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The Pittsburgh Historical Society was founded in 1976 upon the dissolution of the Pittsburgh Township Historic Buildings Committee. The Society ceased operations in 2022.

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The Kingston Police Force was established by the Common Council of Kingston on December 20, 1841, in an attempt to manage the lawlessness in the capital of the former Province of Canada. The original police force comprised a Chief Constable and four sub-constables. Despite their best effort, the force's growth was limited due to monetary restraints. In the 1850s, they were composed of about 8-10 officers growing to about a dozen in the 1860s, where it remained until the early 20th century.

Kingston Police Force c. 1906
Following World War II, the force finally began growing at a more consistent rate. In 1990 they had expanded to 116 sworn officers serving a population of over 60,000 inhabitants. The 1990s were a tough decade for the Kingston Police Force. In 1993, the Social Contract Act was put in place by the government in an attempt to address budget deficits. This resulted in a major loss in funding, ultimately leading to the reduction of the force to 101 officers. In 1996, the province introduced additional cost-saving initiatives such as the Savings and Restructuring Act, which merged smaller municipalities with their neighbours. In 1998, both the Kingston Township and the Pittsburgh Township were merged into Kingston City, nearly doubling its population.

The establishment of the Kingston branch of the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League on Thursday April 7, 1981, was in reaction to an escalation of pro-life organizing that was putting women's right to choice at risk in the region. Pro-choice activism was initiated through the Kingston Action Committee on the Status of Women in 1980, and in February of 1981 two representatives from the national organization of CARAL came to Kingston to encourage the formation of a chapter. The organization had existed nationally since 1974; their charter was to assure that "no woman is denied the right to a safe, legal abortion" and to gain recognition that the right to a safe, legal abortion is a fundamental human right.

The Quaker Oats Company in Canada was founded in June 1902 with the establishment of a mill in Peterborough, Ontario. Another mill was purchased in 1912 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On August 13, 1943, the Canadian mills were incorporated as the Quaker Oats Company of Canada, Ltd. with main offices in Peterborough. It was then operated as a autonomously managed subsidiary of the Quaker Oats Company of Chicago, Illinois. In 2001, the company was acquired by PepsiCo, Inc. and is operated as the Quaker Division of PepsiCo Canada ULC.

Asterisk Film & Videotape Productions Ltd. was a film production company based in Toronto. It was succeeded by Asterisk Productions Ltd, based out of Burnaby, BC.

The Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada was a Canadian copyright collective for the right to communicate with the public and publicly perform musical works. CAPAC administered these rights on behalf of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters, and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by licensing the use of their music in Canada. Royalties were paid to the music creators after administration costs were deducted to pay for the operation of CAPAC.

CAPAC was established as a subsidiary of Great Britain's Performing Rights Society (PRS) under the name the Canadian Performing Rights Society (CPRS) in 1925. Its initial purpose was to administer the royalties of composers, lyricists and music publishers whose creations were performed in Canada, be they native Canadians or foreigners. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers bought partial ownership of the CPRS in 1930. In 1945 CPRS became CAPAC through the Supplementary Letters Patent. In 1989 the organization merged with the Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited to form the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.

The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire - Kingston Municipal Chapter was the overarching municipal arm governing each of the local chapters in Kingston. The Kingston Chapters included: George T. Richardson, Victory, Lord Sydenham, Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, Prince Charles, LaSalle, Rideau, and Amy E. Duff.

Whitteker Photo was a printer active in Morrisburg, ON.

J. Rosettis Photo was a printer active in Calgary, AB.