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Top 25 Optics and photonics manufacturers based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 68 optics and photonics manufacturers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,775 professional contacts across them, including 630 with verified work emails. Quebec is the largest hub.

This list covers optics and photonics manufacturers 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 17, 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.

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The 25 largest optics and photonics manufacturers based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 68 optics and photonics manufacturers based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to optics and photonics manufacturers: 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 evidenceQuebec City, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500319 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Created through the merger of the activities of the National Optics Institute (INO) and the Computer Research Institute of Montréal (CRIM), Luqia is a brand-new industrial…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Partial evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500191 contacts →

Partial evidence

“OZ Optics Limited is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic products for existing and next-generation optical networks.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Partial evidenceQuebec & Switzerland, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20092 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At indie (Nasdaq: INDI), we empower our customers with best-in-class semiconductor, photonics, software, and system-level technologies designed to drive their success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20084 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The world-class team of scientist and engineers at Ranovus is comprised of professionals with a unique combination of decades of expertise in product development of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLaval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-50083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 50 years, DBM Reflex has been a trusted leader in the automotive lighting industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6Partial evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20080 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IRIDIAN, an IDEX Materials Science Solutions company, provides optical thin film solutions and coating services to a wide variety of industrial and research sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Partial evidenceRichmond Hill, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20065 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WDI designs, engineers and manufactures innovative microscopy automation and imaging solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20056 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Enablence Technologies Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9Partial evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20051 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HELPING YOU BUILD YOUR LASER SYSTEM Whether for volume production of industrial lasers to custom R&D project, you need reliable components that are optimized to your design, to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSainte-foy, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11Partial evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5042 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LightMachinery is dedicated to producing the world's finest lasers, optical components and optical process machinery.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Strong evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20040 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Coractive develops and manufactures Specialty Optical Fibers (SOF)products and fiber laser solutions for OEM customers’ applications in the industrial, telecommunications, sensing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Strong evidenceQuébec (québec), QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5035 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Femtum is a Canadian manufacturer of mid-infrared fiber lasers for material processing and fundamental photonics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Osela est un fabricant spécialisé dans les systèmes d’illumination laser et l’éclairage structuré pour les applications de vision industrielle nécessitant une mise en forme…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Plastic Plus is the leading independent optical manufacturing laboratory in Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Strong evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20023 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Macfab is a leading contract manufacturer of precision custom components and sub-assemblies used in four major industry sectors: analytical instruments, optics & photonics…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17Indirect evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 2019, LumIR Lasers is a market-leading provider of mid-IR fiber lasers and components, unlocking the disruptive potential of this wavelength range for research…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“À Montréal depuis 2014, Thorlabs Canada se concentre sur le développement et la production d'une vaste gamme de composants optiques à base de fibres pour les appareils d'imagerie…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Partial evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Armament Technology Incorporated (ATI) is a Canadian-owned and operated defence manufacturer specializing in the engineering design, manufacture, and in-service support of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Strong evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20016 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Newcon Optik, established in 1992, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced electro-optical devices and components for military, law enforcement and commercial…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Indirect evidenceGatineau, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ASP, Allied Scientific Pro a brand of ASP Laser Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PPI Systems is a leading supplier of laser-based material processing, test and inspection systems.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Strong evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5013 contacts →

Strong evidence

“BMV Optical Technologies is an experienced North American manufacturer of custom optical components and systems.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Strong evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5012 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Welcome to Applied Nanotools Inc.(ANT), a pioneering nanofabrication company specializing in integrated photonics, EUV and X-ray optics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Partial evidenceMarkham, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“World Star Tech is an innovative laser solutions provider, specializing in laser systems and photonics instrumentation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Optics and photonics manufacturers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
35.5%Verified-email coverage
26.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
19.1%Largest-city concentration · Quebec
Sep 17, 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 68 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 optics and photonics manufacturers, 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 “optics and photonics manufacturers”. 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 optics and photonics manufacturers), 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 optics and photonics manufacturers, 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, 630 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 17, 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.

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 optics and photonics manufacturers, 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 optics and photonics manufacturers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 68 optics and photonics manufacturers 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?

INO, headquartered in Quebec City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most optics and photonics manufacturers?

Quebec leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Ottawa (12) and Montreal (10).

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 630 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 68 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 17, 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.