Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
is a country in the northern part of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
Canada is the world's
eighth-largest economy , with a
nominal GDP
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is often ...
of approximately US$2.2 trillion.
It is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Group of Seven (G7), and is one of the world's top ten
trading nation
A trading nation (also known as a trade-dependent economy, or an export-oriented economy) is a country where international trade makes up a large percentage of its economy.
Smaller nations (by population) tend to be more trade-dependent than larg ...
s, with a highly
globalized
Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...
economy. Canada is a
mixed economy
A mixed economy is variously defined as an economic system blending elements of a market economy with elements of a planned economy, markets with state interventionism, or private enterprise with public enterprise. Common to all mixed economi ...
, ranking above the US and most western European nations on
The Heritage Foundation
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's index of economic freedom, and experiencing a relatively low level of
income disparity
There are wide varieties of economic inequality, most notably income inequality measured using the distribution of income (the amount of money people are paid) and wealth inequality measured using the distribution of wealth (the amount of we ...
. The country's average household
disposable income
Disposable income is total personal income minus current income taxes. In national accounts definitions, personal income minus personal current taxes equals disposable personal income. Subtracting personal outlays (which includes the major c ...
per capita is over US$23,900, higher than the OECD average.
Furthermore, the
Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX; french: Bourse de Toronto) is a stock exchange located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the 10th largest exchange in the world and the third largest in North America based on market capitalization. Based in t ...
is the seventh-largest
stock exchange
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in the world by
market capitalization
Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders.
Market capitalization is equal to the market price per common share multiplied by t ...
, listing over 1,500 companies with a combined market capitalization of over US$2 trillion .
For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "
Business entities in Canada".
Largest firms
This list shows firms in the
Fortune Global 500
The ''Fortune'' Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by ''Fortune'' magazine.
Methodology
Until 1989, it listed onl ...
, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before March 31, 2022.
Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.
Notable firms
This list includes notable
companies
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with primary
headquarters
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located in the country. The industry and sector follow the
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taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
File:Toronto_central_business_district.jpg, Central business district in Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
.
File:TourDeLaBourse night.jpg, Tour de la Bourse
The Tour de la Bourse ( en, Stock Exchange Tower) is a 48-storey skyscraper in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Victoria Square and Saint Jacques Street in the International Quarter. It is connected by the undergr ...
home to the Montreal Exchange
The Montreal Exchange (MX; french: Bourse de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE), is a derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that trades futures contracts and options on equities, indices, currencies, ETFs, ...
.
File:Van-intl-film-ctr.jpg, VIFF Centre
The VIFF Centre (formerly the Vancouver International Film Centre and the Vancity Theatre) is a movie theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which houses the 175-seat Vancity Theatre, the 41-seat Studio Theatre, as well as the offices fo ...
File:Air Canada Boeing 777-200LR Toronto takeoff.jpg, Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by the size and passengers carried. Air Canada maintains its headquarters in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and ...
Boeing 777
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap bet ...
in Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
.
See also
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List of largest companies in Canada
This article lists the largest Company, companies in Canada in terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'' and ''Forbes''.
2019 ''Fortune'' list
This list dis ...
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List of largest public companies in Canada by profit
This is a list of the 75 largest public companies in Canada by profit as of 2012.
See also
* List of largest companies in Canada
* List of companies of Canada
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America.
Canada is the worl ...
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List of Canadian mobile phone companies
As of March 2021, there are over 33 million wireless subscriptions in Canada. Approximately 90% of Canadian mobile phone users subscribe to one of the four largest national telecommunication companies (Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility, Freedom Mob ...
*
List of mutual fund companies in Canada
This is a list of mutual-fund families in Canada ranked by Canadian mutual fund assets under management (AUM), as of May 31, 2008.
Footnotes
See also
* List of investment management firms
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List of Canadian telephone companies
This is a list of telephone companies in Canada.
Canadian telephone companies
Note: incumbent local exchange carriers are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* AstraQom
* BabyTEL
* Bell Canada & * BCE Inc.* - including Bell Aliant* (which itself i ...
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List of defunct Canadian companies
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List of government-owned companies
This is a non-exhaustive world-wide list of government-owned companies.
The paragraph that follows was paraphrased from a 1996 GAO report which investigated only the 20th-century American experience. The GAO report did not consider the potential ...
References
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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
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