ForgeShiftCompass

Benchmark dataset

Canadian Manufacturing Digital Maturity Benchmark (n=114)

How 114 Canadian manufacturers score on digital maturity: peer averages across five dimensions and maturity-band prevalence.

Dataset provenance

Source
2026 Advanced Manufacturing Outlook report (Plant, Canadian Manufacturing Online, and EMC)
Survey year
2026
Sample size
n = 114

Peer averages by dimension

Mean self-assessed maturity across 114 manufacturers, on a 1–5 scale.

Mean self-assessed digital maturity by dimension across 114 Canadian manufacturers, scored 1 to 5.
DimensionPeer averageOf 5.0
Data & Visibility2.45.0
Technology & Systems2.65.0
Process & Automation2.55.0
People & Change Readiness2.75.0
Strategy & Investment2.35.0

Where manufacturers actually sit

Share of the 114 surveyed manufacturers in each maturity band.

  • AnalogueScores 1.01.922%
  • ConnectedScores 2.02.940%
  • IntegratedScores 3.03.934%
  • IntelligentScores 4.04.94%
  • AutonomousScores 5.05.01%

See where you sit

The Compass readiness assessment scores your operation on the same five dimensions and places you against these peers.

Source: 114 Canadian manufacturers surveyed in the 2026 Advanced Manufacturing Outlook report (Plant, Canadian Manufacturing Online, and EMC).