Plumbing heating sanitary trades in Canada_
As of 4 November 2026, 9,958 plumbing heating sanitary trades companies are based in Canada; 121 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
- 9,958
- Hiring now
- 121 · 10 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Plumbing heating contractor · 5,184
- Top city
- Toronto · 213
- Parent market
- Property & construction · 112,770
Plumbing heating sanitary trades in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing heating contractor | 5,184 | 52% |
| HVAC air conditioning contractor | 3,607 | 36% |
| Drain unblocking sewer cleaning | 650 | 7% |
| Chimney sweeping & stove installation | 478 | 5% |
| Heat pump installation | 458 | 5% |
| Septic system services | 416 | 4% |
| Commercial refrigeration contractor | 384 | 4% |
| Other plumbing heating sanitary trades | 255 | 3% |
| Boiler installation repair | 153 | 2% |
| Water treatment installers | 129 | 1% |
| Air duct cleaning services | 125 | 1% |
| Pool service & maintenance | 67 | 1% |
| Excavation & earthmoving contractors | 47 | 0% |
| Other specialist building services contractors | 43 | 0% |
| Foundation repair & basement waterproofing | 33 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 2,175 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 6,954 · 56 |
| 11-50 employees | 678 · 37 |
| 51-200 employees | 130 · 20 |
| 201-500 employees | 18 · 8 |
| 501-1000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 2 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 213 | 2% |
| Montréal | 206 | 2% |
| Québec | 168 | 2% |
| Calgary | 100 | 1% |
| Ottawa | 95 | 1% |
| Edmonton | 67 | 1% |
| Vaughan | 60 | 1% |
| Laval | 56 | 1% |
| Victoria | 56 | 1% |
| Markham Outer Southwest | 52 | 1% |
| Langley | 51 | 1% |
| Burnaby (Burnaby Heights / Willingdon Heights / West Central Valley) | 49 | 0% |
The biggest plumbing heating sanitary trades companies in Canada
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The stack of plumbing heating sanitary trades in Canada
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9,958 plumbing heating sanitary trades companies are based in Canada; 121 are hiring right now and Toronto has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/property_construction/canada/plumbing_heating_sanitary_trades)
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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.
Plumbing heating sanitary trades in Canada: questions
How many plumbing heating sanitary trades companies are there in Canada?
9,958 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Property & construction → Plumbing heating sanitary trades → leaf niches such as plumbing heating contractor, hvac air conditioning contractor, drain unblocking sewer cleaning. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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