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Top 25 Independent schools based in Canada
RevenueBase identified 175 independent schools headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 7,219 professional contacts across them, including 3,244 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.
This list covers independent schools 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.
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The 25 largest independent schools based in Canada
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 332 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Appleby College is a non-profit, independent school for more than 760 young men and women in Grades 7 to 12.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 327 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Crescent School is an independent day school for boys in Grades 3 to 12, located in Toronto, Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 327 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Holy Trinity School (HTS) is a co-educational, JK-Grade 12, independent day school that provides a safe, structured, and supportive environment for students to develop character…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 294 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Branksome Hall, a leading independent International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, challenges and inspires girls to love learning and shape a better world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 291 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Nurturing the mind, body and spirit of JK to Grade 12 students; Ridley College is an IB continuum, day and boarding school, located in St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 240 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A Sense of Community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 234 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are more than just a school; we are a community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 232 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Mulgrave School - The International School of Vancouver - is a gender inclusive, secular IB World School.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 180 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a co-educational, university preparatory school for grades 9-12.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 170 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The York School is a co-ed JK to Grade 12 Independent School located in the heart of Toronto.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 151 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Selwyn House is an independent K-12 boys' school, that provides students with an education of exceptional depth and scope.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 150 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “University of Toronto Schools (UTS) is a university preparatory school, grades 7 through 12, affiliated with the University of Toronto.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 145 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bodwell High School is a private co-educational day and boarding school offering grades 8 to 12, and university preparation, in the beautiful North Vancouver, British Columbia…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 135 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 134 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Pickering College is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 128 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in 1996, West Point Grey Academy (WPGA) is an independent coeducational school at 4125 West 8th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 943 students enrolled in junior…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 121 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In 2001, one of Greenwood’s founders, a successful wealth manager, lawyer and entrepreneur, realized that the people who made the greatest contributions to society were rarely…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 110 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Le Collège Jean-Eudes est une école secondaire privée située à Montréal, fondé en 1953 par des pères Eudistes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 104 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Meadowridge is an independent, coeducational, International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for students from Junior Kindergarten (age 4) to Grade 12.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Royal St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Each child holds our attention at Glenlyon Norfolk School (GNS), an independent day school that is a caring, and thriving community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Crestwood School was established in 1980 and successfully enriched the lives of many children in every way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 96 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 93 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Formerly known as TMS, Lauremont School is a leading, co-ed independent school that combines a unique framework of a Montessori start with an International Baccalaureate (IB)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 89 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Southridge is co-ed, K-12 independent day school located in South Surrey, BC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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 schools. 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 schools.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of independent schools, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name independent schools. 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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Independent schools based in Canada at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
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 175 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 schools, 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 schools”. 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 schools), 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 schools, 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, 3,244 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 schools by metro
- Independent schools in Toronto32
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 schools, 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 schools are there based in Canada?
RevenueBase identified 175 independent schools 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?
Appleby College, headquartered in Oakville, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most independent schools?
Toronto leads with 32 headquartered companies, followed by Vancouver (10) and Montreal (8).
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 3,244 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 175 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.
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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.