Arts, entertainment and recreation · British Columbia

221 companies in arts, entertainment and recreation in British Columbia.

Official registries and open data list 221 active companies in arts, entertainment and recreation in British Columbia, which puts British Columbia in 5th place in Canada for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 9 of them (4 %) have at least one known director, and 3 (1 %) published an official change in the last 18 months: incorporation, amendment, change of director or address.

221active companies
9with known directors
3with a recent signal
5thCanadian rank of the province

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Market analysis

The market in arts, entertainment and recreation in British Columbia, in figures

8companies founded in 2025 and 2026
1won a public contract in 12 months (1 contracts)
10received a federal grant or contribution in 12 months
4,354declared jobs (36 companies with known headcount)

Of these 221 companies, 9 are federally incorporated, 113 are known through the provincial registry, 106 only through open data (licences, public contracts, grants, registered employers). 8 of them were founded in 2025 and 2026, that is 4 % of the active base; 6 incorporations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (5 a year): a steady pace of creation.

Over the last 12 months, 1 companies in the sector (<1 %) won at least one public contract, 1 contracts in all, published by governments, cities and public bodies. 10 received a federal grant or contribution (17 agreements).

Headcount is known for 36 companies (16 %): 4,354 declared jobs in total, and the median company has 1-4 employees.

84 companies (38 %) publish a general phone or email, 115 hold an official licence or permit.

Incorporations by year

024682020 : 6620202021 : 5520212022 : 7720222023 : 4420232024 : 5520242025 : 6620252026 : 222026
Companies still active, by year of incorporation; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Where the records come from

Federally incorporated
94,1 %
Provincial registry
11351 %
Open data only
10648 %
Registry the record comes from.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
209 %
Small companies
73,2 %
Medium companies
31,4 %
Size not determined
19186 %
ciblr size index (declared headcount when it exists, otherwise an estimate from the registry). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Langley
7634 %
Vancouver
4119 %
Kelowna
73,2 %
North Vancouver
62,7 %
Victoria
62,7 %
Burnaby
52,3 %
Richmond
41,8 %
Tofino
31,4 %
The 8 cities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In short.

How many companies in arts, entertainment and recreation are active in British Columbia?

221 companies in arts, entertainment and recreation are active in British Columbia according to official registries and open data, that is <1 % of the 39,476 companies in the sector across Canada.

How many have known directors?

9 of these companies (4 %) have at least one director on the federal registry (the only registry that publishes directors), which lets you approach them through the right person.

How do I get their contact details?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Every company counted here is active in an official registry (Corporations Canada, Registraire des entreprises du Québec, OrgBook BC) or named by an official open source (licence, public contract, grant, registered employer). The sector is a NAICS code, size comes from the declared headcount when a source provides it and otherwise from an estimate based on the registry (board size, age, status, statute), and "recent signal" means a published move (incorporation, amendment, change of director, address, contract, grant, hiring) in the last 18 months. Figures are recomputed every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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