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Top 25 Innovation hubs based in Canada

Name: Innovation hubs based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 514 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 514 innovation hubs headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 4,515 professional contacts across them, including 1,037 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers innovation hubs 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

514Companies

4,515Contacts tracked

1,037Verified emails

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The 25 largest innovation hubs based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 514 innovation hubs 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 innovation hubs: 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	Mars Discovery District	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	246 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MaRS is the world's largest urban innovation hub in Toronto that supports startups in the health, cleantech, fintech, and enterprise sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	SFU Public Square	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	142 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SFU Public Square is situated at 312 Main, a centre for social and economic innovation in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	CEIM	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “You have a technological innovation and are looking for help to launch and grow your company?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Toronto Business Development Centre	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The strategic gateway for global expansion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Let's Nurture	Indirect evidence	Moncton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Let's Nurture: AI Automation & Emerging Technology in Moncton, New Brunswick Let's Nurture is an AI automation and emerging-technology company based in Moncton, New Brunswick…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Platform Calgary	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Platform Calgary connects founders, startups, partners, talent, and community to the people, programs, spaces, and networks that help Calgary’s innovation economy grow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	District 3 Innovation	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “District 3, Concordia University’s startup incubator in downtown Montreal, has supported over 1,400 startups in the past decade.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Startup Ecosystem Canada	Indirect evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Startup Ecosystem Canada is designed to nurture the next generation of world-changing companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	École DES Entrepreneurs DU Québec	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’École des entrepreneurs du Québec (ÉEQ) est un OBNL dont la mission est de développer les compétences des entrepreneur.e.s avec une approche accessible, innovante et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Innovation Factory	Partial evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Innovation Factory is a not-for-profit business accelerator, located in Hamilton and Halton, Ontario, committed to building the province’s innovation community and helping…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Accelerator Centre	Indirect evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Among the World's Top 5 Private Business Accelerators Since 2017.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Boundless Accelerator	Partial evidence	Guelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Award-winning accelerator for innovative, profitable, sustainable businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Uoft Hatchery	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Hatchery is invested in building a strong entrepreneurial community at the University of Toronto.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	VOLTA	Indirect evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Volta is Canada's East Coast Startup Hub and Co-Working Space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	LA Base Entrepreneuriale HEC Montréal	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “À La base entrepreneuriale HEC Montréal nous avons pour mission d'inspirer et de propulser la relève en entrepreneuriat technologique et d'impact ici, et dans le monde.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	North Forge	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to North Forge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Edmonton Unlimited	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “When you’re talking about innovation in Edmonton, the potential is endless.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Altitude Accelerator	Indirect evidence	Brampton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Altitude Accelerator supports technology entrepreneurs that want to smart-track their business in the areas of advanced manufacturing, cleantech and the Internet of Things.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Morrissette Entrepreneurship	Indirect evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Western's Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship, Powered by Ivey, we know that every founder’s path looks different-and that entrepreneurship doesn’t begin and end with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	ACET	Indirect evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’Accélérateur de création d'entreprises technologiques (ACET) est un incubateur-accélérateur d’entreprises spécialisées en haute technologie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Genesis	Indirect evidence	St John’s, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We help ambitious founders build world-class companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	ZÚ	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Incubateur initié par Guy Laliberté en 2018, Zú soutient et propulse les entrepreneurs créatifs qui utilisent la technologie pour développer des solutions qui révolutionnent les…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	MT LAB	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Premier incubateur-accélérateur de startups dédié au tourisme, à la culture et au divertissement en Amérique du Nord.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Elevate	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Elevate is a Canadian non-profit that shapes and unites world-class innovators through incubator programs and industry-leading events at the intersection of technology, arts, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Sheridan Edge	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EDGE is a vibrant community of people from all backgrounds and walks of life who believe entrepreneurship can make lasting change in society.” 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: innovation hubs. 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 innovation hubs.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of innovation hubs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name innovation hubs. 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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Innovation hubs based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

23.0%Verified-email coverage

8.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

18.9%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

359

11-50

133

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

10001+

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 514 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 innovation hubs, 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 “innovation hubs”. 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 innovation hubs), 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 innovation hubs, 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, 1,037 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.

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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 innovation hubs, 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 innovation hubs are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 514 innovation hubs 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?

Mars Discovery District, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most innovation hubs?

Toronto leads with 97 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (62) and Vancouver (47).

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 1,037 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 514 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.