Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Independent research organizations based in Canada

Name: Independent research organizations based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 138 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 138 independent research organizations headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,494 professional contacts across them, including 511 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers independent 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

138Companies

1,494Contacts tracked

511Verified emails

Explore this list → Free signup · no credit card · 500 free credits

The 25 largest independent research organizations based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 138 independent research organizations based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent 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	TRIO	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	232 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TRIO is a unique, full-service oncology clinical research organization (CRO) that leverages the strengths of our worldwide network of Investigators, academic leaders, patient…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	The Conference Board Of Canada	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Conference Board builds leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy and organizational performance- The…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	SGS Nutrasource	Partial evidence	Guelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
4	Biospective INC	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Biospective is a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) specializing in Neuroscience research studies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	The Decision LAB	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Empowering the world to make better decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	PRA INC	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With offices in Winnipeg and Ottawa, PRA Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Cérium	Indirect evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM) a pour mission de favoriser le développement des connaissances sur les questions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Veritas Investment Research	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Veritas is Canada’s leading independent equity research company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	The Strategic Counsel	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 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 20, 2026
10	Pollara Strategic Insights	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As Canada’s most senior, experienced research project leaders, we help our clients get it right from start to finish.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	PMG Intelligence	Partial evidence	Kitchener, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PMG is a highly experienced market research and intelligence agency with advanced skillsets in mathematics, psychology, sociology, business, and economics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Mustel Group	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mustel Group is a team of collaborative experts delivering customized market research solutions in both the public and private sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Green Analytics	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Green Analytics is an independent consulting firm that specializes in the economic dimensions of land, resource and environmental management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Wolf Insights	Partial evidence	Brampton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Did you know you’re just a few steps away from rational and sophisticated global Market Research services?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Pivotal Research INC	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in Edmonton, Pivotal Research, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Segma Recherche	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Des méthodes de recherche rigoureuses et adaptées à vos besoins.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	MBA Recherche	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MBA Recherche a été créée spécifiquement pour desservir les besoins de recherche au Québec, tout en respectant les plus hautes normes de qualité du marché international.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Advanis Jolicoeur	Strong evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Advanis Jolicoeur is an independently owned Canadian social research firm based in Montreal, known for its innovation and responsiveness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Centre D'études SUR LES Coûts DE Production EN Agriculture - Cecpa	Indirect evidence	Lévis, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le CECPA est un organisme indépendant à but non lucratif oeuvrant principalement dans les coûts de production d'une multitude de secteurs agricoles, agro-alimentaires, et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Veritas IRB INC	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Veritas IRB has served the Canadian research community for more than 20 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	MSA Research	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As a proud member of the Valani Global family, MSA Research is an independent analytical research firm that is focused on the Canadian insurance industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Y Station Communications & Research	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We saw a gap in the ability to discover deep, resonant insights and create real solutions to complex issues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Callosum	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2012, Callosum is a trusted advisor to many of Canada's top brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	CTRS	Partial evidence	Maple Ridge, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our team empowers organizational leaders with research and analysis to use market signals to their advantage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Context Research Group Inc. CRG	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Context Research Group is a Canadian based research firm leveraging technology and novel research methods to help you achieve your organizational goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: independent 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 independent research organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent research organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent 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.

Showing 25 of 138 independent research organizations based in Canada

See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and get verified emails and direct dials for all 511 reachable decision-makers.

Free signup · no credit card

View the full list →

Independent research organizations based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

34.2%Verified-email coverage

10.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

26.1%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

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 138 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 independent 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 “independent 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 independent 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 independent 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, 511 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 20, 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.

Independent research organizations by metro

Independent research organizations in Toronto36

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 independent 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 independent research organizations are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 138 independent 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?

TRIO, headquartered in Edmonton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent research organizations?

Toronto leads with 36 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (23) and Ottawa (9).

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 511 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 138 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 20, 2026.

Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 138 independent research organizations based in Canada. Start with a free account, no credit card.

Download this list →

Related lists

Independent research organizations by geography

Browse the directory

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.