Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.3bn in 2025.
Trends and Insights
Positive macro-economic conditions enable the industry to grow
- Surging advertising expenditures, particularly in digital and transit formats, have directly fueled revenue gains across the Canadian billboard and outdoor advertising sector. This influx of investment reflects brands’ growing confidence in out-of-home channels to capture consumer attention in high-traffic urban environments.
- Additional trends and insights available with purchase
Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
The increased popularity of the internet will tempter revenue gains
- The internet will continue to play a significant role in consumers' lives, as internet traffic volume and the percentage of online business will soar during the outlook period. Advertising via the internet is often less expensive, reaches more consumers, and uses algorithms so companies can tailor it to the preferences of their customer base. These factors will boost online advertising and reduce spending on all other types of ads, including those for billboards and other outdoor displays, causing revenue to continuously fall.
Biggest companies in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising in Canada
| Company | Market Share (%)
2023 | Revenue ($m)
2023 | Profit ($m)
2023 | Profit Margin (%)
2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BCE Inc. | 174.2 | 44.7 | 25.7 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties | 139.8 | N/A | N/A | |
Jim Pattison Group | 128.0 | 11.8 | 9.2 |
To view the market share and analysis for all 7 top companies in this industry, view purchase options.
Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Digital billboards, Billboards and Transit displays. Digital billboards is the largest segment of the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising in Canada.
Trends and Insights
Although billboards vary in size they remain the backbone of the industry
- Accounted for in this segment, analog billboards are mounted on structures that are owned or leased by the company. Leases are negotiated with both private and public landowners. Prices can differ depending on exposure and the potential number of consumers that would view the advertisement.
- More insights available in the full report
Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
The Billboard and Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada creates and designs advertising materials for public display, including printed, painted or electronic displays. Operators may place the displays on billboards or panels and on or within transit vehicles, shopping malls, retail stores and other display structures or sites.
What's included in this industry?
Aerial advertisingBillboard display advertisingBus, taxicab and subway card advertisingIndoor display advertisingOutdoor display advertisingStore display advertisingTransit advertisingDisplay advertisingCompanies
BCE Inc.Brookfield Residential PropertiesJim Pattison GroupPurchase this report to view all 7 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
BULLETINIMPRESSIONSDISPLAY FACEPOSTERTENDERINGOOHIndustry Code
NAICS 541850 - Billboard & Outdoor Advertising in Canada
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Outdoor advertising in Canada is on a positive trajectory, thanks to rising ad spend and digital transformation. Brands are flocking to billboards, especially digital ones, t...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Traditional billboards remain the industry's backbone despite digital innovation. Their visibility and consistent demand from national brands keep revenues steady, even as ad...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Ontario's booming population and economy make it a magnet for outdoor advertisers. With heavy commuter traffic and business competition along major highways, brands can't aff...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each province in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each province in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
The Canadian billboard industry is highly fragmented. Most companies are small-scale operators without formal employees, suggesting a market filled with independent advertise...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
Pattison Outdoor Advertising recently expanded its Canadian footprint by acquiring Outdoor Exposure, adding 79 billboards (including digital and static formats) across Norther...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
- Overview of BCE Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Brookfield Residential Properties's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Jim Pattison Group's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 4 additional companies
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for BCE Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Brookfield Residential Properties, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Jim Pattison Group, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for 4 additional companies
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Billboards and outdoor advertisements face regulations; these vary on different levels of government. These guidelines include rules governing areas such as alcohol, tobacco,...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Purchase costs remain high for outdoor advertisers, but smart strategies and tech advances are helping. Many companies bulk-buy materials and adopt long-lasting, energy-effic...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
- Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
- Leverage Ratios (2018-2023)
- Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
- Assets (2018-2023)
- Liabilities (2018-2023)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
Unlock comprehensive answers and precise data upon purchase. View purchase options.
What is the market size of the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada in 2025?
The market size of the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada is $1.3bn in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada in 2025?
There are 1,434 businesses in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada?
The Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada?
The Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada?
The biggest companies operating in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada are BCE Inc., Brookfield Residential Properties and Jim Pattison Group
What does the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada include?
Aerial advertising and Billboard display advertising are part of the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada?
The company holding the most market share in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada is BCE Inc..
How competitive is the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada?
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Billboard & Outdoor Advertising industry in Canada.
Related Industries
Widen your competitive advantage with related industries
Competitors
Complementors
Methodology
How are IBISWorld reports created?
IBISWorld has been a leading provider of trusted industry research for over 50 years to the most successful companies worldwide. With offices in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and China, we are proud to have local teams of analysts that conduct research, data analysis and forecasting to produce data-driven industry reports.
Our analysts start with official, verified and publicly available sources of data to build the most accurate picture of each industry. Analysts then leverage their expertise and knowledge of the local markets to synthesize trends into digestible content for IBISWorld readers. Finally, each report is reviewed by one of IBISWorld’s editors, who provide quality assurance to ensure accuracy and readability.
IBISWorld relies on human-verified data and human-written analysis to compile each standard industry report. We do not use generative AI tools to write insights, although members can choose to leverage AI-based tools within the platform to generate additional analysis formats.
What data sources do IBISWorld analysts use?
Each industry report incorporates data and research from government databases, industry-specific sources, industry contacts, and our own proprietary database of statistics and analysis to provide balanced, independent and accurate insights.
Key data sources in Canada include:
- Statistics Canada
- Industry Canada
- Canadian Business Patterns
Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.
These sources include:
- Industry and trade associations
- Industry federations or regulators
- Major industry players annual or quarterly filings
Finally, IBISWorld’s global data scientists maintain a proprietary database of macroeconomic and demand drivers, which our analysts use to help inform industry data and trends. They also maintain a database of statistics and analysis on thousands of industries, which has been built over our more than 50-year history and offers comprehensive insights into long-term trends.
How does IBISWorld forecast its data?
IBISWorld’s analysts and data scientists use the sources above to create forecasts for our proprietary datasets and industry statistics. Depending on the dataset, they may use regression analysis, multivariate analysis, time-series analysis or exponential smoothing techniques to project future data for the industry or driver. Additionally, analysts will leverage their local knowledge of industry operating and regulatory conditions to impart their best judgment on the forecast model.
IBISWorld prides itself on being a trusted, independent source of data, with over 50 years of experience building and maintaining rich datasets and forecasting tools. We are proud to be the keystone source of industry information for thousands of companies across the world.
Learn more about our methodology and data sourcing on the Help Center.
