The Top 200: Canada's Largest Companies (c1971-72)

This table is taken from the following source and is provided for historical researchers : "The Top 200 - Canada's Stairway of Success," Canadian Business, Vol. 46, No.7, July 1973, p.11. Additional information is provided in the table and includes: a) 1972 sales; b) % change in sales between 1971-72; c) total assets; d) net income; e) net income sales. There is also an introduction and some explanatory notes and the original should be checked for accuracy. Data from other years and additional tables that relate to Canadian business rankings from other sources are provided by the staff of the C.B. "Bud" Johnston Library and may be viewed at our site. The original source is available in the Johnston Library.

Rank   Company Rank   Company
1972 1971   1972 1971  
1 2 Ford Motor Company of Canada 101 100 Volkswagen Canada Ltd.
2 1 General Motors of Canada 102 108 GTE Sylvania Canada
3 3 Imperial Oil Limited 103 101 British Columbia Packers Ltd.
4 4 Distillers Corp Seagrams 104 105 Hudsons Bay Oil & Gas Co. Ltd.
5 6 Chrysler Canada Ltd. 105 107 Dylex Limited
6 5 Alcan Aluminum Ltd. 106 148 Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co.
7 7 International Untilities 107 96 Canadian Hydrocarbons Ltd.
8 9 Massey-Ferguson Ltd. 108 104 Atlantic Sugar Refineries Co. Ltd.
9 8 George Weston Ltd. 109 102 Robert Morse Corp. Ltd.
10 10 Bell Canada 110 120 Westburne Industrial Enterprises
11 14 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. 111 110 Redpath Industries Ltd.
12 11 Canada Packers Ltd. 112 109 Total Petroleum (North Am.) Ltd.
13 12 International Nickel 113 103 Emco Ltd.
14 13 Shell Canada 114 106 national Drug Chemcial Co.
15 15 Gulf Oil Canada 115 113 Allied Chemical Canada Ltd.
16 16 Steel Company of Canada 116 139 Hugh Russel Ltd.
17 17 Hiram Walker, Gooderham & Worts 117 129 Canadian Admiral Corp. Ltd.
18 18 Canadian Pacific Ltd. 118 127 Dominion Glass Co. Ltd.
19 19 Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada 119 115 Honeywell Controls Ltd.
20 20 Imasco Ltd. 120 146 Fraser Companies Ltd.
21 24 Noranda Mines 121 118 Canadian Gypsum Co.
22 21 Domtar Ltd... 122 134 Electrohome Ltd.
23 23 Canadian General Electric 123 117 Starlaw Investments Ltd.
24 28 Brascan Limited 124 95 Canadian Foundation Co. Ltd.
25 25 Moore Corp. Ltd. 125 130 B.C. Sugar Refinery Ltd.
26 26 IBM Canada Ltd. 126 121 Domnion Dairies Ltd.
27 27 John Labatt Ltd. 127 135 Philips Cables Ltd.
28 29 Texaco Canada Ltd. 128 123 Home & Pitfield Foods Ltd.
29 30 Dominion Foundries and Steel 129 124 Christie, Brown & Co.
30 31 Burns Foods Ltd. 130 128 Minnesota Mining & Manuf. of Can.
31 34 TransCanada Pipelines 131 136 Kaiser Resources Ltd.
32 35 Molson Industries Ltd. 132 116 Great Lakes paper Co. Ltd.
33 37 Int'l Harvester of Canada 133 140 H.J. Heinz Co. of Canada Ltd.
34 39 Genstar Ltd. 134 159 Toronto Star Limited
35 33 Consolidated Bathurst 135 126 Consumers Glass Co. Ltd.
36 32 Canadian Industries Ltd. 136 137 Maclean Hunter Ltd.
37 40 Algoma Steel Corp 137 141 John Inglis Co. Ltd.
38 38 Abitibi Paper Co 138 131 Campbell Soup Co. Ltd.
39 36 Ensite Ltd. 139 122 James Richardson & Sons
40 42 Cominco Ltd. 140 145 Ashland Oil Canada Ltd.
41 47 Anglo Canadian Telephone 141 125 Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd.
42 41 Westinghouse Canada Ltd. 142 138 St. Lawrence Cement Co.
43 51 Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. 143 144 Calgary Power Limited
44 43 BP Canada Limited 144 147 Monsanto Canada Limited
45 50 Dupont of Canada 145 133 Westeel Rosco Ltd.
46 46 Westfair Foods 146 143 National Sea Products
47 45 Canadian Breweries Limited 147 155 Becker Milk Company Ltd.
48 48 Dominion Bridge Co 148 149 Canadian Internaional Power Co.
49 52 Crown Zellerbach Ltd. 149 151 Fiberglas Canada Ltd..
50 49 Westinghouse Canada Ltd. 150 150 National Cash Register Co.
51 59 Petrofina Canada Ltd. 151 161 Consolidated Food Corp.
52 58 Dominion Textile Co. Ltd. 152 153 Lawson & Jones Limited
53 56 British Columbia Telephone Co 153 158 Alberta Gas Trunk Line Co. Ltd.
54 54 Northern & Central Gas Corp 154 163 Hayes-Dana Limited
55 74 Irving Oil Co 155 119 Canadian Reynolds Metals Co. Ltd.
56 62 The Price Company Limited 156 152 Canadian Canners Ltd.
57 57 Union Carbide Canada Ltd. 157 164 MLW Worthington Ltd.
58 60 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Can. 158 162 Kelsey-Hayes Canada Ltd.
59 67 Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd. 159 178 Seaway Multi-Corp. Ltd.
60 69 Canada Cement Lafarge Ltd. 160 165 Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd.
61 61 Husky Oil Ltd. 161 167 CAE Industries Ltd..
62 53 Canron Ltd. 162 157 Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.
63 55 Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. 163 172 Pacific Western Airlines Ltd..
64 68 Consumer's Gas Co 164 24 Canadian Marconi Company
65 44 Federal Grain Ltd. 165 181 Pilkington Brothers (Canada) Ltd.
66 63 General Foods 166 160 Scott Lasalle Ltd.
67 70 Weldwood of Canada Ltd. 167 169 Federal Pioneer Limited
68 65 Rio Algom Mines Ltd. 168 170 Drummond, McCall & Co. Limited
69 66 Bombardier Limited 169 168 Pepsi-Cola Canada Ltd.
70 64 Continental Can Co. of Canada 170 185 Ivaco Industries limited
71 72 Neonex International Ltd. 171 173 Union Oil Co. of Canada Ltd.
72 77 Celanese Canada Ltd. 172 183 DRG Limited
73 73 Interprovincial Pipeline Co. 173 190 Dome Petroleum Limited
74 75 British Columbia Forest Product 174 180 Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Co.
75 88 American Motors Canada 175 176 Cadbury Schweppes Powell Limited
76 84 Silverwood Industries Ltd. 176 177 Miron Company Limited
77 82 Southam Press Ltd. 177 187 Atco Industries Limited
78 71 St. Lawrence Corporation Ltd.. 178 213 WaJax Limited
79 78 Benson & Hedges (Canada) Ltd.. 179 182 Wabasso Limited
80 80 Union Gas Limited 180 175 Canada Malting Co. Ltd.
81 92 Canadian Motor Sales Corp. 181 191 Murphy Oil Company Ltd.
82 83 Acklands Ltd.. 182 208 Motorola Electronics Sales Ltd.
83 93 Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. 183 179 Quaker Oats Company Ltd.
84 79 Thomson Newspapers Ltd. 184 196 Bow Valley Industries Ltd.
85 154 Marine Industries 185 186 Scott Paper Limited
86 81 The Glengair Group Ltd. 186 188 Maclaren Power & Paper Co.
87 89 Pacific Gas Transmission Co. 187 189 Rolland Paper Co. Ltd.
88 86 Pacific Petroleums Ltd. 188 199 Standard Paving & Materials Ltd.
89 99 Westcoast Transmission Co 189 194 Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Ltd.
90 85 Canadian Corporate Management 190 192 Henry Birks & Sons Ltd.
91 87 Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper Mill 191 195 Canadian Superior Oil Ltd.
92 112 Kodak Canada Ltd. 192   General Mills of Canada
93 94 North American Rockwell of Can. 193 206 Steeley Industries Limited
94 114 Columbia Cellulose Co. Ltd. 194 202 Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd.
95 90 Proctor & Gamble Co. of Canada 195 214 Fruehauf Trailer Co. of Can. Ltd.
96 111 J.M. Schneider 196 201 Atlantic Richfield Canada Ltd.
97 132 Budd Automotive Co. of Canada 197 212 Bendix Automotive of Canada Ltd.
98 97 Canadian Utilities Ltd. 198 207 Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada Ltd.
99 98 GSW Ltd. 199 215 James Howden & Parson of Can. Ltd.
100 91 Coca Cola Ltd. 200 216 Catalytic Enterprises Ltd.