Canada Business Directory
Find any business in Canada by what you know about it: its name, its business number, the street or postcode it sits on, or the trade it is in. Every business comes from Corporations Canada, not only the ones that paid to be found. Pick a city to see which businesses opened there this year.
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Find local businesses in Canada
The trades people look for around the corner. A tile gets you every one of them in Canada as an Excel file.
Browse the Canada business directory by industry
Every business in the directory carries an industry code, grouped here in ten sectors. Open a sector to see five of its businesses and its industry pages.
904,570 records carry no industry code yet; search finds them, the sectors do not.
Browse the Canada business directory by province and city
Canada has 13 provinces in the directory, led by Ontario with 1,692,317 businesses. Click a province for its sectors and its businesses, or go down to a single city, street or postcode.
Check one company or build on the register: Canada business registry search · Company data API · How to search Corporations Canada · SIC code lookup
Questions about the Canada business directory
How do I look up a company in Canada?
Type the company name or its business number in the search above, for example Government Of Canada. Open a result to see the registered address, the legal form and the industry code.
Is the Canada business directory free to search?
Yes, without an account. The full records with contact data come as an Excel file, through the platform or through the API.
How do I find new businesses near me?
Pick your city in the city lens. The arrivals board shows the newest registrations, and the listings table shows every business registered there this year.
Which province has the most businesses?
Ontario, with 1,692,317 registered businesses. Open the provinces below for each one's sectors and businesses.
Which registration number does the directory show?
The business number from Corporations Canada. Search it in the Business number tab to find one business at once.
How do I check that a company is registered?
Search the Canadian business registers through our Canada business registry search.
How often is the directory updated?
Every month. The figures on this page were counted on 22 October 2026.
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Get the directory as a file
Your selection as Excel or CSV within 24 hours, or as a monthly feed. A free sample first.