Companies registered in Ontario in 1900 — official registry records

1900 in Ontario at a glance

live counts

715

companies registered in 1900

<0.1%

of all dated Ontario registrations

83rd

busiest of 127 years on record

192

cities with registrations in 1900

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1900 highlighted

50K100K150K200K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	55,984
1988	59,120
1989	61,835
1990	49,720
1991	43,448
1992	43,470
1993	46,548
1994	52,197
1995	51,595
1996	54,130
1997	59,430
1998	60,672
1999	62,139
2000	65,224
2001	62,807
2002	81,663
2003	88,401
2004	91,720
2005	93,818
2006	95,881
2007	95,213
2008	88,037
2009	83,649
2010	90,475
2011	92,060
2012	92,813
2013	94,378
2014	94,846
2015	100,525
2016	109,517
2017	116,814
2018	119,901
2019	124,516
2020	143,985
2021	184,940
2022	169,431
2023	173,103
2024	168,540
2025	172,414
2026	119,474

Where 1900 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Canada567.8%
Ontario, Canada131.8%
Ottawa81.1%
Kingston71.0%
Quebec, Canada71.0%
Hamilton, Ontario Canada60.8%
New York60.8%
Toronto60.8%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city60685%

Where 1900 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Canada	56	7.8%
Ontario, Canada	13	1.8%
Ottawa	8	1.1%
Kingston	7	1.0%
Quebec, Canada	7	1.0%
Hamilton, Ontario Canada	6	0.8%
New York	6	0.8%
Toronto	6	0.8%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 715

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
1215 ONTARIO INC.	—	1215	1900-01-01	Active	CANADA
125 KING EAST INCORPORATED	—	1896	1900-01-01	Inactive
14280 ONTARIO INC.	—	14280	1900-01-01	Inactive
2019 ONTARIO LIMITED	—	2019	1900-01-01	Active	FOREST
2820 ONTARIO INC	—	2820	1900-10-24	Inactive
3235 ONTARIO INC.	—	3235	1900-01-01	Active	CANADA
3273 ONTARIO LIMITED	—	3273	1900-01-01	Active	CANADA
98779 ONTARIO LIMITED	—	98779	1900-01-01	Inactive
A. G. BECKER & CO. INCORPORATED	—	246317	1900-01-01
A. R. C. HOLDINGS INC.	—	1074	1900-02-07	Inactive
AEG-TELEFUNKEN	—	260343	1900-01-01
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	269413	1900-01-01		HARTFORD
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA AETNA COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCE - VIE DU CANADA	—	34887	1900-01-01		TORONTO
ALBERT COLLEGE	—	1030756	1900-01-01	Active	BELLEVILLE
ALEXANDER AND CABLE LIMITED	—	3442	1900-01-01	Inactive	CANADA
ALGOMA CENTRAL RAILWAY	—	32781	1900-01-01
ALGOMA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	—	276329	1900-01-01	Inactive	THESSALON
ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	—	269414	1900-01-01
ALLIANCE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	276966	1900-01-01
ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	—	273426	1900-01-01
ALLIANZ VERSICHERUNGS-AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	—	107260	1900-01-01
ALMA COLLEGE	—	516902	1900-01-01	Inactive	ST THOMAS
ALMA MATER SOCIETY OF QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY	—	5217	1900-01-01	Inactive
AMBROSE KENT AND SONS LIMITED	—	1114	1900-04-21	Inactive
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING	—	66580	1900-01-01		NEW YORK
AMERICAN EMPIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	264358	1900-01-01
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY	—	200026	1900-01-01		Toronto
AMERICAN HOTEL REGISTER COMPANY	—	1712579	1900-01-01		VERNON HILLS
AMERICAN METAL CLIMAX, INC.	—	71032	1900-01-01
AMERICAN MUTUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	—	271437	1900-01-01		WAKEFIELD
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	213686	1900-01-01		INDIANAPOLIS
AMHERST ISLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	—	276330	1900-01-01	Active	STELLA
ARKWRIGHT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	—	271773	1900-01-01
ARMSTRONG BROS. TOOL CO.	—	257019	1900-01-01
ASSOCIATION CANADO-AMERICAINE	—	233284	1900-01-01		MANCHESTER
ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY	—	75508	1900-01-01	Active
ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE AKTIEBOLAG	—	1060852	1900-01-01		GOTEBORG
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY	—	211068	1900-01-01
AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY	—	1237317	1900-01-01		CLEVELAND
AVIVA INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED	—	271460	1900-01-01
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	—	276969	1900-01-01		NEW YORK
AYLMER CANNING COMPANY LIMITED	—	1100	1900-03-28	Inactive
AYR FARMERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	—	101859	1900-01-01	Active	AYR
BALDERSON CHEESE LTD.	—	244040	1900-01-01	Inactive
BANK OF MONTREAL	—	1222776	1900-01-01		QUEBEC, CANADA
BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	—	205668	1900-01-01
BANKHAUS HARDY & CO. G. M. B. H.	—	272574	1900-01-01
BANQUE LAURENTIENNE DU CANADA LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA	—	520224	1900-01-01		QUEBEC, CANADA
BARCHARD AND COMPANY LIMITED	—	3117	1900-01-01	Active	ONTARIO, CANADA
BAY OF QUINTE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	—	83844	1900-01-01	Active

1900 registrations by city

23 cities