Companies registered in Ontario in 1904 — official registry records

1904 in Ontario at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1904

<0.1%

of all dated Ontario registrations

127th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1904

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1904 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 1904 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Canada36.1%
Don Mills24.1%
Westmount24.1%
Etobicoke12.0%
Evansville12.0%
Hespeler12.0%
Islington12.0%
Kinburn12.0%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city3776%

Where 1904 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Canada	3	6.1%
Don Mills	2	4.1%
Westmount	2	4.1%
Etobicoke	1	2.0%
Evansville	1	2.0%
Hespeler	1	2.0%
Islington	1	2.0%
Kinburn	1	2.0%

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

All 49 companies

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
A.P. MOLLER - MAERSK A/S	—	1852459	1904-04-16		Mississauga
AMERICAN APOTHECARIES COMPANY	—	249163	1904-12-31
ANDERSON'S DEPARTMENT STORE LIMITED	—	1060	1904-04-06	Inactive
BENNIE HOLDINGS INC.	—	2705	1904-02-12	Inactive
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN INSURANCE DEPARTMENT	—	233285	1904-01-01		OTTAWA
CCM INC.	—	1446	1904-12-16	Inactive	WESTMOUNT
CHURCH & DWIGHT LTD/LTEE	—	209357	1904-12-06		DON MILLS
CICAN II INVESTMENT HOLDING CORP.	—	273419	1904-11-11
COCKSHUTT SECURITIES LIMITED	—	14769	1904-06-15	Inactive
DIAMOND CHEESE & BUTTER COMPANY	—	5251	1904-03-16	Inactive	Kinburn
DIBRELL-BROTHERS-INCORPORATED	—	109853	1904-08-29
DRUG TRADING COMPANY LIMITED	—	16739	1904-08-10	Inactive
EAGLE STAR INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	—	276995	1904-09-15		LONDON
ELLIOTT MARR AND COMPANY LIMITED	—	1957	1904-03-28	Inactive
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	—	274027	1904-11-04
GEORGE KOCH SONS, INC.	—	299439	1904-02-04		EVANSVILLE
H. K. PORTER COMPANY (CANADA) LIMITED	—	2299	1904-11-23	Inactive	WOODSTOCK
HALLMAC LIMITED	—	4194	1904-05-18	Inactive	HESPELER
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON OF CANADA, LIMITED	—	2538	1904-01-20	Inactive	ETOBICOKE
IMPERIAL PIN COMPANY, LIMITED	—	133090	1904-10-19
J. A. HUMPHREY AND SON (LIMITED)	—	109736	1904-06-06
JOHN B SMITH & SONS LIMITED	—	2601	1904-01-30	Inactive
LA PRESSE, LTEE	—	37983	1904-11-24		QUEBEC, CANADA
LETHBRIDGE IRON WORKS COMPANY LIMITED	—	1482795	1904-04-18		LETHBRIDGE
MARWICK MANUFACTURING LIMITED	—	4301	1904-04-29	Inactive
NATIONAL STATIONERS LIMITED	—	3003	1904-02-12	Inactive
ONTARIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	—	252778	1904-06-29	Active	CANADA
OVERSEAS MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP	—	5226	1904-07-15	Active	CANADA
SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS INC.	—	1647476	1904-02-08
THE CHURCHWARDENS OF ST. THOMAS' CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF MILLBROOK	—	1894058	1904-05-22	Active	MILLBROOK
THE COMMERCIAL OIL COMPANY OF HAMILTON, LIMITED	—	1449	1904-12-16	Inactive
THE DOMINION BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED	—	4310	1904-04-27	Inactive
THE DOMINION CONCRETE COMPANY LIMITED	—	1788	1904-04-22	Inactive
THE FINNISH SOCIETY OF TORONTO	—	64805	1904-01-14	Active	CANADA
THE JOHN WHITE COMPANY LIMITED	—	2539	1904-06-15	Inactive
THE KEEWATIN FLOUR MILLS COMPANY LIMITED	—	35129	1904-01-23		WESTMOUNT
THE LABOUR TEMPLE	—	14840	1904-07-27	Active	DON MILLS
THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	—	274062	1904-07-25		ISLINGTON
THE MONARCH LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY	—	276974	1904-07-18
THE MOTCH & MERRYWEATHER MACHINERY COMPANY	—	279987	1904-09-01
THE MOUNT FOREST DRIVING PARK PLEASURE AND EXHIBITION COMPANY	—	4389	1904-10-26	Inactive
THE PRESTON SPRINGS RACING ASSOCIATION	—	20204	1904-05-18	Inactive
THE TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING COMPANY	—	50648	1904-12-16
THE TORONTO LADIES' CLUB	—	37804	1904-03-30	Inactive	TORONTO
THE UPPER SPANISH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED	—	11874	1904-11-09	Inactive
THE WILLIAM BEATTY COMPANY LIMITED	—	4171	1904-06-15	Active	PARRY SOUND
THE WILLSON STATIONERY COMPANY, LIMITED	—	54352	1904-02-17
THOMSON GRANITE COMPANY LIMITED	—	4291	1904-11-23	Inactive
WALKER EXHAUSTS LIMITED	—	14808	1904-03-30	Inactive

1904 registrations by city

1 cities

Canada3