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Top 25 Publication designers based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 124 publication designers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 968 professional contacts across them, including 151 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers publication designers 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
124Companies
968Contacts tracked
151Verified emails
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The 25 largest publication designers based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 124 publication designers 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 publication designers: 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, 2026n/a152 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For more than 35 years, The Gas Company has helped advertising agencies, museums, designers, and brands transform ideas into exceptional printed and fabricated pieces.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5095 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SAD Magazine is an independent Vancouver publication featuring stories, art, and design.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect 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
4Partial evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20067 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With over 40 years’ experience in business, advertising, marketing, publishing and design, Focus Media Group is the publisher of multiple international publications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Maison d'édition”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Moveable was founded in 1983 and has built a reputation for professionalism, quality, thoughtful attention to detail and a strong commitment to serving our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceCollingwood, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Celebrate life at home with OUR HOMES magazine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSurrey, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Runner is Kwantlen Polytechnic University's premiere student-owned newsmagazine and online outlet.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Pegasus Vision Statement Pegasus Publications Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect 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
12Indirect evidenceRegina, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Carillon has been the University of Regina student newspaper since 1962.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceGravenhurst, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Here at Dockside Publishing, we believe advertising should be worth reading.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pro-Actif est un studio de communications graphiques situé à Québec.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceNanaimo, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Navigator (a.k.a.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceFredericton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Brunswickan is Canada’s oldest student publication, founded in 1867 when the University of New Brunswick was still King’s College.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Metro Guide Publishing has been publishing magazines in Atlantic Canada for over 40 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We exist to help you live your best life.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Au service des auteurs Alors que les grands éditeurs sont systématiquement à la recherche de manuels à grand tirage, les Éditions JFD se font une fierté d'éditer autant des…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Merci à tous nos clients de permettre à Studio C1C4, d'être chaque jour une entreprise remarquable pour la création de livres sous de multiples formats : papier, numérique et…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceWaterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Scholarly publisher at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Communication, design et production graphique”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Partial evidenceRepentigny, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Éditeur des CEGEP, des universités et des centres de formation professionnelle : publications spécialisées en micro-informatique, édition électronique, dessin.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceMeaford, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As a full-service academic publisher, Multimed Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PageWave Graphics is a book and editorial design studio in Toronto.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Publication designers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
15.6%Verified-email coverage
7.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
17.7%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
86
11-50
35
51-200
2

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 124 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 publication designers, 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 “publication designers”. 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 publication designers), 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 publication designers, 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, 151 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 publication designers, 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 publication designers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 124 publication designers 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?

The GAS Company, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most publication designers?

Toronto leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (14) and Vancouver (7).

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 151 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 124 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.