Thank you for choosing Colwood as your place of business!

City of Colwood business owners can now pick up their 2015 Business Licenses at City Hall - 3300 Wishart Road in Colwood.

Learn more about bringing your business to Colwood! Business Licensing

Colwood Fast Facts

Colwood promotes an exceptional lifestyle for families, visitors, and businesses.

  • An amazing oceanfront setting overlooking the Olympic Mountains
  • Access to a wide range of green spaces including the waterfront, parks, trails, and special places such as Royal Roads University Campus, and Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse
  • One of the few municipalities in Greater Victoria with significant room for growth
  • A 20 minute drive from downtown Victoria
  • A range of housing choices from large single family lots to apartment buildings
  • Ongoing emphasis on creating a connected, walkable and transit-oriented community
  • Strong sense of environmental stewardship and cultural ownership
  • Excellent opportunities for business growth and strategies for increased support for local business and development
  • Access to excellent schools including a brand new high school and home to premiere post-secondary education at Royal Roads University.
  • A growing number of major festivals, including Rock the Shores 2 day music festival and the Colwood Art and Wine Festival 
  • population is projected to grow by 108% by the year 2038
  • employment opportunities set to rise by 83.7%
  • student populations will expand 55% in 10 years

Did you know there are more than 800 businesses in the City of Colwood? 

Opportunities abound for businesses and developers to come and grow along with us in our oceanside community that is home to miles of forest, parks and trails as well as Royal Roads University, Esquimalt Lagoon, Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, and exceptional West Shore recreational facilities. Discover Colwood.

Read our Colwood Economic Development Strategy to see how Colwood Council and staff are working to increase support for local business and development as we  bring the vision of our award-winning Official Community Plan to life. Colwood has a vision to build our healthy and sustainable community, and wants to hear from the business community - local and global - interested in joining us in our quest to make Colwood one of the most livable communities in Canada. We're open for business.

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