Data access
Full access to our resources is available to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Waterloo. To request access, please complete the Ask-Us form indicating the specific layers (shapefiles) you require. Upon completion of the data release agreement form, the dataset will be provided to you via OneDrive.
In-person consultations may also be requested through the Ask-Us form.
Description
The businesses 2020 database provides a detailed list of businesses from InfoCanada. It includes company name, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry code, annual sales information, number of employees, and location coordinates (as well as by census geographic tracts) for every business in the database. The NAICS will prove useful to anybody looking to locate specific industries like soybean farming, grape vineyards, pig farming, logging, fishing, ore mining, construction, confectionary manufacturing, soft drink manufacturing, book publishers, flight training, and so much more.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS IT CAN ANSWER
• Where are certain types of businesses located within Ontario?
• How many coffee shops are located in my municipality?
• Which, or how many companies have more than 100 employees in my area of interest?
• Where are my competitors located?
• What’s the competitive risk around this location? How many similar businesses are nearby?
Spatial reference and data type
This data is available in geographic co-ordinates and is stored as an Excel file.
Use restrictions/licensing/copyright
This material is provided for academic, research, teaching, and personal use only. A data release agreement must be agreed to before the data is delivered.
Citation
Business Data [computer file]. Toronto, Ontario: Environics Analytics, [2020].
Sample view of the data
