Three decades of Canada's corporate stars
It all started in 1984. Every year Report on Business magazine ranks Canada's most profitable companies in a list called the Top 1000. See our covers from the past 29 years and find out which companies dominated the top of the list.
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1984<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Canadian Pacific (Dec. 83) $143,592<br></br> 2. International Thomson Org. (Dec. 83) $75,700 (U.S.)<br></br> 3. Thomson Newspapers (Dec. 83) $126,090<br></br> 4. Moore (Dec. 83) $100,306 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Dofasco (Dec. 83) $120,482<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1985<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Bell Canada Enterprises (Dec. 84) $940,300<br></br> 2. Imperial Oil (Dec. 84) $533,000<br></br> 3. Seagram Co. (Jan. 85) $383,618 (U.S.)<br></br> 4. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 84) $450,085<br></br> 5. Texaco Canada (Dec. 84) $423,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1986<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Bell Canada Enterprises (Dec. 85) $1,050,800<br></br> 2. Imperial Oil (Dec. 85) $634,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 85) $488,105<br></br> 4. Seagram Co. (Jan. 86) $319,074 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Toronto-Dominion Bank (Oct. 85) $415,584<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1987<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Bell Canada Enterprises (Dec. 86) $1,023,600<br></br> 2. Seagram (Jan. 87) $423,458 (U.S.)<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 86) $488,890<br></br> 4. Northern Telecom (Dec. 86) $313,200 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Gulf Canada (Dec. 86) $404,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1988<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE (Dec. 87) $1,087,000<br></br> 2. Imperial Oil (Dec. 87) $745,000<br></br> 3. Bell Canada (Jan. 88) $731,000<br></br> 4. Seagram (Jan. 88) $521,088 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Canadian Pacific (Dec. 87) $636,700<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1989<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Alcan Aluminium (Dec. 88) $931,000<br></br> 2. BCE (Dec. 88) $887,000<br></br> 3. Inco (Dec. 88) $690,804<br></br> 4. Bell Canada (Dec. 88) $793,000<br></br> 5. Canadian Pacific (Dec. 88) $774,500<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1990<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Alcan Aluminium (Dec. 89) $835,000<br></br> 2. Inco (Dec. 89) $753,404<br></br> 3. Bell Canada (Dec. 89) $875,100<br></br> 4. Seagram Company (Jan. 90) $710,578 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. BCE (Dec. 89) $761,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1991<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc. (Dec. 90) $1,147,000<br></br> 2. Bell Canada (Dec. 90) $965,700<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 90) $964,929<br></br> 4. Seagram Co. Ltd. (Jan. 91) $756,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 90) $802,447<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1992<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc. (Dec. 91) $1,329,000<br></br> 2. Bell Canada (Dec. 91) $986,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 91) $983,466<br></br> 4. Seagram Co. Ltd. (Jan. 92) $727,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 91) $811,204<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1993<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc. (Dec. 92) $1,390,000<br></br> 2. Bell Canada (Dec. 92) $1,006,100<br></br> 3. Bank of Nova Scotia (Dec. 92) $676,224<br></br> 4. Northern Telecom (Dec. 92) $548,300 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 92) $640,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1994<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Bell Canada (Dec. 93) $871,100<br></br> 2. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 93) $730,000<br></br> 3. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 93) $714,000<br></br> 4. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 93) $709,000<br></br> 5. Seagram Co. Ltd. (Jan. 94) $379,000 (U.S.)<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1995<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc. (Dec. 94) $1,178,000<br></br> 2. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 94) $1,169,000<br></br> 3. Seagram Co. Ltd. (Jan. 95) $811,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 4. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 94) $890,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 94) $825,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1996<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Seagram Co. Ltd. (Jan. 96) $3,406,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 2. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 95) $1,262,000<br></br> 3. Thomson Corp. (Dec. 95) $799,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 4. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 95) $1,015,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 95) $986,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1997<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 96) $1,430,000<br></br> 2. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 96) $1,366,000<br></br> 3. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 96) $1,168,000<br></br> 4. BCE Inc. (Dec. 96) $1,152,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 96) $1,069,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1998<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 97) $1,679,000<br></br> 2. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 97) $1,551,000<br></br> 3. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 97) $1,514,000<br></br> 4. BCE Inc. (Dec. 97) $1,414,00<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 97) $1,305,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 1999<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc. (Dec. 98) $4,598,000<br></br> 2. Thomson Corp. (Dec. 98) $1,846,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 98) $1,824,000<br></br> 4. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 98) $1,394,000<br></br> 5. Seagram Co. (Jan. 98) $946,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2000<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc (Dec. 99) $5,459,000<br></br> 2. Toronto Dominion (Oct. 99) $2,981,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 99) $1,757,000<br></br> 4. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 99) $1,551,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 99) $1,382,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2001<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. BCE Inc. (Dec. 00) $4,861,000<br></br> 2. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 00) $2,274,000<br></br> 3. Cdn. Imperial Bank of Commerce (Oct. 00) $2,060,000<br></br> 4. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 00) $1,926,000<br></br> 5. Thomson Corp. (Dec. 00) $1,251,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2002<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 01) $2,411,000<br></br> 2. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 01) $2,169,000<br></br> 3. Cdn. Imp. Bank of Commerce (Oct. 01) $1,686,000<br></br> 4. Bell Canada (Dec. 01) $1,1620,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 01) $1,471,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2003<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 02) $2,762,000<br></br> 2. BCE Inc. (Dec. 02) $2,475,000<br></br> 3. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 02) $1,797,000<br></br> 4. Bell Canada (Dec. 02) $1,504,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 02) $1,417,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2004<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. EnCana Corp. (Dec. 03) $2,360,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 2. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 03) $3,005,000<br></br> 3. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 03) $2,477,000<br></br> 4. Bell Canada (Dec. 03) $2,327,000<br></br> 5. Cdn. Imperial Bank of Commerce (Oct. 03) $2,063,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2005<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. EnCana Corp. (Dec. 04) $3,513,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 2. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 04) $2,931,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 04) $2,817,000<br></br> 4. Manulife Financial (Dec. 04) $2,564,000<br></br> 5. Bank of Montreal (Oct. 04) $2,351,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2006<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. EnCana Corp. (Dec. 05) (U.S.) $3,426,000<br></br> 2. Royal Bank of Canada (Oct. 05) $3,387,000<br></br> 3. Manulife Financial (Dec. 05) $3,294,000<br></br> 4. Bank of Nova Scotia (Oct. 05) $3,209,000<br></br> 5. Imperial Oil (Dec. 05) $2,600,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2007<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. EnCana Corp.(Dec. 06) $5,652,000 (U.S)<br></br> 2. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 06) $ 4,728,000 <br></br> 3. Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oct. 06) $4,603,000 <br></br> 4. Manulife Financial(Dec. 06) $3,985,000 <br></br> 5. Bank of Nova Scotia(Oct. 06) $3,579,000<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2008<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 07) $5,492,000<br></br> 2. Manulife Financial(Dec. 07) $4,302,000<br></br> 3. Thomson Reuters(Dec. 07) $4,004,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 4. EnCana Corp.(Dec. 07) $3,959,000(U.S.)<br></br> 5. BCE Inc.(Dec. 07) $ 4,057,000 <br></br>Reuters
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2009<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. EnCana Corp.(Dec. 08) $5,944,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 2. Canadian Natural Resources(Dec. 08) $4,985,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 08) $ 4,555,000<br></br> 4. Imperial Oil(Dec. 08) $3,878,000<br></br> 5. Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oct. 08) $3,833,000 <br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2010<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 09) $3,858,000 <br></br> 2. Bank of Nova Scotia(Oct. 09) $3,547,000<br></br> 3. Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oct. 09) $3,120,000<br></br> 4. Research In Motion(Feb. 10) $2,457,144 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. EnCana Corp.(Dec. 09) $1,862,000(U.S.)<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2011<br></br></b> (Profit, $000)1. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 10) $ 5,223,000<br></br> 2. Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oct. 10) $4,644,000 <br></br> 3. Bank of Nova Scotia(Oct. 10) $4,239,000 <br></br>4. Suncor Energy(Dec. 10) $3,571,000 <br></br> 5. Research In Motion(Feb. 11) $ 3,411,000 (U.S.)<br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2012<br></br></b> (Profit, $000)1. Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oct. 11) $5,889,000<br></br> 2. Bank of Nova Scotia(Oct. 11) $5,268,000<br></br> 3. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 11) $4,852,000<br></br> 4. Barrick Gold(Dec. 11) $4,484,000 (U.S.)<br></br> 5. Suncor Energy(Dec. 11) $4,304,000 <br></br>
<b> Top 5 companies on The Top 1000 list in 2013<br></br></b> (Profit, $000) 1. Royal Bank of Canada(Oct. 12) $7,442,000<br></br> 2. Bank of Nova Scotia(Oct. 12) $6,466,000<br></br> 3. Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oct. 12) $6,367,000<br></br> 4. Bank of Montreal(Oct. 12) $4,115,000<br></br> 5. Imperial Oil(Dec. 12) $3,766,000<br></br>