Canada at a glance
live counts414,518
companies on file
1987–2026
registration years charted
2025
busiest year · 26,643 registrations
1st
largest city in Ontario by companies
10K20K30K
19871997200720162026
| Item | companies |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 4,143 |
| 1988 | 4,842 |
| 1989 | 4,648 |
| 1990 | 3,632 |
| 1991 | 3,571 |
| 1992 | 3,174 |
| 1993 | 3,368 |
| 1994 | 4,286 |
| 1995 | 3,238 |
| 1996 | 4,437 |
| 1997 | 3,879 |
| 1998 | 6,216 |
| 1999 | 6,605 |
| 2000 | 6,244 |
| 2001 | 6,378 |
| 2002 | 6,509 |
| 2003 | 7,065 |
| 2004 | 9,054 |
| 2005 | 9,050 |
| 2006 | 9,789 |
| 2007 | 10,476 |
| 2008 | 10,914 |
| 2009 | 10,356 |
| 2010 | 9,897 |
| 2011 | 11,044 |
| 2012 | 7,673 |
| 2013 | 6,113 |
| 2014 | 7,029 |
| 2015 | 9,927 |
| 2016 | 9,563 |
| 2017 | 17,793 |
| 2018 | 10,234 |
| 2019 | 9,544 |
| 2020 | 12,390 |
| 2021 | 25,074 |
| 2022 | 21,432 |
| 2023 | 21,963 |
| 2024 | 22,571 |
| 2025 | 26,643 |
| 2026 | 15,731 |
Registrations before 1987 (27,349 companies) are left off the year chart. Filings without a registration date are counted in the total but not on the chart.
Companies 1–50 of 414,518
A–Z by legal nameCanada registrations by year
127 years202615,731202526,643202422,571202321,963202221,432202125,074202012,39020199,544201810,234201717,79320169,56320159,92720147,02920136,11320127,673201111,04420109,897200910,356200810,914200710,47620069,78920059,05020049,05420037,06520026,50920016,37820006,24419996,60519986,21619973,87919964,43719953,23819944,28619933,36819923,17419913,57119903,63219894,64819884,84219874,14319863,40019852,54019842,20819832,17519821,62019811,92219801,75919791,28219781,46219771,0971976938197576919747831973222197231319711301970881969299196834419672871966276196528319642491963162196220519611521960173195917819581891957165195621319551191954126195311119528719517619506019496019483919474319465419456119443319432019421619411619401719391519381319372719362719351819341819331919321819311819302419291219282219271419269192524192416192310192220192115192017191911191810191761916419159191441913101912919111219104190951908619072190671905219043190371902419011190056
Other cities in Ontario
60 largestBrampton228,443Markham109,527Scarborough97,839Richmond Hill84,702North York82,636Oakville72,630Ontario, Canada70,386Toronto59,059Etobicoke56,564Thornhill47,571Mississauga46,544Woodbridge44,560Ottawa43,087Concord33,202Vaughan30,797Barrie27,829Milton26,871Waterloo25,915Guelph25,042Ajax24,575Hamilton, Ontario Canada23,652Whitby22,989Newmarket20,910Hamilton18,637Aurora18,207Maple17,604Nepean17,317Kingston17,235Thunder Bay16,284Sudbury15,529Stoney Creek14,064London13,004Caledon12,536Willowdale12,130Kanata10,936Stouffville10,339Ancaster10,311Bolton9,546Downsview9,045Sault Ste Marie8,970Kitchener8,818Burlington8,725Sarnia8,643Orleans8,581Georgetown8,412Belleville7,841Oshawa7,718Alberta, Canada7,235North Bay7,187Windsor7,131Gloucester6,816Chatham6,600Unionville6,600Bradford6,523Welland6,381Cornwall6,380Collingwood6,277Orangeville6,263Orillia6,170Bowmanville6,076