This is a list of corporations based in Winnipeg.
This includes businesses completely owned and operated out of Winnipeg, as well as corporations that have significant operations (manufacturing, etc.) in Winnipeg, such as American-owned companies that base their Canadian division in Winnipeg (as in the case of Lifetouch Canada).[1] Ordered here by broad categories, some corporations may fall into more than one section.
Also included in this list, at the bottom, are companies that were once based in Winnipeg but have since moved, as well as defunct companies that were based in Winnipeg when they were active.
Agribusiness
edit- Cargill Ltd.
- G3 Canada
- Farmers Edge — digital agriculture service
- James Richardson & Sons — agribusiness conglomerate
- Richardson International — agriculture and food industry company
- MacDon Industries Ltd.
- Monsanto Canada
- Paterson GlobalFoods — agrifoods company
- Ridley Inc. (Canadian office)
- Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd.
- Versatile — brand of agricultural equipment
Business services and human resources
edit- Studio Farout - digital marketing, design agency services and website and software development company
- Ceridian Canada (payroll) — human resources software and services
- Norima Consulting — technology consulting and strategic resourcing
- People Corporation — group benefits administration, HR consulting, and retirement services
- Sherpa.McKim — digital marketing service,[2] formed by the 2021 amalgamation of Sherpa Marketing and McKim Communications Group[3]
Communications and entertainment
edit- Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
- Buffalo Gal Pictures — independent film and television production company[4]
- Canwest Global Communications — defunct media conglomerate
- Eagle Vision — independent film and television production company
- Farpoint Films — film and television production company
- Frantic Films — film, television and commercial services
- Les Productions Rivard — independent film and television production company
- Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation (crown corporation)
- Merit Motion Pictures — independent documentary film and television production company
- True North Sports & Entertainment
- Ubisoft Winnipeg — video-games studio
Performance arts
edit- Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Inc.
- Manitoba Opera
- Manitoba Theatre for Young People
- Prairie Theatre Exchange Inc.
- Rainbow Stage — Canada's largest and longest-running outdoor theatre[5]
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet — Canada's oldest ballet company
- Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Inc.
- School of Contemporary Dancers Inc.
- Shakespeare in the Ruins
- Theatre Projects Manitoba
- Winnipeg Jewish Theatre
- Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
- Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers — Canada's longest continuously-running modern dance company[6][7]
Finance and insurance
edit- Assiniboine Credit Union — credit union
- BCV Asset Management — investment and wealth management service[8]
- Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life)
- Federated Insurance Company of Canada
- Great-West Lifeco
- Investors Group
- Manitoba Blue Cross — not-for-profit health benefits provider
- Manitoba Public Insurance Corp. (crown corporation)
- Red River Mutual Insurance
- Telpay — electronic payment company
- Value Partners Investments — develops and manages mutual funds for retail investors[9]
- The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.
- Wellington-Altus Private Wealth — wealth management service[10]
Food, drink, and hospitality
edit- Aura Hair Group — hair salons
- Canad Inns — hotel chain
- Chicken Delight — restaurant
- Fort Garry Brewing Company — brewery
- Half Pints Brewing Company — brewery
- Old Dutch Foods (Canadian operations) — snack food manufacturer
- Scott-Bathgate Ltd. — foodstuff manufacturer
- SkipTheDishes — on-demand food delivery service
- Temple Hotels — hotel chain
- VJ's Drive Inn — restaurant
Former companies:
- A&W — fast-food restaurant founded in Winnipeg; now headquartered in BC.
- Agassiz Brewing — former brewing company
- Dickie Dee — ice-cream brand
- Kraves Candy Co. — the original makers of Clodhoppers before selling their assets to Brookside Foods in BC.[11]
- Salisbury House — restaurant
Healthcare and pharmaceutical
edit- Apotex Fermentation — biotech
- Cangene Corp. — biotech
- Manitoba Blue Cross — not-for-profit health benefits provider
Manufacturing
edit- Arctic Glacier — packaged-ice manufacturer
- Boeing Canada Technology — Canadian subsidiary of Boeing
- Bristol Aerospace — aerospace manufacturer
- Buhler Industries Inc.
- Crane Plumbing Corporation — defunct bathroom fixtures manufacturer, wholly-owned by the American Crane Co.
- Fort Garry Brewing Company
- General Electric (manufacturing testing)
- Kitchen Craft of Canada Ltd. — cabinetwork manufacturer
- McClick Technology Inc.
- Mondetta Clothing Company — casual and sportswear design and manufacturing company
- Motor Coach Industries
- NFI Group — manufacturer of transit buses and motorcoaches
- Label Source — custom label manufacturer[8]
- Nas Digitech N.A — develops and distributes protective film and sticky mats[2]
- Old Dutch Foods (Canadian operations) — snack food manufacturer
- Palliser Furniture Ltd. — furniture manufacturer
- Pollard Banknote
- Richlu Manufacturing — workwear manufacturer[12]
- Tough Duck
- Work King Safety
- Scott-Bathgate Ltd. — foodstuff manufacturer
- Speedpro — largest sign and image producing company in Canada
- Tiber River Naturals — manufacturer and distributor of home, pet, and personal-care products[8][9]
- Vesta Automation Inc.
Publishing
edit- Arbeiter Ring Publishing — bookstore, specializing in progressive, radical and anarchist literature
- Arts Manitoba Publications Inc — publisher of Border Crossings magazine
- At Bay Press — tradebook publishing company
- Fernwood Publishing — second office (headquartered in Halifax)
- Great Plains Publications
- IMAQPRESS Inc. — publisher of books, periodicals and knowledge-hubs
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- McNally Robinson — book retailer
- Turnstone Press Ltd. — literary publisher
- University of Manitoba Press
Former companies:
- Aqua Books — former independent bookstore
- Bedside Press
- Harlequin Enterprises — book publisher founded in Winnipeg; now headquartered in Toronto
- Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse — former political bookstore and vegan cafe
Retail and apparel
edit- Arctic Co-operatives Limited — cooperative federation
- Cabela's (Canadian headquarters) — outdoor recreational equipment retail chain
- Devicelist — wholesaler and retailer
- Domo — gasoline retailer
- K-Tel
- McNally Robinson — book retailer
- The North West Company — multinational grocery and retail company; owner of Northern Stores, NorthMart, Giant Tiger (in Western Canada), Alaska Commercial Co., and Cost-U-Less, none of which are based in Winnipeg.
- Princess Auto
- Red River Co-op — retail cooperative
- Stedmans V&S (V&S) — variety discount department store chain, now permanently closed.
Former companies:
- Hudson's Bay Company — retailing; moved headquarters from Winnipeg
- Metropolitan Stores — former department store
- Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse — former political bookstore and vegan cafe
- SAAN — discount department store chain; moved headquarters from Winnipeg and is now defunct
Apparel and jewelry
edit- Ben Moss Jewellers
- Manitobah Mukluks — mukluk and moccasin manufacturer and distributor[9]
- Mondetta Clothing Inc. — casual & sportswear design and manufacturing company
- Modern Ambition — business and formalwear[13]
- Mondetta Originals — clothing line that renews Mondetta's original collections from the company's early days, particularly its "world flag" collection.[14]
- Mondetta Performance Gear (MPG) — activewear[15]
- Nygård International — apparel manufacturer and retailer
- Richlu Manufacturing — workwear[12]
- Tough Duck
- Work King Safety
- Silver Jeans Co. — designer denim company
Technology
edit- Bold Commerce — e-commerce technology[8][16]
- Ceridian Canada (payroll) — human resources software and services
- Exchange Technology Services
- FPOM — website for business listings, buy/sell classifieds, and local social-networking[17]
- IC Group Inc[18]
- IntouchCX
- On4 Networks Corp.
- Revvo Inc. — business review automation platform[19]
- SkipTheDishes — on-demand food delivery service
- Tactile Robotics[20]
- Avenit IT Inc. — IT Solutions Managed Service Provider service
- Resolute Technology Solutions - IT Solutions Managed Service Provider
Transportation
edit- Bison Transport
- CentrePort Canada — trimodal inland port
- Kivalliq Air — airline
- Perimeter Aviation — airline
- Reimer Express
- NFI Group — manufacturer of transit buses and motorcoaches
Other businesses/services
edit- Bison Fire Protection — sells, installs, and maintains fire protection equipment[9]
- Boyd Autobody and Glass — automotive repair
- Heartland International English School — English-language training and testing institution for international students in Winnipeg and Mississauga
- J-CON Civil — civil construction service, particularly for sewer and water projects[2]
- Lifetouch Canada — school photography service[1]
- Manitoba Hydro (government-owned) — electric power and natural gas utility company
- Mobile Tech Lab — technology repair store
- Solar EPC Canada — renewable/solar energy
- Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP — legal firm
- TREK Geotechnical — engineering consulting service for geotechnical and water resources applications.[2]
Companies founded or formerly based in Winnipeg
edit- A&W — fast-food restaurant founded in Winnipeg; now headquartered in BC.
- Agassiz Brewing — former brewing company
- Agricore United — agribusiness
- Aqua Books — former independent bookstore
- Canwest — former media conglomerate
- Crane Plumbing Corporation — defunct bathroom fixtures manufacturer, wholly-owned by the American Crane Co.
- Dickie Dee — ice-cream brand
- Harlequin Enterprises — book publisher, founded in Winnipeg; now headquartered in Toronto
- Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. — mining company
- Hudson's Bay Company — retailing
- Ipsos-Reid — research company founded in Winnipeg; now operating as Ipsos in Canada.
- Kraves Candy Co. — the original makers of Clodhoppers before selling their assets to Brookside Foods in BC.[11]
- Liquid Image Corporation — company that manufactured head-mounted displays.
- Louis Dreyfus Group — agribusiness
- Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (crown corporation) — former liquor regulator of Manitoba
- Manitoba Lotteries Corp. (crown corporation) — former lotteries regulator of Manitoba
- Metropolitan Stores — former department store
- Moffat Communications — former cable and broadcasting company
- Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse — former political bookstore and vegan cafe
- Motor Coach Industries — U.S. bus manufacturing company founded in Winnipeg. (Now owned by New Flyer.)
- NewLeaf — former virtual airline and ticket reseller
- Canada Safeway — grocer
- SAAN — discount department store chain; moved headquarters from Winnipeg and is now defunct
- Salisbury House — restaurant
- United Grain Growers — former agribusiness; became Agricore United
- Videon Cablesystems — former broadcaster
- W Network — broadcaster
- Wardrop Engineering — former civil engineering and engineering consulting firm
- Western Canada Lottery Corporation (crown corporation)
- Westfair Foods — grocer
- Winnipeg Hydro — former hydro-generation and distribution company.
References
edit- ^ a b "About us". Lifetouch Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Winnipeg's Fastest-Growing Companies: 2018 Growth 500 - Canadian Business". Canadian Business. September 13, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "About | Sherpa Marketing". www.sherpamarketing.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "About Us | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Rainbow Stage The Story". Rainbow Stage. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Holmberg, Arthur; Solorzano, Carlos (2014). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 2: The Americas. Vol. 2. Routledge. p. 640. ISBN 978-1136118364.
- ^ Crabbe, Michael; Botaitis, James (3 April 2015). "Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers". Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Winnipeg's Fastest-Growing Companies: 2019 Growth 500 - Canadian Business". Canadian Business. September 12, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Winnipeg's Fastest-Growing Companies". Canadian Business. September 14, 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Best Managed Companies 2021 - New Winners". Canadian Business - Your Source For Business News. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b "Clodhoppers". www.clodhoppers.tv. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b Manufacturing, Richlu. "About Us". Tough Duck. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Home – Modern Ambition Canada". MPG Sport CA. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Our Story – Mondetta Originals". MPG Sport CA. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "About MPG Sport Canada". MPG Sport CA. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "More power to you". More power to you. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ FPOM
- ^ "IC Group | Loyalty Programs, Digital Promotions & Twitter Auto Response". IC Group. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Revvo | Put Reviews On Autopilot". Revvo | Put Reviews On Autopilot. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Contact Us". Tactile Robotics. Retrieved 2021-05-28.