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Top 25 Brand research companies based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 103 brand research companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,237 professional contacts across them, including 530 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers brand 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
103Companies
1,237Contacts tracked
530Verified emails
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The 25 largest brand research companies based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 103 brand research companies based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to brand 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500305 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dig Insights is a tech-enabled insights company that helps brands envision the future and prove its potential.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Partial evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-200144 contacts →

Partial evidence

Research leads to better and more attuned understanding of your audience (consumers, constituents, populations).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Forum Research Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hotspex and our team of brand building professionals are on a mission to help brands reach their full potential.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Partial evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5067 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Montreal-based full service research agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Strong evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5044 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are brand-marketing experts, integrating research, strategy, design, communications and digital services-and full implementation-all in one studio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5039 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Yield is a fearless brand advisory.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Partial evidenceSaskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Insightrix Research Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Partial evidenceOakville, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Thriving in a world that is always on the edge of massive disruption is becoming increasingly challenging for brands across the world and brands rely on spellbinding data and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Strategic Counsel is a market research firm that brings the art of insight to the science of research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Strong evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5025 contacts →

Strong evidence

“BrandSpark ® is a research & consulting firm that provides organizations with the clear direction they need to optimize brand positioning and ignite brand strategy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Committed to enhancing your brand's market performance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“L’Observateur est une entreprise de recherche marketing dont la mission est de fournir de l’information stratégique aux entreprises et organismes afin de leur permettre de prendre…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Indirect evidenceRichmond Hill, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We look through the eyes of the customers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SYNOPSIS est une firme de recherche marketing et sociale fondée en 2017 par Youri Rivest et Simon McDougall.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At HBS Marketing, we go inside to find the insights and ideas that make things happen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2012, Callosum is a trusted advisor to many of Canada's top brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19Strong evidenceCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“BottomLine wins market share for brands through key insights that come from in-depth research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PANALYTICS is a Vancouver BC based global quantitative and qualitative market research firm with unrivaled applied analytics, deep industry experience and game-changing insights…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21Indirect evidenceEtobicoke, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Paul Jen Communications Established in 2015, Paul Jen Communications is a national strategic corporate communications firm with a range of clients in both the private and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22Partial evidenceToronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Design Lab is a strategic marketing and brand solutions firm that assists innovative companies to grow their business, gain market share and build loyalty through on-line and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Full service marketing research agency and consultancy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Radix has a tradition of innovative analytic tools backed by high levels of customer service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25Indirect evidenceVancouver, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Insights that Inspire!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Brand research companies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
42.8%Verified-email coverage
12.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
33.0%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
72
11-50
26
51-200
3
201-500
2

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 103 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 brand 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 “brand 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 brand 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 brand 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, 530 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 21, 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.

Brand research companies by metro

  • Brand research companies in Toronto34

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 brand 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 brand research companies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 103 brand 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?

DIG Insights, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most brand research companies?

Toronto leads with 34 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (16) and Vancouver (11).

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 530 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 103 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 21, 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.