Business Information
| Article Databases | |
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| Dawson College | |
| Summon Discovery Service | Provides full-text access to all of the library’s subscription databases and to numerous open access collections. Limits: Language > French. |
| Statista | Contains statistics and quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. Statista analysts gather, integrate and analyze data on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources into a single professional platform. |
| Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) See all Économie et affaires resources |
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| Eureka.cc | This service provides full-text access to more than 8,000 general and specialized news sources covering a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, environment, health, arts and culture. Included in this database, is the current and archived content of Canadian and French Canadian newspapers (La Presse, Le Devoir, L’Actualité, Les Affaires, etc.) as well as access to international news sources in both the French and English languages. |
| Value Line Investment Survey | The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. |
| Industry Information | |
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| North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) | NAICS is the classification system used by several resources, including Statistics Canada, in searching for information based on industry. Use this site to find the NAICS code for an industry by entering a keyword in the search box. Then use the code to find business articles, industry overviews, market reports and statistics. |
| Financial Performance Data | This tool, provided by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, allows access to more than 1000 industries across Canada, including more than 30 performance benchmarks to help small businesses determine how they measure up to their competitors. You can view financial data based on industry averages, with an option to include your own income statement and balance sheet information in the report. |
| TCS Country and Sector Information | Published by the Trade Commissioner Service, this site provides sector profiles and market reports for Canadian companies positioning themselves in global markets. Click here, to access this information by sector. |
| Market Research | |
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| Agriculture and Food Industry, Markets and Trade (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) | Includes both Canadian and international market reports related to agriculture and food production. |
| Canadian Market Reports (CBRE) | This website has current Canadian market information for the office, industrial, retail, investment, and multi-house sectors, as well as other special reports. |
| Économie et Innovation | This particular section of the government web site provides industry overviews, market research, company directories and other information related to various business sectors. |
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Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) See all Économie et affaires resources |
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| International Business | |
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| Open Access | |
| Country and Sector Information | Provided by the Government of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service, this site offers more than 200 reports with analysis of specific industry sectors geared toward commercial activities in export markets. Get market insights and exporting-related information by industry sector or country of interest. The reports are free but you are required to register with MyTCS. |
| Trade Data Online | Maintained by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Trade Data Online (TDO) provides statistics on the international trade of goods as a way of assisting entrepreneurs with import/export markets. With TDO you can determine what products countries are importing, exporting or re-exporting throughout the world as well as obtain a country’s trade balance. |
| Trade Map | Maintained by the International Trade Center, the Trade Map provides – in the form of tables, graphs and maps – indicators on export performance, international demand, alternative markets and competitive markets, as well as a directory of importing and exporting companies. Trade Map covers 220 countries and territories and it is searchable by product name using the HS (Harmonized System) product classification. |
| UN Data | Through UN Data brings, users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. The numerous databases or tables collectively known as “datamarts” contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade. |
| World Development Indicators | The World Development Indicators is a compilation of internationally-comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The database contains 1,600 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years. |
| The World Factbook (Archive) | Published by the CIA, The World Factbook provided information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The World Factbook is no longer being published, but the archive contains editions spanning from 1990-2025. |
| Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) See all Business & Economics resources |
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| OECD iLibrary | This resource includes the full text of all OECD publications, including OECD statistical databases, monographs and periodicals such as the OECD Economic Surveys, OECD Economic Outlook, and OECD Observer. The focus is on international economics and finance, covering issues like agriculture, transportation, energy, etc. |
| Company Information | |
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| Open Access | |
| Annual Reports | This website provides the annual reports of publicly-traded companies, and can be searched by name, type of company, business sector, and stock exchange on which the company is listed. The website includes information on Canadian, American, and international public companies. |
| Canada Business Directory | Use this directory to lookup Canadian business listings by province, city and business classification. |
| Canadian Trade Index | This directory contains information on Canadian manufacturers, exporters, distributors and service companies. |
| Registre des entreprises Québec | Provides company profiles for enterprises registered in Quebec. Use the advanced search form with a keyword search so as to generate company listings. |
| SEDAR+ | SEDAR+ provides access to public securities documents, including annual reports, filed by Canadian public companies. |
| ThomasNet | This directory includes 155,000 companies across the U.S. and Canada, searchable by product or service category as well as by brand name. It is accessible through the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). See all Business & Economics resources at the BAnQ. |
| Statistics & Demographics | |
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| Statista | Contains statistics and quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. Statista analysts gather, integrate and analyze data on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources into a single professional platform. |
| Canadian Industry Statistics | Canadian Industry Statistics analyses industry data on many economic indicators using the most recent data from Statistics Canada. |
| Statistics Canada | Statistics Canada produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. Browse by subject to explore statistics on industrial sectors, cultural and social issues and population. |
| Census Profile 2021 | This profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities, and census tracts. |
| GeoSearch | GeoSearch is an interactive mapping application that links geographic areas in Canada with available census data. To find a specific place of interest, users can click and zoom in on a map of Canada or they can search by place name or postal code. Census data can be displayed for the 2021 census as well as previous censuses (2006, 2011, 2016). |
| Data (Statistics Canada) | Provides both current and historical statistics on a huge variety of topics concerning Canadian business, including everything from population ages to consumer spending habits. The database is searchable by keyword or by subject, and can be limited by region. |
| Census of Population | A detailed statistical portrait of Canada and its people by their demographic, social and economic characteristics. |
| Montreal Statistics and Demographics | This City of Montreal site includes statistics and demographic information on a variety of Montreal topics. Browse using the links on the left side of the page, or search by keyword. |
| Quebec Statistics and Demographics | The Institut de la statistique du Québec provides statistical and demographic information on a number of business-related topics, and also includes projections about the future of Quebec’s economy and society. |
| United States Data and Statistics | This U.S. Federal Government site links to U.S. Census data as well as other U.S. government agencies providing statistics on a wide range of topics. |
| UN Comtrade Database | UN Comtrade offers free access to global trade data containing trade statistics and analytical tables by commodity and country. |
