Public administration · Quebec

5,947 companies in public administration in Quebec.

Official registries and open data list 5,947 active companies in public administration in Quebec, which puts Quebec in 1st place in Canada for this sector (86 % of the national total). 385 of them (6 %) have at least one known director, and 152 (3 %) published an official change in the last 18 months: incorporation, amendment, change of director or address.

5,947active companies
385with known directors
152with a recent signal
1stCanadian rank of the province

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Market analysis

The market in public administration in Quebec, in figures

700companies founded in 2025 and 2026
111won a public contract in 12 months (296 contracts)
17received a federal grant or contribution in 12 months
12,056declared jobs (5,931 companies with known headcount)

Of these 5,947 companies, 383 are federally incorporated, 5,562 are known through the provincial registry. 700 of them were founded in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 441 incorporations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (443 a year): a steady pace of creation.

Over the last 12 months, 111 companies in the sector (2 %) won at least one public contract, 296 contracts in all, published by governments, cities and public bodies. 17 received a federal grant or contribution (25 agreements).

Headcount is known for 5,931 companies (100 %): 12,056 declared jobs in total, and the median company has 1-4 employees.

792 companies (13 %) publish a general phone or email, 850 have a website verified by ciblr, 106 hold an official licence or permit.

Moves published in the last 90 days: 8 relocations, 13 public contracts, 19 hirings, 6 dissolutions.

Incorporations by year

02004006002020 : 28228220202021 : 35735720212022 : 43143120222023 : 46446420232024 : 43443420242025 : 44144120252026 : 2592592026
Companies still active, by year of incorporation; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Where the records come from

Federally incorporated
3836,4 %
Provincial registry
5,56294 %
Registry the record comes from.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
5,74297 %
Small companies
1502,5 %
Medium companies
390,7 %
Large companies
30,1 %
Size not determined
130,2 %
ciblr size index (declared headcount when it exists, otherwise an estimate from the registry). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Montréal
1,22621 %
Québec
3115,2 %
Laval
2995 %
Gatineau
1542,6 %
Longueuil
1382,3 %
Terrebonne
1041,7 %
Brossard
961,6 %
Mirabel
811,4 %
The 8 cities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In short.

How many companies in public administration are active in Quebec?

5,947 companies in public administration are active in Quebec according to official registries and open data, that is 86 % of the 6,915 companies in the sector across Canada.

How many have known directors?

385 of these companies (6 %) 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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