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As of 4 November 2026, 6,186 schools & childcare companies are based in Canada; 197 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
- 6,186
- Hiring now
- 197 · 64 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Childcare early learning centres · 2,612
- Top city
- Toronto · 154
- Parent market
- Consumer services & leisure · 74,166
Schools & childcare in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare early learning centres | 2,612 | 42% |
| Kindergartens preschools | 1,034 | 17% |
| Private k12 schools | 767 | 12% |
| Comprehensive all through schools | 718 | 12% |
| Secondary schools | 670 | 11% |
| Primary schools | 667 | 11% |
| Montessori & alternative schools | 571 | 9% |
| Further education colleges | 517 | 8% |
| Montessori preschools | 444 | 7% |
| Home childminding | 306 | 5% |
| Universities | 198 | 3% |
| Vocational technical schools | 184 | 3% |
| Summer camps | 176 | 3% |
| After school & holiday clubs | 100 | 2% |
| Other schools & childcare | 79 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 315 · 1 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,362 · 41 |
| 11-50 employees | 807 · 21 |
| 51-200 employees | 380 · 47 |
| 201-500 employees | 123 · 32 |
| 501-1000 employees | 105 · 23 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 81 · 25 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 10 · 6 |
| 10,001+ employees | 3 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 154 | 2% |
| Québec | 120 | 2% |
| Montréal | 109 | 2% |
| Calgary | 61 | 1% |
| Markham Outer Southwest | 51 | 1% |
| Langley | 45 | 1% |
| Victoria | 42 | 1% |
| Coquitlam | 41 | 1% |
| Calgary (Bridgeland / Greenview / Zoo / YYC) | 24 | 0% |
| Sherwood Park West | 23 | 0% |
| Surrey Upper West | 20 | 0% |
| Ottawa | 19 | 0% |
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6,186 schools & childcare companies are based in Canada; 197 are hiring right now and Toronto has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/consumer_services_leisure/canada/schools_and_childcare)
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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.
Schools & childcare in Canada: questions
How many schools & childcare companies are there in Canada?
6,186 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Consumer services & leisure → Schools & childcare → leaf niches such as childcare early learning centres, kindergartens preschools, private k12 schools. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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