The Canadian business directory
416,239 local businesses in 3,554 Canadian cities and towns, by province, city and category, with hours, phone numbers and addresses. Free to search, free to list, and owners control what their listing says.
By the Free Local Business Directory team · Checked
By province and territory
By category
- Restaurants & Food
- Grocery & Specialty Food
- Health & Medical
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Home Services & Contractors
- Automotive
- Shopping & Retail
- Professional Services
- Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Real Estate
- Fitness & Recreation
- Arts & Entertainment
- Hotels & Lodging
- Education & Childcare
- Pets & Animals
- Repair & Personal Services
- Trades & Industrial
What this directory is, and isn’t
It lists local businesses people visit or call: shops, restaurants, trades, clinics and services, with the hours, phone number and address customers need. Most listings start from open government business licence data and OpenStreetMap, and owners claim and correct their own. There are no reviews or ratings, and nobody ranks higher by paying except labelled Featured listings.
Looking up a company’s corporate filing instead? Federal corporations are in Corporations Canada’s federal corporation search; provincially incorporated companies are in each province’s registry.
Questions
Is there a free directory of Canadian businesses?
Yes. This directory lists local businesses across every province and territory by city and category, free to search, free to list and free to claim.
How do I look up a federally incorporated company?
Use Corporations Canada’s federal corporation search (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada). It covers federal corporations; provincial registries cover companies incorporated in a province. This directory lists local businesses people visit or call, not corporate filings.
Where do the listings come from?
Most start from open data: municipal and provincial business licence records compiled by Statistics Canada, and OpenStreetMap. Owners claim and edit their own listings, and data updates never overwrite their changes.