Research guides: Business Design: Industry and Company Research

Industry Research Resources

We have a number of databases available, listed on our databases by subject page. Here are some highlights:

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Industry reports for Canada, the US, and Global coverage.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Search for companies, download financial data from public companies, create competitor lists. Includes a limited number of industry reports.
Frost & Sullivan This link opens in a new window
Industry reports focusing on tech and health, including machine learning and AI. Downloads are not permitted for students.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics on a variety of industries.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Includes Canadian trade publication articles, newspapers, some market and industry research. Watch for press releases about market reports; can skew results for reports that are not available in the database.
Passport GMID This link opens in a new window
Includes brand share, market share, industry reports and data. Global coverage.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
US and Canada mapping tool with Dun & Bradstreet business data that is exportable in Excel. Data is organized by census areas.