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As of 4 November 2026, 1,779 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Canada; 46 are hiring right now and Québec has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,779
- Hiring now
- 46 · 18 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other chemicals & materials production · 260
- Top city
- Québec · 42
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 31,097
Chemicals & materials production in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other chemicals & materials production | 260 | 15% |
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 252 | 14% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 237 | 13% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 162 | 9% |
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 157 | 9% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 133 | 7% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 99 | 6% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 98 | 6% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 78 | 4% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 63 | 4% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 59 | 3% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 46 | 3% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 44 | 2% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 35 | 2% |
| Ventilation fan manufacturing | 32 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 111 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 962 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 514 · 13 |
| 51-200 employees | 139 · 14 |
| 201-500 employees | 30 · 5 |
| 501-1000 employees | 8 · 3 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 12 · 7 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Québec | 42 | 2% |
| Toronto | 42 | 2% |
| Montréal | 22 | 1% |
| Downtown Toronto (Berczy Park) | 20 | 1% |
| Brampton East | 12 | 1% |
| Concord | 12 | 1% |
| Markham Outer Southwest | 12 | 1% |
| Oakville North | 12 | 1% |
| Vancouver | 12 | 1% |
| Boucherville | 11 | 1% |
| Calgary (City Centre / Calgary Tower) | 11 | 1% |
| Laval | 11 | 1% |
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in Canada
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1,779 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Canada; 46 are hiring right now and Québec has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/canada/chemicals_and_materials_production)
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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.
Chemicals & materials production in Canada: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in Canada?
1,779 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Manufacturing & industry → Chemicals & materials production → leaf niches such as other chemicals & materials production, industrial chemicals manufacturers, cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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