The Canadian Press

Canadian private news agency established in 1917
Organization business Q2410130
The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press

Summary

The Canadian Press is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Canadian Press is in the country of Canada[3].
  • The Canadian Press's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • The Canadian Press's instance of is recorded as news agency[5].
  • The Canadian Press's instance of is recorded as privately held company[6].
  • The Canadian Press's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • The Canadian Press's founder is recorded as Parliament of Canada[8].
  • The Canadian Press is owned by The Globe and Mail[9].
  • The Canadian Press is owned by Power Corporation of Canada[10].
  • The Canadian Press is owned by Torstar[11].
  • The Canadian Press's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[12].
  • The Canadian Press's industry is recorded as news media[13].
  • 1917 marks the founding of The Canadian Press[14].
  • The Canadian Press's official website is recorded as http://www.thecanadianpress.com[15].
  • The Canadian Press's facet of is recorded as Canadian identity[16].
  • The Canadian Press's affiliation is recorded as Associated Press[17].
  • The Canadian Press's legal form is recorded as cooperative[18].

Body

Founding

The Canadian Press's founder is recorded as Parliament of Canada[8]. 1917 marks the founding of it[14].

Operations

The Canadian Press's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[12].

Industry

The Canadian Press's industry is recorded as news media[13].

Ownership

Owners include The Globe and Mail[9], a daily newspaper[19], in Canada[20], founded in 1936[21], headquartered in Toronto[22]; Power Corporation of Canada[10], a business[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1925[25], headquartered in Montreal[26]; and Torstar[11], a business[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1958[29], headquartered in Toronto[30].

Why It Matters

The Canadian Press ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Industry news media
    Instance of business, news agency, privately held company +1
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