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Top 25 Market research and strategy firms based in Canada

Name: Market research and strategy firms based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 1,176 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,176 market research and strategy firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 4,745 professional contacts across them, including 1,398 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers market research and strategy 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

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4,745Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest market research and strategy firms based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,176 market research and strategy 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 market research and strategy 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Quarry NOW Marketbridge	Partial evidence	St. Jacobs, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	248 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Quarry is now Marketbridge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Advanis	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	144 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Research leads to better and more attuned understanding of your audience (consumers, constituents, populations).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	IMI International	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IMI International is an independent marketing consultancy focused on insight driving profit.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Ethnicity Matters	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	92 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ethnicity is a multicultural marketing insights, strategy, creative and execution firm dedicated to helping companies drive new growth and sales by engaging ethnic communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Ipsos In Canada	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In our world of rapid change, the need for reliable information to make confident decisions has never been greater.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Torfac	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Strong evidence “End-to-end Market Research Solutions, Intelligent Insights, Inventive Technology and a Personalized Approach.” Torfac is your go-to partner for highly targeted Market Research…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Hotspex	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hotspex and our team of brand building professionals are on a mission to help brands reach their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Montana Steele Strategic Marketing	Strong evidence	North York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Montana Steele is a full-service Toronto-based strategic marketing firm with over 25 years of experience and over 700 successful projects in all sectors of the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Nanos Research	Strong evidence	Ottawa, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since its inception in 1987, Nanos Research (formerly SES Research) has grown to become one of North America's premier market and public opinion research organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Clearoute	Indirect evidence	Markham, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In today’s environment, it has never been easier to feel left behind.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Goods & Services Branding	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are brand-marketing experts, integrating research, strategy, design, communications and digital services-and full implementation-all in one studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Level5 Strategy	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Level5 Strategy is a leading boutique strategy consulting firm helping clients in complex organizations develop strategies that stick.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Sklar Wilton	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sklar Wilton is a leading Strategy and Insights partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Market Recon INC	Partial evidence	North Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Market Recon’s goal is to strengthen your position in the marketplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Insightrix	Partial evidence	Saskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Insightrix Research Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	6p Marketing	Partial evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Full-Service Marketing Communications firm specializing in delivering results-oriented services to progressive, receptive and committed entrepreneurs and brand leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Narrative Research	Strong evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As a full service market intelligence and market research company, Narrative Research is in the business of information.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	The Insights Shop	Indirect evidence	Oakville, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thriving in a world that is always on the edge of massive disruption is becoming increasingly challenging for brands across the world and brands rely on spellbinding data and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Ext. Marketing	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe growth is driven by technological innovation and a human touch.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Volcan	Indirect evidence	Québec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Depuis 2005 Volcan, c’est des passionné·e·s de stratégie, de design et de web, avec la tête remplie d’idées pour vous amener plus loin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	The Strategic Counsel	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Strong 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 28, 2026
22	AB Marketing	Partial evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “La Firme AB est une entreprise spécialisée en stratégies de marketing, communication, partenariats et commandites.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Emergen Research	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	26 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Strategy teams at Fortune 500 companies use Emergen Research to validate market assumptions before committing capital.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Brandspark	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BrandSpark ® is a research & consulting firm that provides organizations with the clear direction they need to optimize brand positioning and ignite brand strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Process Plus Consulting	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Process Plus is a boutique growth marketing firm that incorporates strategy and innovation in finding success for our customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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: market research and strategy firms. 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 market research and strategy firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of market research and strategy firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name market research and strategy firms. 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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Market research and strategy firms based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

29.5%Verified-email coverage

4.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

28.7%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

969

11-50

172

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

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 1,176 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 market research and strategy 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 “market research and strategy 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 market research and strategy 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 market research and strategy 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, 1,398 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: 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 market research and strategy 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 market research and strategy firms are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 1,176 market research and strategy 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?

Quarry NOW Marketbridge, headquartered in St. Jacobs, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most market research and strategy firms?

Toronto leads with 337 headquartered companies, followed by Vancouver (110) and Montreal (102).

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 1,398 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,176 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.