjacent industries, mining (Potash), tech (Vendasta), and growing professional services. Smaller but active M&A market.

Regina is Saskatchewan's capital — provincial government, agriculture and insurance industries, plus growing healthcare and professional services.

Halifax is Atlantic Canada's economic hub — port and shipping, military, growing tech (Lightspeed, REDspace), tourism, and professional services. Strong M&A in tech, hospitality, and trades.

Fredericton is New Brunswick's capital — government, education (University of New Brunswick), and growing tech corridor. Smaller market but active for professional services and tech.

Moncton is New Brunswick's economic hub — transportation, financial services, growing retail, and bilingual French-English business culture. Active small-business M&A.

St. John's is Newfoundland's economic centre — oil and gas (offshore), fisheries, tourism, government, and growing tech. Active hospitality and professional services M&A.