Headline numbers
What the answers had in common.
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100
answers saved, one per city per industry
20 cities, captured October 15 to 24, 2026
31 of 100
answers were OPEN
Answers with at least one review count: 100
477
median reviews of a named business
563 named listings showed a count
526
different businesses named
563 named listings in all
By industry
Each trade, side by side.
A listing is one business in one answer. A business named in two cities is two listings but one business.
| Industry | Answers | Listings | Businesses | 2+ cities | Median reviews | Under 100 reviews | OPEN | TIGHT | TOUGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 20 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 763 | 2% (2 of 122) | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Med spas | 20 | 100 | 94 | 4 | 297 | 20% (20 of 100) | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Roofers | 20 | 108 | 103 | 3 | 158 | 25% (27 of 108) | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| HVAC companies | 20 | 114 | 106 | 4 | 752 | 6% (7 of 114) | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Plumbers | 20 | 119 | 108 | 4 | 553 | 5% (6 of 119) | 4 | 12 | 4 |
Every answer
City by city, trade by trade.
Every city and industry we asked about, with the smallest review count among the businesses named and the first one the answer listed. Download the CSV.
| City | Industry | Businesses named | Smallest review count | Gate | First named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TorontoOntario | Dentists | 6 | 53 | OPEN | T-DOT Dental |
| MontrealQuebec | Dentists | 9 | 159 | TIGHT | Oracare Dentist Downtown |
| VancouverBC | Dentists | 5 | 392 | TOUGH | Royal Centre Dental Group Vancouver |
| CalgaryAlberta | Dentists | 4 | 1,400 | TOUGH | London Square Dental Centre |
| EdmontonAlberta | Dentists | 6 | 1,300 | TOUGH | Jasper Avenue Dental |
| OttawaOntario | Dentists | 8 | 315 | TOUGH | Ottawa Dental Care |
| WinnipegManitoba | Dentists | 6 | 1,000 | TOUGH | Assiniboine Dental Group |
| MississaugaOntario | Dentists | 6 | 456 | TOUGH | City Centre Dentistry |
| HamiltonOntario | Dentists | 7 | 412 | TOUGH | Century Stone Dental |
| HalifaxNova Scotia | Dentists | 8 | 622 | TOUGH | Halifax Dental Group |
| LondonOntario | Dentists | 6 | 369 | TOUGH | Sunningdale Dental Centre |
| KitchenerOntario | Dentists | 6 | 258 | TIGHT | Enamel Republic Family Dentistry |
| VictoriaBC | Dentists | 6 | 483 | TOUGH | Cook Street Village Dental |
| SaskatoonSaskatchewan | Dentists | 6 | 328 | TOUGH | Sutherland Dental |
| ReginaSaskatchewan | Dentists | 7 | 346 | TOUGH | Victoria Square Dental |
| KelownaBC | Dentists | 5 | 205 | TIGHT | Kelowna Dental Centre |
| WindsorOntario | Dentists | 3 | 610 | TOUGH | Madison Dental Windsor |
| BarrieOntario | Dentists | 7 | 580 | TOUGH | Yonge Forest Dental |
| St. John'sNewfoundland | Dentists | 6 | 86 | OPEN | Airport Heights Dental |
| OshawaOntario | Dentists | 5 | 441 | TOUGH | Taunton Village Dental |
| TorontoOntario | Med spas | 4 | 397 | TOUGH | Rejuuv Medi Spa |
| MontrealQuebec | Med spas | 6 | 480 | TOUGH | Médispa Victoria Park - Centre-Ville |
| VancouverBC | Med spas | 5 | 274 | TIGHT | Project Skin MD Vancouver |
| CalgaryAlberta | Med spas | 6 | 227 | TIGHT | PHI Medical Aesthetics |
| EdmontonAlberta | Med spas | 5 | 417 | TOUGH | Platinum Medical Spa |
| OttawaOntario | Med spas | 7 | 245 | TIGHT | Project Skin MD Ottawa |
| WinnipegManitoba | Med spas | 5 | 225 | TIGHT | Total Wrapture Medi Spa |
| MississaugaOntario | Med spas | 4 | 502 | TOUGH | SOL Skin Esthetics Spa - Port Credit |
| HamiltonOntario | Med spas | 4 | 207 | TIGHT | FIORE |
| HalifaxNova Scotia | Med spas | 4 | 81 | OPEN | This Is Sundays |
| LondonOntario | Med spas | 2 | 433 | TOUGH | Infinite Medical Spa |
| KitchenerOntario | Med spas | 7 | 84 | OPEN | KW Beauty Medical Cosmetics |
| VictoriaBC | Med spas | 4 | 209 | TIGHT | Derma Spa Oak Bay |
| SaskatoonSaskatchewan | Med spas | 4 | 84 | OPEN | Dermapure Saskatoon |
| ReginaSaskatchewan | Med spas | 9 | 45 | OPEN | Lamella Medical Aesthetics - Skin Clinic |
| KelownaBC | Med spas | 2 | 201 | TIGHT | Organic Glow Medical Aesthetics |
| WindsorOntario | Med spas | 5 | 62 | OPEN | Stillwater Skin Centre & MedSpa |
| BarrieOntario | Med spas | 5 | 65 | OPEN | Spa Lumina |
| St. John'sNewfoundland | Med spas | 6 | 23 | OPEN | Aesthetics in the Square by Dr. Seal |
| OshawaOntario | Med spas | 6 | 46 | OPEN | Drip In Luxe Medical Spa |
| TorontoOntario | Roofers | 5 | 214 | TIGHT | Coverall Roofing - Toronto |
| MontrealQuebec | Roofers | 6 | 37 | OPEN | Montreal Roofers |
| VancouverBC | Roofers | 5 | 125 | TIGHT | All Star Roofing |
| CalgaryAlberta | Roofers | 5 | 218 | TIGHT | Epic Roofing & Exteriors |
| EdmontonAlberta | Roofers | 4 | 271 | TIGHT | OILER’S ROOFING & EXTERIORS |
| OttawaOntario | Roofers | 4 | 127 | TIGHT | David Tulloch Roofing |
| WinnipegManitoba | Roofers | 6 | 107 | TIGHT | Cover Tight Roofing & Exteriors |
| MississaugaOntario | Roofers | 6 | 75 | OPEN | Olympia Roofing INC |
| HamiltonOntario | Roofers | 6 | 112 | TIGHT | The Roofing Master Hamilton |
| HalifaxNova Scotia | Roofers | 5 | 54 | OPEN | NS Roofer |
| LondonOntario | Roofers | 4 | 109 | TIGHT | Aok Roofing Inc. |
| KitchenerOntario | Roofers | 4 | 44 | OPEN | Kuepfer Roofing |
| VictoriaBC | Roofers | 6 | 28 | OPEN | Proline Roofing Ltd. |
| SaskatoonSaskatchewan | Roofers | 5 | 52 | OPEN | Riptide Roofing |
| ReginaSaskatchewan | Roofers | 6 | 23 | OPEN | Wiebe's Roofing Ltd. |
| KelownaBC | Roofers | 6 | 41 | OPEN | Pinnacle Roofing |
| WindsorOntario | Roofers | 5 | 121 | TIGHT | Gauthier Roofing and Siding |
| BarrieOntario | Roofers | 9 | 32 | OPEN | Real Blue Roofing Services Inc. |
| St. John'sNewfoundland | Roofers | 6 | 24 | OPEN | Callanan Roofing Contracting |
| OshawaOntario | Roofers | 5 | 17 | OPEN | Wilson Roofing |
| TorontoOntario | HVAC companies | 7 | 197 | TIGHT | Hudson Condominium Solutions Inc |
| MontrealQuebec | HVAC companies | 6 | 216 | TIGHT | Les Services Polarbear |
| VancouverBC | HVAC companies | 6 | 179 | TIGHT | Western Pacific HVAC |
| CalgaryAlberta | HVAC companies | 7 | 688 | TOUGH | JPS Furnace & Air Conditioning |
| EdmontonAlberta | HVAC companies | 5 | 699 | TOUGH | Trust Home Comfort |
| OttawaOntario | HVAC companies | 4 | 436 | TOUGH | Francis Home Environment Heating and Air Conditioning |
| WinnipegManitoba | HVAC companies | 5 | 477 | TOUGH | Furnasman Heating and Air Conditioning |
| MississaugaOntario | HVAC companies | 5 | 217 | TIGHT | HVAC-Group |
| HamiltonOntario | HVAC companies | 6 | 218 | TIGHT | Dynamic Heating & Cooling |
| HalifaxNova Scotia | HVAC companies | 5 | 96 | OPEN | Atmosphere Climate Control Specialists Ltd. |
| LondonOntario | HVAC companies | 5 | 269 | TIGHT | Donaldson Home Services |
| KitchenerOntario | HVAC companies | 5 | 526 | TOUGH | Able Air Conditioning & Heating |
| VictoriaBC | HVAC companies | 5 | 82 | OPEN | Coastal Heat Pumps |
| SaskatoonSaskatchewan | HVAC companies | 5 | 111 | TIGHT | Furnaceguys Heating & Air Conditioning |
| ReginaSaskatchewan | HVAC companies | 8 | 154 | TIGHT | Sterling Plumbing & Heating |
| KelownaBC | HVAC companies | 7 | 92 | OPEN | Comfort Tech Heating & Cooling |
| WindsorOntario | HVAC companies | 5 | 193 | TIGHT | Absolute Comfort Control Services |
| BarrieOntario | HVAC companies | 6 | 87 | OPEN | Affordable Comfort |
| St. John'sNewfoundland | HVAC companies | 6 | 15 | OPEN | Heat Pump Solutions Ltd. |
| OshawaOntario | HVAC companies | 6 | 52 | OPEN | LFZ Heating & Cooling |
| TorontoOntario | Plumbers | 6 | 189 | TIGHT | True Service Plumbing |
| MontrealQuebec | Plumbers | 6 | 391 | TOUGH | Plomberie Urgence Montreal (PUM) |
| VancouverBC | Plumbers | 5 | 210 | TIGHT | Red Seal Plumbing |
| CalgaryAlberta | Plumbers | 7 | 659 | TOUGH | The Gentlemen Pros Plumbing, Heating & Electrical |
| EdmontonAlberta | Plumbers | 5 | 285 | TIGHT | The Gentlemen Pros Plumbing, Heating & Electrical |
| OttawaOntario | Plumbers | 6 | 512 | TOUGH | John The Plumber |
| WinnipegManitoba | Plumbers | 6 | 103 | TIGHT | The Pleasant Plumber Inc. |
| MississaugaOntario | Plumbers | 5 | 277 | TIGHT | Mr Rooter Plumbing of Mississauga ON |
| HamiltonOntario | Plumbers | 6 | 206 | TIGHT | In-Out Plumbing Inc |
| HalifaxNova Scotia | Plumbers | 7 | 64 | OPEN | Joe's Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning Ltd. |
| LondonOntario | Plumbers | 6 | 166 | TIGHT | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of London ON |
| KitchenerOntario | Plumbers | 6 | 158 | TIGHT | Mr. Rooter Plumbing Of Kitchener ON |
| VictoriaBC | Plumbers | 6 | 149 | TIGHT | Callaway Plumbing & Drains Ltd |
| SaskatoonSaskatchewan | Plumbers | 7 | 308 | TOUGH | Perfection Plumbing & Drain Cleaning Ltd. |
| ReginaSaskatchewan | Plumbers | 5 | 193 | TIGHT | Bright Plumbing Heating & Electrical |
| KelownaBC | Plumbers | 8 | 146 | TIGHT | Family Man Plumbing And Drain |
| WindsorOntario | Plumbers | 6 | 227 | TIGHT | Bubby's Plumbing & Heating |
| BarrieOntario | Plumbers | 5 | 62 | OPEN | Pipe Dreams Plumbing Barrie |
| St. John'sNewfoundland | Plumbers | 6 | 49 | OPEN | Connolly's Plumbing Ltd |
| OshawaOntario | Plumbers | 5 | 66 | OPEN | Vaillancourt Plumbing & Drains |
By city
AI visibility, city by city.
The same answers as the table, grouped by city: the read for each trade and the smallest review count among the businesses AI named there.
AI visibility in Toronto
- Dentists: OPEN, smallest named had 53 reviews
- Med spas: TOUGH, smallest named had 397 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 214 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 197 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 189 reviews
AI visibility in Montreal
- Dentists: TIGHT, smallest named had 159 reviews
- Med spas: TOUGH, smallest named had 480 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 37 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 216 reviews
- Plumbers: TOUGH, smallest named had 391 reviews
AI visibility in Vancouver
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 392 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 274 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 125 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 179 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 210 reviews
AI visibility in Calgary
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 1,400 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 227 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 218 reviews
- HVAC companies: TOUGH, smallest named had 688 reviews
- Plumbers: TOUGH, smallest named had 659 reviews
AI visibility in Edmonton
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 1,300 reviews
- Med spas: TOUGH, smallest named had 417 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 271 reviews
- HVAC companies: TOUGH, smallest named had 699 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 285 reviews
AI visibility in Ottawa
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 315 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 245 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 127 reviews
- HVAC companies: TOUGH, smallest named had 436 reviews
- Plumbers: TOUGH, smallest named had 512 reviews
AI visibility in Winnipeg
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 1,000 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 225 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 107 reviews
- HVAC companies: TOUGH, smallest named had 477 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 103 reviews
AI visibility in Mississauga
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 456 reviews
- Med spas: TOUGH, smallest named had 502 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 75 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 217 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 277 reviews
AI visibility in Hamilton
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 412 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 207 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 112 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 218 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 206 reviews
AI visibility in Halifax
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 622 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 81 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 54 reviews
- HVAC companies: OPEN, smallest named had 96 reviews
- Plumbers: OPEN, smallest named had 64 reviews
AI visibility in London
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 369 reviews
- Med spas: TOUGH, smallest named had 433 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 109 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 269 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 166 reviews
AI visibility in Kitchener
- Dentists: TIGHT, smallest named had 258 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 84 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 44 reviews
- HVAC companies: TOUGH, smallest named had 526 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 158 reviews
AI visibility in Victoria
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 483 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 209 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 28 reviews
- HVAC companies: OPEN, smallest named had 82 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 149 reviews
AI visibility in Saskatoon
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 328 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 84 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 52 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 111 reviews
- Plumbers: TOUGH, smallest named had 308 reviews
AI visibility in Regina
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 346 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 45 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 23 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 154 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 193 reviews
AI visibility in Kelowna
- Dentists: TIGHT, smallest named had 205 reviews
- Med spas: TIGHT, smallest named had 201 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 41 reviews
- HVAC companies: OPEN, smallest named had 92 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 146 reviews
AI visibility in Windsor
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 610 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 62 reviews
- Roofers: TIGHT, smallest named had 121 reviews
- HVAC companies: TIGHT, smallest named had 193 reviews
- Plumbers: TIGHT, smallest named had 227 reviews
AI visibility in Barrie
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 580 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 65 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 32 reviews
- HVAC companies: OPEN, smallest named had 87 reviews
- Plumbers: OPEN, smallest named had 62 reviews
AI visibility in St. John's
- Dentists: OPEN, smallest named had 86 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 23 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 24 reviews
- HVAC companies: OPEN, smallest named had 15 reviews
- Plumbers: OPEN, smallest named had 49 reviews
AI visibility in Oshawa
- Dentists: TOUGH, smallest named had 441 reviews
- Med spas: OPEN, smallest named had 46 reviews
- Roofers: OPEN, smallest named had 17 reviews
- HVAC companies: OPEN, smallest named had 52 reviews
- Plumbers: OPEN, smallest named had 66 reviews
Repeat names
Named in more than one city.
Matched on the website the answer gave, or on the name where it gave none. A chain with several branches shows up here once.
- Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Calgary Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Regina, St. John's, Winnipeg
- Reliance Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing Mississauga, Oshawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, Winnipeg
- Médispa Victoria Park - Centre-Ville Barrie, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg
- Rydel Roofing & Siding Barrie, Halifax, St. John's
- The Roof Whisperer of Toronto Barrie, Mississauga, Toronto
- Dermapure Ottawa Downtown Ottawa, Saskatoon
- Greenfoot Energy Solutions Halifax, St. John's
- Handy Bros. Home Comfort London, Windsor
- John The Plumber Hamilton, Ottawa
- Milani Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Vancouver, Victoria
- Project Skin MD Vancouver Ottawa, Vancouver
- Real Blue Roofing Services Inc Barrie, Mississauga
- Skin Vitality Medical Clinic Hamilton Hamilton, Kitchener
- The Gentlemen Pros Plumbing, Heating & Electrical Calgary, Edmonton
- The Super Plumber - Ottawa Ottawa, Victoria
Their websites
What the named sites have in place.
We read the homepage of each named business that gave a website: 420 of 465 sites read on October 24, 2026. Each share is out of the sites read.
- LocalBusiness structured data 52% (220 of 420)
- FAQ structured data 13% (56 of 420)
- Reviews shown on the homepage 29% (122 of 420)
- Prices shown on the homepage 25% (105 of 420)
- An llms.txt file 43% (182 of 420)
- robots.txt blocks an AI crawler 1% (5 of 420)
The median homepage carried 1,147 words of text.
For a local business
What this means in Canada.
01
A short list wins
Each reply names a few businesses. The rest of the city, including good ones, is simply not there for that question.
02
OPEN is a door
An OPEN reply named someone with under 100 reviews. Where your city reads OPEN, a business without a huge review count can still be picked.
03
Checkable facts matter
Licences, memberships and an address that match across your site and listings give AI something firm to tie to your name.
04
One day, one answer
Each question was asked once, logged out. Replies shift over time, so treat any single answer as a snapshot and measure again.
Method
How we collected this.
The same rules as our US indexes. How we measure AI visibility.
- The engine
- Google AI Mode, in a fresh session, logged out, with no account history. One question per city per industry.
- The wording
- Each question followed one pattern: "best {trade} in {city} {region}", with the trade and the city filled in. The exact wording of every question is in the CSV.
- The dates
- Answers captured October 15 to 24, 2026. The websites of the named businesses were read on October 24, 2026.
- What named means
- A business counts as named when the answer listed it by name. Ratings and review counts are the ones shown with the answer on the day, not counts we made ourselves.
- The gates
- OPEN: at least one named business had under 100 reviews. TIGHT: the smallest count was 100 to 299. TOUGH: every count was 300 or more. No counts: the answer showed none.
- The limits
- One answer per question, captured once. AI answers change from day to day and person to person, so this is a dated snapshot, not a ranking. Nobody named here is a client.
Cite this report
KKV Labs (2026). Canada Local AI Visibility Index 2026, October 2026 edition. KKV Labs LLC. https://www.kkvlabs.com/ca/research/canada-ai-visibility-index-2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Data
100 answers, one row each, crawled October 24, 2026, 420 of 465 named sites read. Columns: id, industry, city, region, query, businessesNamed, smallestReviewCount, gate, namedBusinesses, answerOpened.
Licence: CC BY 4.0. Download the CSV
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