What databases can I search? Where does the data come from?
We currently offer data from these sources:

• Financial Post Corporate Surveys - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Directory of Directors - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Investor Reports - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Historical Reports - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Industry Reports - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Analyzer - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Dividends - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post New Issues - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Predecessor & Defunct - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Financial Post Crosbie Mergers & Acquisitions in Canada - from Financial Post DataGroup
• Canadian Federal Corporations and Directors - from Industry Canada
• Canadian Corporate Names - from Industry Canada
• ProFile Canada - from Nexport Media
• Owen Media's Canadian Trade Index - from Owen Media
• Equifax Commercial Law Record - from Equifax
• Thomson Gale Wards - fromThomson Gale
• Thomson Gale Encyclopedia of Association -from Thomson Gale

For more details on these databases, see short descriptions click on corresponding links under FP Advisor or visit the FPinfomart.ca Bluesheets.

Can I search more than one database at a time?
Use Global Search, and Person Search to search more than one database at once. Your results will be grouped by database. As well, Company Snapshots provide an overview of much of the information we have on a publicly traded company.

What happens when I input more than one criteria in the search form?
If you fill in multiple fields on a search form (e.g. a Province and a Revenue figure), these criteria are searched with the AND operator. For those fields in which you can enter more than one criterion (e.g. SIC code, area code), entries within the same field are searched with the OR operator.

What if the person I'm searching for has a middle name?
All person searches automatically use proximity operators. Therefore, searching with or without a middle name or middle initial will produce the same result.

Why do I have to pick a database to search? Why can't I search all databases at once?
Individual database search allows you to pinpoint the results you need because you can enter so many different criteria. Because our data comes from a variety of sources (e.g. FP DataGroup; Industry Canada, Owen Media, etc.), not all fields are the same across all the databases. Therefore, you must search each database individually in order to fully utilize the fields in each database, and so that the results can be displayed correctly. Use Global Search to search all databases at once.

What do I do with the CSV file I created with the Lead List Generator?
A CSV file will open in a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel. Save the file to your computer, and then open it in Excel (or other spreadsheet software). You can then analyze or sort the data; use it to create a mailing list, or any other use you can think of!

In what order are the industries listed in the "Companies by Industry" section?
The Companies By Industry section sorts all industries numerically by their GICS code.

What is a GICS Code?
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) codes were developed by Standard & Poor's. S&P offers the following definition (or see the GICS FAQ at S&P for more details):