Edmonton, Alberta
What Edmonton is made of: the communities whose institutions are here, the sectors its 32,279 businesses sit in, the franchises already on the ground, and the services a newcomer could start.
32,279 businesses on file · 168 trades · 33 sectors · census population 1,010,900 · registry population 1,010,900 · built from geonet.edmonton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5121 Motion picture and video industries | 0.49 | 75 | Caution |
| 9139 Other local, municipal and regional public administration | 0.5 | 233 | Enter |
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 98.7% 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 Edmonton, 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 | 13.7% | ▼19% |
| Residents 85 and overthe group that needs care rather than the group that is merely retired | 1.8% | ▼2.3% |
| Median age | 36.8 years | ▼42.1 years |
| Low income among 65+against a 15% reference, not a national figure | 10.7% | ▲15% |
| Medical clinics per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.17 | – |
| Pharmacies per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.37 | – |
| Nursing and elderly care operatorscounted in the register, which lists few of them | 0 | – |
| Median rent | 1250 $/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
thinIs there a reason to be here between 19 and 25, and can they afford it?
| Residents 20 to 24 | 6.6% | –6% |
| Residents 15 to 19the cohort arriving next | 5.4% | ▼6% |
| Renter householdsa rental market is what makes a place possible to move to | 36.4% | –33.2% |
| Median rent | 1250 $/mo | –1175 $/mo |
| Unemployment rateMay 2021, mid-pandemic — high everywhere in this census | 12.7% | ▼10.4% |
| Degree holders in the adult populationagainst a 32% reference | 29.7% | –32% |
| Drinking places and recreationfrom the register | 302 | – |
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 | 32.5% | ▲23.2% |
| Arrived 2016 to 2021a recent arrival means the route here is current, not historical | 6.8% | ▲3.7% |
| Speak a non-official language at home | 18.8% | ▲12.7% |
| Languages spoken at home above the reporting floor | 40 | – |
| Community institutions in the register | 148 | – |
| Non-permanent residentsstudents and work-permit holders | 2.4% | ▼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) | 30,595 | 3.1% | South Asian | 3 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 22,875 | 2.3% | Filipino | 2 |
| Mandarin | 14,405 | 1.4% | Chinese | 20 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 14,030 | 1.4% | Chinese | 20 |
| Arabic | 12,325 | 1.2% | Arabic-speaking | 2 |
| Spanish | 10,525 | 1.1% | Spanish-speaking | 5 |
| Vietnamese | 5,805 | 0.6% | Vietnamese | 4 |
| Urdu | 5,640 | 0.6% | South Asian | 3 |
| Hindi | 5,610 | 0.6% | South Asian | 3 |
| Somali | 4,915 | 0.5% | Somali | 1 |
| Gujarati | 4,620 | 0.5% | South Asian | 3 |
| Korean | 4,535 | 0.5% | Korean | 13 |
| Malayalam | 3,355 | 0.3% | South Asian | 3 |
| Tigrigna | 3,155 | 0.3% | Eritrean | 0 |
| Polish | 3,005 | 0.3% | Polish | 1 |
| Russian | 2,985 | 0.3% | Russian | 3 |
| Ukrainian | 1,945 | 0.2% | Ukrainian | 20 |
| Iranian Persian | 1,910 | 0.2% | Persian | 0 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 1,845 | 0.2% | Serbian | 2 |
| Amharic | 1,770 | 0.2% | Ethiopian | 2 |
| Portuguese | 1,750 | 0.2% | Portuguese | 3 |
| Bengali | 1,745 | 0.2% | South Asian | 3 |
| Nepali | 1,655 | 0.2% | South Asian | 3 |
| Tamil | 1,605 | 0.2% | South Asian | 3 |
| Ilocano | 1,350 | 0.1% | Filipino | 2 |
| Oromo | 1,145 | 0.1% | Ethiopian | 2 |
| Turkish | 1,145 | 0.1% | Turkish | 1 |
| Cebuano | 1,130 | 0.1% | Filipino | 2 |
| Romanian | 1,005 | 0.1% | Romanian | 2 |
| Italian | 990 | 0.1% | Italian | 2 |
| German | 945 | 0.1% | German | 5 |
| Dari | 920 | 0.1% | Afghan | 0 |
| Serbian | 895 | 0.1% | Serbian | 2 |
| Telugu | 775 | 0.1% | South Asian | 3 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 685 | 0.1% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Croatian | 635 | 0.1% | Croatian | 2 |
| Swahili | 605 | 0.1% | Kenyan | 0 |
| Pashto | 480 | 0% | Afghan | 0 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 465 | 0% | Chinese | 20 |
| Marathi | 445 | 0% | South Asian | 3 |
Spoken, but nothing built
Tigrigna 3,155 · Iranian Persian 1,910 · Dari 920 · Sinhala (Sinhalese) 685 · Swahili 605
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
Japanese 2 institutions · Greek 4 institutions · Hungarian 3 institutions · Slovenian 2 institutions · Dutch 2 institutions · French 5 institutions · Islamic 13 institutions · Jewish 6 institutions · Scottish 2 institutions · Indigenous 12 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 | 13.7% | 19% |
| Residents 85 and over | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Residents 20 to 24 | 6.6% | 6% |
| Arrived 2016 to 2021 | 6.8% | 3.7% |
| Non-permanent residents | 2.4% | — |
| Speak a non-official language at home | 18.8% | 12.7% |
| Renter households | 36.4% | 33.2% |
| Spending 30% or more on shelter | 24.2% | 20.6% |
| Participation rate | 68.2% | 63.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| Median household income, 2020 | 90000 $ | — |
| Median after-tax household income, 2020 | 79500 $ | — |
| Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) | 10% | — |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 29.7% | — |
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 | 20 | 13 | 59 | institutions on 97 St NW (2) trade on 97 St NW (3) · 97 Street Northwest (2) · 107 Avenue Northwest (2) · 82 Ave NW (2)
Edmonton Chinese Pentecostal · New Life Chinese · Chinese Free Mason |
| Ukrainian | 20 | 12 | 15 | institutions on 108 Ave NW (2) · 97 Street Northwest (2) · 110 Avenue Northwest (2) trade on 97 St NW (2)
Ukrainian Canadian Congress · St Josaphats Ukrainian Play · Ukrainian Catholic Church |
| Korean | 13 | 11 | 5 | institutions on 86 Avenue Northwest (2)
Edmonton Korean Alliance Ch · Bethel Korean Baptist Church · Edmonton Korean Full Gospel Church |
| Islamic | 13 | 10 | 1 |
Islamic Centre Univeristy Muslim Community of Edm · Islamic Centre University Muslim Commun · Edmonton Islamic School |
| Indigenous | 12 | 1 | 13 | institutions on Kingsway NW (2)
Alberta Metis Historical Soc · Metis Judiciary Council · Ceso Saco Aboriginal Service |
| Jewish | 6 | 4 | 6 | institutions on 156 Street Northwest (2)
Jewish Family Services · Jewish National Fund · Beth Ora Reform Synagogue |
| French | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Canadian Parents For French · Alliance Francaise of Edmonton · LA Societe Des Jeux Francophones de LAlberta |
| Spanish-speaking | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Latin American Senior Citizen · Spanish Pentecostal Church · Edmonton Hispanic Bilingual Association |
| German | 5 | 1 | 3 |
German Church of God · German Language School Society of Edmonton · Association for German Bilingual Education of Edmo |
| Greek | 4 | 3 | 8 | trade on 111 Avenue Northwest (2)
Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Ch · St Georges Greek Orthodox Church · St Georges Greek Orthodox Church |
| Vietnamese | 4 | 3 | 6 | trade on 107 Avenue Northwest (2)
Edmonton Vietnamese Chinese · Vietnamese Alliance Church · Edmonton Vietnamese Mennonite Church |
| Portuguese | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Portuguese Canadian Multicultural Society · Portuguese Pentacostal Church · Portuguese Pentacostal Church |
| Russian | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Barbara · Russian Orthodox Cathedral Of St Barbara · St Vladimirs Russian Orthodox Church |
| South Asian | 3 | 2 | — | institutions on 133 Avenue Northwest (2)
Gurdwara Millwoods · SIKH Society of Alberta · Hindu Society of Alberta |
| Hungarian | 3 | 1 | — |
St Emeric Catholic Hungarian Parish · Hungarian Cultural Society · Canadian Hungarian Cultural Society of E |
| Italian | 2 | — | 41 | trade on 95 Street Northwest (3) · 118 Avenue Northwest (2) · 118 Avenue NW (2)
Italian Community Services · Comitato Italiani All Estero |
| Japanese | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Edmonton Japanese Christian Ch · Japanese Christian Church |
| Dutch | 2 | — | 12 |
Dutch Canadian Club · Dutch Canadian Club Edmonton |
| Scottish | 2 | — | 4 | trade on 82 Ave NW (2)
Scottish Rite Masonic Temple · Edmonton Scottish Society |
| Filipino | 2 | 2 | 1 |
First Filipino Alliance Church · Filipino International Network |
| Romanian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Canadian Romanian Society · Romanian Orthodox Church Hall |
| Serbian | 2 | 2 | — |
Serbian Orthodox Church St Sava · Serbian Orthodox Church St SAVA |
| Croatian | 2 | 1 | — |
Croatian Catholic Parish · Croatian Catholic Parish |
| Slovenian | 2 | — | — |
Slovenian Canadian Association · Slovenian Canadian Association |
| Arabic-speaking | 2 | 2 | — |
Mar Thoma Syrian Anglican Ch · Arabic Christian Fellowship |
| Ethiopian | 2 | 1 | — |
Ethiopian Community Association · Ethiopian Evangelical Church |
| Thai | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Ratchadham Temple Thai Bddhst |
| Polish | 1 | — | 6 |
Polish Bilingual Program Dycr |
| Turkish | 1 | — | 4 |
Turkish Canadian Youth Association |
| Irish | 1 | — | 3 |
Irish Sports and Social Society |
| Lithuanian | 1 | 1 | — |
Lithuanian Chapel Home |
| Coptic | 1 | 1 | — |
St Mary St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Somali | 1 | — | — |
Somali Canadian Cultural Soc |
| Caribbean | — | — | 7 | |
| Swiss | — | — | 6 | |
| Welsh | — | — | 5 | |
| Brazilian | — | — | 3 | |
| Swedish | — | — | 3 | |
| Danish | — | — | 2 | |
| Malaysian | — | — | 1 | |
| Norwegian | — | — | 1 | |
| Persian | — | — | 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.
Chinese
Ukrainian
Korean
Indigenous
Jewish
Greek
Vietnamese
South Asian
Italian
Scottish
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 32,279 businesses actually are, and the specific trades inside each sector.
| Sector | Businesses | Share | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 2,180 | 6.8% | place of worship (633) · apartment (401) · cleaning (273) · daycare (264) · furniture (219) · janitor (112) · appliances (92) · veterinary (56) |
| Business | 2,160 | 6.7% | association (750) · consulting (486) · accounting (466) · government (233) · vending (34) · auction (23) · foundation (19) · insurance (10) |
| Dining | 1,692 | 5.2% | restaurant (1265) · pizza (223) · pubs (93) · diner (74) · steakhouse (23) · fruit (5) · bistro (5) · fast food (3) |
| Health | 1,632 | 5.1% | physician (432) · pharmacy (267) · medical clinic (171) · chiro (120) · optical (107) · fitness club (101) · health foods (71) · home healthcare (9) |
| Construction | 1,583 | 4.9% | electrician (208) · painting (205) · plumbing (202) · carpet (170) · general contractor (169) · home builder (145) · machinery (101) · roofing (99) |
| Retail | 1,515 | 4.7% | gifts (363) · convenience (302) · department store (184) · photography (183) · jeweler (176) · flowers (149) · toys (42) · antiques (27) |
| Automotive | 1,385 | 4.3% | autos (657) · auto repair (328) · auto parts (93) · tires (41) · motorcycle (15) · scooter (9) · truck repair (8) |
| Beauty | 1,315 | 4.1% | hair stylist (836) · dentist (373) · barber (67) · bank (2) · real estate (1) |
| Finance | 1,183 | 3.7% | insurance (450) · bank (157) · mortgage (26) · loans (25) · real estate (23) · bankruptcy (21) · credit union (13) · stock broker (3) |
| Living & Home | 790 | 2.4% | greenhouse (9) · scooter (5) · garden (1) · landscaping (1) |
| Education | 771 | 2.4% | school (670) · writing (40) · library (30) · garden (5) · auction (1) |
| Manufacturing | 680 | 2.1% | industrial supplier (241) · fabrication (199) · machinery (127) · chemical (60) · salvage (15) · pulp and paper (4) · landscaping (4) · pallets (3) |
| Construction & Realty | 603 | 1.9% | greenhouse (1) |
| Realty | 530 | 1.6% | real estate (525) · realtor (5) |
| Tech | 495 | 1.5% | computers (345) · wireless (77) · telecom (34) |
| Retail Goods | 475 | 1.5% | fruit (2) |
| Travel | 466 | 1.4% | travel agent (216) · motel (85) · hotel (63) · bnb (51) · parking (17) · airline (9) · bank (2) · pubs (1) |
| Energy | 433 | 1.3% | petroleum (289) · fuel (135) · pipelines (7) · natural gas (2) |
| Logistics | 429 | 1.3% | truck transportation (150) · storage (72) · packaging (18) · towing (14) · railroad (13) · wholesale (10) · forklifts (2) · garden (1) |
| Food | 416 | 1.3% | baker (167) · grocer (90) · catering (81) · ice cream (53) · seafood (20) · meats (2) · real estate (1) · pubs (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.
79 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 | 66 | 30,000 |
| Shoppers Drug Mart | pharmacy | 36 | 927 |
| London Drugs | pharmacy | 33 | 70 |
| Second Cup | coffee | 31 | — |
| Tim Hortons | coffee | 30 | 2,890 |
| U-Haul | car | 28 | 13,700 |
| Dairy Queen | fastfood | 24 | 5,900 |
| Boston Pizza | pizza | 23 | 250 |
| Royal Bank | bank | 20 | — |
| Blockbuster Video | video | 19 | 5,900 |
| Salvation Army | retail | 17 | — |
| Fountain Tire | auto | 16 | — |
| Petro Canada | fuel | 15 | 1,512 |
| Save On Foods | supermarket | 15 | 69 |
| Wal-Mart | retail | 15 | 6,500 |
| Mr. Sub | deli | 14 | 475 |
| Canadian Tire | retail | 13 | 455 |
| Taco Time | fastfood | 13 | 300 |
| Crystal Glass | auto | 12 | — |
| Edo Japan | food | 12 | 90 |
| Future Shop | inc | 10 | 110 |
| La Senza | lingerie | 10 | — |
| Little Caesars Pizza | pizza | 10 | 1,800 |
| Medicine Shoppe | pharmacy | 10 | 1,030 |
| New York Fries | fastfood | 10 | 185 |
| Baskin Robbins | dessert | 9 | 2,800 |
| Buck or Two | retail | 9 | 139 |
| Burger King | fastfood | 9 | 11,000 |
| Cineplex Odeon | entertainment | 9 | — |
| Everything for a Dollar Store | retail | 9 | 70 |
| Co-operators | insurance | 8 | — |
| Kal Tire | auto | 8 | 200 |
| Thomas Cook | travel | 8 | 700 |
| Athletes World | retail | 7 | — |
| Cotton Ginny | retail | 7 | — |
| Curves For Women | fitness | 7 | 10,000 |
| Great Clips | hair | 7 | 2,600 |
| Herbal Magic | health | 7 | 315 |
| Suzy Shier | retail | 7 | — |
| Taco Bell | tacos | 7 | 5,845 |
| Color Your World | retail | 6 | 98 |
| Hertz Rent A Car | car | 6 | 7,000 |
| Liberty Tax Service | tax | 6 | — |
| Liquidation World | retail | 6 | 100 |
| Peoples Jewellers | retail | 6 | — |
| Pita Pit | deli | 6 | 220 |
| Shell Canada | fuel | 6 | 2,100 |
| Tip Top Tailors | retail | 6 | 100 |
| Best Western | businesshotel | 5 | 4,200 |
| Carlson Wagonlit Travel | travel | 5 | 4,300 |
| Danier Leather | retail | 5 | — |
| Holiday Inn | businesshotel | 5 | — |
| Mr. Lube | auto | 5 | 88 |
| Northern Reflections | retail | 5 | 150 |
| Royal Canadian Legion | club | 5 | 160 |
| Running Room | retail | 5 | — |
| Service Experts | specialty | 5 | — |
| Sleep Country | retail | 5 | 119 |
| Sony Store | retail | 5 | — |
| St. John | retail | 5 | — |
| Sunglass Hut | retail | 5 | — |
| Swiss Chalet | fastfood | 5 | 190 |
| AAMCO Transmissions | auto | 4 | 700 |
| Comfort Inn | familyhotel | 4 | — |
| Eddie Bauer | retail | 4 | 370 |
| Enterprise Rent A Car | car | 4 | 5,400 |
| Flight Centre | travel | 4 | 1,500 |
| Great Canadian Bagel | deli | 4 | 48 |
| Home Depot | home | 4 | 2,104 |
| Laura Secord | dessert | 4 | — |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics | retail | 4 | 2,000 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | auto | 4 | 18,000 |
| Pearle Vision | specialty | 4 | 100 |
| Travel CUTS | travel | 4 | — |
| A&W Restaurants | fastfood | 3 | 694 |
| abc Country Restaurant | food | 3 | 30 |
| Apple Auto Glass | specialty | 3 | 110 |
| Bell World | retail | 3 | — |
| Booster Juice | dessert | 3 | 150 |
| Canada Post locations | post | 3 | 23,000 |
| Costco Wholesale | retail | 3 | 371 |
| Country Style | coffee | 3 | 400 |
| Dollar Rent A Car | car | 3 | 600 |
| Driving Force | car | 3 | 10 |
| Extreme Pita | deli | 3 | 174 |
| Holiday Inn Express | familyhotel | 3 | — |
| Hollywood Video | video | 3 | 2,700 |
| IKON Office Solutions | retail | 3 | 400 |
| Movie Gallery | video | 3 | 4,700 |
| Office Depot | retail | 3 | 1,091 |
| Pak Mail | post | 3 | 430 |
| Pier 1 Imports | retail | 3 | 1,200 |
| Pizza 73 | pizza | 3 | 48 |
| Purolator Courier | post | 3 | 550 |
| Randy River | retail | 3 | 65 |
| Staples Business Depot | officesupplies | 3 | 1,800 |
| Stitch It | retail | 3 | 98 |
| Things Engraved | retail | 3 | — |
| Toys "R" Us | retail | 3 | 1,400 |
| Value Village | retail | 3 | 190 |
| Wine Kitz | liquor | 3 | — |
| Cash Store | cash | 2 | — |
| Cinema City | entertainment | 2 | 16 |
| East Side Marios | food | 2 | 100 |
| Econo Lodge | budgethotel | 2 | — |
| Fantastic Sams | hair | 2 | 1,350 |
| Fitness Depot | fitness | 2 | 40 |
| Furniture Medic | specialty | 2 | 600 |
| Grand & Toy | retail | 2 | 50 |
| Harley Davidson locations | motorcycle | 2 | — |
| Jenny Craig | fitness | 2 | 640 |
| Kwik Kopy Design & Print Centres | post | 2 | 860 |
| Minute Muffler | auto | 2 | — |
| OK Tire | auto | 2 | 260 |
| Outback Steakhouse | food | 2 | — |
| Padgett Business Services | tax | 2 | 400 |
| Pick 'n Pay | supermarket | 2 | 106 |
| Ramada Inn | familyhotel | 2 | 740 |
| Superior Propane | fuel | 2 | — |
| Telus Mobility | wireless | 2 | — |
| A & B Sound | retail | 1 | 16 |
| Advance Auto Parts | auto | 1 | 3,000 |
| Alamo Rent A Car | car | 1 | 1,000 |
| Banana Republic | retail | 1 | — |
| Bargain Shop | retail | 1 | 165 |
| Beachcomber Hot Tubs | retail | 1 | 200 |
| Bon Ton | retail | 1 | — |
| Browns Shoes | retail | 1 | — |
| Budget Blinds | retail | 1 | — |
| Budget Rent A Car | car | 1 | 1,900 |
| Candy Bouquet | dessert | 1 | 815 |
| Cash Converters | retail | 1 | 16 |
| CD Plus | retail | 1 | 218 |
| Crowne Plaza | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| Cruise Holidays | travel | 1 | 125 |
| Days Inn | economyhotel | 1 | — |
| Discount Tire | auto | 1 | — |
| Disney Store | retail | 1 | — |
| Express Personnel Services | job | 1 | 500 |
| Foot Solutions | retail | 1 | 249 |
| Golf Town | retail | 1 | 31 |
| Handyman Connection | specialty | 1 | — |
| Hard Rock Cafe | food | 1 | 140 |
| Harry Rosen | retail | 1 | 16 |
| Hilton Garden Inn | businesshotel | 1 | — |
| Holt Renfrew | retail | 1 | 12 |
| Home Hardware | home | 1 | 1,000 |
| Island Ink-Jet | retail | 1 | 200 |
| Jani-King | cleaner | 1 | 115 |
| Johnny Rockets | fastfood | 1 | 141 |
| Lawn Doctor | specialty | 1 | 475 |
| Lee Valley Tools | home | 1 | 13 |
| Lions Club | club | 1 | — |
| Liquor Land | liquor | 1 | — |
| Lush Cosmetics | retail | 1 | 370 |
| Manchu WOK | fastfood | 1 | 200 |
| Mappins Jewellers | retail | 1 | — |
| Merry Maids | cleaner | 1 | 970 |
| Mimi Maternity | retail | 1 | — |
| Mister Transmission | auto | 1 | 90 |
| National Bank of Canada | bank | 1 | — |
| NOVUS Windshield | auto | 1 | 400 |
| Oxford Learning | school | 1 | 140 |
| Pasta House | food | 1 | 30 |
| Pizza Hut | pizza | 1 | 10,000 |
| Princess Auto | auto | 1 | 25 |
| Print Three | post | 1 | 58 |
| Rogers Video | video | 1 | 300 |
| RONA Home & Garden | home | 1 | 600 |
| Rotary Club | club | 1 | — |
| Sign-A-Rama | specialty | 1 | 800 |
| Snappy Tomato Pizza | pizza | 1 | 75 |
| SOGO Japan | retail | 1 | — |
| Super Pet | pet | 1 | 25 |
| VIA Rail | travel | 1 | — |
| Weed Man | specialty | 1 | — |
| Young Drivers of Canada | specialty | 1 | — |
| Limited name only | retail | 2019 | — |
| Safeway name only | supermarket | 63 | 1,767 |
| Manor name only | retail | 46 | — |
| Michaels name only | retail | 21 | 805 |
| Sears name only | inc | 21 | 2,300 |
| AllState name only | insurance | 20 | — |
| ScotiaBank name only | bank | 20 | — |
| Zellers name only | retail | 20 | — |
| YMCA name only | fitness | 19 | — |
| Husky name only | fuel | 18 | — |
| Fabutan name only | health | 12 | 151 |
| Hallmark name only | greetingcards | 12 | 5,600 |
| Champion name only | supermarket | 11 | 1,000 |
| Starbucks name only | coffee | 11 | 3,500 |
| SuperCuts name only | inc | 11 | 2,000 |
| Aldo name only | retail | 10 | — |
| Progressive name only | supermarket | 10 | 150 |
| Reitmans name only | retail | 10 | 343 |
| Roots name only | retail | 9 | 145 |
| Honda name only | car | 8 | — |
| Toyota name only | car | 8 | — |
| Coach name only | luggage | 7 | — |
| HSBC name only | bank | 7 | — |
| LensCrafters name only | specialty | 7 | 890 |
| Midas name only | auto | 7 | 1,800 |
| PartSource name only | auto | 7 | 47 |
| Ardene name only | retail | 6 | — |
| Jacob name only | retail | 6 | 200 |
| Nissan name only | auto | 6 | — |
| Renaissance name only | upscalehotel | 6 | — |
| Fabricland name only | retail | 5 | 170 |
| Greyhound name only | travel | 5 | — |
| Jeep name only | suv | 5 | — |
| Westin name only | luxuryhotel | 5 | — |
| CarStar name only | auto | 4 | 120 |
| Cartier name only | retail | 4 | — |
| CinnZeo name only | coffee | 4 | 50 |
| Stitches name only | retail | 4 | — |
| Aveda name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Bootlegger name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Burton name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Lexus name only | luxurycar | 3 | — |
| Marriott name only | upscalehotel | 3 | 2,800 |
| PETsMART name only | pet | 3 | 885 |
| Sobeys name only | supermarket | 3 | 224 |
| Travelodge name only | economyhotel | 3 | — |
| Carrefour name only | supermarket | 2 | 2,455 |
| easyHome locations name only | retail | 2 | 160 |
| Esprit name only | retail | 2 | — |
| Gymboree name only | retail | 2 | 550 |
| IKEA name only | retail | 2 | 250 |
| Kernels name only | dessert | 2 | — |
| MANGO name only | retail | 2 | 850 |
| Mitsubishi name only | auto | 2 | — |
| SAAN name only | retail | 2 | 140 |
| UniFirst name only | specialty | 2 | — |
| Volkswagen name only | — | 2 | — |
| Ziebart name only | auto | 2 | 500 |
| Benetton name only | retail | 1 | — |
| CIBC name only | bank | 1 | — |
| Diana name only | supermarket | 1 | 3 |
| DirectBuy name only | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Fibrenew name only | specialty | 1 | — |
| Florsheim name only | retail | 1 | — |
| HomeBase locations name only | retail | 1 | 320 |
| Hooters name only | food | 1 | 435 |
| InterContinental name only | luxuryhotel | 1 | — |
| Intersport name only | retail | 1 | 60 |
| Irma name only | supermarket | 1 | 71 |
| Krystal name only | fastfood | 1 | 400 |
| Mikasa name only | retail | 1 | — |
| MMMuffins name only | coffee | 1 | — |
| Mothercare name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Nicholbys name only | retail | 1 | 24 |
| Pantorama name only | retail | 1 | — |
| PostNet name only | post | 1 | 923 |
| Sheraton name only | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| Talbots name only | retail | 1 | 592 |
| Tiffany name only | retail | 1 | 150 |
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
- Alberta Lands — 10060 Jasper Avenue Northwest 1440
- Anvilhammer Management Limited — 4932 99 Street Northwest
- Certified Pallets — 12104 70 Street Northwest
- Edmontonhomesca — 10240 124th Street Northwest 402
- Great Canadian Real Estate Company — RR 4 Lcd 12
- Helm Property Management — 15533 Stony Plain Rd NW
- Helm Property Management and Realty — 10525 Jasper Avenue Northwest 202
- Homeright Homebuyers — 10324 79 St NW
- Newell Group — 2000-10180 101st St NW
- Newell Group Or — 2000-10180 101st St NW
- Northern Shopping Centre Developments Li
- RE MAX Elite — 17-8103 127 Avenue Northwest
- Re Max Excellence Don Toth — 17718 64 Ave
- Rubin Realty — 15533 Stony Plain Road Northwest
Owning and letting
5311Lessors of real estate: the buildings themselves, filed under the building rather than the owner.
Named in the register
- Brookside Terrace — 143 St & 56 av
- Ermineskin Place — 2421 104 St NW
- Fairmont Village — 2823 112 Street NW
- Fort Garry House — 8715 104 Street NW
- Galbraith House — 12020 49 St NW
- Lansdowne Park Apartments
- Lauderdale Manor — 10528 Lauder Avenue Northwest
- Leewood Village — 3845 Mill Woods Road Northwest
- Monterey Pointe — 14503 77 St NW
- North Haven Estates — 13668 38 Street Northwest
- Palisades — 9820 104 St NW
- Park Place Eaux Claire — 16221 95 Street Northwest
- Pointwest Townhomes — 9633 180 St NW
- Wimbledon Apartments — 10140 113 Street NW
Managing for owners
5313Property managers, who run buildings the landlord does not.
Named in the register
- Bentall Retail Services — 113 St MN 6950
- Bentall Retail Services
- Caron Services Limited Propty Mngmt
- Exclusive Condominium Services Limited Prop
- Five Oaks Inc Main Ofc — Construction
- Hearthstone Management Limited Propty Mgmt
- J W T Property Management
- Kingsway Asset Management Limited — W D (bill) Gilchrist Cpm
- O and Y Enterprise
- O and Y Enterprise — 10109 106th Street Northwest 9flr
- Parkhurst Management Propty Managmt
- Raiders Construction
- Strathmore Property Management Limited
- Tgs Properties Limited
Building new homes
2361Residential builders and the general contractors who work for them.
Named in the register
- Arclare Building Products Limited — 10215 178 Street Northwest
- Blackpool Homes — 7782 160 Ave NW
- Glacier Homes — 5228 38A Ave NW
- Graham Brothers Construction — 9004 Yellowhead Trail NW
- Maclachlan and Mitchell Homes — 11604 168th Avenue Northwest
- Marquis Homes — 18110 102 Ave NW
- Park Royal Homes — 184 Ward Cres NW
- Quality Installations By M — 3803 Calgary Trail NW
- Rendon Homes Limited — Showhome Avenue
- Sundance Master Builders — 605 Dalhousie Cres NW
- Urbanity Custom Homes Limited — 9105 156th Avenue Northwest
- Vision Enterprises — 9704 174 St NW
- Westalta Modular Homes
- Zan Homes — 11575 167A Avenue Northwest
Financing it
5222Mortgage brokers and non-bank lenders.
Named in the register
- B M C Mortgage Investments — 17724 102 Ave
- Can alta Cash Advance Group
- Cash Store
- Instaloans AbInc — 11842 111 Avenue Northwest
- Instaloans AbInc — 9303 34 Avenue Northwest
- Instaloans AbInc — 10062 163 Street Northwest
- Instaloans AbInc — 3516 137 Avenue Northwest
- Instaloans AbInc — 12914 97 Street Northwest
- Instaloans AbInc — 11634 142 Street Northwest 100
- Instaloans AbInc — 6655 178 Street Northwest 116
- Intercapital Financial
- Major Cash
- Payday Loans CO — 11842 111 Ave NW
- Personal Injury Loan
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 $10 per title via SPIN2 logon; every parcel's assessed value free and open.
Landowners
- National Defence — 79.45 ha Crown-owned over 5 parcels, plus 89.33 ha under lease or licence
- Correctional Service of Canada — 57.99 ha over 3 Crown-owned parcels, 47,447 m2 of floor area
- Melcor Developments Ltd. — 374 acres of residential raw land inside Edmonton; 2,678 acres across Northern Alberta
- West Edmonton Mall Property Inc. — 43.36 ha in one parcel — the city's highest-assessed account
- Canada Post — 10.11 ha Crown-owned over 4 parcels, 41,346 m2 of floor area
Homebuilders
- Melcor Developments Ltd. — 212 single-family lots sold, Edmonton region, H1 2026
- Rohit Group of Companies — Five operating brands; no unit figure published
Commercial landlords
- Melcor Developments Ltd. — 2,120,261 sq ft Northern Alberta commercial GLA, 83% leased
- Melcor Real Estate Investment Trust — Named as the landlord of 13220 St. Albert Trail in the federal property register
- Government of Canada (all custodians) — 69 parcels, 250.6 ha, 330,763 m2 of floor area — of which 19 parcels and 159.4 ha Crown-owned
8 marquee buildings examined, 3 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta | University | 41,000 | — |
| AU | University | — | — |
| Central Institute of Technology | University | — | — |
| CIT Canada | University | — | — |
| MacEwan | University | — | — |
| NAIT | Technical School | — | — |
| U of A | 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"
- BT Natural Health Centre — 106th Ave NW
- University Hospital Foundation — 8440 112 St NW
- Back To Health Center — 10117 Jasper Ave NW
- St Francis Pet Hospital — 12222 137 Avenue Northwest
- Woodcroft Public Health Centre — 13221 116 Avenue Northwest
- Castle Downs Public Health Centre — 10807 Castle Downs Road Northwest 214
- Natural Health Centre Riverbend Limited — 548 Riverbend Square Northwest
- Boyle McCauley Health Centre — 10014 105A Avenue Northwest
- Blue Cross Animal Hospital Limited — 11051 97 Street Northwest
- Strathearn Health Centre — 9536 87 Street Northwest
- Inter Hospital Ambulance Service 1990
- Inter Hospital Ambulance Service 1990 — 10523 108 Street NW
- St Josephs Auxiliary Hospital — 10707 29 Ave NW
- Calgary Trail Pet Hospital — 3293 Calgary Trail Northwest
- Acupuncture and Health Center — 4716 99 St NW
- Mill Creek Animal Hospital — 8606 99 St NW
- South Side Animal Hospital Limited — 6003 104 Street Northwest
- Animal Emergency Hospital South — 3823 99 St NW
- Select Health Centre Limited — 6918 77 Street Northwest
- Lawnmower Hospital The — 7555 72A St
- West Point Chiropractic Health Centre — 9977 178 Street Northwest 4
- Grey Nuns Hospital — 3015 62 St
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — 1100 Youville Drive West NW
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — Emergency
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — Children's Health Clinic
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — Pre-1100 Youville Drive West NW
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — Gift/flower Shop
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — Diabetic/metabolic Clinic
- GREY NUNS Community Hospital — Communications
- Mayfield Veterinary Hospital — 15622 111 Ave NW
- Elsdens Doll Hospital — 12211 112 Ave NW
- Belle Rive Pet Hospital — 8320 160th Avenue Northwest
- Natural Health Centre Limited — 665 Kingsway Garden Mall Northwest
- North East Comm Health Center — 14007 50 St NW
- Northeast Community Health Center — 14007 50 St NW
- Alberta Hospital Edmonton — 17480 Fort Rd NW
- Northgate Veterinary Hospital — 12429 97 Street Northwest
- Delton Veterinary Hospital — 8203 127 Ave
- Royal Alexandra Hospital — 10240 Kingsway NW
- Royal Alexandra Hospital Pastoral Care — 10240 Kingsway Northwest
- Royal Alexandra Hospital Fndtn — 10240 Kingsway NW
- Council of Hospital Unions — 10106 111 Ave NW
- Cars and Light Trucks Hospital — 12833 55 St NW
- Lessard Callingwood Veterinary Hospital — 7514 178 Street Northwest
- Childrens Mental Health Centre — 10140 117 Street Northwest 300
- Grey Nuns Community Hospital
- Essential Chiropractic Health Centre — 10635 115th Street Northwest 202
- Lynnwood Veterinary Hospital — 14911 89 Ave NW
- Alberta Workers Health Center — 10451 170 St NW
- Integrations Health Center — 10727 124 St NW
- Callingwood Dental Health Centre — 219-6650 177 St
- Misericordia Comm Hospital — 16940 87 Ave 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 Edmonton — 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.
- 28.9% of businesses here carry no coordinates, so a map or address lookup would miss them. Postal codes reach 98.8%.
Built from
geonet.edmonton— the local business registerwander.regions— city name, population, metrosearch.local— trait vocabulary and the come-to-you servicessearch.cozfranchises— 2,024 franchise brands