Market Research Guide

World Wide Web Resources - Selected Sites: A Selection of Other Internet Resources in Market Research

Company Information

• Advice for Investors (Carlson Online)
• Canadian Company Capabilities
• Canadian Financial Network
• Canadian Trade Index
• Export Development Corporation
• Profit 100 Fastest growing Canadian Companies (Entrepreneurs)
• Forbes-500 Top Private Companies
• Fraser's
• Times 100 UK: Marketing Theory, Business Case Studies
• Wright Investor Services (Corporate Information.com)

Annual Reports

• System for Electronic...Document Analysis & Retrieval (SEDAR) Cos. operating in Canada.
• SEC EDGAR Filings
• Yahoo Finance Directories

Consumer Information and Demographics

• Thomas Register Consumer Survey and Demographics
• Canadian Municipalities
• Statistics Canada
• Ontario Community Profiles
• Wards: Toronto (Ward profiles)
• Print Measurement Bureau
• United States Bureau of the Census
• United States Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economic Conditions

• Bank of Canada. Financial Statistics
• Bank of Montreal. Economic Research
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Economics Online
• RBC Financial Group (Economics)
• ScotiaBank. Economic Reports

Industry Sources

• Industry Canada: Canadian Company Capabilities
• Business information by sector: Industry Canada
• Canadian industry statistics (Industry Canada)
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
• CorporateInformation (CI)
• Growth trends At CIS page, click on growth trends for mfg. ind. in US or Canada
• Statistics Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (ACEIS)
• Retail Industry (Ryerson, CSCA)
• Small Business Profiles (Performance Plus)
• Technology - Globe&Mail
• MPL Communications
• Multex Investor
• Toronto Stock Exchange: Site Map
• Stock Quotes [Yahoo]
• Industry quotes:Harrisdirectt
• NAICS Industry Codes  
• SIC Codes - Lists - Canadian Industry Statistics
• SIC (U.S.)
• NAICS & Concordance US SIC

Market Research Reports

• International Market Research Reports (Industry Canada)
• Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
• AC Nielsen
• Market Insights (Surveys.com)
• Marketing Magazine

Associations/Organizations Business Support & Services

• Canada Business: Services for Entrepreneurs
• Canadian Marketing Association
• Contact: Canadian Management Network
• Canadian Statistics Online: GDSourcing Selected statistics sources
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
• American Marketing Association
• American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
• Greenbook [American Mktg. Assn's Directory of Market Research Firms]
• ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations