Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Top Canadian Companies


1. Royal Bank of Canada

Sector: Financials – Industry: Diversified Banks

The largest bank in Canada by market capitalization, the Royal Bank of Canada – RBC – is a multinational banking and financial services corporation. Founded in 1882, RBC is engaged in commercial banking, investment banking and insurance throughout Canada; it has also developed branches in the United States as well as in seventeen Caribbean countries.

Website: rbcroyalbank.com – Market Cap.: C$ 153.4 Billion – Stock Symbol: RY

2. Toronto-Dominion Bank

Sector: Financials – Industry: Diversified Banks

Operating as TD Bank Group, more commonly known as TD, the Toronto–Dominion Bank is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company. Proceeding from the merger of two banks founded in the 19th century, TD Bank has become one of the largest banks in Canada, also very present in the Eastern United States.

Website: td.com – Market Cap.: C$ 137.3 Billion – Stock Symbol: TD

3. Enbridge

Sector: Energy – Industry: Oil & Gas Midstream

Enbridge Inc. is a multinational energy company focusing on the transportation, distribution, and generation of energy, primarily in Canada and the United States. Enbridge notably operates the longest crude oil and liquid hydrocarbons pipeline transportation system in North America and the largest natural gas distribution network, servicing Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and New York State.

Website: enbridge.com – Market Cap.: C$ 113.6 Billion – Stock Symbol:

4. Bank of Nova Scotia

Sector: Financials – Industry: Diversified Banks

Operating as Scotiabank, the Bank of Nova Scotia is a multinational bank. Founded in 1832, the Bank of Nova Scotia has become “the most international bank of Canada” through its acquisitions in more than fifty countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and parts of Asia.

Website: scotiabank.com – Market Cap.: C$ 90.4 Billion – Stock

5. Canadian National

Sector: Industrials – Industry: Railroads

Canadian National Railway Corporation, more simply known as CN, is a freight railway company serving Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. Founded in 1919, CN has developed its network of freight transport for raw materials, intermediate and finished goods beyond the rail to trucking and shipping.

Website: cn.ca – Market Cap.: C$ 89 Billion – Stock Symbol: CNR

 

6. Brookfield Asset Management

Sector: Financials – Industry: Asset Management

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is an alternative asset management company engaged in real estate, renewable power, infrastructure, and private equity. Beyond Canada, Brookfield Asset Management has also opened offices in New York City, London, Rio de Janeiro and Sydney.

Website: brookfield.com – Market Cap.: C$ 88.8 Billion – Stock Symbol: BAM.A

7. Shopify

Sector: Technology – Industry: Software Applications

Shopify is an e-commerce company providing an e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Founded in 2004, Shopify offers a range of services including payments, marketing, shipping and customer engagement tools to more than 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries.

Website: shopify.com – Market Cap.: C$ 73.8 Billion – Stock Symbol: SHOP

8. TC Energy

Sector: Energy – Industry: Oil & Gas Midstream

TC Energy Corporation is an energy company operating natural gas and liquids pipelines and power generation plants. TC Energy’s gas pipelines, the company’s largest segment, transport more than 25% of North American natural gas demand, in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Website: tcenergy.com – Market Cap.: C$ 68.9 Billion – Stock Symbol: TRP

9. Bank of Montreal

Sector: Financials – Industry: Diversified Banks

The oldest bank in Canada, founded in 1817, the Bank of Montreal is a banking and financial services corporation. Operating in commercial banking as BMO Bank of Montreal in Canada, the company is also engaged in the United States, especially in the Chicago area, where it operates as BMO Harris Bank. BMO also conducts activities of corporate banking and wealth management.

Website: bmo.com – Market Cap.: C$ 65.5 Billion – Stock Symbol: BM

10. BCE

Sector: Communication Services – Industry: Telecom Services

BCE Inc., formerly Bell Canada Enterprises, is a telecommunications and mass media holding company for the Bell Canada corporate group. Besides its telecommunications and media arms, Bell Canada and Bell Media, BCE is also involved in sports with participation in the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and owns several other local telecommunications companies.

Website: bce.ca – Market Cap.: C$ 58 Billion – Stock Symbol: BCE

 

 

11. Suncor Energy

Sector: Energy – Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas

Suncor Energy is an integrated multinational energy company specializing in the production of synthetic crude from oil sands. Founded in 1919, Suncor has become the world-leading producer of bitumen, also producing, refining and retailing conventional oil, heavy crude oil, and natural gas.

Website: suncor.com – Market Cap.: C$ 57.2 Billion – Stock Symbol: SU

12. Thomson Reuters

Sector: Industrials – Industry: Consulting Services

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a multinational mass media and information company, majority-owned by The Woodbridge Company. Evolved from a company founded in 1934, Thomson Reuters has become a world-leading provider of news, information, and tools for professionals, operating in more than 100 countries.

Website: thomsonreuters.com – Market Cap.: C$ 54 Billion – Stock Symbol: TRI

 

13. Manulife Financial

Sector: Financials – Industry: Life Insurance

Manulife Financial Corporation is a multinational insurance and financial services company. Operating in Canada and Asia as Manulife, the company primarily operates in the United States through its subsidiary, John Hancock Financial. Manulife Financial Corporation also fully owns the Manulife Bank of Canada.

Website: manulife.com – Market Cap.: C$ 51.7 Billion – Stock Symbol: MFC

14. Alimentation Couche-Tard

Sector: Consumer Defensive – Industry: Grocery Stores

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., or more commonly Couche-Tard, is a convenience store operating company. With 15,000 stores across Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Japan, China, and Indonesia, Couche-Tard primarily operates under its brands Couche-Tard, Mac’s, Circle K, On the Run, as well as with affiliated brands 7-jours, Dairy Mart, Daisy Mart, and Winks.

Website: corpo.couche-tard.com – Market Cap.: C$ 51.3 Billion – Stock Symbol: ATD.B

15. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Sector: Financials – Industry: Diversified Banks

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, commonly known as CIBC, is one of the largest banks in Canada, involved in retail and business banking, wealth management and capital markets. CIBC has developed operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and Europe.

Website: cibc.com – Market Cap.: C$ 49 Billion – Stock Symbol: CM

 

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