Calgary, Alberta
What Calgary is made of: the communities whose institutions are here, the sectors its 42,006 businesses sit in, the franchises already on the ground, and the services a newcomer could start.
42,006 businesses on file · 173 trades · 33 sectors · census population 1,306,780 · registry population 1,306,784 · built from geonet.calgary on 2026-10-07
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The local economy
What the business base is made of, what it is specialised in against the national pattern, and what that mix implies. This is the part a development office would read first.
Composition, not health. geonet records what trades exist and where; it does not record formation, closure, employment or revenue, so none of those appear here. What makes this economics rather than a directory is the NAICS coding: it lets the local mix be read against the BLS survival curves and against the 323 industry groups this research has screened.
Every industry group on this page links through to its NAICS page, and to the screened market report where this research has one — that is what the trait-to-NAICS coding buys.
What this city is specialised in
Location quotient is this city's share of a trade divided by the same share across 10 CA metro tables. Above 1.25 is the conventional threshold for a local specialisation.
Thin against the national pattern
Common trades that are under-represented here. For someone deciding what to open, this is the more useful half of the table — though a gap can mean unmet demand or a market that does not work here, and this does not tell you which.
| Industry group | LQ | Businesses | Entry signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9139 Other local, municipal and regional public administration | 0.37 | 219 | Enter |
| 5121 Motion picture and video industries | 0.49 | 93 | Caution |
| 4492 Electronics and appliances retailers — Consumer Electronics & Appliance Store | 0.52 | 65 | Enter |
| 7211 Traveller accommodation — Small Motel & Roadside Accommodation Acquisition | 0.59 | 156 | Structure decides |
The base against the entry screen
Businesses by the entry signal of the industry group they sit in, from the /markets screen. A large "structure decides" share means most local trades are ones where being better than the incumbent does not by itself win. A trade is matched to the screened record at whatever level the research wrote it — the same code, a broader one, or a narrower one. Where a group holds several screened sub-markets the count is shown, because no single one of them speaks for the whole group.
How to read the survival figure
Each sector's five-year establishment survival rate, weighted by how many of this city's businesses sit in that sector. It is a property of the MIX, not of these businesses — it says what survival this composition would imply at US private-sector rates, because no Canadian equivalent series exists.
Weighted over 99% of the coded base — public administration carries no curve. Source: Business Employment Dynamics — Table 7, Survival of private sector establishments by opening year, US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And what it does not measure
A "mixed" trait is one that genuinely spans codes — "computers" covers systems design, repair and supply. The clear share is how much of this reading rests on unambiguous coding. Business density also reflects how completely the directory covers a place, not only how many businesses are in it — so it compares poorly between a city the register knows well and one it does not.
Who lives here, and who the city is for
The census: the only figures on this page that count people rather than businesses, and the three cohort readings they make possible.
The register says what trades exist. The census says who lives here — and it is the only thing on this page that counts people. Figures are Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population for Calgary, City (CY), the municipality proper, and every comparison is against the population-weighted average of all 5,161 census subdivisions in Canada.
Who the city is for
Three readings, each built from real numbers against real benchmarks. This is not an index. Every signal is shown with its own value, its benchmark and which way it points, and the band simply counts how many point the same way — so a reader who disagrees with one signal can drop it and still use the rest.
Seniors
thinIs this a place to grow old, and is the care here?
| Residents 65 and over | 13.6% | ▼19% |
| Residents 85 and overthe group that needs care rather than the group that is merely retired | 1.6% | ▼2.3% |
| Median age | 38 years | –42.1 years |
| Low income among 65+against a 15% reference, not a national figure | 10.4% | ▲15% |
| Medical clinics per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.17 | – |
| Pharmacies per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.32 | – |
| Nursing and elderly care operatorscounted in the register, which lists few of them | 0 | – |
| Median rent | 1350 $/mo | ▼1175 $/mo |
A high share of over-65s says other people made this choice; it does not by itself say the care exists. The register lists clinics and pharmacies but has no category for a hospital at all, so the one thing a family would most want — distance to an emergency department — is still missing.
Students and young adults
moderateIs there a reason to be here between 19 and 25, and can they afford it?
| Residents 20 to 24 | 6% | –6% |
| Residents 15 to 19the cohort arriving next | 5.6% | –6% |
| Renter householdsa rental market is what makes a place possible to move to | 31.2% | –33.2% |
| Median rent | 1350 $/mo | ▼1175 $/mo |
| Unemployment rateMay 2021, mid-pandemic — high everywhere in this census | 12.5% | ▼10.4% |
| Degree holders in the adult populationagainst a 32% reference | 35.7% | ▲32% |
| Drinking places and recreationfrom the register | 457 | – |
Post-secondary institutions in the city are listed further down this page; where there are none, a high 20-to-24 share usually means work rather than study.
Newcomers and other-language speakers
strongIs there already a community here, and has anyone built anything for it?
| Immigrants in the population | 33.3% | ▲23.2% |
| Arrived 2016 to 2021a recent arrival means the route here is current, not historical | 6.3% | ▲3.7% |
| Speak a non-official language at home | 18.7% | ▲12.7% |
| Languages spoken at home above the reporting floor | 40 | – |
| Community institutions in the register | 114 | – |
| Non-permanent residentsstudents and work-permit holders | 2.1% | ▼3.7% |
The census counts speakers; the business register shows whether a community has built anything — a church, a society, a credit union, a grocer. Both columns appear in the language table below, and the interesting rows are the ones where they disagree.
What is spoken at home, and whether anyone built for it
Where the census and the business register disagree. A language spoken by hundreds with no institution behind it is a gap in local provision — or a gap in the register. An institution with no matching language usually means an older community that has shifted to English at home.
| Spoken most often at home | Speakers | Share | Community in the register | Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 36,445 | 2.8% | South Asian | 4 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 27,210 | 2.1% | Filipino | 3 |
| Mandarin | 23,495 | 1.8% | Chinese | 24 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 21,510 | 1.7% | Chinese | 24 |
| Spanish | 18,095 | 1.4% | Spanish-speaking | 7 |
| Arabic | 12,395 | 1% | Arabic-speaking | 0 |
| Urdu | 12,250 | 0.9% | South Asian | 4 |
| Vietnamese | 8,840 | 0.7% | Vietnamese | 5 |
| Korean | 7,740 | 0.6% | Korean | 8 |
| Russian | 6,055 | 0.5% | Russian | 1 |
| Hindi | 5,165 | 0.4% | South Asian | 4 |
| Gujarati | 4,045 | 0.3% | South Asian | 4 |
| Iranian Persian | 3,900 | 0.3% | Persian | 0 |
| Tigrigna | 3,765 | 0.3% | Eritrean | 0 |
| Bengali | 2,905 | 0.2% | South Asian | 4 |
| Amharic | 2,800 | 0.2% | Ethiopian | 2 |
| Polish | 2,795 | 0.2% | Polish | 0 |
| Portuguese | 2,220 | 0.2% | Portuguese | 1 |
| Ilocano | 2,135 | 0.2% | Filipino | 3 |
| Romanian | 1,980 | 0.2% | Romanian | 1 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 1,860 | 0.1% | Serbian | 1 |
| Malayalam | 1,785 | 0.1% | South Asian | 4 |
| Dari | 1,710 | 0.1% | Afghan | 0 |
| Nepali | 1,565 | 0.1% | South Asian | 4 |
| Tamil | 1,395 | 0.1% | South Asian | 4 |
| Pashto | 1,215 | 0.1% | Afghan | 0 |
| Cebuano | 1,090 | 0.1% | Filipino | 3 |
| Japanese | 1,075 | 0.1% | Japanese | 1 |
| Hungarian | 1,025 | 0.1% | Hungarian | 3 |
| Somali | 1,010 | 0.1% | Somali | 0 |
| Oromo | 995 | 0.1% | Ethiopian | 2 |
| Italian | 945 | 0.1% | Italian | 1 |
| Turkish | 910 | 0.1% | Turkish | 0 |
| Ukrainian | 905 | 0.1% | Ukrainian | 9 |
| Serbian | 895 | 0.1% | Serbian | 1 |
| Telugu | 760 | 0.1% | South Asian | 4 |
| Kurdish | 735 | 0.1% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Croatian | 650 | 0.1% | Croatian | 2 |
| German | 640 | 0% | German | 4 |
| Yoruba | 615 | 0% | Nigerian | 0 |
Spoken, but nothing built
Arabic 12,395 · Iranian Persian 3,900 · Tigrigna 3,765 · Polish 2,795 · Dari 1,710 · Pashto 1,215 · Somali 1,010 · Turkish 910 · Kurdish 735 · Yoruba 615
Hundreds of speakers with no institution carrying the name. For someone opening a business, this is the most actionable line on the page — though it may equally be a gap in the register.
Built, but no longer spoken
Greek 3 institutions · Danish 2 institutions · French 8 institutions · Islamic 4 institutions · Jewish 5 institutions · Caribbean 2 institutions · Irish 3 institutions · Indigenous 7 institutions
An established community that has shifted to English at home. The institutions remain; the language is no longer the one used in the kitchen.
The rest of the profile
| Characteristic | Here | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Residents 65 and over | 13.6% | 19% |
| Residents 85 and over | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Residents 20 to 24 | 6% | 6% |
| Arrived 2016 to 2021 | 6.3% | 3.7% |
| Non-permanent residents | 2.1% | — |
| Speak a non-official language at home | 18.7% | 12.7% |
| Renter households | 31.2% | 33.2% |
| Spending 30% or more on shelter | 22.8% | 20.6% |
| Participation rate | 69.1% | 63.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| Median household income, 2020 | 98000 $ | — |
| Median after-tax household income, 2020 | 85000 $ | — |
| Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) | 9% | — |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 35.7% | — |
The one thing to keep in mind
Census day was 11 May 2021, so income is for 2020 and the labour figures were taken during the pandemic — Toronto's 13.9% unemployment rate is a May 2021 reading, not a current one. Census 2021 count for the census subdivision, which is the municipality proper. It will differ from the figure in wander.regions, which is sometimes a metropolitan population.
Source: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population — 98-401-X2021005 — Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, Statistics Canada, under the Open Government Licence – Canada. National comparison: Population-weighted across all 5,161 census subdivisions in the 2021 Census Profile. Median rent and median age are weighted means of local medians, which is an approximation, not a national median.
The communities the register shows
A community appears in the business register before it appears in prose — a national church, a society, a credit union, a newspaper. Those are counted as institutions, and they are what suggests residents. A restaurant serving a cuisine is counted separately as trade, because every city has those and they say nothing about who lives nearby. The ranking is by institutions.
| Community | Institutions | Worship | Trade | Where it shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 24 | 9 | 54 | institutions on 2 Avenue Southwest (2) · 1 St SW (2) trade on Centre St SE (3) · Centre St NE (2) · Edmonton Trail NE (2) · 14 St NW (2)
Cantonese Chinese School of Calgary · Chinese Public School · Hong Kong Canada Business Association |
| Ukrainian | 9 | 3 | 2 | institutions on 9 Ave NE (2)
Ukrainian Savings and Cu · Ukrainian Catholic Church · Ukrainian CalgarySavings Credit Union Limited |
| Korean | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Calgary Korean Presbyterian Church · Korean Baptist Church of Calgary · Korean Bethel Church Calgary |
| French | 8 | — | 10 |
Francophone Education South Central Region No 6 · Ecole Francophone A Queens Park · Calgary French International School |
| Spanish-speaking | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Spanish Christian Fellowship · Canadian Hispanic Senior Citizen Service Society · Spanish Catholic Community Ch |
| Indigenous | 7 | — | 5 |
Aboriginal Resource Centre Association · Metis Nation of Alberta · Metis Calgary Family Service |
| Vietnamese | 5 | 2 | 25 | institutions on 17 Ave SE (2) trade on 17 Ave SW (3)
Calgary Vietnamese Veterans · Vietnamese Buddhist Culture Centre of Calgary · Vietnamese Alliance Church Calgary |
| Jewish | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Chabad Lubavitch Alberta · Calgary Jewish Academy · Jewish National Fund |
| German | 4 | 2 | 8 |
German Language Service · German Church of God · German Language School of Calgary |
| Islamic | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Shia Muslim Association of Calgary · Muslim Association of Calgary · Calgary Islamic School |
| South Asian | 4 | 2 | — |
Council of Sikh Organizations · Sikh Temple · Hindu Society of Calgary |
| Irish | 3 | — | 11 | trade on 8 Ave SW (3)
Irish Dancing Irwin School · Irish Dancing Regent School · Irish Cultural Society |
| Greek | 3 | 1 | 8 | institutions on Tamarac Cres SW (2)
Greek Community Hall · Hellenic Greek Orthodox Comm · St Demetrois Greek Orthodox |
| Hungarian | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Hungarian Cultural Association · Hungarian Calvin Presbyterian Church · Hungarian Calvin Presbyterian Church Ha |
| Filipino | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Calgary Filipino Alliance · Filipino Pentecostal Church · Filipino Alliance Church |
| Caribbean | 2 | — | 7 |
Trinidad and Tobago Organettes · Carifest Caribbean Community Council |
| Ethiopian | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Calgary · St Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
| Croatian | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Croatian Heritage Society · Croatian Catholic Parish |
| Danish | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Danish Lutheran Church Of Calgary The Minister · Danish Lutheran Church |
| Italian | 1 | — | 51 | trade on Centre St NE (2) · Edmonton Trail NE (2)
Italian Services Agency |
| Japanese | 1 | 1 | 29 | trade on 36 St NE (2)
Japanese Gospel Church |
| Russian | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Russian Orthodox Church of All Saints |
| Malaysian | 1 | — | 1 |
Malaysian Singaporean |
| Romanian | 1 | 1 | 1 |
St Mary Romanian Orthodox Chr |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1 | — |
Portuguese Community Centre |
| Serbian | 1 | 1 | — |
Serbian Orthodox Church St Simeon |
| Finnish | 1 | 1 | — |
Calgary Finnish Church |
| Coptic | 1 | 1 | — |
St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Dutch | — | — | 21 | trade on 5 Avenue Northeast 190 (2)
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| Thai | — | — | 14 | |
| Swiss | — | — | 9 | |
| Scottish | — | — | 9 | trade on 17 Ave SW (2)
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| Brazilian | — | — | 3 | |
| Austrian | — | — | 3 | |
| Polish | — | — | 2 | |
| Persian | — | — | 2 | |
| Czech | — | — | 1 | |
| Swedish | — | — | 1 |
Where the communities are
Streets, not neighbourhood names. The data knows that Greek institutions sit on one street and Greek restaurants on another; it does not know the word "Greektown", so it does not use it.
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What the city is made of
Every business on file, grouped by the sector it trades in. This is the economic-development view: where the 42,006 businesses actually are, and the specific trades inside each sector.
| Sector | Businesses | Share | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 2,657 | 6.3% | association (744) · consulting (740) · accounting (636) · government (219) · foundation (26) · vending (26) · auction (26) · real estate (10) |
| Health | 2,398 | 5.7% | physician (925) · pharmacy (288) · chiro (224) · medical clinic (218) · fitness club (157) · optical (126) · health foods (92) · medical supplier (12) |
| Dining | 2,200 | 5.2% | restaurant (1626) · pizza (382) · pubs (118) · diner (35) · steakhouse (20) · burgers (10) · bistro (5) · fast food (2) |
| Living | 2,082 | 5% | place of worship (602) · cleaning (321) · apartment (295) · furniture (285) · daycare (191) · janitor (102) · veterinary (85) · appliances (65) |
| Construction | 2,060 | 4.9% | plumbing (294) · electrician (263) · carpet (260) · painting (249) · general contractor (207) · home builder (168) · machinery (127) · roofing (126) |
| Retail | 1,811 | 4.3% | gifts (392) · convenience (338) · photography (293) · department store (219) · flowers (206) · jeweler (184) · toys (45) · office equipment (36) |
| Finance | 1,689 | 4% | insurance (519) · bank (257) · mortgage (61) · real estate (39) · bankruptcy (24) · loans (23) · stock broker (19) · credit union (5) |
| Beauty | 1,587 | 3.8% | hair stylist (963) · dentist (434) · barber (116) · bank (3) · real estate (1) |
| Automotive | 1,421 | 3.4% | autos (577) · auto repair (399) · auto parts (82) · tires (41) · motorcycle (27) · scooter (11) · truck repair (4) · bank (1) |
| Education | 1,206 | 2.9% | school (1035) · writing (65) · library (35) · garden (14) · bankruptcy (2) |
| Energy | 1,049 | 2.5% | petroleum (832) · fuel (191) · pipelines (19) · natural gas (4) · bank (2) · solar (1) |
| Living & Home | 1,039 | 2.5% | greenhouse (4) · garden (3) · scooter (1) |
| Construction & Realty | 744 | 1.8% | landscaping (3) · real estate (1) |
| Tech | 702 | 1.7% | computers (550) · wireless (69) · telecom (52) |
| Realty | 659 | 1.6% | real estate (650) · realtor (9) |
| Travel | 638 | 1.5% | travel agent (316) · motel (104) · bnb (78) · hotel (52) · parking (21) · airline (20) · bank (1) · insurance (1) |
| Manufacturing | 621 | 1.5% | industrial supplier (323) · fabrication (110) · chemical (74) · machinery (64) · pulp and paper (11) · salvage (10) · pallets (9) · steel (3) |
| Food | 562 | 1.3% | baker (249) · catering (105) · grocer (83) · ice cream (68) · seafood (51) · fruit (3) · insurance (1) · vegetable (1) |
| Logistics | 547 | 1.3% | truck transportation (155) · storage (98) · packaging (31) · railroad (24) · towing (22) · wholesale (7) · forklifts (4) · landscaping (1) |
| Retail Goods | 537 | 1.3% | real estate (1) |
The franchises already here
Brands from a register of 2,024 franchise systems, matched into this city by name. A high count is a signal in both directions: the territory works, and it may be taken.
82 of these brands are a single common word — Metro, Avenue, Budget — so their counts include businesses that merely share the word. They are marked rather than dropped.
| Brand | Category | Here | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | convenience | 73 | 30,000 |
| Royal Bank | bank | 44 | — |
| Shoppers Drug Mart | pharmacy | 42 | 927 |
| U-Haul | car | 42 | 13,700 |
| Dairy Queen | fastfood | 39 | 5,900 |
| London Drugs | pharmacy | 37 | 70 |
| Second Cup | coffee | 34 | — |
| Salvation Army | retail | 30 | — |
| Petro Canada | fuel | 26 | 1,512 |
| Blockbuster Video | video | 21 | 5,900 |
| Taco Time | fastfood | 21 | 300 |
| Wal-Mart | retail | 21 | 6,500 |
| Liberty Tax Service | tax | 20 | — |
| Boston Pizza | pizza | 17 | 250 |
| Canadian Tire | retail | 17 | 455 |
| Shell Canada | fuel | 15 | 2,100 |
| Co-operators | insurance | 14 | — |
| Mr. Sub | deli | 14 | 475 |
| Curves For Women | fitness | 13 | 10,000 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | pizza | 13 | 1,800 |
| Fountain Tire | auto | 12 | — |
| Royal Canadian Legion | club | 12 | 160 |
| Burger King | fastfood | 11 | 11,000 |
| Coffee Time | coffee | 11 | 300 |
| Buck or Two | retail | 10 | 139 |
| Cotton Ginny | retail | 10 | — |
| Enterprise Rent A Car | car | 10 | 5,400 |
| Great Clips | hair | 10 | 2,600 |
| Herbal Magic | health | 10 | 315 |
| Medicine Shoppe | pharmacy | 10 | 1,030 |
| Sleep Country | retail | 10 | 119 |
| Edo Japan | food | 9 | 90 |
| Flight Centre | travel | 9 | 1,500 |
| Good Earth Cafes | coffee | 9 | 14 |
| Taco Bell | tacos | 9 | 5,845 |
| Crystal Glass | auto | 8 | — |
| La Senza | lingerie | 8 | — |
| Peoples Jewellers | retail | 8 | — |
| Suzy Shier | retail | 8 | — |
| Bell World | retail | 7 | — |
| Best Western | businesshotel | 7 | 4,200 |
| Canada Post locations | post | 7 | 23,000 |
| Cineplex Odeon | entertainment | 7 | — |
| Kal Tire | auto | 7 | 200 |
| New York Fries | fastfood | 7 | 185 |
| Salvation Army Thrift Stores | retail | 7 | — |
| Tip Top Tailors | retail | 7 | 100 |
| 2-4-1 Pizza | pizza | 6 | 100 |
| Booster Juice | dessert | 6 | 150 |
| Comfort Inn | familyhotel | 6 | — |
| Holiday Inn | businesshotel | 6 | — |
| Mr. Lube | auto | 6 | 88 |
| National Bank of Canada | bank | 6 | — |
| Service Experts | specialty | 6 | — |
| St. John | retail | 6 | — |
| Sylvan Learning | school | 6 | 710 |
| Carlson Wagonlit Travel | travel | 5 | 4,300 |
| Extreme Pita | deli | 5 | 174 |
| Great Canadian Bagel | deli | 5 | 48 |
| Great Plains | retail | 5 | 6 |
| Home Depot | home | 5 | 2,104 |
| Liquidation World | retail | 5 | 100 |
| Manchu WOK | fastfood | 5 | 200 |
| Minute Muffler | auto | 5 | — |
| OK Tire | auto | 5 | 260 |
| Sunglass Hut | retail | 5 | — |
| Swiss Chalet | fastfood | 5 | 190 |
| Thomas Cook | travel | 5 | 700 |
| A&W Restaurants | fastfood | 4 | 694 |
| Apple Auto Glass | specialty | 4 | 110 |
| Cash Converters | retail | 4 | 16 |
| City Market | supermarket | 4 | 38 |
| Color Your World | retail | 4 | 98 |
| Costco Wholesale | retail | 4 | 371 |
| Fitness Depot | fitness | 4 | 40 |
| Future Shop | inc | 4 | 110 |
| Grand & Toy | retail | 4 | 50 |
| Jersey City | retail | 4 | 18 |
| Laura Secord | dessert | 4 | — |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics | retail | 4 | 2,000 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | auto | 4 | 18,000 |
| Office Depot | retail | 4 | 1,091 |
| Oxford Learning | school | 4 | 140 |
| Public Storage locations | home | 4 | 2,000 |
| Rent-A-Wreck | car | 4 | — |
| Running Room | retail | 4 | — |
| Sony Store | retail | 4 | — |
| Super 8 | economyhotel | 4 | — |
| Wine Kitz | liquor | 4 | — |
| Banana Republic | retail | 3 | — |
| Candy Bouquet | dessert | 3 | 815 |
| Econo Lodge | budgethotel | 3 | — |
| Eddie Bauer | retail | 3 | 370 |
| Furniture Medic | specialty | 3 | 600 |
| Hertz Rent A Car | car | 3 | 7,000 |
| Holt Renfrew | retail | 3 | 12 |
| IKON Office Solutions | retail | 3 | 400 |
| Island Ink-Jet | retail | 3 | 200 |
| Jenny Craig | fitness | 3 | 640 |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | fitness | 3 | 900 |
| Merry Maids | cleaner | 3 | 970 |
| Northern Reflections | retail | 3 | 150 |
| Print Three | post | 3 | 58 |
| Purolator Courier | post | 3 | 550 |
| Things Engraved | retail | 3 | — |
| Toys "R" Us | retail | 3 | 1,400 |
| Travel CUTS | travel | 3 | — |
| A & B Sound | retail | 2 | 16 |
| AAMCO Transmissions | auto | 2 | 700 |
| Bank of America | bank | 2 | — |
| Baskin Robbins | dessert | 2 | 2,800 |
| Big Boy | food | 2 | — |
| Cash Store | cash | 2 | — |
| Country Style | coffee | 2 | 400 |
| Cruise Holidays | travel | 2 | 125 |
| Days Inn | economyhotel | 2 | — |
| De Dutch | food | 2 | 18 |
| Discount Tire | auto | 2 | — |
| Dixie Lee Chicken | fastfood | 2 | 100 |
| Edward Jones Investments | tax | 2 | — |
| Everything for a Dollar Store | retail | 2 | 70 |
| H&R Block | tax | 2 | 12,165 |
| Harley Davidson locations | motorcycle | 2 | — |
| Hilton Garden Inn | businesshotel | 2 | — |
| Holiday Inn Express | familyhotel | 2 | — |
| Home Hardware | home | 2 | 1,000 |
| Lions Club | club | 2 | — |
| Nutrition House | health | 2 | 62 |
| Payless Shoesource | shoestore | 2 | 5,000 |
| Pita Pit | deli | 2 | 220 |
| Pizza Factory | pizza | 2 | 135 |
| Randy River | retail | 2 | 65 |
| RE/MAX International | realestate | 2 | — |
| Real Canadian Superstore | supermarket | 2 | 51 |
| Rogers Video | video | 2 | 300 |
| Rotary Club | club | 2 | — |
| Stop & Shop | supermarket | 2 | 360 |
| Superior Propane | fuel | 2 | — |
| Telus Mobility | wireless | 2 | — |
| Value Village | retail | 2 | 190 |
| Alamo Rent A Car | car | 1 | 1,000 |
| Athletes World | retail | 1 | — |
| Bargain Shop | retail | 1 | 165 |
| Beachcomber Hot Tubs | retail | 1 | 200 |
| Bon Ton | retail | 1 | — |
| Canadian School of Natural Nutrition | health | 1 | — |
| Circuit City | retail | 1 | 600 |
| Cleaning Authority | cleaner | 1 | 179 |
| Cruise Ship Centers | travel | 1 | 105 |
| Danier Leather | retail | 1 | — |
| Decorating Den | specialty | 1 | — |
| Disney Store | retail | 1 | — |
| Dollar Rent A Car | car | 1 | 600 |
| Driving Force | car | 1 | 10 |
| Fantastic Sams | hair | 1 | 1,350 |
| Foot Solutions | retail | 1 | 249 |
| Franklin Covey | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Fresh City | deli | 1 | 10 |
| Golf Town | retail | 1 | 31 |
| Good Feet | retail | 1 | 153 |
| Greco Pizza | pizza | 1 | 160 |
| Handyman Connection | specialty | 1 | — |
| Harry Rosen | retail | 1 | 16 |
| Jani-King | cleaner | 1 | 115 |
| Johnny Rockets | fastfood | 1 | 141 |
| Keller Williams Realty | realestate | 1 | 633 |
| Krispy Kreme | coffee | 1 | 298 |
| L.L. Bean | — | 1 | — |
| La Salsa | fastfood | 1 | 100 |
| La Vie en Rose | retail | 1 | 150 |
| Laura Ashley | retail | 1 | — |
| Lee Valley Tools | home | 1 | 13 |
| Linens 'n Things | retail | 1 | 500 |
| Lumber Liquidators | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Mappins Jewellers | retail | 1 | — |
| Micro Center | retail | 1 | — |
| Mister Transmission | auto | 1 | 90 |
| Molly Maid | cleaner | 1 | 500 |
| National Property Inspections | realestate | 1 | 288 |
| Pier 1 Imports | retail | 1 | 1,200 |
| Pizza Hut | pizza | 1 | 10,000 |
| Pizza Pizza | pizza | 1 | 313 |
| Princess Auto | auto | 1 | 25 |
| Red Carpet Inn | budgethotel | 1 | 299 |
| Rogers Wireless | wireless | 1 | — |
| Save-A-Lot | supermarket | 1 | 1,160 |
| Sharper Image | retail | 1 | 190 |
| Sign-A-Rama | specialty | 1 | 800 |
| Source For Sports | retail | 1 | 150 |
| Sports World | retail | 1 | — |
| Staples Business Depot | officesupplies | 1 | 1,800 |
| Stitch It | retail | 1 | 98 |
| TD Canada Trust | bank | 1 | — |
| Tim Hortons | coffee | 1 | 2,890 |
| Weed Man | specialty | 1 | — |
| White Spot Restaurants | food | 1 | 60 |
| Whole Foods Market | health | 1 | 198 |
| Wild Birds Unlimited | retail | 1 | 307 |
| Young Drivers of Canada | specialty | 1 | — |
| Limited name only | retail | 2673 | — |
| Safeway name only | supermarket | 104 | 1,767 |
| Manor name only | retail | 37 | — |
| Starbucks name only | coffee | 32 | 3,500 |
| ScotiaBank name only | bank | 31 | — |
| Hallmark name only | greetingcards | 26 | 5,600 |
| Sears name only | inc | 26 | 2,300 |
| Fabutan name only | health | 24 | 151 |
| Husky name only | fuel | 24 | — |
| Coach name only | luggage | 18 | — |
| AllState name only | insurance | 17 | — |
| Zellers name only | retail | 17 | — |
| Jeep name only | suv | 15 | — |
| Reitmans name only | retail | 14 | 343 |
| Roots name only | retail | 11 | 145 |
| Honda name only | car | 10 | — |
| Petland name only | pet | 10 | 200 |
| Radisson name only | upscalehotel | 10 | — |
| Sheraton name only | upscalehotel | 10 | — |
| YMCA name only | fitness | 10 | — |
| Champion name only | supermarket | 9 | 1,000 |
| CinnZeo name only | coffee | 9 | 50 |
| Jacob name only | retail | 9 | 200 |
| SuperCuts name only | inc | 9 | 2,000 |
| Aldo name only | retail | 8 | — |
| Progressive name only | supermarket | 8 | 150 |
| Toyota name only | car | 8 | — |
| CIBC name only | bank | 7 | — |
| Greyhound name only | travel | 7 | — |
| Hyatt name only | upscalehotel | 7 | — |
| Kernels name only | dessert | 7 | — |
| Michaels name only | retail | 7 | 805 |
| Midas name only | auto | 7 | 1,800 |
| Renaissance name only | upscalehotel | 7 | — |
| Travelodge name only | economyhotel | 7 | — |
| Diana name only | supermarket | 6 | 3 |
| InterContinental name only | luxuryhotel | 6 | — |
| PartSource name only | auto | 6 | 47 |
| Cartier name only | retail | 5 | — |
| Fabricland name only | retail | 5 | 170 |
| Nissan name only | auto | 5 | — |
| Stitches name only | retail | 5 | — |
| Gymboree name only | retail | 4 | 550 |
| Bebe name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Bootlegger name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Brunet name only | pharmacy | 3 | 112 |
| Burton name only | retail | 3 | — |
| CarStar name only | auto | 3 | 120 |
| Cintas name only | specialty | 3 | 350 |
| LensCrafters name only | specialty | 3 | 890 |
| Lexus name only | luxurycar | 3 | — |
| Mitsubishi name only | auto | 3 | — |
| MMMuffins name only | coffee | 3 | — |
| Talbots name only | retail | 3 | 592 |
| Tesco name only | retail | 3 | 1,780 |
| Beltone name only | specialty | 2 | 1,500 |
| Clarion name only | businesshotel | 2 | — |
| Esprit name only | retail | 2 | — |
| HSBC name only | bank | 2 | — |
| Intersport name only | retail | 2 | 60 |
| Khalsa name only | fuel | 2 | — |
| Kingfisher name only | home | 2 | 680 |
| MANGO name only | retail | 2 | 850 |
| Marriott name only | upscalehotel | 2 | 2,800 |
| PETsMART name only | pet | 2 | 885 |
| SAAN name only | retail | 2 | 140 |
| Tiffany name only | retail | 2 | 150 |
| Aritzia name only | retail | 1 | 20 |
| BathMaster name only | specialty | 1 | 23 |
| Florsheim name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Fossil name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Gilmours name only | liquor | 1 | — |
| HomeBase locations name only | retail | 1 | 320 |
| Hooters name only | food | 1 | 435 |
| IKEA name only | retail | 1 | 250 |
| Kinokuniya name only | book | 1 | 56 |
| Ledgers name only | specialty | 1 | — |
| Lululemon locations name only | sportswear | 1 | 81 |
| Pantorama name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Sobeys name only | supermarket | 1 | 224 |
| Volkswagen name only | — | 1 | — |
| Ziebart name only | auto | 1 | 500 |
Real estate as a local trade
Four unrelated jobs share the name: selling existing homes, owning and letting them, managing them for someone else, and building new ones. For anyone weighing a move or a licence these are the counts — and the ownership question goes to /property, which answers it building by building.
Real estate is a local job market in its own right, and four unrelated trades get the same name. Counts are businesses filed under each trade in the register, which lists a brokerage once however many agents work there — so this measures firms, not licensees.
Selling homes
5312Offices of agents and brokers — the resale market, and the biggest single trade in most Canadian cities.
Named in the register
- Anderson and Associates Realty Investments
- Avalon Realty — 259 Midpark Way SE
- Bayer Kosowan and Association — 815 10 Ave SW
- Bentall Real Estate Services — 3030 2 Avenue Southeast
- Canada West Realty — 717 7 Ave SW
- Control Facilities Mgmt — 5005 Dalhousie Dr NW
- ELFA Real Estate — 251 Midpark Boulevard Southeast 145
- Jcl Mgmt — 259 Midpark Way SE
- Lone Star Realty 2000Inc — 76 Midpark Drive Southeast
- Prc Properties — 614 6 Ave SW
- Sbac Properties — 2710 17 Ave SE
- Starmor Real Estate — 84 Bowridge Dr NW
- Topaz Property Management Group Limited — 1622 Evergreen Drive Southwest
- Yale Properties Limited — 707 Barlow Trail Southeast
Owning and letting
5311Lessors of real estate: the buildings themselves, filed under the building rather than the owner.
Named in the register
- Boardwalk Plaza — 343 14 Ave SW
- Brentview Towers — 3520 31 St NW
- Glamis Green — 89 Glamis Green SW
- Greenland Properties — 1212 1 Street SE
- Heritage Gardens — 215 Fairview Dr SE
- Oak Hill Estates — 6440 Centre St NE
- Queens Park Village — 501 40 Ave NW
- Southampton Green — 315 Southampton Drive Southwest
- Sunalta House
- Varsity Towers — 3625 Shaganappi Trail NW
- Villages Westbrook Sandlewood — 4 Hemlock Cres SW
- Vista Gardens — 1901 19 St NE
- Windsor Green Apartments — 4610 Hubalta Road Southeast
- Windsor Green Townhomes — 4649 Hubalta Rd SE
Managing for owners
5313Property managers, who run buildings the landlord does not.
Named in the register
- Acom Building Maintenance — 535 Cleveland Cres SE
- Argyle Management Limited
- Cal Maintenance — 635 Deer Park Way SE
- Cambridge Shopping Centres Limited — 100 Anderson Road Southeast
- Ebony Management and Real Estate Limited
- Fran pol Services Limited — 5475 53rd Avenue Southeast
- Harvard Developments Limited — 138 4th Avenue Southeast 320
- Huston Asset Management — 508 24th Avenue Southwest 200
- J R Diversified Enterprises Limited
- Longley Condominium Services Limited — 912 19th Avenue Southwest 12
- Safeway Holdings Limited — 707 7th Avenue Southwest 450
- Summit Reit Property Management Limited — 24 Hour Tenant Hotline
- Turn Key Building Specialists — 401 Edgebrook Grove NW
- Western Securities Limited
Building new homes
2361Residential builders and the general contractors who work for them.
Named in the register
- Alanridge Homes — 5709 2nd Street Southeast 200
- Avalon Industries — 5 Citadel Estates Manor NW
- Cidex Signature Homes Limited — Construction Office
- Crossley Custom Homes Limited 1990 — Westcreek Show Home
- Daytona Homes Master Builder — 104 Millview Sq SW
- Devcon Developments — 3320 114 Ave SE
- Greenboro Estate Homes — 2023 2 Ave SE
- Greenboro Estate Homes — 229 Arbour Vista Rd NW
- Heritage Crafted Homes — 2807 39 St SW
- Landmark Homes — 757 57 Ave NE
- Nuvista Homes Limited — Office
- Permasteel Building Systems — 335 58 Ave SE
- R B Construction and Consulting — 5807 Dalford Hill NW
- Westbridge Land Development — 2020 18 St NW
Financing it
5222Mortgage brokers and non-bank lenders.
Named in the register
- Advance Now — 1800 4 St SW
- Bayfield Mortgage Professionals Limited — 2503 Deer Side Drive Southeast
- Bill Cazabon Mortgage Professionals — 279 Midpark Way Southeast 102
- Collateral Loans Limited — 1720 Radisson Drive Southeast
- Connexia Mortgage — 11012 McLeod Trail South Suite 600
- Mortgage Lady — 185 Cornwallis Drive Northwest
- Paycheque Loans — 101-617 11 Ave SW
- Paycheque Loans Limited
- Paycheque Loans Limited — 9935 Elbow Drive Southwest
- Paycheque Loans Limited — 2910 Centre Street Northeast
- Ryan Sauvé Calgary Mortgage Associates — 2118 52 Avenue SW
- Sonskyn Mortgage Center — 301-5940 Macleod Trail
- Stephenson Mortgage — 3810 Parkhill Street Southwest
- Task One Mortgage — 112 Gaza Crescent Southwest
Who actually owns it
The full property record →From the /property research for this city, which asks a different question: not who trades in property here, but who owns it. An owner is named there only where a document says so. Owner paid via SPIN2 logon; every parcel value free and open.
Homebuilders
- Truman Homes — 4,480 units / 562 permits
- Deveraux Developments — 1,519 units / 15 permits
- Jayman BUILT — 1,323 units / 1,268 permits
- Mattamy Homes Calgary — 1,263 units / 1,042 permits
- Shane Homes — 1,204 units / 1,188 permits
- Brookfield Residential (Alberta) — 1,075 units / 988 permits
Commercial landlords
- Cadillac Fairview — 6 named Calgary properties
- Oak Street Real Estate Capital — 2,000,000 sq ft
- Allied Properties REIT — $2,895k Calgary NOI, Q2 2026
- BGRE (formerly Brookfield Properties) — 330M+ sq ft managed, 1,400+ properties globally
8 marquee buildings examined, 4 with an owner established.
On "how many doors"
How many doors a landlord holds is not in any of this. The register files an apartment building under the building, not its owner, and carries no unit count; there is no open dataset of Canadian landlords by portfolio. Where this research has established ownership it is in the /property record for the city, building by building, which is a different and much slower exercise.
Work where you go to them
The Ultimate 411 half of local: everything where the customer does not have to come to you.
A shop needs the customer to walk in. These 157 services do the opposite — the mobile mechanic, the mobile groomer, the bookkeeper, the junk haul — and they are the ones a person can start without a lease. 0 of them already match a trait filed in this city's register.
The 157 Service=1 rows in search.local: work where the provider travels to the customer. "present" counts businesses already filed under that exact trait name; a blank is a coverage gap, not proof of absence, because the two vocabularies were built separately.
home services
events
pets
luxury
healthcare
sporting goods
sports
business
outdoors
construction
travel
tools
Schools and colleges
wander.schools is a post-secondary table — universities and colleges. K-12 public and private schools are not in it, and only 7 of its 1,686 rows carry coordinates, so these are listed and not mapped.
| Institution | Type | Students | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haskayne | University | — | — |
| MRU | University | — | 1910 |
| Reeves College | College | — | — |
| SAIT | University | — | — |
| UCalgary | University | — | — |
In the business register
Where schooling shows up as a business rather than an institution — which is where K-12, tutoring and childcare appear.
Health and care
What a person moving a parent here would ask first. The register files clinics and pharmacies; it has no category for a hospital at all, so hospitals are matched by name and the limit is stated rather than hidden.
Matched on the name "hospital"
- Healing Hands Health Center — 24 Midlake Boulevard Southeast
- Varsity Natural Health Center — 102-4616 Valiant Dr NW
- Douglas Square Pet Hospital — 11520 24 St SE
- Calgary Shoe Hospital and Sales — 1415 17 Ave SW
- Alberta Childrens Hospital — 1021 10 Ave SW
- Alpine Pet Hospital — 321 61 Avenue Southwest 7
- C U P S Community Health Centre — 128 7 Avenue Southeast
- Accu Med Health Center — 755 Lake Bonavista Dr SE
- 17th Avenue Animal Hospital — 233 17th Ave SW
- Dorchester Health Center — 1333 8 St SW
- Alberta Childrens Hospital — 1820 Richmond Rd SW
- Alberta Childrens Hospital Child Health Centre — 1820 Richmond Road Southwest
- Core Health Center — 225 7 Ave SW
- Healthy Choices Health Center — 2515 90 Ave SW
- Kopsikum Health Centre — 5740 2 Street Southwest 102
- Elbow Valley Pet Hospital — 4016 16 St SW
- Westland Veterinary Hospital — 3871 17 Ave SW
- Coach Hill Veterinary Hospital Limited — 6424 Old Banff Coach Road Southwest
- Sangsters Health Center — 3800 Memorial Dr NE
- Sarcee Health Center — 3700 Anderson Rd SW
- Active Back To Health Center — 6455 Macleod Trail SW
- Acupuncture and Health Center — 8989 Macleod Trail SW
- Sundance Animal Hospital — 35 Sunmills Drive Southeast
- Macleod Trail Animal Hospital — 8910 Macleod Trail Southeast
- Due South Animal Hospital — 16626 Mckenzie Lake Blvd SE
- Inglewood Family Health Centre — 1217 10 Avenue Southeast
- Summit Integrated Health Centre — 340 12 Avenue Southwest 220
- Just Your Touch Health Center — 630 1 Ave NE
- C U P S Community Health Centre — 622 11 Avenue Northeast
- Lutheran Hospital Ministries — 66 7 Street Northeast
- Calgary Shoe Hospital — 112 8 Ave SW
- Solace Integrative Health Center — 1212 9 Ave SE
- Great Wall Clinic and Health Center — 225 7 Ave SW
- Alexandra Community Health Centre — Administration Avenue
- Alexandra Community Health Centre — 922 9 Avenue Southeast
- Alexandra Community Health Center — 807 6 St SE
- Chiropractic Health Centre Kensington — 4 14 Street Northwest 105
- Calgary Shoe Hospital — 8120 Beddington Blvd NW
- Chiropractic Health Centre — 2713 Centre Street Northwest
- Bow Bottom Veterinary Hospital — 1186 137 ave se
- Southwood Veterinary Hospital — 10233 Elbow Drive Southwest 140
- Woodlands Veterinary Hospital Animal Dental Centre — 1-523 Woodpark Blvd SW
- Capitol Chiropractic Health Centre — 1432 19 Avenue Northwest
- Bowmont Animal Hospital — 5111 Bowness Rd NW
- Integrative Health Centre — 4018 16 St SW
- Silver Springs Animal Hospital — 5720 Silver Springs Blvd NW
- Northland Health Center — 3616 52 Ave NW
- Day Hospital North Site — 722 16 Ave NE
- BodyMind Synergy Health Centre — 138 17 Ave NE
- Rockyview General Hospital — 7007 14 St SW
- Rockyview Gen Hospital Library — 7007 14 St SW
- Colonel Belcher Hospital — 1213 4 St SW
- Day Hospital South — 6909 14 St SW
- Cedar Health Centre Chirptr — Emergency Line Avenue
- Foothills Hospital Emergency — 1403 29 Street Northwest
- Foothills Hospital Patient Location — 1403 29 Street Northwest
- Foothills Hospital Poison Information Donations — 1403 29 Street Northwest
- Grace Womens Health Center — 1441 29 St NW
- Douglasdale Health Center — 11580 24 St SE
- Alexandra Community Health Centre — 807 6 Street Southeast
- Rockyview General Hospital — 7007 14th St SW
- Rockyview General Hospital Emergency — 7007 14 Street Southwest
- Rockyview General Hospital Patient Information — 7007 14 Street Southwest
- Rockyview General Hospital Emergency Donations — 7007 14 Street Southwest
- Peter Lougheed Hospital — 3500 26 Ave NE
- Alberta Childrens Hospital Foundation — 1021 10th Avenue Southwest 300
- Alberta Childrens Hospital Child Health Centre — 1820 Richmond Road Southwest
- Alberta Childrens Hospital Child Health Centre — 1820 Richmond Road Southwest
- Alberta Childrens Hospital — 1820 Richmond Road Southwest
- Alberta Childrens Hospital Child Health Centre — 1820 Richmond Road Southwest
- Foothills Hospital — 1403 29 St NW
geonet carries no 'hospital' trait, so these are matched on the business name. A distance-to-hospital figure needs a source that states hospital locations.
Mayor & politics
Who holds office here and who is asking to, from the official lists on /politics: the council, the riding’s Member of Parliament and the provincial member. Each name opens its row there.
Realtors in Calgary — the brokerages and licensed agents to call →
What this record cannot tell you
Named in full, because the gaps are the part most likely to be misread as an answer.
- Census figures are 2021, taken on 11 May 2021: income is for 2020 and the labour figures were measured mid-pandemic, so the unemployment rate on this page is a 2021 reading rather than a current one.
- wander.schools is now readable, but it holds universities and colleges only and 1,679 of its 1,686 rows have no coordinates. K-12 public and private schools need a separate source — in Ontario the Ministry of Education school finder, in British Columbia the provincial school list. wander.citytowns, hotels and territories remain denied to the ru user.
- No 'hospital' trait exists in geonet; distance to a hospital needs an external source such as StatCan's Open Database of Healthcare Facilities.
- 41.2% of businesses here carry no coordinates, so a map or address lookup would miss them. Postal codes reach 99.3%.
Built from
geonet.calgary— the local business registerwander.regions— city name, population, metrosearch.local— trait vocabulary and the come-to-you servicessearch.cozfranchises— 2,024 franchise brands