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Top 25 Artificial intelligence research companies based in Canada

Name: Artificial intelligence research companies based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026 162 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 162 artificial intelligence research companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 2,047 professional contacts across them, including 770 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers artificial intelligence research companies 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 27, 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 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

162Companies

2,047Contacts tracked

770Verified emails

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The 25 largest artificial intelligence research companies based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 162 artificial intelligence research companies based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to artificial intelligence research companies: 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	MILA	Strong evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	n/a	747 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Mila is a research institute in artificial intelligence that now brings together over 1,200 specialized…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2	Vector Institute	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	503 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vector Institute is an independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), excelling in machine and deep learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3	Ivado Labs	Strong evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	149 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IVADO Labs brings together world-class scientists and artificial intelligence experts who build and integrate AI supply-chain solutions that guide millions of decisions and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4	Layer 6 AI	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Layer 6 is the AI research centre of excellence for TD Bank Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5	Centre DE Développement ET DE Recherche EN Intelligence Numérique - Cdrin	Partial evidence	Matane, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Le CDRIN est le Centre de Développement et de Recherche en Intelligence Numérique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6	World AI X	Partial evidence	Victoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	201-500	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “World AI X is a leading AI research and development company specializing in executive coaching, strategic consulting, and AI technology innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7	Yeji Data LAB	Indirect evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We build elegant and innovative AI products by harnessing state-of-the-art technology, design, and experience to empower industry leaders to streamline operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8	Umaneo	Strong evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Umaneo specializes in developing custom artificial intelligence solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9	Waterloo Data & Artificial Intelligence Institute	Strong evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the study of machines and software that exhibit intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, planning, problem-solving, predicting, and the use of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10	Quantolio	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Quantolio builds AI for mission‑critical decisions across intelligence and finance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11	Livesnap	Strong evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Artificial intelligence to help teams better find, analyze, and monitor what matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12	Yourika AI	Partial evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “YOURIKA AI is at the forefront of commercial AI research and development, aiming to accelerate, empower, and elevate AI's positive impacts by solving problems that matter in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13	Crater Labs	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Crater Labs is a Toronto-based research laboratory and an artificial intelligence and machine learning consulting company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14	Independent Robotics	Indirect evidence	Montreal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “À propos de l'entreprise Independent Robotics (Société de robotique indépendante SRI) développe des systèmes qui permettent aux machines autonomes d’accomplir des tâches hors de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15	hectiq.ai	Strong evidence	Quebec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hectiq AI is an artificial intelligence solutions provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16	I2a2	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “I2A2 Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence, an organization with over professionals trained worldwide, dedicated to generating positive social impact through AI.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17	AIH Technology	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to apply our state-of-art computer vision AI to solve real-world problems and empower our customer and partners to improve their productivity, efficiency, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18	Aiyarise Intelligence INC	Indirect evidence	Victoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Empowering Innovation Through Advanced AI Solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19	ALOE	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We work on research and products that bring critical thinking to machines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20	Processus Solutions INC	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AI Development” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21	Calming Tech Canada	Indirect evidence	Richmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Calming is an high-tech enterprise focus on AI application in industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22	Borealis AI	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Borealis AI, a RBC Institute for Research, is a curiosity-driven research centre dedicated to achieving state-of-the-art in machine learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23	Naiad LAB	Strong evidence	Edmonton, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Naiad Lab, we are committed to using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence to solve complex problems and drive innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24	Invenew	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “INVENEW helps operators, builders, founders, and technology leaders move from AI strategy to production-ready execution through research, experiments, prototypes, benchmarks…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25	Plare AI	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Enabling cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions in enterprise applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 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: artificial intelligence research companies. 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 artificial intelligence research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of artificial intelligence research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name artificial intelligence research companies. 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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Artificial intelligence research companies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026

37.6%Verified-email coverage

12.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

37.0%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

110

11-50

51-200

201-500

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 162 companies.

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 artificial intelligence research companies, 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 “artificial intelligence research companies”. 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 artificial intelligence research companies), 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 artificial intelligence research companies, 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, 770 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 27, 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.

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 artificial intelligence research companies, 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 artificial intelligence research companies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 162 artificial intelligence research companies 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?

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

Which city has the most artificial intelligence research companies?

Toronto leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (24) and Vancouver (20).

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 770 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 162 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 27, 2026.

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About this data

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.