Best lawyer/notary when buying/selling real estate

1. David Watts, David Watts Notary
2. Stephanie Albiston, Bell Alliance
3. Jennifer L. Neville, Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP

Best lawyer when an accident strikes

1. Krista Simon, Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP
2. Joel Zanatta, Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP
3. Slater Vecchio LLP, 18th floor, 777 Dunsmuir Street

Best immigration lawyer

1. Catherine A. Sas, Miller Thomson
2. Zool Suleman, Suleman & Company
3. Veronica Cheng, Pacific Rim Immigration Law

Best immigration consultant

1. Selim Koyuncu
2. Bill Kafal
3. Sophie Yan

Best criminal lawyer

1. Andrew Bonfield
2. David Karp
3. Jonathan Israels

Best place to get a mortgage

1. Vancity, Various locations
2. RBC Royal Bank, Various locations
3. TD Canada Trust, Various locations

Best independent mortgage broker

1. Gina Best, Mortgage Alliance West, 1-155 Water Street
2. Birgit Holm, Mortgage Alliance West, 1-155 Water Street
3. Jessi Johnson, Jessi Johnson Home Mortgage Team, 1500 Hornby Street

Best place to rent a car

1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Various locations
2. Budget, Various locations
3. Avis, Various locations

Best scooter dealer

1. Urban Wasp, 1535 West 4th Avenue
2. Vespa Metro Vancouver, 590 Clark Drive
3. Carter Motorsports, 1502 West 3rd Avenue
3. Cycle BC Rentals & Tours, 10

Best motorcycle dealer

1. Trev Deeley Motorcycles, 1875 Boundary Road
2. Carter Motorsports, 1502 West 3rd Avenue
3. Vancouver BMW Ducati

Best new car dealer

1. Brian Jessel BMW, 2311 Boundary Road
2. Dueck GM, Various locations
3. Carter Honda, 2390

Best used car dealer

1. autoONE, 8555 Cambie Street
2. Dueck GM, Various locations
3. Budget Car Sales, 1404 Southwest Marine Drive

Best auto service (independent)

1. Pawlik Automotive, 30-966 Southwest Marine Drive
2. Tremblay Motors, 1505 West 3rd Avenue
2. Varsity Automotive, 2880
3. Blenheim Import Service, 2075

Best auto service (chain)

1. Mr. Lube, Various locations
2. Canadian Tire, Various locations
3. Midas, Various locations

Best auto-body repair shop

1. Craftsman Collision, Various locations
2. Colorworks and Vickery Collision, 1419 Main Street
3. AutoMind Collision, Various locations

Best car-share service

1. car2go
2. Modo
3. Zipcar

Best place for car stereo purchase and installation

1. Future Shop, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. Ralph's Radio, 220 East 1st Avenue

Best moving and storage company

1. U-Haul, Various locations
2. The Move Man, 1121
3. Vega Line Moving, 14273

Best online dating-service company

1. Plenty of Fish
2. OkCupid
3. eHarmony

Best florist

1. The Flower Factory, 3604 Main
2. Hilary Miles Flowers, 1
3. Blumen Floral Boutique, 438

Best furniture store (independent)

1. INspiration Interiors, 1275 West 6th Avenue
2. Moe's Home Collection, 1728 Glen Drive
3. The Living Lab, 1121

Best furniture store (chain)

1. IKEA, 3200 Sweden Way, Richmond
2. The Brick, Various locations
3. Urban Barn, Various locations

Best kitchenware store

1. Ming Wo Cookware, Various locations
2. The Gourmet Warehouse, 1340 E. Hastings
3. Cookworks, 1548 West Broadway

Best computer store (independent)

1. NCIX, Various locations
2. Simply Computing, Various locations
3. Mac Station, Various locations

Best computer store (chain)

1. Apple Store, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. Future Shop, Various locations

Best video-game store

1. EB Games, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. Future Shop, Various locations

Best cellphone store

1. TELUS, Various locations
2. Fido, Various locations
3. Rogers Plus, Various locations

Best home electronics store

1. Best Buy, Various locations
2. Future Shop, Various locations
3. London Drugs, Various locations

Best home appliance store

1. Trail Appliances, Various locations
2. Coast Wholesale Applicances, Various locations
3. Future Shop, Various locations

Best home accessory/decor store

1. HomeSense, Various locations
2. IKEA, 3200 Sweden Way, Richmond
3. Urban Barn, Various locations
3. Wonderbucks, 1803 Commercial Drive

Best home improvement store

1. The Home Depot, Various locations
2. Rona, Various locations
3. Home Hardware, Various locations

Best gift shop

1. Fine Finds, 1014 Mainland Street
2. Front and Company, 3772 Main
3. Oh My Gift, 2235
3. Briers Home & Gift, 2070 West 4th Avenue

Best sustainable goods/gifts store

1. Ten Thousand Villages, Various locations
2. Bird on a Wire Creations, 2535 Main Street
3. Dream Designs, 956 Commercial Drive

Best tattoo studio

1. Adrenaline Professional Body Piercing & Tattoos, 1014 Granville Street
2. Sacred Heart Tattoo and Piercing, 725
3. Liquid Amber Tattoo, 62

Best sex-toy store

1. Womyns'Ware, 896 Commercial Drive
2. Honey Gifts Sex Store, 3448 Cambie
3. the Art of Loving, 1819 W. 5th

Best music store

1. Zulu Records
2. Red Cat Records, 4332 Main
3. Tom Lee Music, Various locations

Best musical instrument store

1. Long & McQuade, Various locations
2. Tom Lee Music, Various locations
3. Bonerattle Music, 2012
3. Prussin Music, 3607 West Broadway

Best bookstore (independent)

1. Pulpfiction Books, Various locations
2. Book Warehouse, 632 West Broadway
3. Banyen Books and Sound, 3608 West 4th Avenue

Best bookstore (chain)

1. Chapters/Indigo, Various locations
2. Black Bond Books, Various locations
3. Coles, Various locations

Best online bookstore

1. Amazon
2. Chapters/Indigo
3. AbeBooks

Best student-friendly educational institute

1. University of British Columbia
2. Simon Fraser University
3. British Columbia Institute of Technology

Best college for training in travel/hospitality

1. Vancouver Community College
2. BCIT
3. Capilano University

Best art supply store

1. Opus Framing & Art Supplies, Various locations
2. Michaels, Various locations
3. DeSerres, Various locations

Best toy store

1. Toys "R" Us, Various locations
2. The Granville Island Toy Company, 11–1496 Cartwright Street
3. Dilly Dally, 1161
3. Toy Jungle & Toybox, Various locations

Best real estate agent

1. Paul Toffoli, 101-1965 West 4th Avenue
2. Scott Carpenter, 250-4255 Arbutus Street
3. Mike Wilcox and Will Pratt, 204

Best neighbourhood real estate office

1. Macdonald Realty, Various locations
2. RE/MAX Crest Westside Realty, Various locations
3. The Residential Group Realty, 101–1965 West 4th Avenue

Best funeral home

1. Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services, 1209
2. Kearney Funeral Services, Various locations
3. Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 3789

Best pet supply store

1. Tisol Pet Nutrition & Supply Stores, Various locations
2. Bosley's Pet Foods, Various locations
3. PetSmart, Various locations

Best animal hospital

1. Granville Island Veterinary Hospital, 1635 West 4th Avenue
2. Oak Animal Hospital, 3887 Oak Street
3. Cypress Street Animal Hospital, 1893

Best doggie daycare

1. The Urban Puppy Shop, 1375 West 6th Avenue
2. The Pet Shop Boys Doggie Boutique and Spa, 3080 Cambie Street
3. Rex Dog Hotel + Spa, 760 Terminal Avenue

Best college for fashion and style

1. Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond campus, 8771 Lansdowne Rd.
2. The Art Institute of Vancouver
2. Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 1399 Johnston Street
3. Blanche Macdonald City Square Campus

Best shopping mall

1. Metropolis at Metrotown, 4700 Kingsway
2. Pacific Centre, 701 West Georgia Street
3. Oakridge Centre, 650 West 41st Avenue

Best gardening store

1. GardenWorks, Various locations
2. Art Knapp Plantland, Various locations
3. Figaro's Garden, 1896 Victoria Drive

Best antique/reproduction furniture store

1. Moe's Home Collection, 1728 Glen Drive
2. The Antique Warehouse, 226 Southwest Marine Drive
3. Fullhouse Modern, 1545 W 4th Avenue
3. Restoration Hardware, 110-2555 Granville Street

Best fetishwear store

1. Dare to Wear, 1028 Granville Street
2. Priape, 1148 Davie Street
3. Deadly Couture, 317A Cambie Street

Best pet grooming/pet spa

1. Pawsh Dog Spa & Boutique, 80 Smithe Street
2. The Urban Puppy Shop, 1375 West 6th Avenue
3. The Pet Shop Boys Doggie Boutique and Spa, 3080 Cambie Street

Best specialty furniture store

1. Vancouver Special, 3612 Main Street
2. The Living Lab, 1121
3. Inform Interiors, 50 Water Street

Best vintage/retro furniture store

1. Fullhouse Modern, 1545 W 4th Avenue
2. ReFind
3. Attic Treasures, 944 Commercial Drive

Best place to make a bet

1. Hastings Racecourse
2. River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond
3. Edgewater Casino, 311–750 Pacific Blvd. S.

Best non-Internet dating-service company

1. Executive Search Dating, 107–1529 West 6th Avenue
2. Events and Adventures, 356-409 Granville Street
3. It's Just Lunch, 1020-609 Granville Street

Best place to buy RRSPs

1. Vancity, Various locations
2. RBC Royal Bank, Various locations
3. TD Canada Trust, Various locations

Best contemporary furniture store

1. IKEA, 3200 Sweden Way, Richmond
2. Inform Interiors, 50 Water Street
3. Vancouver Special, 3612 Main Street

Best place to buy a vacation home

1. Whistler
2. Hawaii
3. Mexico

Best educational institution for post-secondary degree/diploma

1. University of British Columbia
2. Simon Fraser University
3. British Columbia Institute of Technology

Best educational institution for learning about technology/social media

1. British Columbia Institute of Technology
2. Simon Fraser University
3. University of British Columbia