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Top 25 Business development agencies based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 1,549 business development agencies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 10,903 professional contacts across them, including 3,204 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers business development agencies 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 19, 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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
1,549Companies
10,903Contacts tracked
3,204Verified emails
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The 25 largest business development agencies based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,549 business development agencies based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to business development agencies: 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
1Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,326 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Investissement Québec is the go-to partner for foreign and Québec-based businesses seeking to make a go of it in the province.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500355 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At The Acquisition Group, we believe growth starts with opportunity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Strong evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200306 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Ministère du Développement économique, de la Création d’emplois et du Commerce.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceParkland County, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500295 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Parkland County is a growing municipality located immediately west of the city of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200283 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Invest Ontario is an agency of the Government of Ontario that helps businesses and investors discover what others from around the province and globe already know, that Ontario is…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSt. Jacobs, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200248 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Quarry is now Marketbridge.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceNorth York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500195 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Connect6 Group, we recognize that every client is distinct.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200185 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Invest Ottawa, is Ottawa’s leading economic development agency for fostering the advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200184 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1992, The UK Business Financing Centre has been a partner in bridging the gap between Government funding programmes and Entrepreneurs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceNorth York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500181 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Puulse Marketing, a premier marketing and sales agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200144 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Invest Nova Scotia is the business development agency of Nova Scotia, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceFredericton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200123 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Opportunities NB is the lead business development agency for New Brunswick.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200123 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“World Wireless Solutions is an IT & Telecommunications consulting firm that has evolved into one of the fastest growing premier technologies consulting firms since its foundation…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20088 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“You want to make things happen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceRichmond, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5088 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Best Professionals - Infinite Solutions PrismTeck is Business development company based in Vancouver, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20071 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism is the city’s lead economic development and tourism agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Trade and Invest British Columbia (B.C.) is your gateway to new possibilities and growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceSaskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20064 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Innovation Saskatchewan is the central innovation agency for the Government of Saskatchewan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20060 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ResearchFDI is a world-class investment attraction consultancy, delivering customized strategies and research-driven programs for economic development organizations and regional…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis 1996, le CDEM est le moteur du développement économique dans les 16 municipalités bilingues du Manitoba.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceDrummondville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Drummond économique a pour mission de créer des conditions favorables à l’entrepreneuriat et au développement économique durable de la MRC de Drummond, notamment en soutenant et…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20054 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ROI Research on Investment is a globally recognized authority in investment attraction, providing expert services for economic development organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceGatineau, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nous propulsons la croissance des entreprises grâce à des stratégies sur mesure qui connectent la Finance, les RH, la Technologie et le Marketing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceMarkham, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In today’s environment, it has never been easier to feel left behind.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceEdson, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Town of Edson is growing community with a population of just under with a large focus on local.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Business development agencies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
29.4%Verified-email coverage
7.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
20.8%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,260
11-50
222
51-200
48
201-500
11
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
1

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 1,549 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 business development agencies, 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 “business development agencies”. 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 business development agencies), 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 business development agencies, 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, 3,204 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 business development agencies, 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 business development agencies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 1,549 business development agencies 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?

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

Which city has the most business development agencies?

Toronto leads with 322 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (145) and Vancouver (109).

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 3,204 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,549 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 19, 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.