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File No.

File No - Internal number assigned to a file that may hold one or more licences.

  • 7-digit number
  • Leading zeroes must be entered (e.g., Enter 0000012 not 12)
  • For licences after 1982, the first digit represents the Region:
    • 0 - Victoria
    • 1 - Vancouver Island (Nanaimo)
    • 2 - Lower Mainland (Surrey)
    • 3 - Thompson (Kamloops)
    • 4 - Kootenay (Nelson)
    • 5 - Cariboo (Williams Lake)
    • 6 - Skeena (Smithers)
    • 7 - Omineca-Peace (Prince George)
    • 8 - Okanagan (Penticton)
    • 9 - North East
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