List of Butchers in Canada

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 5,559 butchers in Canada, one in every 768 Canadian companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 44 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in ten of all butchers are based in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton. Below you find the largest butchers in Canada, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Canadian company database or through the Company Data API.

5,559 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies5,5591 in768 Canadian companiesCities1,113Largest cityToronto 537Sole traders4%Employees1-4 (66%)Revenue$1M-$5M (85%)Email29%Phone82%Website53%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Oly-Robi Transformation S.E.C	Canada	Dunham	2349 Rue Principale	Québec	J0E 1M0	viandesdunham.*****	2016	$76,985,600	400	Partnership of unknown type	2	N/A
2	Cherry Pit West INC.	Canada	Calgary	44 Colleen Cres Sw	Alberta	T2V 2R3	N/A	2019	$50,425,568	262	Corporation	N/A	N/A
3	Poissonnerie Du Havre Ltee	Canada	Havre-saint-pierre	968 Rue de la Berge	Québec	G0G 1P0	unipechemdm.*****	1989	$46,956,320	160	Corporation	N/A	N/A
4	Sunterra Meats LTD	Canada	Innisfail	4312 51 St	Alberta	T4G 1A3	sunterrameats.*****	1998	$44,021,550	150	Corporation	N/A	N/A
5	Seven Seas Fish Market On 152nd LTD	Canada	Surrey	103-2990 152 St	British Columbia	V4P 3N7	7seas.*****	2004	$43,881,792	228	Corporation	N/A	N/A
6	Services De Gestion Worldsource INC	Canada	Lévis	200 Rue Des Commandeurs	Québec	G6V 6R2	N/A	2023	$29,347,700	100	Corporation	N/A	14792203
7	Poseidon 'les Poissons Et Crustaces' INC	Canada	Longue-pointe-de-mingan	259 Rue Du Bord-de-la-mer	Québec	G0G 1V0	aqip.*****	1987	$29,347,700	100	Corporation	N/A	N/A
8	Groupe Namesh, S.E.C.	Canada	Baie-comeau	915 Boul Laflèche	Québec	G5C 1C7	tourismecote-nord.*****	2006	$29,347,700	100	Partnership of unknown type	2	N/A
9	Cooperative Des Pecheurs De Cap Dauphin	Canada	Grosse-île	51 Ch Shore	Québec	G4T 6A4	capdauphincoop.*****	1993	$29,347,700	100	Cooperative	N/A	N/A
10	Meridian Meats & Seafood LTD	Canada	Maple Ridge	2-22621 Lougheed Hwy	British Columbia	V2X 2V4	meridianmeats.*****	1989	$28,760,746	98	Corporation	5	N/A
11	Chris Brothers Meats & Delicatessen	Canada	Halifax	68 Thorne Ave	Nova Scotia	B3B 1Y5	N/A	1988	$24,945,545	85	Partnership of unknown type	4	N/A
12	Hopcott Premium Meats LTD	Canada	Pitt Meadows	18385 Old Dewdney Trunk Rd	British Columbia	V3Y 2R9	hopcottfarms.*****	2006	$20,543,390	70	Corporation	N/A	N/A
13	Pêcheries Gaspesiennes INC, Les	Canada	Gaspé	5 Rue de la Victoria	Québec	G4X 5G3	pecheriesgaspesiennes.*****	2002	$20,543,390	70	Corporation	N/A	N/A
14	Stawnichy's Holdings LTD	Canada	Mundare	5212 50 St	Alberta	T0B 3H0	stawnichys.*****	1959	$18,782,528	64	Corporation	2	N/A
15	Halenda's Fine Foods LTD	Canada	Oshawa	915 Nelson St	Ontario	L1H 5N7	halendas.*****	1979	$17,608,620	60	Corporation	4	N/A
16	Chouinard, A. & Fils INC	Canada	Sainte-anne-de-beaupré	10505 Boul Sainte-anne	Québec	G0A 3C0	foodhero.*****	1968	$17,608,620	60	Corporation	N/A	N/A
17	Glenwood Meat Packers LTD	Canada	Victoria	1245 Parkdale Dr	British Columbia	V9B 4G9	glenwoodmeats.*****	1981	$17,021,666	58	Corporation	N/A	N/A
18	347942 B. C. LTD	Canada	Vancouver	57 Lakewood Dr	British Columbia	V5L 4W4	6042666654.*****	1988	$17,021,666	58	Corporation	N/A	N/A
19	Perl's Meat Products LIMITED	Canada	Toronto	3015 Bathurst St	Ontario	M6B 3B5	N/A	1952	$16,728,189	57	Corporation	N/A	N/A
20	Mountain Top Foods Osi LTD	Canada	Nanton	2301 18 Ave	Alberta	T0L 1R0	mountaintopfoods.*****	2025	$13,707,600	50	Corporation	N/A	N/A
21	Taylor Shellfish Canada Ulc	Canada	Fanny Bay	8260 Island Hwy S	British Columbia	V0R 1W0	fannybayoysters.*****	2011	$13,707,600	50	Corporation	N/A	N/A
22	Poissons Frais Des Iles INC	Canada	Les Îles-de-la-madeleine	28 Ch de L'anse-A-la-cabane	Québec	G4T 0J8	lebongoutfraisdesiles.*****	2021	$13,707,600	50	Corporation	N/A	12975661
23	Gilles Ferron INC	Canada	Montréal	100-6569 Av Papineau	Québec	H2G 2X3	groupeferron.*****	2018	$13,433,448	49		N/A	N/A
24	Poissonerie Odessa INC., Les	Canada	Montréal	100-6569 Av Papineau	Québec	H2G 2X3	odessapoissonnier.*****	2006	$13,433,448	49	Corporation	N/A	N/A
25	Miller's Super Valu Meats (1992) LTD	Canada	Winnipeg	590 St Mary'S Rd	Manitoba	R2M 3L5	millersmeats.*****	1970	$12,610,992	46	Corporation	N/A	N/A

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How many butchers are there in Canada?

Butchers in Canada

5,559

21 October 2026

There are 5,559 butchers in Canada in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 768 Canadian companies. 1 was entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 5,342 96%
Head offices: 46
Branch offices: 171

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 5421.

1,748 of the 5,559 are corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.) (31%); 212 are sole traders. They come from Corporations Canada and our Canadian register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in Canada?

Toronto has the most butchers in Canada (537), ahead of Montréal (412), Calgary (239), Vancouver (188) and Edmonton (159). Together the five hold three in ten of them. Relative to their size, Montréal, Vancouver and Toronto have the most: 0.9 to 1.5 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

1,113 Canadian cities have at least one butcher; 81 have ten or more; 619 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Butchers per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.13. Montréal has 1.5 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By province 15 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Ontario	1,939	35%
Québec	1,425	26%
British Columbia	802	14%
Alberta	651	12%
Nova Scotia	170	3%
Manitoba	159	3%
Saskatchewan	139	3%
New Brunswick	107	2%
Newfoundland and Labrador	55	1.0%
Nouveau-Brunswick	48	0.9%

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Firm sizes in Canada

Of the 5,549 Canadian butchers with a known headcount, 3,637 (66%) have one to four people, 1,429 have five to nine, 439 have ten to 49 and 44 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $1 million and $5 million a year (4,602, 85%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Canadian companies

Micro under 105,066 91%
Small 10 to 49439 8%
Medium 50 to 24941 0.7%
Large 250+3 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Canadian companies (88% have under ten staff).

116

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 33 more than $10 million.

firm was entered in 2026.

Butchers in Toronto

Toronto has 537 butchers, 0.1% of all 439,417 Toronto companies and 6% below the national share. Three in five Toronto firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 31 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 337 · 63%
5-9: 159 · 30%
10-19: 31 · 6%
20-49: 8 · 1%
50+: 2 · 0.4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 18 · 3%
Partnerships: 3 · 0.6%
Corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.): 207 · 39%
Other or none: 309 · 58%

Of the Canadian total: 9.7%
Of all Toronto companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 6
Of Canada's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 31 · 6%
1990 or later: 506 · 94%
Of Canada's pre-1990 firms: 7.3%

Reachable

Email: 112 · 21%
Phone: 416 · 77%
Website: 240 · 45%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 0 · 0%
$100K-$500K: 24 · 5%
$500K-$1M: 52 · 10%
$1M and more: 442 · 85%

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Largest butchers in Canada

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Toronto, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Oly-Robi Transformation S.E.C is the largest butcher in Canada by headcount. 44 firms employ 50 people or more; 15 employ 100 or more.

1Yamachiche913 staff
2Cambridge700 staff
3Mississauga700 staff
4Toronto300 staff
5Calgary262 staff
6Surrey228 staff
7Havre160 staff
8St. Lawrence150 staff
9Innisfail150 staff
10Cape Breton135 staff

By employee size · 5,549 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	3,637	66%
5-9	1,429	26%
10-19	328	6%
20-49	111	2%
50-99	29	0.5%
100-199	9	0.2%
200-499	3	<0.1%
500-999	3	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

66% have 1 to 4 people; 111 have 20 to 49; 44 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
$100K-$500K	255	5%
$500K-$1M	415	8%
$1M-$5M	4,602	85%
$5M-$10M	83	2%
$10M-$50M	31	0.6%
$50M-$100M	2	<0.1%

85% between $1 million and $5 million; 4,602 between $1M and $5M; 116 above $5M.

Sole traders or corporations (Inc.: how they are organised

One in twenty-six Canadian butchers work as sole traders, against 2% of all Canadian companies. Three in ten are corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.).

Sole traders2124%
Partnerships551.0%
Corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.)1,74831%
No form on record or other3,54464%

Single-site: 96%
Head offices: 46
Branches: 171

All Canadian companies: 2% sole traders, 0.6% partnerships, 43% corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.).

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 3 car dealers for every butcher in Canada.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Car Dealers	14,459	65%	53%
Bakeries	13,557	71%	16%
Sport Companies	12,231	61%	66%
Butchers	5,559	53%	65%
Catering Companies	3,060	72%	26%
Cheese Shops	759	59%	62%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	99,835	3.5
Italy	41,350	5.9
The USA	28,583	0.4
France	20,471	1.4
Spain	15,098	2.8
Canada	5,559	1.3

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The oldest firms in Canada

Our data holds 0 Canadian butchers from before 1900, 8 from before 1950 and 422 from before 1990.

1900
1. Point Edward
1920
1. Brantford
1920
1. Owen Sound
1925
1. Edmonton
1945
1. Terrebonne
1945
1. Thunder Bay

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422

Canadian butchers date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Butchers are easier to reach than the average Canadian company: 82% list a phone number and 53% a website.

Email1,588 29%
Phone4,539 82%
Website2,951 53%

Grey line: all Canadian companies (email 19%, phone 62%, website 38%).

The full list with these fields is in our Canadian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many butchers are there in Canada?

There are 5,559 butchers in Canada in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 768 Canadian companies.

Which is the largest butcher in Canada?

Oly-Robi Transformation S.E.C in Yamachiche, with 913 staff. By revenue Cherry Pit West in Calgary leads with $50.4 million a year.

Which Canadian city has the most butchers?

Toronto, with 537, ahead of Montréal (412), Calgary (239), Vancouver (188) and Edmonton (159). Relative to its size, Montréal has the most: 1.5 times the national share.

How many butchers are there in Toronto?

537, which is 0.1% of all 439,417 Toronto companies and 6% below the national share.

How big is a typical butcher?

Small. 66% of the 5,549 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 44 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $1 million and $5 million a year.

Are Canadian butchers sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-six (212) are sole traders, 1.0% are partnerships and 31% (1,748) are corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.).

How many butchers started in 2026?

1 was entered in the Canadian register so far in 2026, after 35 in 2025. 1 of them is a corporations (Inc., Ltd., Corp.).

What is the oldest butcher in Canada?

Purdy Fisheries in Point Edward, 1900, followed by Huzul's Meat & Deli in Brantford (1920) and Ideal Meat Products in Owen Sound (1920). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers butchers?

Our platform filters them on SIC 5421 (meat and fish, seafood markets, including freezer provisioners).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 5,559 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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