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Top 25 Business development organizations based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 1,855 business development organizations headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 16,105 professional contacts across them, including 5,764 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers business development organizations 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.

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1,855Companies
16,105Contacts tracked
5,764Verified emails
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The 25 largest business development organizations based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,855 business development organizations 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 organizations: 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 evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0004,108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect 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
3Indirect 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
4Strong evidenceWaterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500326 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MEDA is an international economic development organization whose mission is to create business solutions to poverty.”

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
6Strong 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
7Indirect 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
8Indirect evidencePerformance, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200146 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1987, IC Canada has been helping companies across Canada achieve their business objectives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong 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
10Strong 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
11Strong 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
12Strong evidenceDartmouth, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5066 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CEED (Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development) empowers entrepreneurs across Nova Scotia to start, grow and scale businesses by providing personalised pathways…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect 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
14Indirect 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
15Indirect 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
16Indirect evidenceVernon, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Community Futures North Okanagan's goal to assist the community to find local solutions to complex economic issues.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect 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
18Indirect 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
19Indirect evidenceSault Ste. Marie, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Sault Ste.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5042 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Small Business BC is an independent non-profit that provides holistic support to BC businesses at every step of their journey.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20041 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Qui nous sommes Depuis plus de 30 ans, Innovitech est un prestataire de services de consultation, offrant du coaching et de la gestion de stratégie et d'innovation pour…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceSydney, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5041 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Unama'ki - Cape Breton's private sector-led economic development organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Toronto Global is the first point of contact for international businesses looking to expand in Canada’s most dynamic city and region for business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceVancouver, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Cansoft technologies is a Canada-based software development company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“En tant que dirigeant de PME, vous souhaitez connaitre l’état de santé de votre entreprise et vous avez besoin de support dans la gestion de votre entreprise?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Business development organizations based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
35.8%Verified-email coverage
8.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
19.1%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,532
11-50
266
51-200
37
201-500
11
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
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 1,855 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 organizations, 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 organizations”. 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 organizations), 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 organizations, 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, 5,764 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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Business development organizations by metro

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 organizations, 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 organizations are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 1,855 business development organizations 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?

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

Which city has the most business development organizations?

Toronto leads with 355 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (158) and Vancouver (114).

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 5,764 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,855 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.