Name: Every number, for all 23 cities
Creator: Figured Media
License: https://figuredmedia.com/research/metal-shops-online-2026/#method

The basics, city by city

Share of each city's listed shops with a website that don't show each one.

Sort by (The basics, city by city)

City	Shops	No ISO or CWB certification	No equipment	No team size	No year founded	Small jobs not mentioned	Show all four
Edmonton	266	74%198 / 266	49%130 / 266	97%257 / 266	51%136 / 266	63%168 / 266	20.8%
Toronto	189	73%137 / 189	50%94 / 189	97%184 / 189	50%95 / 189	61%115 / 189	10.5%
Montreal	170	84%143 / 170	55%94 / 170	95%162 / 170	48%81 / 170	60%102 / 170	21%
Mississauga	158	73%115 / 158	56%88 / 158	96%152 / 158	54%85 / 158	73%115 / 158	10.6%
Calgary	150	68%102 / 150	48%72 / 150	95%142 / 150	45%67 / 150	51%76 / 150	21%
Ottawa	112	76%85 / 112	56%63 / 112	95%106 / 112	60%67 / 112	48%54 / 112	10.9%
Longueuil	108	76%82 / 108	58%63 / 108	94%102 / 108	57%61 / 108	59%64 / 108	00%
London	108	71%77 / 108	60%65 / 108	92%99 / 108	50%54 / 108	69%74 / 108	33%
Winnipeg	107	66%71 / 107	54%58 / 107	97%104 / 107	49%52 / 107	61%65 / 107	22%
Quebec City	97	74%72 / 97	59%57 / 97	94%91 / 97	44%43 / 97	60%58 / 97	11%
Brampton	82	70%57 / 82	50%41 / 82	96%79 / 82	56%46 / 82	65%53 / 82	34%
Surrey	69	78%54 / 69	61%42 / 69	97%67 / 69	42%29 / 69	61%42 / 69	11%
Cambridge	67	66%44 / 67	39%26 / 67	96%64 / 67	36%24 / 67	76%51 / 67	12%
Hamilton	65	75%49 / 65	60%39 / 65	99%64 / 65	48%31 / 65	72%47 / 65	00%
Kitchener	63	60%38 / 63	41%26 / 63	92%58 / 63	33%21 / 63	71%45 / 63	23%
Terrebonne	52	81%42 / 52	58%30 / 52	89%46 / 52	40%21 / 52	50%26 / 52	12%
Lévis	44	73%32 / 44	71%31 / 44	98%43 / 44	48%21 / 44	71%31 / 44	00%
Langley	39	72%28 / 39	46%18 / 39	95%37 / 39	44%17 / 39	69%27 / 39	00%
Laval	37	84%31 / 37	60%22 / 37	97%36 / 37	51%19 / 37	60%22 / 37	00%
Delta	32	78%25 / 32	34%11 / 32	97%31 / 32	34%11 / 32	56%18 / 32	13%
Burnaby	28	82%23 / 28	61%17 / 28	96%27 / 28	36%10 / 28	46%13 / 28	00%
Vancouver	26	85%22 / 26	73%19 / 26	100%26 / 26	58%15 / 26	31%8 / 26	00%
Richmond	26	77%20 / 26	58%15 / 26	100%26 / 26	39%10 / 26	77%20 / 26	00%
All 23 cities	2,095	74%1,547 / 2,095	54%1,121 / 2,095	96%2,003 / 2,095	49%1,016 / 2,095	62%1,294 / 2,095	241%

Certifications, city by city

Groups that don’t overlap: each shop is in one group only.

Sort by (Certifications, city by city)

City	Shops	None	ISO only	CWB only	ISO and CWB	Welding shops, no CWB	Structural steel, no CWB
Edmonton	266	74%198 / 266	13%34 / 266	12%33 / 266	0.4%1 / 266	76%92 / 121	58%29 / 50
Toronto	189	73%137 / 189	19%36 / 189	6%11 / 189	3%5 / 189	79%57 / 72	58%14 / 24
Montreal	170	84%143 / 170	13%22 / 170	3%5 / 170	0%0 / 170	94%65 / 69	89%23 / 26
Mississauga	158	73%115 / 158	17%26 / 158	8%13 / 158	3%4 / 158	81%67 / 83	62%16 / 26
Calgary	150	68%102 / 150	11%16 / 150	20%30 / 150	1%2 / 150	65%57 / 88	31%11 / 35
Ottawa	112	76%85 / 112	6%7 / 112	15%17 / 112	3%3 / 112	70%44 / 63	67%26 / 39
Longueuil	108	76%82 / 108	5%5 / 108	17%18 / 108	3%3 / 108	67%39 / 58	50%10 / 20
London	108	71%77 / 108	15%16 / 108	10%11 / 108	4%4 / 108	77%46 / 60	63%12 / 19
Winnipeg	107	66%71 / 107	8%8 / 107	20%21 / 107	7%7 / 107	50%27 / 54	35%7 / 20
Quebec City	97	74%72 / 97	6%6 / 97	16%15 / 97	4%4 / 97	68%41 / 60	63%17 / 27
Brampton	82	70%57 / 82	22%18 / 82	7%6 / 82	1%1 / 82	86%36 / 42	76%16 / 21
Surrey	69	78%54 / 69	1%1 / 69	16%11 / 69	4%3 / 69	60%18 / 30	50%8 / 16
Cambridge	67	66%44 / 67	18%12 / 67	9%6 / 67	8%5 / 67	58%15 / 26	38%3 / 8
Hamilton	65	75%49 / 65	12%8 / 65	5%3 / 65	8%5 / 65	70%19 / 27	63%5 / 8
Kitchener	63	60%38 / 63	24%15 / 63	14%9 / 63	2%1 / 63	69%22 / 32	56%5 / 9
Terrebonne	52	81%42 / 52	6%3 / 52	10%5 / 52	4%2 / 52	75%21 / 28	64%9 / 14
Lévis	44	73%32 / 44	7%3 / 44	18%8 / 44	2%1 / 44	65%15 / 23	62%8 / 13
Langley	39	72%28 / 39	15%6 / 39	13%5 / 39	0%0 / 39	74%14 / 19	50%4 / 8
Laval	37	84%31 / 37	5%2 / 37	5%2 / 37	5%2 / 37	79%11 / 14	60%3 / 5
Delta	32	78%25 / 32	19%6 / 32	3%1 / 32	0%0 / 32	90%9 / 10	100%3 / 3
Burnaby	28	82%23 / 28	4%1 / 28	14%4 / 28	0%0 / 28	71%10 / 14	67%4 / 6
Vancouver	26	85%22 / 26	4%1 / 26	8%2 / 26	4%1 / 26	81%13 / 16	67%4 / 6
Richmond	26	77%20 / 26	8%2 / 26	15%4 / 26	0%0 / 26	78%14 / 18	60%3 / 5
All 23 cities	2,095	74%1,547 / 2,095	12%254 / 2,095	12%240 / 2,095	3%54 / 2,095	73%752 / 1,027	59%240 / 408

The work they offer, city by city

Share of shops that offer each kind of work. A shop can offer several.

Sort by (The work they offer, city by city)

City	Shops	Welding	Metal fabrication	Machining	Sheet metal, cutting, bending	Structural steel	Railings and stairs
Edmonton	266	46%121 / 266	64%170 / 266	41%108 / 266	34%91 / 266	19%50 / 266	15%41 / 266
Toronto	189	38%72 / 189	61%116 / 189	37%70 / 189	36%68 / 189	13%24 / 189	16%31 / 189
Montreal	170	41%69 / 170	62%106 / 170	44%75 / 170	31%53 / 170	15%26 / 170	22%38 / 170
Mississauga	158	53%83 / 158	68%108 / 158	50%79 / 158	44%70 / 158	17%26 / 158	18%29 / 158
Calgary	150	59%88 / 150	77%116 / 150	33%50 / 150	45%67 / 150	23%35 / 150	25%38 / 150
Ottawa	112	56%63 / 112	78%87 / 112	35%39 / 112	40%45 / 112	35%39 / 112	29%32 / 112
Longueuil	108	54%58 / 108	69%74 / 108	35%38 / 108	48%52 / 108	19%20 / 108	18%19 / 108
London	108	56%60 / 108	73%79 / 108	42%45 / 108	48%52 / 108	18%19 / 108	24%26 / 108
Winnipeg	107	51%54 / 107	77%82 / 107	50%53 / 107	54%58 / 107	19%20 / 107	18%19 / 107
Quebec City	97	62%60 / 97	75%73 / 97	36%35 / 97	39%38 / 97	28%27 / 97	23%22 / 97
Brampton	82	51%42 / 82	71%58 / 82	40%33 / 82	43%35 / 82	26%21 / 82	13%11 / 82
Surrey	69	44%30 / 69	80%55 / 69	23%16 / 69	38%26 / 69	23%16 / 69	38%26 / 69
Cambridge	67	39%26 / 67	55%37 / 67	55%37 / 67	33%22 / 67	12%8 / 67	6%4 / 67
Hamilton	65	42%27 / 65	55%36 / 65	57%37 / 65	35%23 / 65	12%8 / 65	6%4 / 65
Kitchener	63	51%32 / 63	59%37 / 63	48%30 / 63	37%23 / 63	14%9 / 63	11%7 / 63
Terrebonne	52	54%28 / 52	71%37 / 52	33%17 / 52	48%25 / 52	27%14 / 52	17%9 / 52
Lévis	44	52%23 / 44	84%37 / 44	30%13 / 44	52%23 / 44	30%13 / 44	16%7 / 44
Langley	39	49%19 / 39	74%29 / 39	33%13 / 39	46%18 / 39	21%8 / 39	18%7 / 39
Laval	37	38%14 / 37	70%26 / 37	24%9 / 37	41%15 / 37	14%5 / 37	22%8 / 37
Delta	32	31%10 / 32	47%15 / 32	44%14 / 32	34%11 / 32	9%3 / 32	3%1 / 32
Burnaby	28	50%14 / 28	68%19 / 28	36%10 / 28	32%9 / 28	21%6 / 28	36%10 / 28
Vancouver	26	62%16 / 26	81%21 / 26	27%7 / 26	27%7 / 26	23%6 / 26	54%14 / 26
Richmond	26	69%18 / 26	77%20 / 26	39%10 / 26	42%11 / 26	19%5 / 26	35%9 / 26
All 23 cities	2,095	49%1,027 / 2,095	69%1,438 / 2,095	40%838 / 2,095	40%842 / 2,095	20%408 / 2,095	20%412 / 2,095

Year started, city by city

Among the shops that give a year.

Sort by (Year started, city by city)

City	Shops	Middle year	Started in 2001 or earlier	Shops that give a year
Edmonton	266	1987	79%102 / 130	130
Toronto	189	1979	84%79 / 94	94
Montreal	170	1990	79%70 / 89	89
Mississauga	158	1987	80%58 / 73	73
Calgary	150	1988	71%59 / 83	83
Ottawa	112	1990	69%31 / 45	45
Longueuil	108	1992	75%35 / 47	47
London	108	1994	67%36 / 54	54
Winnipeg	107	1983	82%45 / 55	55
Quebec City	97	1994	72%39 / 54	54
Brampton	82	1987	72%26 / 36	36
Surrey	69	1994	73%29 / 40	40
Cambridge	67	1991	86%37 / 43	43
Hamilton	65	1986	79%27 / 34	34
Kitchener	63	1986	79%33 / 42	42
Terrebonne	52	1997	61%19 / 31	31
Lévis	44	1991	78%18 / 23	23
Langley	39	1998	59%13 / 22	22
Laval	37	1977	78%14 / 18	18
Delta	32	1981	81%17 / 21	21
Burnaby	28	1992	72%13 / 18	18
Vancouver	26	1997	64%7 / 11	11
Richmond	26	1992	75%12 / 16	16
All 23 cities	2,095	1989	76%819 / 1,079	1,079

All 23 cities together

Each measure with its count and its base: 2,095 shops.

Measure	Count	Base	Share
No ISO or CWB certification	1,547	2,095	74%
No equipment named	1,121	2,095	54%
No team size	2,003	2,095	96%
No year founded	1,016	2,095	49%
Don't say whether they take small jobs	1,294	2,095	62%
Say they take small jobs	789	2,095	38%
Say they don't	12	2,095	0.6%
Show all four basics	24	2,095	1%
Show none of the four	528	2,095	25%
Structural steel shops with no CWB	240	408	59%
Welding shops with no CWB	752	1,027	73%
Machine shops with no ISO 9001, AS9100 or ISO 13485	617	838	74%
Aerospace or defence shops with no AS9100	297	341	87%
No phone number	67	2,095	3%
Offer help with drawings	1,146	2,095	55%
Mention prototypes	471	2,095	23%
Mention rush work	284	2,095	14%
Work on site	628	2,095	30%
Started in 2001 or earlier (of those that give a year)	819	1,079	76%

Equipment, by the work shops do

Share of shops that name no equipment, by the work they do.

Measure	Count	Base	Share
Railings and stairs	294	412	71%
Structural steel	256	408	63%
All shops	1,121	2,095	54%
Welding	488	1,027	48%
Sheet metal, cutting and bending	323	842	38%
Machining	277	838	33%

Listed shops on Metal Shop Guide with a website of their own, as of October 28, 2026. “Not shown” means we didn't find it on the pages we read. A blind check of 40 shops suggests each share is a few points high.

Cite: Figured Media, “What 2,095 Canadian metal shop websites leave out”, October 2026, with data from Metal Shop Guide. https://figuredmedia.com/research/metal-shops-online-2026/