Companies registered in Ontario in 1938 — official registry records

1938 in Ontario at a glance

live counts

306

companies registered in 1938

<0.1%

of all dated Ontario registrations

95th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1938

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1938 highlighted

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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 1938 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Canada134.2%
Toronto51.6%
London31.0%
Ontario, Canada31.0%
Ottawa31.0%
Thunder Bay31.0%
Don Mills20.7%
Hamilton, Ontario Canada20.7%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city27289%

Where 1938 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Canada	13	4.2%
Toronto	5	1.6%
London	3	1.0%
Ontario, Canada	3	1.0%
Ottawa	3	1.0%
Thunder Bay	3	1.0%
Don Mills	2	0.7%
Hamilton, Ontario Canada	2	0.7%

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 306

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
160674 CANADA INC	—	357493	1938-09-06		COTE-ST-LUC
177295 CANADA INC.	—	48145	1938-07-25
44129 ONTARIO LIMITED	—	44129	1938-01-25	Inactive
44286 ONTARIO LTD.	—	44286	1938-03-01	Inactive	CANADA
44740 ONTARIO LIMITED	—	44740	1938-07-19	Inactive
44855 ONTARIO INC.	—	44855	1938-09-06	Inactive
A. G. BAIRD LIMITED	—	45168	1938-12-15	Inactive	DOWNSVIEW
A. TEOLIS LIMITED	—	45778	1938-01-27
ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY RIUNIONE ADRIATICA DI SICURTA	—	457924	1938-05-09
AGROPUR COOPERATIVE AGROPUR COOPERATIVE	—	249174	1938-08-29		GRANBY
AGUDATH ISRAEL CONGREGATION OF OTTAWA	—	44406	1938-04-05
AKHURST MACHINERY LIMITED	—	381411	1938-05-18
ALDERWOOD HOME AND PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION	—	44920	1938-10-11	Inactive
ALLEN BROTHERS COMPANY LIMITED	—	44487	1938-03-26
AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	—	202989	1938-08-12
ANNE'S LADIES' WEAR, LIMITED	—	44729	1938-07-29	Inactive
ANSHE CHMELNICK CONGREGATION	—	44216	1938-02-11	Inactive
ANTRIM HOTELS LIMITED	—	44762	1938-02-19		OTTAWA
ARCTIC YELLOWKNIFE MINES, LIMITED	—	44319	1938-03-11	Inactive
ARENA RECREATIONS (TORONTO) LIMITED	—	44488	1938-05-04	Inactive
ARNO DIAMOND DRILLING COMPANY LIMITED	—	45142	1938-12-13	Inactive
ATLAS POLAR COMPANY, LIMITED	—	44916	1938-09-06
AUTO SPECIALTIES MFG. CO. (CANADA) LIMITED	—	44489	1938-04-29	Inactive
BATA SHOE FINANCIAL CORPORATION OF CANADA LIMITED	—	45030	1938-02-08	Inactive
BELDAM LASCAR PACKING LIMITED	—	44218	1938-02-09	Inactive
BEN APPEL LIMITED	—	44260	1938-02-22	Inactive	WINDSOR
BENJAMIN NEWS COMPANY LTD. LES MESSAGERIES DE PRESSE BENJAMIN LTEE	—	419896	1938-01-15		OLDCASTLE
BERNICK FAMILY OFFICE INC.	—	44279	1938-02-23	Inactive
BETA TAU SIGMA FRATERNITY	—	44564	1938-05-20	Inactive
BETH AARON CLUB	—	45144	1938-12-13	Inactive
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF SOUTH CENTRAL ONTARIO	—	44665	1938-06-24	Active	HAMILTON, ONTARIO CANADA
BIG FIVE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' CLUB	—	44817	1938-01-20	Inactive
BLUENOSE NETTING & TWINE LTD.	—	44267	1938-01-05
BONDEX INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) LTEE/LTD.	—	142855	1938-02-11
BORDER CITIES BOWLING CLUB	—	45068	1938-11-23	Inactive
BRANTFORD WASHING MACHINES LIMITED	—	44751	1938-07-22	Inactive
C. COLE & COMPANY, LIMITED	—	44092	1938-01-07	Inactive
C. WALLACE CO. LIMITED	—	44633	1938-06-06	Inactive
CAMERA HOUSE LIMITED	—	45828	1938-05-06
CAN-WIDE DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED	—	45212	1938-12-30	Inactive
CANADA GLAZED PAPERS LIMITED	—	44969	1938-10-13	Inactive
CANADIAN ARROW MINES LIMITED	—	45192	1938-12-08	Active	CANADA
CANADIAN ASTATIC LIMITED	—	44833	1938-08-31	Inactive
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY - SOCIETE CANADIENNE DU CANCER	—	45632	1938-03-28		TORONTO
CANADIAN DRESSED MEATS LIMITED	—	44885	1938-09-26
CANADIAN ENGINEERING PUBLICATIONS, LIMITED	—	70380	1938-07-23
CANADIAN HOSTELLING ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DE L'AJISME	—	77203	1938-02-23		OTTAWA
CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, LIMITED	—	44242	1938-02-18	Inactive
CANADIAN KOEBEL DIAMOND TOOLS, LIMITED	—	87983	1938-05-25
CARDINAL UNIFORMS LIMITED	—	45170	1938-12-19	Inactive

1938 registrations by city

6 cities

Canada13 Toronto5 London3 Ontario, Canada3 Ottawa3 Thunder Bay3