Canada trademarks

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Signa tracks 2,196,014 Canada trademarks from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), synced weekly.

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Trademarks on file
2,196,014
Registered69% of decided applications
912,596
Filed in 2025
75,213
Update cadence
Weekly
Register

What Canada protects

Every trademark on the CIPO register, including international registrations designating Canada. A mark can cover several classes.

Top classes

  • Class 9Computers and Scientific Devices466,54521%
  • Class 35Advertising and Business409,91819%
  • Class 41Education and Entertainment261,90712%
  • Class 25Clothing260,58912%
  • Class 42Computer and Scientific Services248,19711%
  • Class 16Paper Goods and Printed Matter247,15311%
  • Class 5Pharmaceuticals200,2809%
  • Class 3Cosmetics and Cleaning Preparations178,5008%
  • Class 36Insurance and Financial156,8917%
  • Class 30Staple Foods152,3897%

By status

registered
912,59642%
abandoned
645,78229%
cancelled
503,23623%
pending
134,3516%
Activity

Filings per year

New applications at CIPO each year. The current year is year to date.

Peak year · 85,013 filed
2021
2022 to 2026 · filed
349,674
First filing
1866

Filings by year: 1866: 1, 1871: 1, 1872: 1, 1874: 1, 1875: 2, 1876: 2, 1877: 5, 1878: 2, 1879: 2, 1880: 1, 1881: 2, 1882: 1, 1883: 5, 1885: 3, 1886: 6, 1887: 11, 1888: 11, 1889: 4, 1890: 6, 1891: 13, 1892: 10, 1893: 5, 1894: 22, 1895: 9, 1896: 11, 1897: 21, 1898: 19, 1899: 16, 1900: 13, 1901: 11, 1902: 23, 1903: 39, 1904: 14, 1905: 21, 1906: 41, 1907: 32, 1908: 37, 1909: 41, 1910: 54, 1911: 64, 1912: 77, 1913: 89, 1914: 74, 1915: 59, 1916: 68, 1917: 60, 1918: 69, 1919: 94, 1920: 260, 1921: 226, 1922: 280, 1923: 256, 1924: 259, 1925: 191, 1926: 167, 1927: 187, 1928: 458, 1929: 447, 1930: 739, 1931: 653, 1932: 1413, 1933: 689, 1934: 589, 1935: 869, 1936: 862, 1937: 1031, 1938: 803, 1939: 673, 1940: 599, 1941: 599, 1942: 459, 1943: 522, 1944: 647, 1945: 802, 1946: 1001, 1947: 987, 1948: 994, 1949: 1026, 1950: 2004, 1951: 1759, 1952: 1978, 1953: 2216, 1954: 2643, 1955: 2605, 1956: 2405, 1957: 2198, 1958: 2384, 1959: 2492, 1960: 2520, 1961: 2619, 1962: 2731, 1963: 2950, 1964: 4221, 1965: 5623, 1966: 5811, 1967: 6453, 1968: 6713, 1969: 7587, 1970: 7227, 1971: 7239, 1972: 8084, 1973: 8332, 1974: 7604, 1975: 8205, 1976: 8903, 1977: 10449, 1978: 14832, 1979: 14369, 1980: 15374, 1981: 16991, 1982: 16474, 1983: 17750, 1984: 19884, 1985: 21915, 1986: 21111, 1987: 22900, 1988: 24783, 1989: 26224, 1990: 25932, 1991: 23731, 1992: 24314, 1993: 25497, 1994: 28466, 1995: 29499, 1996: 33347, 1997: 34025, 1998: 36765, 1999: 41887, 2000: 47797, 2001: 40549, 2002: 38156, 2003: 39915, 2004: 41247, 2005: 43221, 2006: 46485, 2007: 48923, 2008: 46780, 2009: 42078, 2010: 46600, 2011: 49492, 2012: 51041, 2013: 50774, 2014: 51960, 2015: 53428, 2016: 55696, 2017: 59987, 2018: 64303, 2019: 71111, 2020: 72917, 2021: 85013, 2022: 73441, 2023: 71794, 2024: 69765, 2025: 75213, 2026: 59461.

Filers

Who files in Canada

Owners based in Canada hold 50% of the marks below. The rest come from abroad.

  • Canada980,13150%
  • United States637,96633%
  • China81,7254%
  • Germany62,3313%
  • United Kingdom61,0623%
  • France55,5113%
  • Japan42,7042%
  • Switzerland41,3052%
Owners based in Canada
50%
Owners from abroad
50%
Filing

How to protect a mark in Canada

Trademarks in Canada are examined and registered by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. As a Madrid member, Canada can also be designated in one international application filed through WIPO.

FAQ

About Canada trademarks

How many trademarks does Signa track in Canada?

Signa tracks 2,196,014 trademarks from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, updated weekly.

Is Canada a Madrid Protocol member?

Yes, Canada is a member of the Madrid Protocol, so marks can be designated there via an international registration.

How do I file a trademark in Canada?

You can file directly with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), or designate Canada through a Madrid Protocol international registration.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull Canada trademark data into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/analytics/offices/CA

    Totals, status mix, top classes and filings per year

  • GET/v1/countries/CA

    Jurisdiction record, covering office and Madrid status

  • GET/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=CA

    Search trademarks protected in Canada

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/analytics/offices/CA
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/analytics/offices/CA \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "office_analytics",
  "code": "CA",
  "total_marks": 2196014,
  "registered_count": 912596,
  "registration_rate": 0.687
}