Leading Domestic (canadian) Companies with Multinational Interests c. 1983

This table was taken from the following source: IRM Directory of Statistics of International Investment and Production, John Dunning & John Cantwell.  HG 4538. D823, 1987. The table is found on p.249. (IRM stands for the Institute for Research and Information on Multinationals). Similar data are found for other countries.

This table was taken from the following source: IRM Directory of Statistics of International Investment and Production, John Dunning & John Cantwell.HG 4538. D823, 1987. The table is found on p.249. (IRM stands for the Institute for Research and Information on Multinationals). Similar data are found for other countries.

Company
Sector
Sales (C $ Th)
Canadian Pacific Ltd.
Metal refining, rail & other transportation services, retailing
12,759,297
(Northern Telecom) Bell Canada Ent.
Telecommunications
8,874,700
George Weston Ltd.
Food products
7,799,500
Alcan Aluminum Ltd.
Mining & metals
6,418,339
Canadian National Railway
Railways, hotels, other transport services
4,625,100
Hudson's Bay Company
Petroleum & gas, retailing, property
4,370,528
Canada Development Corp.
Petroleum & gas mining & metals, chemicals
3,834,700
Nova Corporation
Energy, chemicals, mechanical engineering
3,823,005
Brascan Ltd.
Beverages, paper, banking & insurance
3,555,000
Hiram Walker Resources Ltd.
Beverages, natural gas
3,402,826
Noranda Mines
Mining & metal refining
3,094,292
Canada Packers
Food products, chemicals & leather
3,001,447
International Thomson org.
Petroleum, printing & publishing, leisure services
2,808,989
Dome Petroleum Ltd.
Petroleum & mining
2,594,600
Moore Corp.
Paper products, printing & business services
2,235,047
Seagram Co.
Beverages
2,222,934
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
Wood products, pulp & paper
2,044,100
Stelco Inc.
Mining & metal refining
2,033,169
John Labatt Ltd.
Food products & beverages
1,928,712
Massey-Ferguson Ltd.
Agricultural & industrial mach
1,894,344
Genstar Corp.
Construction, mining, metals, chemicals, banking & property
1,826,700
Domtar Inc.
Wood products, chemicals
1,820,000
Atco Ltd.
Petroleum, metals, timber & property
1,722,985
Olympia & York Developments
Paper & wood products, mining, banking & property
1,660,180
Molson Cos
Beverages, forestry, chemicals & wholesale trade
1,461,008