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Top 25 Animation studios based in Canada

Name: Animation studios based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026 587 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 587 animation studios headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 17,798 professional contacts across them, including 7,256 with verified work emails and 2,347 with mobile numbers. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers animation studios headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 7, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 7, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

587Companies

17,798Contacts tracked

7,256Verified emails

2,347Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest animation studios based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 587 animation studios based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to animation studios: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Redefine	Strong evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,383 contacts →
	“We are ReDefine - a global VFX and animation company providing high-quality, tailored creative services to studios, filmmakers, and streaming companies, to help them efficiently…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
2	Sony Pictures Imageworks	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,374 contacts →
	“Sony Pictures Imageworks is the Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group known for live-action visual effects, dynamic…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
3	Atomic Cartoons	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	1,039 contacts →
	“Atomic Cartoons (A Blue Ant Studios Company) is an internationally-renowned, award-winning animation studio with teams located in Vancouver, Ottawa and Los Angeles.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
4	Icon Creative Studio	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1,001-5,000	966 contacts →
	“Known for our quality, efficiency and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
5	Bardel Entertainment	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	556 contacts →
	“Bardel Entertainment is an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
6	Mainframe Studios	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	451 contacts →
	“Originally founded as Mainframe Entertainment, we operated under the name Rainmaker Entertainment for over a decade, but we’ve now returned to our roots.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
7	JAM Filled	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	432 contacts →
	“In 2008, three guys decided to build a company that they would want to work for.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
8	Guru Studio	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	411 contacts →
	“Guru Studio is a creative-driven entertainment company and an industry leader in animated storytelling.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
9	Image Engine Design INC	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	332 contacts →
	“World-class visual effects for feature films and television since 1995.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
10	9 Story Media Group	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	318 contacts →
	“9 Story Media Group is an industry leading creator, producer and distributor of award-winning animated and live action content for young audiences around the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
11	Spin VFX	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	221 contacts →
	“Established in 1987, SPINVFX is a creative and technically dedicated visual effects studio producing captivating imagery for feature film and television.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
12	Pipeline Studios	Partial evidence	Hamilton, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	219 contacts →
	“Pipeline Studios is where creative talent and cutting-edge technology merge to empower passionate, diverse, and highly motivated teams with a common goal of telling engaging…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
13	VOLTA	Partial evidence	Quebec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	194 contacts →
	“VOLTA is a visual development studio dedicated to creating high-end 2D and 3D visuals.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
14	Toon Boom Animation	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	185 contacts →
	“Toon Boom Animation Inc.’s award-winning software is the global standard for 2D animation and storyboarding.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
15	agora.studio	Strong evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	168 contacts →
	“Created in 2015, Agora Studio is a virtual animation studio and global network of talented artists recognized for their expertise in CGI.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
16	Hybride VFX	Indirect evidence	Piedmont, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	“Hybride VFX specializes in visual effects for film and television.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
17	Sphere Animation	Strong evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	154 contacts →
	“Sphère Animation est l’un des plus importants studios d’animation numérique 2D au Canada.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
18	IOM Media Ventures INC	Indirect evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	“This island of misfits is rooted in inclusivity & family where highly skilled individuals come together to create groundbreaking work in a fun, talent-friendly encouraging…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
19	Sinking Ship Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	134 contacts →
	“Sinking Ship Entertainment is a multi-award-winning production, distribution, and interactive company specializing in family and kids’ live-action and CGI-blended content.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
20	Squeeze Animation Studios	Partial evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	201-500	130 contacts →
	“Squeeze provides world-class 3D animation services to creators and producers of animated films, TV series, commercials, video games (trailers and cinematics) and theme parks…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
21	Wildbrain Studios	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	501-1,000	117 contacts →
	“Welcome to WildBrain’s Content Creation ecosystem.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
22	WEFX	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	107 contacts →
	“We bring your extraordinary ideas to life, using our imagination, artistry and technology.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
23	Rocket Science VFX	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	104 contacts →
	“Established in 2003, Rocket Science is an Emmy nominated boutique visual effects studio collaborating with filmmakers to create stunning visual imagery utilizing artistry, science…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
24	Distilleryvfx	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	“Distillery VFX is a full-service visual effects studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
25	SSS	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	n/a	95 contacts →
	“Welcome to a place where work is play and play is serious!” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: animation studios. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names animation studios.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of animation studios, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name animation studios. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Animation studios based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026

40.8%Verified-email coverage

13.2%Mobile-number coverage

30.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

30.8%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

375

11-50

131

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

6,6880–30

50631–60

161–90

190–180

60180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among animation studios, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “animation studios”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names animation studios), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among animation studios, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,256 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names animation studios, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many animation studios are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 587 animation studios headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Redefine, headquartered in Montreal, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most animation studios?

Toronto leads with 181 headquartered companies, followed by Vancouver (110) and Montreal (102).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,256 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 587 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 7, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.