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Top 19 No kill shelters based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 44 no kill shelters headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 612 professional contacts across them, including 180 with verified work emails. Dartmouth is the largest hub.

This list covers no kill shelters 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 19 largest no kill shelters based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 19 of 44 no kill shelters 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 no kill shelters: 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
1Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200110 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fondée à Montréal en 1869, la Société Canadienne pour la Prévention de la Cruauté envers les Animaux (maintenant mieux connue sous l’appellation SPCA de Montréal) fut la première…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20086 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1907, the Edmonton Humane Society (EHS) is one of the oldest and most reputable charities in both Alberta and the animal welfare sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceBoucherville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fondé en 2012, Proanima est un réseau de centres de services animaliers qui accompagne les citoyens et les municipalités dans une gestion animalière préventive, humaine et clé en…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceHamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Hamilton/Burlington SPCA is an animal welfare charity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceRichmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) is a registered charity that operates the RAPS Adoption & Education Centre, Canada's largest cat sanctuary, and the RAPS Animal…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceWindsor, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Windsor/Essex County Humane Society is a safe refuge offering rescue and relief for animals in need – providing compassionate care, treatment, and rehabilitation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceLondon, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Humane Society London & Middlesex was established as a non-profit organization in 1899 and exists to improve the lives of animals in our community by providing temporary shelter…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceOakville, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Oakville & Milton Humane Society is a non profit organization company based out of 445 Cornwall Road, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceCochrane, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Cochrane & Area Humane Society (CAHS) is a highly respected animal welfare organization that has been providing forever homes to abandoned and stray animals since March 1998.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceKingston, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WHO WE ARE • A non-profit charitable animal welfare organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMoncton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“People for Animal Wellbeing (PAW), formerly Greater Moncton SPCA, was formed in 1955 by a small group of citizens (with Mrs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceBurlington, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Burlington Humane was formed by members of the community in 1974.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWelland, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Niagara SPCA & Humane Society is one of Ontario’s largest and most active animal welfare organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceWhistler, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Whistler Animals Galore (WAG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of homeless and lost dogs and cats located in Whistler, BC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceAthabasca, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) is a non-profit Edmonton and Athabasca based registered charity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Greater Edmonton Animal Rescue Society (GEARS) was formed in 2013 to help injured, abandoned, unwanted, and homeless animals in the Edmonton area.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceDartmouth, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our mission is to provide compassionate care, rehabilitation, and safe haven for companion animals in need.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceCobourg, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Formed in 1966, the Northumberland Humane Society is a non-profit, charitable, organization, dedicated to changing the lives of animals, one paw at a time.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceCanmore, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bow Valley SPCA is a company based out of 123 Bow Meadows Cres, Canmore, Alberta, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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No kill shelters based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
29.4%Verified-email coverage
13.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
4.5%Largest-city concentration · Dartmouth
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 44 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 no kill shelters, 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 “no kill shelters”. 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 no kill shelters), 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 no kill shelters, 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, 180 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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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 no kill shelters, 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 no kill shelters are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 44 no kill shelters 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?

Spca Montreal, headquartered in Montreal, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most no kill shelters?

Dartmouth leads with 2 headquartered companies, followed by Edmonton (2) and Hamilton (2).

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 180 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 44 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.