Federal Corporations Located in Oakville

Federal Corporations Located in Oakville
Federal Corporations Located in Oakville
Takeaways:
  • Active corporations dominate, making up nearly 60% of all registered businesses.
  • Dissolved corporations account for about a third of entries, highlighting typical business lifecycle turnover.
  • Peak incorporation years include 2021 and recent years from 2019–2025, showing steady corporate formation.
  • Postal areas L6H and L6M host the majority of businesses, reflecting commercial concentration.
  • Main streets such as Speers Road, Winston Park Drive, and North Service Road West serve as key business corridors.

This dataset of approximately 18,100 corporations in Oakville reflects a mix of active, dissolved, and inactive/amalgamated businesses. It includes details such as incorporation year, postal code, street name, and corporate status, offering insight into business growth and turnover.

The majority of corporations are active, accounting for nearly 60% of all records, while roughly a third are dissolved. Smaller categories include active corporations pending dissolution, inactive-amalgamated, and inactive-discontinued, highlighting the natural lifecycle of corporate activity.

Incorporation trends show steady activity over recent years, with peak activity around 2021 and consistent numbers from 2019 to 2025. Corporations are concentrated in postal areas L6H and L6M, which together represent more than 65% of entries. Major streets like Speers Road, Winston Park Drive, and North Service Road West host the highest counts of registered businesses, indicating key commercial and industrial corridors.

Overall, this dataset offers a detailed snapshot of corporate activity in Oakville, helping reveal where business growth is concentrated and which areas experience higher turnover or corporate density.

Statistics

This dataset covers roughly 18,100 registered corporations in Oakville. It includes information on corporate status, incorporation year, postal code, and street locations, offering insight into active and dissolved businesses and their geographic distribution across the city.

Corporate Status

Active corporations dominate the dataset, representing nearly 60% of all entries (about 10,800). About 34% of corporations are dissolved (around 6,100), while smaller categories include Active – Dissolution Pending (Non-compliance) with roughly 600 cases, and inactive/amalgamated or discontinued corporations totaling around 600 combined. This highlights a strong base of ongoing corporate activity in Oakville.

StatusCorporationsPercent
Active10833
59.83%
Dissolved6077
33.57%
Active - Dissolution Pending (Non-compliance)593
3.28%
Inactive - Amalgamated439
2.42%
Inactive - Discontinued148
0.82%

Incorporation Year

Newer incorporations are relatively consistent, with each recent year from 2019 to 2025 contributing roughly 1,000–1,700 corporations. The peak year in this dataset is 2021 with around 1,700 incorporations. Older years (2010–2018) account for smaller shares, generally under 1,000 per year, showing a steady growth of corporate entities over time.

Incorporation DateCorporationsPercent
2025991
5.47%
20241522
8.41%
20231598
8.83%
20221520
8.40%
20211719
9.49%
20201373
7.58%
2019994
5.49%
2018967
5.34%
2017749
4.14%
2016713
3.94%
2015600
3.31%
2014590
3.26%
2013441
2.44%
2012342
1.89%
2011359
1.98%

Geographic Distribution

Corporations are concentrated in key postal areas, with L6H (about 6,400) and L6M (around 5,600) capturing over 66% of all registered businesses. Other postal areas such as L6J, L6L, and L6K contribute smaller portions. At the street level, activity is highest along Speers Road (450), Winston Park Drive (310), and North Service Road West (306), with other streets like Sixth Line, Lakeshore Road, and Dundas Street hosting several hundred corporations each. This suggests commercial and industrial corridors are concentrated along these main routes.

PostalCorporationsPercent
L6H6421
35.47%
L6M5602
30.94%
L6J2468
13.63%
L6L2299
12.70%
L6K1172
6.47%
Street NameCorporationsPercent
Speers Road450
2.49%
Winston Park Drive312
1.72%
North Service Road West306
1.69%
Upper Middle Road East262
1.45%
Bristol Circle202
1.12%
Lakeshore Road East167
0.92%
Cornwall Road165
0.91%
Post Road164
0.91%
North Service Road East162
0.89%
Dorval Drive157
0.87%
Rebecca Street143
0.79%
Wyecroft Road140
0.77%
Bronte Road131
0.72%
Sixth Line128
0.71%
Lakeshore Road West123
0.68%

Takeaways

  • Active corporations make up the majority of entries, highlighting ongoing business activity in Oakville.
  • Dissolved corporations are significant, representing about one-third of the dataset, showing natural turnover in business activity.
  • Recent incorporation trends show steady growth, with peak activity around 2021.
  • Corporate clusters are concentrated in postal areas L6H and L6M and along major streets like Speers Road and North Service Road West.

Dataset

This dashboard provides an in-depth view of over 18,100 registered corporations in Oakville. It includes information on corporate status, incorporation year, postal codes, and locations by street. Use the filters to explore active and dissolved businesses across the city, helping identify growth trends, commercial clusters, and geographic patterns.

Dataset Information

SubjectEconomy
JurisdictionTown of Oakville, Province of Ontario
Data ProviderCorporations Canada
Sourceopen.canada.ca