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title: Canada: business websites and AI agents, city by city · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/country/ca?format=md
---

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# Canada: which businesses can AI agents use?

6,109 business websites scanned in 3 cities of Canada, across 15 indexes. 52% of the reachable sites take a booking or an order on their own site, 35% turn an AI crawler away at the edge, 29% of scanned sites score A or B. Numbers as of 2026-10-14.

6,109

business websites scanned, of 6,718 with a site of their own

52%

take a booking or an order on their own site

35%

turn an AI crawler away at the edge

29%

score A or B (1,747 sites)

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A 376 · B 1371 · C 1402 · D 952 · F 2008

Shares are over the 4,925 reachable sites; A or B over all scanned. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/country/ca?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/api/country/ca) · [Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings).

 Cities

## Canada, city by city

Every index of each city added together; the kinds are listed under the city and each has its own page.

| City | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Toronto](https://directindex.org/city/toronto)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/toronto) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/toronto-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/toronto-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/toronto-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/toronto-tours) | 2,742 | 54% | 36% | 29% |
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A 179 · B 609 · C 644 · D 413 · F 897

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| [Vancouver](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/vancouver-tours) | 1,939 | 55% | 32% | 32% |
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A 135 · B 480 · C 459 · D 275 · F 590

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| [Montreal](https://directindex.org/city/montreal)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/montreal) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/montreal-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/montreal-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/montreal-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/montreal-tours) | 1,428 | 43% | 40% | 24% |
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A 62 · B 282 · C 299 · D 264 · F 521

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Side by side: [Toronto / Vancouver](https://directindex.org/compare/toronto/vancouver) · [Toronto / Montreal](https://directindex.org/compare/montreal/toronto) · [Vancouver / Montreal](https://directindex.org/compare/montreal/vancouver).

 Kinds

## By kind of business

| Kind | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| restaurants and fast food 3 indexes | 3,186 | 48% | 35% | 34% |
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A 287 · B 783 · C 574 · D 458 · F 1084

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| cafes and bars 3 indexes | 1,078 | 42% | 39% | 26% |
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A 69 · B 213 · C 207 · D 196 · F 393

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| hairdressers and beauty salons 3 indexes | 729 | 58% | 37% | 19% |
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A 8 · B 127 · C 226 · D 129 · F 239

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| dentists, clinics and vets 3 indexes | 956 | 70% | 31% | 24% |
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A 10 · B 219 · C 349 · D 139 · F 239

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| tours, attractions and museums 3 indexes | 160 | 51% | 32% | 19% |
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A 2 · B 29 · C 46 · D 30 · F 53

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 Vendors

## Booking and ordering vendors common in Canada

Sites in the country whose booking or ordering runs through each vendor, on the business's own domain or on a marketplace, from the daily vendor pass. Each vendor's page says how its sites score.

| Vendor | Sites |
| --- | --- |
| [OpenTable](https://directindex.org/vendors/opentable) | 157 |
| [Uber Eats](https://directindex.org/vendors/ubereats) | 127 |
| [DoorDash Storefront](https://directindex.org/vendors/doordash_storefront) | 97 |
| [Square](https://directindex.org/vendors/square) | 87 |
| [Toast](https://directindex.org/vendors/toast) | 74 |
| [Libro](https://directindex.org/vendors/libro) | 63 |
| [Jane](https://directindex.org/vendors/jane) | 56 |
| [DoorDash](https://directindex.org/vendors/doordash) | 37 |
| [Fresha](https://directindex.org/vendors/fresha) | 33 |
| [Resy](https://directindex.org/vendors/resy) | 30 |
| [Clover](https://directindex.org/vendors/clover) | 22 |
| [Tock](https://directindex.org/vendors/tock) | 22 |

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