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Founded: 1964 Employees: 15,000 Sales: CAD 3.3 billion (2004) Stock Exchanges: Toronto Ticker Symbol: CAS NAIC: 322121…

Founded: 1859 as Corbyville Mills & Distillery Employees: 170 Sales: US$69.1 million Stock Exchanges: Toronto SICs:…

Founded: 1926 as Irwin Specialties Employees: 240 Sales: C$111 million Stock Exchanges: Toronto Montreal SICs: 2321…

Founded: 1945 Employees: 1,600 Sales: C$245.61 million Stock Exchanges: Toronto Montreal SICs: 2091 Canned & Cured Fish…

Founded: 1936 Employees: 7,650 Sales: US$348 million (2000) NAIC: 51312 Television Broadcasting; 51311 Radio…

Founded: 1896 Employees: 1,747 Total Assets: $1.39 billion (2003) NAIC: 524126 Property and Casualty Insurance…

Founded: 1965 as Germez Developments Employees: 1,400 NAIC: 233110 Land Subdivision and Land Development; 551112…

Canada's number one department store retailer, Hudson's Bay Company, is also Canada's oldest corporation.

The North West Company, Inc., is the leading seller of food and other general merchandise in small towns across the…

Total Assets: C$282.16 billion (US$200.48 billion) (2003) Stock Exchanges: Toronto New York London Ticker Symbol:…

Established in 1786, The Molson Companies Limited is perhaps best known for its brewery, which is the oldest in North…

The Consumers' Gas Company Ltd.

Assets: C$217.95 billion (US$162.65 billion) (Fiscal 1996) Stock Exchanges: Montreal Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg Alberta…

Southam Inc.

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, which came to be called Bell Canada, is the country's largest provider of…

Imperial Oil Limited is Canada's largest producer of crude oil and a leading producer of natural gas.

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited is the smallest of the six major North American railways, known as Class 1 railways.

Total Assets: C$80.49 billion ($128 billion)(2001) NAIC: 522298 All Other Non-Depository Credit Intermediation Quebec…

Alcan Aluminium Limited (Alcan) is the second-largest aluminum company in the world.

Dominion Textile Inc.

Incorporated in Canada in 1906, Cominco Ltd.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

Stelco Inc.

Company Origins: 1900-25 The earliest enterprise of Canadian Utilities Limited was Canadian Western Natural Gas…

Labatt Brewing Company Limited, acquired in 1995 by Belgian-based Interbrew S.A., holds the number two position,…

Ticker Symbols: ABY; A SICs: 5111 Printing & Writing Paper; 5113 Industrial & Personal Service Paper; 2621 Paper Mills;…

Operating Revenues: $3.37 billion (2003) Stock Exchanges: New York Toronto Ticker Symbols: BNN; BNNa NAIC: 531210…

Dofasco Inc.

Operating Revenues: $3.23 billion (2002 est.) NAIC: 233310 Manufacturing and Industrial Building Construction; 233320…

Teck Corporation is one of the world's fastest growing diversified mine development and operating companies, producing…

Nortel Networks Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of networking products and services, with a…

Inco Limited is one of the world's top producers of nickel.

Lassonde Industries Inc.

Ticker Symbols: CNR (Toronto); CNI (New York) NAIC: 482111 Line-Haul Railroads; 482112 Short Line Railroads; 483113…

Van Houtte Inc.

The largest communications company in Canada, Rogers Communications Inc.

The Scarborough Public Utilities Commission provides electricity and water to Scarborough, Ontario, a borough of…

A leading manufacturer of recycled newsprint and other paper products, Kruger Inc.

Noranda Inc.

Canada's second largest telecommunications company, British Columbia Telephone Company (BC TEL) provides local and…

Early 1950s:Company begins to diversify its interests away from the utility industry.

Talisman Energy Inc.

1950s:Canadian Tire "money" is introduced.

The Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company, Limited, is a major Canadian producer of copper and zinc which operates…

George Weston Limited is a major Canadian food processor and distributor, with a number of operations in the United…

The Seagram Company Ltd., which is 32-percent owned by the Bronfman family, is a major international liquor giant…

Stock Index: Montreal Toronto Vancouver New York Domtar is one of Canada's leading suppliers of pulp and paper products.

Stock Index: Toronto Montreal New York Moore Corporation Limited was built upon the design and manufacture of a simple…

Stock Index: Montreal Toronto In 1917, Ida Steinberg opened a small grocery store in Montreal, determined to "give…

Bata Ltd.

Finning International Inc.

Air Canada is the only national, full-service airline based in Canada.

Husky Energy Inc.

Founded in 1942 as a small dress manufacturer, Algo Group Inc.

Héroux-Devtek Inc.

Canadair, Inc.

Hydro-Quebec is one of the world's largest generators of 'green' energy.

Bradley Air Services Ltd.

TransAlta Utilities Corporation is the largest investor-owned electric utility in Canada.

Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the world's largest publisher of romance fiction, a market segment reckoned to account…

Stock Index: Toronto Montreal Vancouver Alberta Winnipeg New York TransCanada PipeLines Limited (TCPL) is a major North…

Stock Index: Toronto Montreal Alberta New York London Geneva Zürich Basel Nova Corporation of Alberta is the primary…

Saputo restructured in 2001, creating four operating divisions, Cheese (Canada), Cheese (USA), Milk, and Bakery, to…

Ticker Symbols: COT (NYSE); BCB (Toronto) NAIC: 312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing Toronto-based Cott Corporation is the…

Doman Industries Limited is one of the largest forest products companies in Canada.

Total Assets: $300.7 billion (2002) Stock Exchanges: Toronto London New York Tokyo Ticker Symbol: TD NAIC: 551111…

Bramalea Ltd.

Stock Index: Toronto Montreal The Oshawa Group is one of Canada's largest suppliers of food, operating in both the…

Le Chateau Inc.

Assets: C$1.23 billion (US$920.60 million) Stock Exchanges: Toronto Trizec Corporation Ltd.

Total Assets: C$277.15 billion (US$210.04 billion) (2003) Stock Exchanges: Toronto New York Ticker Symbols: CM;…

Four Seasons Hotels Inc.

Provigo Inc.

The Jim Pattison Group is Canada's third-largest privately owned company, a multinational conglomerate with interests…

Toromont Industries, Ltd.

Ticker Symbols: DIIBF (NASDAQ) DII.B (Toronto) NAIC: 337122 Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing;…

Home Hardware Stores Ltd., is an Ontario, Canada-based dealer-owned cooperative, supplying more than 1,000…

Operating Revenues: $106.1 million (2000) Stock Exchanges: New York Ticker Symbol: RBA NAIC: 453999 Auctioneering, with…

Groupe Videotron Ltée.

TDL Group Ltd.

Quebecor Inc.

With an emphasis on being a low-cost producer, West Fraser Timber Co.

One of the leading specialty retailers in Canada, Dylex Limited operates five retail chains that cater to distinct…

Imax Corporation, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, is the pioneer and leader of giant-screen,…

Mega Bloks, Inc.

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

Extendicare Health Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crownx Inc., specializes in long-term health care to…

Spar Aerospace Limited is perhaps better known for what it once was than what it is.

BFC Construction Corporation is one of Canada's largest construction companies.

Called the "Canadian king of hockey gear," Canstar Sports Inc.

Of the many developers who fell victim to the real estate depression beginning in 1989, none was bigger or more highly…

Mitel Corporation is an international supplier of telecommunications products and solutions and a pioneer in…

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited is a Toronto-based Canadian gold producer, with its shares trading on the Toronto Stock…

With headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Tembec Inc.

Alberta Energy Company Ltd.

CanWest Global Communications Corporation is Canada's largest private sector television broadcaster.

Wascana Energy Inc.

Ontario Hydro Services Company (OHSC) is a government-owned energy services provider based in Ontario, Canada.

Ticker Symbols: FLY.A FLY.B; FLI NAIC: 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation; 481212 Nonscheduled…

Stock Index: Toronto Vancouver Calgary Montreal Petro-Canada Limited is Canada's second-largest oil company.

Cinar Corporation produces children's television shows and markets supplemental educational materials through two…

Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with headquarters in Toronto, is one of the largest motion picture theater circuits in…

As it prepares to enter the 21st century, The Thomson Corporation is completing its transformation from a media,…

With its head office located in Montreal, Canada, LaSiDo Inc.

Les Boutiques San Francisco, Inc.

Suncor Energy Inc.

Revenues: C$194.7 million (1995) Stock Exchanges: Toronto Montreal Vancouver SICs: 7011 Ski Lodges and Resorts The…

MDC Partners Inc.

Novacor Chemicals Ltd.

Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.

Ticker Symbols: QLTI; QLT NAIC: 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing QLT Inc.

Tridel Enterprises Inc.

La Senza Corporation is a major Canadian retailer of women's lingerie and apparel, avoiding the sexy niche carved out…

Masonite International Corporation is a leading manufacturer of doors and door components, based in Mississauga, Canada.

Assets: C$27.25 billion (US$22.84 billion) (1987) Stock Exchange: Toronto Montreal Vancouver Trilon Financial…

Ticker Symbols: CREO; CRE NAIC: 334610 Manufacturing Magnetic and Optical Recording Media; 511210 Software Publishers;…

Future Shop Ltd.

Part circus, part theater, Cirque du Soleil Inc.

Onex Corporation, one of Canada's largest companies, operates on a global level.

Ticker Symbols: RIMM; RIM (Toronto) NAIC: 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing; 334113 Computer Terminal…

Tilley Endurables, Inc.

Ticker Symbols: AAC.A; AAC.B; AACB NAIC: 512130 Cinemas; 513120 Television Broadcasting; 513210 Pay and Specialty…

Corel Corporation is one of the world's largest developers of business productivity, graphics, and operating systems…

Total Assets: $22.3 billion (2002) Stock Exchanges: Toronto New York Ticker Symbol: FFH NAIC:524126 Direct Property and…

Based in Toronto, Canada, Intercorp Excelle Foods Inc.

The Loewen Group, Inc.

Through nearly 5,000 franchises, CoolBrands International Inc., formerly known as Yogen Fruz World-Wide, Inc.

Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd.

Alderwoods Group, Inc., is North America's second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries.

Ticker Symbols: CLV NAIC: 312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing; 312112 Bottled Water Manufacturing Clearly Canadian Beverage…

Fortis, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading distributor of electricity in the Province of Newfoundland and…

Revenues: C$211.9 million Stock Exchanges: Toronto Montreal American London SICs: 1041 Gold Mining Hemlo Gold Mines is…

Placer Dome Inc., the fifth largest gold mining company in the world, produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold…

Shred-It Canada Corporation provides mobile document shredding services to over 120,000 companies and organizations…

Falconbridge Limited is a leading base metals mining company operating out of Toronto, Canada.

Total Assets: $68.2 billion (2003) NAIC: 525110 Pension Funds The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) evolved into…

Hollinger International Inc.

Montreal-based Discreet Logic Inc.

Ticker Symbols: MEOH; MX NAIC: 325191 Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing Based in Vancouver, Canada, Methanex…

The Hockey Company is the world's largest manufacturer of hockey equipment, producing and distributing hockey products…

Biovail Corporation is a pharmaceutical company that uses its patented controlled-release technology to improve upon…

Ticker Symbols: K; KGC NAIC: 212221 Gold Ore Mining; 212222 Silver Ore Mining In just five years Kinross Gold…

Spin Master, Ltd.

WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Magellan Aerospace Corporation is Canada's largest dedicated manufacturer of aerospace components.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Richtree Inc.

Indigo Books & Music Inc.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a leading independent film and television production company based in Canada.

Total Assets: $1 billion (2003 est.) NAIC: 711211 Sports Teams and Clubs; 711310 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports,…

Imperial Parking Corporation, based in Vancouver, Canada, is the largest provider of parking services in Canada and the…