City guide
What Oak Bay's economy runs on, how that shows up in a funding file, and the steps to apply remotely.
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If your business operates in Oak Bay, BC, you can apply. Funding here is typically a merchant cash advance, a business cash advance or revenue-based financing, sized on deposits rather than collateral. Oak Bay is a district municipality of 17,990 residents (2021 Census), changed from 18,094 in 2016.
Its largest private employers by sector are health care, professional services and retail, which shapes the kinds of files funders see from here.
All figures: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (income figures refer to 2020).
Employment by industry is the best public picture of what a local economy sells. In Oak Bay, the six largest private sectors look like this next to the British Columbia average:
| Industry (NAICS) | Oak Bay | BC |
|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 16.8% | 12.3% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 13.5% | 9.2% |
| Retail trade | 8.9% | 11.6% |
| Construction | 5.5% | 9.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.5% | 7.0% |
| Real estate, rental and leasing | 4.2% | 2.3% |
What stands out is real estate and rentals: 4.2% of local workers, about 1.8 times the British Columbia share. Businesses that sell to, supply or serve that sector make up a large part of the local file mix. A second, smaller concentration is professional services (13.5% of local workers).
Consulting and technical firms bill by project or retainer. Growth usually means paying staff before the client pays. Less snow means Oak Bay builders and landscapers lose fewer weeks.
Explain a predictable dip when you apply rather than letting the numbers speak alone.
A equipment rental yard in Oak Bay with about $93,000 in monthly deposits takes $51,000 to take a supplier's volume discount at a 1.20 factor rate, for a total payback of $61,200 over about 6 months. That works out to roughly $2,356 a week, or about 11% of monthly deposits; the cost is fixed at $10,200 however quickly it is repaid on schedule.
Not an offer: real terms vary by file. Model it with the MCA calculator.
Start from how you get paid.
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Our team is not located in Oak Bay. You apply online and talk to a specialist by phone or email.
As a rough guide, Canadian files usually start around $20,000 a month in deposits. Time in business of about a year, with limited negative days, is typical. Scores from 500 are reviewed, and 600 or higher brings better offers. Terms vary by funder and file. The paperwork: the application plus four recent months of statements. Apply online or call (305) 384-8391.
Closest guides to Oak Bay, as the crow flies: Victoria (4 km), Esquimalt (8 km), View Royal (11 km), Saanich (12 km), Colwood (14 km).
See the British Columbia guide for the full provincial list.
Yes, Oak Bay is covered. What counts is revenue, history and how the account is run.
Statistics Canada reported 17,990 residents for 2021 (18,094 in 2016).
By jobs: health care first, then professional services and retail. Relative to the province, real estate and rentals is the standout.
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) covers Oak Bay. Its support is project-based and slower than a business cash advance.
No. We work remotely; there is no local office in Oak Bay, and none is needed.
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