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Top 25 Automotive franchises based in Canada
RevenueBase identified 542 automotive franchises headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 16,477 professional contacts across them, including 4,268 with verified work emails. Winnipeg is the largest hub.
This list covers automotive franchises headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest automotive franchises based in Canada
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,165 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 962 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “As one of Canada’s largest automotive groups, Go Auto operates 70 dealerships and 28 new vehicle brands across Canada and the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 608 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Privately owned and operated since 1985, today Dilawri continues to build on its history of excellence as Canada’s largest automotive group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 594 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AutoCanada’s Canadian Operations segment operates 64 franchised dealerships across multiple provinces, along with three independent used-vehicle dealerships and 16 stand-alone…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 553 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Performance Auto Group is one of Ontario’s leading automotive groups with 23 brands, 37 dealerships and 4 collision centres.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 441 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Birchwood is Manitoba's largest network of automotive retailers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 323 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “OK Tire has over 325 locations across Canada and offers all the benefits of a large franchise operation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 245 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Kaizen Automotive Group is a diverse automotive leader representing many automotive brands (GM, GMC, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Ford, Nissan, Honda, Genesis and Hyundai) in both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 224 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1978, ALBI le Géant was bought in 1997 by Denis Leclerc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 221 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “An entrepreneurial adventure and a family business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 205 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Here at WEINS Auto Group, our guests always come first.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 184 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1961, The Jim Pattison Auto Group is one of the largest automotive retailers in British Columbia and Western Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 165 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Downtown AutoGroup (DAG) has been part of the community since 1992, serving the automotive needs of its discerning clientele with 10 automobile sales and service facilities in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 162 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Établi depuis 1922, Spinelli est la référence en matière de qualité dans le domaine de l’automobile à Montréal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 157 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The FFUN Group is an automotive and recreational retailer with nearly 30 locations throughout Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 143 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Myers Automotive Group is all about Ottawa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 135 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded over 30 years ago, the AWIN Group of Dealerships is committed to the best in product selection, service and satisfaction in every dealership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 131 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Spanning three provinces in the stunning Prairies, the Capital Automotive Group is a Canadian automotive retail powerhouse with numerous dealerships spanning multiple brands…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since purchasing our first dealership way back in 1962, The Humberview Group has grown to be one of the largest automotive dealer groups in Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 112 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Depuis plus de 60 ans, Groupe Park Avenue innove constamment afin de vous offrir une expérience exceptionnelle en vente et en entretien automobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 107 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We at Rafih Auto Group strive to establish a long-term relationship with our customers through understanding their expectations and requirements and providing them with solutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 103 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Join our dynamic team at Bannister Automotive Group, a leading automotive dealer group in Western Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AEC is a global automotive solutions provider for traditional OEMs and innovative companies in the areas of market-entry, compliance, distribution, and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 99 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At NewRoads Automotive Group it's not about the car, it's about striving to deliver superior car buying and ownership experiences to each and every customer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bruce Auto Group, established under the Bruce name in 1927, boasts a rich history of automotive excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive franchises. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names automotive franchises.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of automotive franchises, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name automotive franchises. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Automotive franchises based in Canada at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 542 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive franchises, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “automotive franchises”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive franchises), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive franchises, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,268 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive franchises, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many automotive franchises are there based in Canada?
RevenueBase identified 542 automotive franchises headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Mr. Lube Canada, headquartered in Richmond, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most automotive franchises?
Winnipeg leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Calgary (19) and Toronto (19).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,268 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 542 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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