Two views of Montreal's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Technology is the clearest commercial identity at 10/10, but the city is not a monoculture: manufacturing, retail, healthcare and sports each score 9/10. Software, IT services, finance, advertising and health businesses give the registered company base real breadth.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Computer Software | 704 |
| Information Technology and Services | 657 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 377 |
| Financial Services | 374 |
| Internet | 367 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 235 |
| Management Consulting | 172 |
| Real Estate | 168 |
| Food & Beverages | 166 |
| Computer Games | 144 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 144 |
| Telecommunications | 143 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 132 |
| Automotive | 131 |
| Biotechnology | 123 |
| Renewables & Environment | 116 |
| Human Resources | 116 |
| Retail | 116 |
| Design | 115 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 115 |
| Medical Devices | 108 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 101 |
| E-learning | 96 |
| Entertainment | 94 |
| Staffing and Recruiting | 85 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 67 | 4.62 |
| Public university | 25 | — |
| Corporate office | 20 | 4.67 |
| Business management consultant | 9 | 4.92 |
| Unclassified | 9 | — |
| Marketing agency | 9 | 4.68 |
| Investment service | 6 | 3.6 |
| Computer security service | 6 | 4.9 |
| Telecommunications service provider | 6 | 3.53 |
| Transportation service | 4 | 4.4 |
| Website designer | 4 | 5.0 |
| Video production service | 3 | 5.0 |
| Web hosting company | 3 | 4.0 |
| Public relations firm | 3 | 3.5 |
| Translator | 3 | 4.37 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| GardaWorld | security and investigations | 132,000 | 1995 |
| Couche-Tard | retail | 105,000 | 1980 |
| Evolocity | financial services | 70,000 | 2008 |
| Metro | retail | 65,000 | 1947 |
| Bell | telecommunications | 52,000 | 1880 |
| BCE | telecommunications service providers | 51,679 | 1880 |
| Gildan | apparel & fashion | 51,000 | 1984 |
| McGill Office of Investment | higher education | 36,581 | 2000 |
| Power Corporation of Canada | financial services | 30,259 | 1925 |
| CN | transportation/trucking/railroad | 23,945 | 1887 |
| National Bank of Canada | banking | 21,635 | 1859 |
| Saputo | food production | 19,200 | 1954 |
| Hydro-Quebec | renewables & environment | 16,723 | 1944 |
| Worldcolor | printing | 16,500 | 1903 |
| Sollio Cooperative Group | other agriculture | 15,850 | 1922 |
| UQAM | higher education | 15,143 | 1969 |
| Montreal | government administration | 12,127 | 1833 |
| Matrec | transportation/trucking/railroad | 9,000 | |
| Quebecor | telecommunications | 8,832 | 1950 |
| Imvescor | restaurants | 8,005 | 1985 |
| Air Transat | aviation | 7,170 | 1987 |
| WSP | civil engineering | 6,914 | 1959 |
| Resolute Forest Products | paper & forest products | 6,900 | 1820 |
| Reitmans | apparel & fashion | 6,812 | 1926 |
| Aldo Group | retail | 6,546 | 1972 |
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