List of Canadian companies
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This is a list of companies from Canada. See also . See lists of companies for lists of companies from other countries. See Canadian Owned Companies for a more detailed list.
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Current Companies
A
- Abalone Designs (search engine optimization)
- Abitibi Consolidated (pulp and paper)
- AGF Management (mutual funds)
- Agricore United (agricultural commodities, farm supplies, etc.)
- AIC Diversified Canada Split Corp. (financial services)
- Air Canada (airline)
- Air Canada Jazz (airline)
- Air Creebec (airline)
- Air Georgian (airline)
- Air Inuit (airline)
- Air Labrador (airline)
- Air Mikisew (airline)
- Air North (airline)
- Air Nunavut (airline)
- Air Satellite (airline)
- Air Tindi (airline)
- Aklak Air (airline)
- Alberta Citylink (airline)
- Alcan (aluminum)
- Alexander Keith's (brewery)
- Aliant (telecommunications)
- Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (convenience stores)
- AllCanada Express (airline)
- Alliance Atlantis
- Alta Flights (airline)
- Arc'teryx (outdoor clothing) -- Finnish owned
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (engineering/research/nuclear)
- ATI Technologies (graphics cards)
- ATN
- Astral Media
- Automation Tooling Systems (industrial automation)
- Avenue Video
- Aviva (natural heath retailer)
B
- Ballard Power Systems
- Bank of Montreal
- Bata Shoes (world's largest shoe company)
- Bell Canada Enterprises
- *Bell Globemedia
- Bellon Awnings
- Becker's Milk
- Biovail (Pharmaceutical)
- BioWare (video games)
- Black Diamond Cheese Limited
- Bombardier
- Bombardier Recreational Products spun off as an independent company in 2003
- Buckley's
- BC Hydro
- Bruce Power
C
- CAE (flight simulators and training)
- Cameco (Uranium)
- Canada Life Assurance
- Canada Brokerlink (subsidiary of ING)
- CBC (Government-owned Canadian TV and Radio broadcaster)
- Canadian Light Source, Inc.
- Canadian National Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
- Canadian Steamship Lines
- Canadian Tire
- Canadian Western Bank
- CanJet
- CanWest Global Communications
- Casavant Frères
- Celestica
- CHUM Limited
- CIBC
- Cineplex Entertainment
- Cirque du Soleil
- Citizens Bank of Canada
- Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (engineering)
- Corel (software)
- Corus Entertainment - a Canadian entertainment company
- Cott
- Commercial Plating Inc.
- Comtel
- CTV
- CPCS Transcom[http://www.cpcstrans.com Management Consultant
D
- DaimlerChrysler Canada
- Dalsa
- Dart Flipcards Inc.
- Digital Extremes (video games ie. co-producer of Unreal Tournament)
- Dofasco (Now owned by Luxembourg's Arcelor)
- DreamCatcher Games (video games ie. Painkiller, Crystal Key, Cold War)
E
F
- Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
- Falconbridge Ltd.
- Famous Players
- First Air
- Flickr (a popular photo sharing website - recently bought by Yahoo)
- Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
- Fortis Inc.
- Four Seasons Hotel
- Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd.
- Fusion Webworks
- Future Shop -- American owned
G
- Gabriel Kney
- General Electric Canada
- General Motors Canada
- Gennum Corp.
- Giant Tiger (discount store)
H
- Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
- Hart Stores
- Harvey's
- Hatch Ltd
- Hitachi Canadian Industries
- Honda Canada
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Hudson's Bay Company (The Bay)-- Sold Jan. 2006 to a US company
- Husky Energy
- Hydro-Québec
I
- IDA (drug store)
- IMAX Corporation
- Imperial Oil (Esso)
- Inco
- Indigo Books and Music
- Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
- Intelligent Creatures (visual effects post-production company)
- Investors Group
- Irving Oil
- iStock International Inc. (stock-photography company)
- IdentaFone Software
J
- Jazz Golf
- Jean Coutu (pharmacies)
- Jim Pattison Group
K
L
- Labatt Brewing Company (now owned by Belgian brewer InBev)
- Laurentian Bank of Canada
- Léger Marketing (polls and market research)
- Lions Gate Films
- Loblaw's
- London Life Assurance
- Look Communications
M
- Mac's Milk
- Magna International
- Manitoba Hydro
- Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)
- Manulife Financial
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors)
- Matrox
- Mark's Work Wearhouse
- McCain Foods (world's largest manufacturer of French fries)
- McClelland and Stewart, book publishers
- MDS Inc.
- Microcell Telecommunications (Owner of Fido digital wireless services)
- Mitel
- Molson
- Money Mart
- Moosehead
N
- Nelvana - a Canadian entertainment company
- National Bank of Canada
- Nintendo of Canada
- Nortel Networks (telecommunications)
- North West Company (retain)
- NorandaFalconbridge (mining)
- Nova Scotia Power
O
- Okanagan spring brewery
- Oland Brewery
- ONE Financial Corporation
- Onex Corporation
- Ontario Swine Improvement
- Optrics Engineering
P
- Paramount Resources
- Para-Ordnance
- Parasuco
- Persona Inc.
- Petro-Canada
- PetroKazakhstan
- PMC-Sierra
- Power Corporation of Canada
- Precision Drilling
- Priszm Canadian Income Fund
- Pronto Airways
- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
- Power Corporation of Canada
- Pizza Pizza
Q
- Quebecor (printing / media)
R
- RadioShack Canada
- Redpath Sugar
- Reitmans
- Relic Entertainment (video games ie. Homeworld)
- Research In Motion
- Rogers Communications
- Rona (home renovations supplies)
- Roots Canada
- Royal Bank of Canada
S
- Sandman Hotels
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance (insurance)
- SaskPower (electricity)
- SaskTel (Telecom)
- SNC-Lavalin (engineering)
- Shaw Stone and Webster Canada (Engineering)
- Saputo (dairy products)
- Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia)
- Scott Paper Limited
- Sears Canada
- Shaw Cable
- Shell Canada
- Sierra Systems
- Sierra Wireless
- Sleeman Breweries
- Sobeys
- Softimage
- Sosign Interactive
- SRC (research)
- Suncor Energy (energy)
- Swiss Chalet
- Sun Life Assurance
- Second Cup
- Stelco
U
T
- Telesat Canada
- Telus
- Tembec
- Terasen Inc
- *Terasen Gas (formerly BC Gas)
- The Source by Circuit City
- Thomson Corporation
- Tilley Endurables
- Tim Hortons (owned by Wendy's)
- Toronto-Dominion Bank
- TD Waterhouse Group
- Torstar
- Transwest Air
V
- VIA Rail (government-owned passenger train service)
- Venmar CES Inc. (Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
W
- WestJet (airline)
- West Wind Aviation (airline and air services)
- Winners
Defunct companies, including acquired and merged ones
Note: many of these companies are still operating under the same name, they are just owned by others
- Agricore (merged with United Grain Growers Ltd. to form Agricore United)
- Aikenheads - Hardware store
- Anderson Exploration, acquired by Devon Energy
- Avro (Canadian Division) - Airplace Manufacteurer, maker of the Avro Arrow
- AliasWavefront - Developers of industry leading Maya 3D software. Recently bought out by Autodesk Inc.
- Bargin Harolds - Discount Store Chain
- Beaver Lumber - Hardware/Lumber Store Chain
- Bi-Way - Discount Store Chain
- Braemars - Clothing Store Chain
- Bre-X (gold mining company, collapsed in fraud)
- Bricklin Automobile
- C-Mac Industries, acquired by Solectron
- Canada 3000
- Canadian Airlines, acquired by Air Canada
- Canadian Hunter Exploration
- Canada Trust, acquired by Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Carling O'Keefe brewery, acquired by Molson
- Chapters, acquired by Indigo Books and Music
- Cineplex Odeon, acquired by Loews Theatres
- Consumers Distributing - Catalogue Retail store Chain
- CTV (Canadian Television), acquired by Bell Globemedia (formerly Baton Broadcasting, et al.)
- Dow Breweries
- Dylex, acquired by Hardof Wolf Group
- Eastern Townships Bank
- Eaton's, bankrupt, assets acquired by Sears Canada
- Franklins - Grocery Store Chain in Southern Ontario
- Future Shop, acquired by Best Buy
- Gulf Canada Resources, acquired by Conoco
- Inglis - Kitchen Appliance Maker
- Knob Hill Farms - Grocery Store Chain
- Kresge (Canadian Division) - Discount Store Chain
- Labatt's (now owned by Belgian brewer InBev)
- Maritime Life, acquired by Manulife Financial
- Miracle - Grocery Store Chain
- Morgan's - Department Store chain
- Radio Shack (Canadian Division) - Electronic Store
- Seagram (spirits & wine)
- Simpsons - Department Store Chain
- Supercentre - Grocery Store Chain
- Teck Cominco, mining
- Towers - Department Store Chain
- Toy City - Toy Department Store Chain
- Union Bank of Halifax (now part of the Royal Bank of Canada)
- United Grain Growers Ltd. (merged with Agricore to form Agricore United)
- Valdi - Discount Grocery Store Chain
- Videotron (cable; now owned by Quebecor)
- WardAir, acquired by Canadian Airlines
- Westcoast Energy, acquired by Duke Energy
- Woolco (Canadian Division) - Department Store Chain
See also
- List of companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
- List of economics consultancies and think tanks
- List of newspapers
- List of magazines
- Television network
- List of supermarkets
- List of restaurant chains
- Fast-food restaurant
- List of gas stations
- Toronto Stock Exchange
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