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Top 20 Defense and security research organizations based in Canada

Name: Defense and security research organizations based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 52 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 52 defense and security research organizations headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 2,333 professional contacts across them, including 272 with verified work emails. Ottawa is the largest hub.

This list covers defense and security research 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 28, 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 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

52Companies

2,333Contacts tracked

272Verified emails

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The 20 largest defense and security research organizations based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 20 of 52 defense and security research organizations based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to defense and security research 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Defence Research And Development Canada Recherche ET Développement Pour LA Défense Canada	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	522 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is the national leader in defence and security science and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Adga Group	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	321 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ADGA Group is a Canadian-owned defence and security company delivering advanced technology solutions to government and industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	CTA Aerospace Technology Centre	Partial evidence	Longueuil, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Aerospace Technology Center supports aerospace and defense companies in the development, validation, and optimization of concrete technological solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Qinetiq Target Systems - Canada	Partial evidence	Medicine Hat, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At QinetiQ, we protect lives by serving the national security interests of our customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Canadian Association Of Defence And Security Industries Cadsi	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CADSI is a not-for-profit organization and the national industry voice of over Canadian defence, security, and emerging technology companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Centre For International And Defence Policy	Strong evidence	Kingston, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The CIDP is one of Canada’s most active research centres on international security and defence policy issues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Conference Of Defence Associations Institute	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	27 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is a non-partisan, registered charitable organization that conducts research and education programming on defence & security.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	BAE Systems Canada	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BAE Systems Canada provides some of the world’s most advanced defence products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as cybersecurity and information intelligence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Centre DE Développement ET DE Recherche EN Intelligence Numérique - Cdrin	Indirect evidence	Matane, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le CDRIN est le Centre de Développement et de Recherche en Intelligence Numérique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Laboratoire DE Recherche Lassena	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le LASSENA est une évolution du groupe de recherche GRNA que le professeur Landry a démarré en (sous le nom GRN).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Cybersecurity Research LAB CRL	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Cybersecurity Research Lab (CRL) is an academic research lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Nscoesn	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a non-profit NGO, our mission is to safeguard Canada and Canadian interests by advising and guiding Canadian entities of multidomain threats and risks to national security…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Centre For Military, Security And Strategic Studies	Strong evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies is a research centre at the University of Calgary.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Archipelago Of Design	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We bring purpose driven defence practitioners, educators and researchers together for enhancing capabilities to unlock novel strategic and organizational possibilities across NATO…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Project Ploughshares	Strong evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Project Ploughshares is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament efforts and international security, specifically in the areas of the arms trade, emerging…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Kwesst Micro Systems INC	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “KWESST develops and commercializes proprietary next-generation technologies that deliver a tactical advantage for military, security forces, and personal defense.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Waxwing Instruments	Indirect evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Waxwing Instruments Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Patronus Technologies	Partial evidence	Kelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Patronus Technologies is a defence materials developer on a mission to protect people & property.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Foundry Strategic Security Services	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We create solutions that solve today's complex security problems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Frontline Assets INC	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Per Mare, Per Terras (By Sea, By Land) Whether it is by sea or by land, there are front lines all over the world, whether that is in business or in foreign operating theatres.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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: defense and security research organizations. 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 defense and security research organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of defense and security research organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name defense and security research organizations. 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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Defense and security research organizations based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

11.7%Verified-email coverage

44.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

30.8%Largest-city concentration · Ottawa

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

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 52 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 defense and security research 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 “defense and security research 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 defense and security research 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 defense and security research 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, 272 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 28, 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 defense and security research 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 defense and security research organizations are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 52 defense and security research 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?

Defence Research And Development Canada Recherche ET Développement Pour LA Défense Canada, headquartered in Ottawa, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most defense and security research organizations?

Ottawa leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by Toronto (6) and Montreal (5).

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 272 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 52 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 28, 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.