# The Canadian business directory

> A free Canadian business directory: local businesses in every province and territory by city and category, built from open public data and kept right by owners.

Canonical: https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/canadian-business-directory
Last updated: 2026-10-23

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 October 23, 2026.

## By province and territory

- [British Columbia](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/british-columbia): 123,955 businesses in 333 places
- [Alberta](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/alberta): 50,930 businesses in 305 places
- [Saskatchewan](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/saskatchewan): 3,540 businesses in 300 places
- [Manitoba](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/manitoba): 4,146 businesses in 166 places
- [Ontario](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/ontario): 193,628 businesses in 853 places
- [Quebec](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/quebec): 28,607 businesses in 959 places
- [New Brunswick](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/new-brunswick): 3,273 businesses in 186 places
- [Nova Scotia](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/nova-scotia): 4,466 businesses in 187 places
- [Prince Edward Island](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/prince-edward-island): 711 businesses in 50 places
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/newfoundland-and-labrador): 1,489 businesses in 154 places
- [Yukon](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/yukon): 297 businesses in 25 places
- [Northwest Territories](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/northwest-territories): 1,124 businesses in 22 places
- [Nunavut](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/nunavut): 68 businesses in 14 places

## By category

- [Restaurants & Food](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/restaurants-and-food)
- [Grocery & Specialty Food](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/grocery-and-specialty-food)
- [Health & Medical](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/health-and-medical)
- [Beauty & Personal Care](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/beauty-and-personal-care)
- [Home Services & Contractors](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/home-services)
- [Automotive](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/automotive)
- [Shopping & Retail](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/shopping)
- [Professional Services](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/professional-services)
- [Banking, Finance & Insurance](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/finance-and-insurance)
- [Real Estate](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/real-estate)
- [Fitness & Recreation](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/fitness-and-recreation)
- [Arts & Entertainment](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/arts-and-entertainment)
- [Hotels & Lodging](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/hotels-and-lodging)
- [Education & Childcare](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/education-and-childcare)
- [Pets & Animals](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/pets)
- [Repair & Personal Services](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/repair-and-personal-services)
- [Trades & Industrial](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/categories/trades-and-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](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/featured) 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](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpSrch.html); 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.

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- [How to list your business on Google](https://freelocalbusinessdirectory.ca/how-to-list-my-business-on-google)
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