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As of 4 November 2026, 3,240 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in Canada; 31 are hiring right now and Toronto has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,240
- Hiring now
- 31 · 7 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- General trading houses · 525
- Top city
- Toronto · 104
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 50,098
Industrial & chemical distribution in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| General trading houses | 525 | 16% |
| Industrial parts distribution | 510 | 16% |
| Construction materials distribution | 421 | 13% |
| Other industrial & chemical distribution | 366 | 11% |
| Pipes valves & fittings distribution | 288 | 9% |
| Cleaning & hygiene distribution | 208 | 6% |
| Fuel & lubricant distribution | 155 | 5% |
| Packaging & plastics distribution | 155 | 5% |
| Agricultural inputs distribution | 141 | 4% |
| General supply & procurement contractors | 103 | 3% |
| Chemical raw materials distribution | 102 | 3% |
| Paint & coatings distribution | 102 | 3% |
| Food import export traders | 101 | 3% |
| Bulk aggregate & soil suppliers | 82 | 3% |
| Foodservice wholesalers | 79 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 172 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 2,363 · 7 |
| 11-50 employees | 529 · 10 |
| 51-200 employees | 134 · 7 |
| 201-500 employees | 25 · 3 |
| 501-1000 employees | 6 · 1 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 10 · 3 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 104 | 3% |
| Québec | 91 | 3% |
| Montréal | 51 | 2% |
| Concord | 40 | 1% |
| Calgary | 29 | 1% |
| Markham Outer Southwest | 26 | 1% |
| Mississauga (Matheson / East Rathwood) | 25 | 1% |
| Brampton East | 19 | 1% |
| Edmonton (South Bonnie Doon / East University) | 19 | 1% |
| Calgary (Lynnwood Ridge / Ogden / Foothills Industrial / Great Plains) | 18 | 1% |
| Edmonton | 17 | 1% |
| Mississauga | 17 | 1% |
The biggest industrial & chemical distribution companies in Canada
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The stack of industrial & chemical distribution in Canada
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Other segments of commerce & trade in Canada
Commerce & trade in Canada, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 20,657 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 8,841 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 7,856 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 5,300 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 3,395 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 2,589 →
Tobacco, vape & cannabis retail · 2,439 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 2,090 →
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3,240 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in Canada; 31 are hiring right now and Toronto has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/canada/industrial_and_chemical_distribution)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Industrial & chemical distribution in Canada: questions
How many industrial & chemical distribution companies are there in Canada?
3,240 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → Industrial & chemical distribution → leaf niches such as general trading houses, industrial parts distribution, construction materials distribution. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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