Canadian Importers Database: Companies Importing Goods into Canada, 2015

The Canadian Importers Database (CID) provides summary reports and lists of companies importing goods into Canada. It is published by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-17 14:02:30.589509.

Use Cases

• Analyze trade patterns based on HS6 and HS10 commodity codes mentioned in the description
• Identify companies active in specific import sectors based on the list of importers
• Study the structure of Canada's import market based on summary reports

Strengths

• Data is provided by the official Canadian government department Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
• The dataset includes HS6 and HS10 commodity codes for detailed trade classification.
• It is licensed under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 14:02:30.589509; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada