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Identifying a supplier in Canada

Industrial and Manufacturing Profile

The type of production differs according to the province. The following list shows the industry responsible for GDP growth by province and by territory:

Alberta: Petrochemicals and oil sands
British Columbia: Natural Gas
Manitoba: Canola (colza) and Wheat
Saskatchewan: Mining and cereal growing
Newfoundland and Labrador: Nickel and oil fields
New Brunswick: Wood pulp
Prince Edward Island: Agriculture
Nova Scotia: Services sector
Quebec: Hydro-electric energy, Aerospace, Metal processing and pharmaceuticals
Ontario: Construction
Nunavut: Diamond mines
North West Territories: Mineral and oil exploration
Yukon: Mineral extraction and exploration

Source: Canada's Performance Report, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Sector-specific professional associations

126 professional associations listed for Canada.

Canadian multisector Business directories

All.biz - Canada - Directory of companies in Canada

Bell Business Directory - Directory of Canadian products or services suppliers

Canada Trade Index - A Mac Rae's industrial directory

Canada's Business Registries - Canadian business directory

Canadian Arctic Capabilities - Business directory provided by Industry Canada

Canadian Business Directory - Help for businesses to promote their products and services

Canadian Importers Database - Directory of Canadian importer

Canadian Planet - A search engine for companies in Canada

Industry Canada - Corporations - Database of federal corporations

Scott's directories - Canada's source for business contact information

 

To see 2 more, check out our Business Directories database.

Canadian Marketplaces

Sample of marketplaces incorporated in Canada (A to Z)

 

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Upcoming Trade shows in Canada

June 9th, 2026
Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Paints, glues, fertilisers, oils - Mechanical, precision - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Hardware, tools, accessories - Professional hardware - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Raw materials, materials, metals - Metallurgy, steel, foundry - Industry service - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Design - Software - Engineering
June 9th, 2026
Oil - Gas - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight
June 9th, 2026
Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Energy - Oil - Gas - Electric energy - Renewable energy - Recruitment, temporary employment, outplacement - Recycling
June 9th, 2026
Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Energy - Oil - Gas - Embedded systems - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight
June 9th, 2026
Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Maintenance - Software - Engineering
June 9th, 2026
Insurance, mutual funds, pension funds - Banks - Industry service - Databases - Software - Services - Digital solutions, Mobile applications - Services and business consulting - Accounting, taxation - Management - Translation - Legal - Cleaning, surveillance, protection
June 25th, 2026
Chemistry, pharmacy - Robotics - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Printing, reproduction - Metallurgy, steel, foundry - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Design
June 25th, 2026
Insurance, mutual funds, pension funds - Banks - Industry service - Databases - Software - Services - Digital solutions, Mobile applications - Services and business consulting - Accounting, taxation - Management - Translation - Legal - Cleaning, surveillance, protection
July 12th, 2026
Textiles, ready-to-wear - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear
July 13th, 2026
Agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry - Agriculture - Breeding - Fisheries, aquaculture, fish farming - Food industry - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry

To see 366 more, check out our Trade shows database

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