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Top 25 Indie publishers based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 248 indie publishers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,965 professional contacts across them, including 343 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers indie publishers 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
248Companies
1,965Contacts tracked
343Verified emails
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The 25 largest indie publishers based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 248 indie publishers 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 indie publishers: 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
1Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500288 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceAltona, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200110 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“FriesenPress is the world's only 100% employee owned publishing services provider.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20083 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hinterland is a forward-looking independent game developer, publisher, and cross-platform entertainment company creating IP that engages millions of global fans in the joy of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceVictoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tellwell is the only company that gives authors 100% net royalties and lets you as the author know your publishing team.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5066 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dundurn Press is a leading independent book publisher based in Toronto, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50055 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Simon & Schuster Canada is a division of Simon & Schuster, and publishes a wide range of bestselling fiction and nonfiction books, including by authors such as Beverley McLachlin…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thunder Lotus is a maker of beautifully powerful video games.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Maison d'édition”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Page Two is different from other publishing companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5036 contacts →

Partial evidence

Publishers Weekly recognized ECW Press as one of the most diversified independent publishers in North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Connecting the world's most discerning brands with high-value, influential Male and Female consumers through content, data, and experiences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“House of Anansi Press was founded in 1967 by writers Dennis Lee and David Godfrey to publish work by Canadian writers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Québec Amérique (QA) est devenue l’une des plus grandes maisons d’édition indépendantes québécoises, publiant un catalogue de fictions audacieuses, d’essais inspirants et…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceFredericton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As Canada's oldest independent publisher, the company successfully combines a regional heart with a national profile to introduce readers to work by the best established and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Partial evidenceHamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Independent Publisher of Diverse Canadian Literature.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceSaskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Noodlecake Studios is a small indie game studio based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded by industry veterans, Komi Games is an independent developer and publisher of games for PC and consoles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our creative gene allows us to express brands’ DNA in inspiring and engaging ways.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceWest Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Self Publishing Agency is the agency for indie authors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceToronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Iguana Books specializes in ebook production for both new and old titles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceVancouver, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ebook Launch empowers independent authors and publishers by taking the worry out of self-publishing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Selective by design.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSaint-jean-sur-richelieu, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Groupe Bertrand éditeur est une société composée des Éditeurs réunis et des Éditions JCL.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Indie publishers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
17.5%Verified-email coverage
7.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
19.4%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
198
11-50
38
51-200
8
201-500
2
1,001-5,000
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 248 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 indie publishers, 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 “indie publishers”. 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 indie publishers), 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 indie publishers, 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, 343 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
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Indie publishers by metro

  • Indie publishers in Toronto48

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 indie publishers, 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 indie publishers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 248 indie publishers 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?

Penguin Random House Canada, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most indie publishers?

Toronto leads with 48 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (23) and Vancouver (22).

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 343 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 248 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.