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Business Directories - Canadian

For searching for business lists --competitors, customers, suppliers, services, distributors, manufacturers, potential employers--these resources will be useful. The Ottawa Public Library's primary business directory is a database, Reference Canada, available 24/7, with customizable searching by industrial sector, geographical area (as small as postal code and as large as the whole country), by business size, and by single location/headquarters vs branch). Results are downloadable as an Excel file. Print directories and website directories are also included in the entries for this list.

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  • The Ottawa Public Library subscribes to Reference Canada, a database of 2.1 million Canadian businesses, available 24/7 to OPL members, using their Library membership number and PIN, with customizable searching by industrial sector, geographical…
    Web resource
  • Published by InfoCanada, this 4-volume directory to Ontario Businesses is organized by geography and by industrial sector. 2019 edition available in reference collection at Nepean Centrepointe. The online database Reference Canada, also published…
    Book, Mississauga, Ontario : InfoCanada, — 338.7025713 O59
  • Industries Du Québec

    Quebec Industrial

    Annual Scott's Directories to manufacturers, suppliers, and services in Quebec, organized by industrial sector and by geography. 2019 edition available in reference collection at both Main and Nepean Centrepointe branches.
    Book, 2004–Toronto : Business Information Group, c2004- — 338.4025714 INDUS
  • Directory of manufacturers and suppliers in Canada's western provinces. 2018 edition available in reference collection at Main and Nepean Centrepointe branches.
    Book, 1995–Oakville, Ont. : Scott's Directories, 1995- — 338.4025712 SCOTT
  • Annual Scott's Directories to manufacturers, suppliers, and services in Ontario, organized by industrial sector and by geography. 2019 edition available in reference collection at both Main and Nepean Centrepointe branches.
    Book, 1984–Oakville, Ont. : Scott's Directories, [1984]- — 338.4025713 SCOTT
  • Annual list of largest Ottawa companies in various categories (particularly hi-tech), published by the Ottawa Business Journal. 2019 issue available at many Ottawa Public Library branches, including in the Reference Collection at Main and Nepean…
    Book, Ottawa : Ottawa Business Journal — 338.702571384 BOOK
  • A McCrae's industrial directory website. The site has over 30,000 industrial companies and over 20,000 searchable commercial and industrial product listings. The Canadian Trade Index web site assists industrial purchasers source goods on-line.
    Web resource
  • An industrial news and information hub for Canada. Online publications include 10 of the most-read industrial magazines. The Buyer's Guides' and the Fraser's Directory, are integrated into a database of industrial firms searchable by product/…
    Web resource
  • www.sedar.com is the official Canadian site that provides access to information filed by public companies and investment funds. Public company profiles are searchable on this database.
    Web resource
  • Hoovers, a Dun & Bradstreet directory of American businesses, has a free access for searching the largest companies by industry and company. A more detailed listing is available by subscription.
    Web resource
  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Database allows you to find filings available for public companies.
    Web resource