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Top 25 Drug development staffing firms based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 437 drug development staffing firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 8,141 professional contacts across them, including 3,577 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers drug development staffing firms 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
437Companies
8,141Contacts tracked
3,577Verified emails
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The 25 largest drug development staffing firms based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 437 drug development staffing firms 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 drug development staffing firms: 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
1Strong evidenceLaval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0001,759 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500568 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pharma Medica Research is a full service early phase contract research organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000498 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Everest Clinical Research ("Everest") is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) providing a broad range of expertise-based clinical research services to worldwide…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000279 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500266 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a226 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Innovative Management Solutions Group launched in 1996 specializes in contingency recruitment services in the fields of Construction, Life Sciences, Engineering, Information…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000211 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Sygnature Discovery, a global drug discovery CRO, we create exceptional scientific outcomes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8Partial evidenceBlainville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200181 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1990, with extensive combined expertise across our businesses, we provide solutions for every stage of product development and commercialization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200167 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dalton is a contract pharmaceutical manufacturer which provides integrated chemistry, development, and manufacturing to biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10Partial evidenceSaint-hubert, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1997, KABS has offered a broad range of product development services to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11Indirect evidenceGuelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nutrasource is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) that helps health companies bring products to market with strong science and regulatory confidence - from…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,00092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis 25 ans, L'Agence Services Santé recrute des professionnels de santé qualifiés et expérimentés répondant aux besoins des organismes de santé tels que les centres…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13Indirect evidenceScarborough, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20089 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1970, NUCRO-TECHNICS, a Pharmaceutical Contract Support Organization has been a partner to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies located all over the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14Partial evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,00084 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Staffmax Staffing & Recruiting is a provider of High Quality Temporary Staffing, Specialized Full-Service Permanent Recruiting, Executive Search, Healthcare Staffing, EOR/PEO…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Genvion Corporation is an FDA approved CDMO, specialized in solid dosage and fully equipped to handle highly toxic API materials such as safe bridge level 4.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16Indirect evidenceNorth York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,00082 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Why We Exist: Kinnect’s Commitment to Empowering Social Services At Kinnect, we understand that community agencies, organizations, and institutions across the social services…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNorth York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20076 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Connecting great companies with great people Great Connections is one of Ontario’s most successful full cycle employment services agencies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBoucherville (québec), QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Extra Multi-Ressources est une agence spécialisée dans le recrutement et le placement de personnel, la formation et le développement de services conseils pour les entreprises de…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,00070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Greenstaff Medical Canada is a specialist healthcare staffing agency providing high-quality talent nationwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20066 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dedicated exclusively to clinical research, Diex Research is a thriving company with international experience that provides a unique business model and an opportunity for private…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Through dedication and passion, Peoplesource builds and fosters strategic partnerships that bridge our clients with the leaders of tomorrow.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5063 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ABOUT ALPHA We are a full service staffing agency, trusted for our personalized attention, tailored solutions and high quality talent match.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20062 contacts →

Partial evidence

“C3i, is a full-service CDMO in Cell & Gene therapy, offering in-house services from, process development to commercial GMP manufacturing, Qc analytical development of tests and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24Partial evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20058 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dalriada is a small molecule drug discovery company supporting global innovators through its TURN-KEY™ model, where R&D is perfectly aligned with business and IP.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

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Drug development staffing firms based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026
43.9%Verified-email coverage
18.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
23.6%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
239
11-50
112
51-200
55
201-500
13
501-1,000
10
1,001-5,000
8

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 437 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 drug development staffing firms, 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 “drug development staffing firms”. 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 drug development staffing firms), 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 drug development staffing firms, 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, 3,577 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
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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 drug development staffing firms, 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 drug development staffing firms are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 437 drug development staffing firms 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?

Altasciences, headquartered in Laval, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drug development staffing firms?

Toronto leads with 103 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (59) and Mississauga (43).

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 3,577 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 437 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.