Company Directories

Identify potential employers within a particular location or industry using company directories. Basic contact details (address, sales estimate, key personnel, etc.) are typically provided for each company.

Canada's Top 100 Employers, current (online)
Profiles Canadian employers with the most innovative workplaces & progressive human resource policies.
Location of Print: STORAGE HD 2809 .C35 2001-2006
Canadian Business Database
Our most comprehensive online directory of companies across Canada. Includes brief profiles of 2.1 million companies in Canada [including privates]. Search by company name, by industry (SIC or NAICS), by geography, by sales, by credit rating and more.

Canadian Key Business Directory
Brief information on approximately 20,000 of Canada's leading businesses. Search by company name, geography or industry grouping (SIC).
Location: STORAGE HF 3223 .C18 [2001-2013]
Nexis Uni
Includes worldwide company profiles from a variety of sources including: GlobalData, Hoover's, LexisNexis, Worldscope and more. On t he Nexis Uni home page, select Company Info from the Guided Search task pods and/or select Company Dossier from the Menu drop-down list (top of screen).
Scott's Directories - login with the barcode number on your Hamilton Public Library card [free to anyone living, working or studying in Hamilton].
NOTE: McMaster is not a current subscriber to Scott's Directories. A current online edition is available via HPL Online > Business category with a Hamilton Public Library card.
Directory of Canadian companies (primarily manufacturing) by name, location and Canadian NAICS code. Sales estimates are often provided for companies.