Edmonton Business Census

The Edmonton Business Census dataset offers comprehensive information on businesses operating within the city. It includes details such as business names, locations, industry classifications, and demographic information on business ownership. This data is instrumental in identifying gaps in business and employment information, shaping city support services, and attracting investment.

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Total Records

22.13KK

Sectors

Retail trade

Subsectors

Professional, scientific and technical services

Industries

Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places

Statistics & Charts

Industry Mix

Sectors

Sectors	Count	%
Retail trade	3,862	17.45%
Other services (except public administration)	2,999	13.55%
Professional, scientific and technical services	2,281	10.31%
Accommodation and food services	2,263	10.22%
Health care and social assistance	1,899	8.58%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,794	8.11%
Manufacturing	1,250	5.65%
Construction	1,140	5.15%
Wholesale trade	867	3.92%
Finance and insurance	712	3.22%
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	580	2.62%
Public administration	576	2.6%

Subsectors

Subsectors	Count	%
Professional, scientific and technical services	2,281	10.31%
Food services and drinking places	2,174	9.82%
Real estate	1,642	7.42%
Ambulatory health care services	1,375	6.21%
Personal and laundry services	1,237	5.59%
Repair and maintenance	921	4.16%
Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations	841	3.8%
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers	838	3.79%
Food and beverage retailers	726	3.28%
Specialty trade contractors	721	3.26%
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewelry, luggage and leather goods retailers	669	3.02%
Health and personal care retailers	519	2.34%

Industries

Industries	Count	%
Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places	2,071	9.36%
Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings	1,191	5.38%
Hair care and esthetic services	663	3%
Offices of lawyers	559	2.53%
Clothing and clothing accessories retailers	472	2.13%
Automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance	467	2.11%
Other personal care services	407	1.84%
All other miscellaneous retailers	323	1.46%
Offices of physicians	316	1.43%
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services	315	1.42%
Offices of dentists	302	1.36%
Other provincial and territorial public administration	292	1.32%

NAICS

NAICS	Count	%
722512 - Limited-service eating places	1,238	5.59%
531111 - Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings (except social housing projects)	1,184	5.35%
722511 - Full-service restaurants	802	3.62%
541110 - Offices of Lawyers	558	2.52%
812190 - Other personal care services	406	1.83%
811111 - General automotive repair	403	1.82%
812115 - Beauty salons	379	1.71%
621110 - Offices of physicians	313	1.41%
621210 - Offices of Dentists	302	1.36%
813110 - Religious organizations	283	1.28%
541212 - Offices of accountants	281	1.27%
456110 - Pharmacies and drug stores	266	1.2%

Industry classifications show how Edmonton businesses are distributed across sectors, subsectors, and NAICS groupings, highlighting the city’s strongest commercial clusters.

Business Identity & Tenure

Name

Name	Count	%
GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA	80	0.36%
TIM HORTONS	54	0.24%
SUBWAY	47	0.21%
STARBUCKS	33	0.15%
AVENUE LIVING	29	0.13%
SHOPPERS DRUG MART	27	0.12%
CIRCLE K	27	0.12%
ATB FINANCIAL	21	0.09%
CANADA POST	20	0.09%
PIZZA 73	18	0.08%
7-ELEVEN	18	0.08%
ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES	18	0.08%

Establishment Year

Establishment Year	Count	%
2023	91	0.41%
2022	80	0.36%
2021	98	0.44%
2020	92	0.42%
2019	119	0.54%
2018	96	0.43%
2017	90	0.41%
2016	86	0.39%
2015	68	0.31%
2014	43	0.19%
2013	65	0.29%
2012	63	0.28%

Business names and establishment years reveal both repeat operators and the timeline of business formation across the city.

Geography

Ward

Ward	Count	%
O-day'min	9,023	40.77%
Nakota Isga	3,298	14.9%
Métis	2,892	13.07%
papastew	2,779	12.56%
Anirniq	1,501	6.78%
Karhiio	1,102	4.98%
sipiwiyiniwak	968	4.37%
Sspomitapi	570	2.58%

Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood	Count	%
DOWNTOWN	3,218	14.54%
WÎHKWÊNTÔWIN	1,440	6.51%
WESTMOUNT	838	3.79%
QUEEN MARY PARK	763	3.45%
CENTRAL MCDOUGALL	627	2.83%
MCCAULEY	619	2.8%
SUMMERLEA	518	2.34%
SPRUCE AVENUE	493	2.23%
MCINTYRE INDUSTRIAL	432	1.95%
CORONET INDUSTRIAL	418	1.89%
PAPASCHASE INDUSTRIAL	380	1.72%
WILSON INDUSTRIAL	367	1.66%

Address

Address	Count	%
8882 170 STREET NW	463	2.09%
1 KINGSWAY GARDEN MALL NW	339	1.53%
5015 111 STREET NW	151	0.68%
10665 JASPER AVENUE NW	147	0.66%
10180 101 STREET NW	143	0.65%
10060 JASPER AVENUE NW	132	0.6%
10104 103 AVENUE NW	73	0.33%
10123 99 STREET NW	73	0.33%
11010 101 STREET NW	53	0.24%
6655 178 STREET NW	50	0.23%
12068 104 AVENUE NW	47	0.21%
10025 102A AVENUE NW	46	0.21%

Geographic stats surface where business activity concentrates, from ward-level coverage to neighbourhood clusters and high-density addresses.

Search

Business Name	Address	Neighbourhood	Ward	Website	Sectors	Industries	NAICS Description	Business Description
AMCO MANUFACTURING	4719 68 Avenue Nw	PYLYPOW INDUSTRIAL	Sspomitapi	https://www.amcomanufacturing.com/contact-us	Manufacturing	Machine shops	Machine shops	turning centres, computer numerically controlled (CNC)
LUKE'S CARTAGE	14520 130 Avenue Nw	BONAVENTURE INDUSTRIAL	Anirniq		Transportation and warehousing	General freight trucking, local	General freight trucking, local	moving company, local trucking
NORQUEST COLLEGE	10258 108 Street Nw	DOWNTOWN	O-day'min		Educational services	Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s	Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s	Community Colleges And C.E.G.E.P.S
GONNI HOLDINGS LTD	7130 68 Avenue Nw	DAVIES INDUSTRIAL EAST	Métis		Transportation and warehousing	General freight trucking, long distance	General freight trucking, long distance, truck-load (single shipper)	Trucking company
ATB FINANCIAL	8900 114 Street Nw	UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA	papastew		Finance and insurance	Banking	Personal and commercial banking industry	Bank
46 PLUMBING & ELECTRIC	8144 46 Street Nw	MORRIS INDUSTRIAL	Métis		Construction	Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	plumber
INLAND FINANCIAL INC	17707 105 Avenue Nw, Unit 102	STONE INDUSTRIAL	Nakota Isga		Finance and insurance	Investment advice	Investment advice	Investment advice
WESTEND SUZUKI	17510 103 Avenue Nw	STONE INDUSTRIAL	Nakota Isga	https://www.westendsuzuki.com/	Retail trade	New car dealers	New car dealers	car dealer
ROUTE46 TRUCKING LTD	6210 30 Street Nw	SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL	Sspomitapi	Route46truckingltd.com	Transportation and warehousing	General freight trucking, long distance	General freight trucking, long distance, truck-load (single shipper)	Trucking service
EPCOR	10155 96 Avenue Nw	ROSSDALE	O-day'min	http://www.epcor.com/	Utilities	Electric power generation	Electric power distribution	Fossil-Fuel Electric Power Generation
MC DISPATCH	6723 50 Street Nw	PYLYPOW INDUSTRIAL	Sspomitapi	Mcdispatch.com	Transportation and warehousing	Local messengers and local delivery	Local messengers and local delivery	Delivery service
THERMO SOLUTIONS INSULATION INC	18015 107 Avenue Nw	WILSON INDUSTRIAL	Nakota Isga	https://www.thermosi.ca	Construction	Drywall and insulation contractors	Drywall and insulation contractors	construction contracting and labour service insulation spray supply and insulation of polyurethane spray foam insulation
MAYA DENTAL CLINIC- WEST	17520 100 Avenue Nw	PLACE LARUE	Nakota Isga		Health care and social assistance	Offices of dentists	Offices of dentists	dental clinic
FOX BURGER	6423 112 Avenue Nw	HIGHLANDS	Métis	https://www.foxburger.ca/	Accommodation and food services	Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places	Limited-service eating places	hamburger restaurant
METEGRITY INC	5715 76 Avenue Nw, Unit 100	DAVIES INDUSTRIAL EAST	Métis	metegrity.com	Information and cultural industries	Software publishers	Software publishers (except video game publishers)	software development
CREATIVE DOOR SERVICES LTD	14904 135 Avenue Nw	MISTATIM INDUSTRIAL	Anirniq	Creativedoor.com	Construction	Other building equipment contractors	All other building equipment contractors	Distributor of garage doors
BITTS TESTING SERVICES	10357 109 Street Nw, Unit 140	DOWNTOWN	O-day'min	https://bitts.ca/ielts/	Educational services	Educational support services	Educational support services	Educational Testing Service
RIVER CITY REAL ESTATE	13120 Street Albert Trail Nw	BONAVENTURE INDUSTRIAL	Anirniq	rivercityrealesate.ca	Real estate and rental and leasing	Offices of real estate agents and brokers	Real estate agents	Real estate office
BUFFALO AIR EXPRESS	15204 131 Avenue Nw	MISTATIM INDUSTRIAL	Anirniq	https://buffaloairexpress.com/	Transportation and warehousing	Couriers	Couriers	delivery and logistic service courier company, chartered flights
SCOTIABANK	6304 90 Avenue Nw	OTTEWELL	Métis	Locator.scotiabank.com	Finance and insurance	Banking	Personal and commercial banking industry	bank
22,133 rows found, showing 20.

About This Dataset

The Edmonton Business Census dataset provides a comprehensive overview of businesses operating within the city, capturing key details about their structure, employment, and industry classification. This dataset is a vital resource for economic analysis, business development, and urban planning.

The dataset includes essential business details such as business name, trade name, and physical address. It also contains geospatial coordinates (latitude and longitude), allowing for spatial analysis of business distribution across Edmonton. Additionally, the dataset provides insights into employment figures, industry sector, and business ownership demographics, offering valuable data for policymakers and investors.

By reflecting shifts in the local business landscape, this dataset enables users to analyze market trends, evaluate business density, and identify investment opportunities. It also supports efforts to enhance economic resilience and guide strategic business initiatives within the city.

Dataset Information

Subject	Business
Jurisdiction	City of Edmonton, Province of Alberta
Data Provider	Edmonton Department of Urban Planning & Economy
Source	data.edmonton.ca
Attribution	Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Edmonton.