Compare Canadian financing markets

134 markets, sortable on every column. Only verifiable attributes are shown: census population, coverage tier, published product guides and named commercial areas.

Which Canadian market is most competitive for commercial debt?

Capitalor does not currently have verifiable local lender data to answer that, so it does not rank markets by competition. Collect quotes from several lenders for your specific file — dispersion between bids is the real measure.

134 rows
Canadian commercial financing markets compared
Toronto, ON12,794,356153
Montreal, QC11,762,949153
Calgary, AB11,306,784153
Ottawa, ON11,017,449153
Edmonton, AB11,010,899153
Winnipeg, MB1749,607153
Mississauga, ON1717,961153
Vancouver, BC1662,248153
Brampton, ON1656,480153
Hamilton, ON1569,353153
Surrey, BC1568,322153
Quebec City, QC1549,459153
Halifax, NS2439,819103
Laval, QC2438,366103
London, ON2422,324103
Victoria, BC2397,237103
Markham, ON2338,503103
Vaughan, ON2323,103103
Saskatoon, SK2317,480103
Gatineau, QC2291,041103
Kitchener, ON2256,885103
Longueuil, QC2254,48310—
Regina, SK2249,217103
Burnaby, BC2249,125103
Windsor, ON2229,660103
Oakville, ON3213,7594—
Richmond, BC3209,9374—
Richmond Hill, ON3202,0224—
Burlington, ON3186,9484—
Oshawa, ON2175,383103
Sherbrooke, QC3172,9504—
Greater Sudbury, ON3166,0044—
Abbotsford, BC3153,5244—
Lévis, QC3149,6834—
Coquitlam, BC2148,62510—
Barrie, ON2147,82910—
Saguenay, QC3144,7234—
Kelowna, BC3144,5764—
Guelph, ON3143,7404—
Trois-Rivières, QC3139,1634—
Whitby, ON3138,5014—
Cambridge, ON3138,4794—
St. Catharines, ON2136,80310—
Milton, ON3132,9794—
Langley, BC3132,6034—
Kingston, ON3132,4854—
Ajax, ON3126,6664—
Waterloo, ON2121,43610—
Terrebonne, QC2119,94410—
St. John's, NL3110,52543
Thunder Bay, ON3108,8434—
Delta, BC2108,45510—
Brantford, ON3104,6884—
Chatham-Kent, ON2103,98810—
Red Deer, AB3100,8444—
Nanaimo, BC399,8634—
Pickering, ON399,1864—
Lethbridge, AB398,4064—
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC398,0364—
Kamloops, BC397,9024—
Niagara Falls, ON394,4154—
Chilliwack, BC393,2034—
Dartmouth, NS392,3004—
Brossard, QC391,5254—
Maple Ridge, BC390,9904—
Newmarket, ON387,9424—
Repentigny, QC386,2164—
Peterborough, ON384,2304—
Saint-Jerome, QC380,2134—
Moncton, NB379,47043
Drummondville, QC379,2584—
New Westminster, BC378,9164—
Charlottetown, PE378,8584—
Prince George, BC376,7084—
Caledon, ON376,5814—
Airdrie, AB374,1004—
Sault Ste. Marie, ON372,0514—
Sarnia, ON372,0474—
Saint John, NB369,8954—
Granby, QC369,0254—
St. Albert, AB368,2324—
Fort McMurray, AB368,0024—
Norfolk County, ON367,4904—
Grande Prairie, AB364,1414—
Medicine Hat, AB363,2714—
Fredericton, NB363,1164—
Halton Hills, ON362,9514—
Port Coquitlam, BC361,4984—
North Vancouver, BC358,1204—
Welland, ON355,7504—
Belleville, ON355,0714—
North Bay, ON352,6624—
Brandon, MB351,3134—
Shawinigan, QC349,6204—
Rimouski, QC348,6644—
Cornwall, ON347,8454—
Victoriaville, QC347,5234—
Woodstock, ON346,7054—
Vernon, BC344,5194—
Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON342,8804—
Rouyn-Noranda, QC342,3134—
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC341,2504—
Timmins, ON341,1454—
Prince Albert, SK337,7564—
Spruce Grove, AB337,6454—
Penticton, BC336,8854—
West Kelowna, BC336,0784—
Campbell River, BC335,5194—
Leduc, AB334,0944—
Moose Jaw, SK333,6654—
Orillia, ON333,4114—
Stratford, ON333,2324—
Val-d'Or, QC332,7524—
Cochrane, AB332,1994—
Whitehorse, YT331,9134—
Okotoks, AB330,4054—
Sydney, NS329,9044—
Courtenay, BC328,4204—
Dieppe, NB328,1144—
Fort Saskatchewan, AB327,0884—
Sept-Iles, QC325,0624—
Mount Pearl, NL322,9574—
Owen Sound, ON321,6124—
Cranbrook, BC320,4994—
Yellowknife, NT320,3404—
Corner Brook, NL319,3334—
Steinbach, MB317,8064—
Miramichi, NB317,5374—
Swift Current, SK316,7504—
Summerside, PE316,0014—
Winkler, MB313,7454—
Truro, NS312,9544—
Bathurst, NB312,1574—
Iqaluit, NU37,4294—

Why are lender counts, density scores and cap rates gone?

They could not be traced to a dated, verifiable local source — the lender register is a national list of firms, and the cap-rate and deal-size figures were starting estimates. Capitalor withdrew them rather than present them as market facts.

Why do some markets show fewer product guides?

Tier 2 markets list tier 1–2 products and tier 3 markets list anchor products only. The tier rule reflects market size, not observed lending activity.

What are named areas?

Municipally designated commercial or employment areas, entered by hand from official designations. Capitalor publishes no statistic for them.

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