Bell Canada

Summary

Bell Canada is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bell Canada was a member of Linux Foundation^[3].
• Bell Canada was a member of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector^[4].
• Bell Canada is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Bell Canada is in the country of CA^[6].
• Bell Canada's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Bell Canada's instance of is recorded as internet service provider^[8].
• Bell Canada's founder is recorded as Charles Fleetford Sise^[9].
• Bell Canada is owned by BCE Inc.^[10].
• Bell Canada is owned by Bell MTS^[11].
• Bell Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Île des Soeurs^[12].
• The location of Bell Canada was Campus Bell^[13].
• Bell Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Bell Mobility^[14].
• Bell Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Northwestel^[15].
• Bell Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Télébec^[16].
• Bell Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Bell Technical Solutions^[17].
• Bell Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Bell Aliant^[18].
• Bell Canada's child organization or unit is recorded as Bell MTS^[19].
• Bell Canada's Commons category is recorded as Bell Canada^[20].
• Bell Canada's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[21].
• 1880 marks the founding of Bell Canada^[22].
• 2016-12-31 marks the founding of Bell Canada^[23].
• Bell Canada's parent organization or unit is recorded as BCE Inc.^[24].
• Bell Canada's official website is recorded as https://www.bell.ca/^[25].
• Bell Canada's official website is recorded as https://www.bell.ca/Accueil^[26].
• Bell Canada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bell Canada^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000G3EFX9S7TDE29^[28]

• Registered legal name: The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: CA^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): UDLA^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2016-12-31^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2023-05-26^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-07-07^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-07-07^[38]

• Managing LOU: 529900F6BNUR3RJ2WH29^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000072^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 1462664-8^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Bell Canada's founder is recorded as Charles Fleetford Sise^[9]. Recorded inception include 1880^[22] and 2016-12-31^[23].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada'}^[43] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Compagnie de Téléphone Bell du Canada ou it'}^[44].

Operations

Bell Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Île des Soeurs^[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as BCE Inc.^[24]. Subsidiaries include Bell Mobility^[14], a business^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1986^[47], headquartered in Mississauga^[48]; Northwestel^[15], a business^[49], in Canada^[50], founded in 1979^[51], headquartered in Whitehorse^[52]; Télébec^[16], a business^[53], in Canada^[54], founded in 1969^[55], headquartered in Bécancour^[56]; Bell Technical Solutions^[17], a business^[57], in Canada^[58], founded in 1996^[59]; Bell Aliant^[18], a business^[60], in Canada^[61], founded in 1999^[62], headquartered in Halifax^[63]; and Bell MTS^[19], a telecommunication company^[64], in Canada^[65], founded in 1908^[66], headquartered in Winnipeg^[67].

Industry

Bell Canada's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[21].

Ownership

Owners include BCE Inc.^[10], a public company^[68], in Canada^[69], founded in 1983^[70], headquartered in Montreal^[71] and Bell MTS^[11], a telecommunication company^[72], in Canada^[73], founded in 1908^[74], headquartered in Winnipeg^[75]. Bell Canada's product or material produced is recorded as landline telephone^[76].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bell Canada include Bell Centre^[77], an indoor ice rink^[78], in Canada^[79], founded in 1996^[80].

Why It Matters

Bell Canada ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Entities named for it include Bell Centre^[77], an indoor ice rink^[78], in Canada^[79], founded in 1996^[80].