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
KUMI NAIL LOFT	10217 106 Street Nw, Unit 314	DOWNTOWN	O-day'min	http://www.kuminailbeautybar.com/	Other services (except public administration)	Hair care and esthetic services	Beauty Salon	Edmonton'S Premier Nail Salon - Manicures, Pedicures And Designer Nails
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
INLAND FINANCIAL INC	17707 105 Avenue Nw, Unit 102	STONE INDUSTRIAL	Nakota Isga		Finance and insurance	Investment advice	Investment advice	Investment advice
ARYA TRANSPORTATION	8717 53 Avenue Nw	MCINTYRE INDUSTRIAL	Karhiio	https://www.aryatransportation.com/	Transportation and warehousing	Couriers	Couriers	courier service
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
BAGEL BAR	4823 99 Street Nw	PAPASCHASE INDUSTRIAL	Karhiio		Manufacturing	Bread and bakery product manufacturing	Bakeries, manufacture of products for retail sale	bakery
ABORIGINAL HEAD START	101 Airport Road Nw	BLATCHFORD AREA	O-day'min	http://aboriginalheadstart.com/	Health care and social assistance	Child day-care services	Child day-care services	Associations Business Associations
RAJ BUILT HOMES LTD.	5918 99 Street Nw	CORONET INDUSTRIAL	papastew		Construction	Residential building construction	Residential building construction	Custom home builder. Residential building construction
DOLLARAMA	11426 104 Avenue Nw	WÎHKWÊNTÔWIN	O-day'min		Retail trade	Department stores	Department stores	discount store
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
Star Life Beauty & Spa	10142 113 Street Nw	WÎHKWÊNTÔWIN	O-day'min	starlifebeautysalon.ca	Other services (except public administration)	Hair care and esthetic services	Unisex Hair Salon
FEDEX AUTHORIZED SHIPCENTRE	9004 118 Avenue Nw	ALBERTA AVENUE	Métis	local.fedex.com	Transportation and warehousing	Couriers	Couriers	mailing service
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS	9425 109a Avenue Nw	MCCAULEY	O-day'min	https://bgcbigs.ca/	Health care and social assistance	Child and youth services	Child and youth services	Child And Youth Services
DNW	9426 51 Avenue Nw	CORONET INDUSTRIAL	papastew	Dnwlogistics.ca	Wholesale trade	General-line food merchant wholesalers	General-line food merchant wholesalers	Distribution
HARVEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD	10924 107 Avenue Nw	QUEEN MARY PARK	O-day'min		Unclassified industry	Unclassified industry	Unclassified industry	Harvest Management Services
WESTEND SUZUKI	17510 103 Avenue Nw	STONE INDUSTRIAL	Nakota Isga	https://www.westendsuzuki.com/	Retail trade	New car dealers	New car dealers	car dealer
FLANDERS	13419 149 Street Nw	MISTATIM INDUSTRIAL	Anirniq		Construction	Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	industrial electrician
THE INSPECTIONS GROUP INC	12010 111 Avenue Nw	PRINCE RUPERT	O-day'min	http://www.inspectionsgroup.com/	Professional, scientific and technical services	Building inspection services	Building inspection services	Home Inspector
ACADEMY AT KING EDWARD	8525 101 Street Nw	STRATHCONA	papastew		Educational services	Elementary and secondary schools	Elementary and secondary schools	school
BISSELL CHILD CARE CTR	10527 96 Street Nw	MCCAULEY	O-day'min	http://www.bissellcentre.org/	Health care and social assistance	Child day-care services	Child Daycare Services	Child Care Service Child Day Care Services
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.