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Top 25 Research and development outsourcing providers based in Canada

Name: Research and development outsourcing providers based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 195 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 195 research and development outsourcing providers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 6,183 professional contacts across them, including 3,441 with verified work emails and 823 with mobile numbers. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers research and development outsourcing providers 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 5, 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 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

195Companies

6,183Contacts tracked

3,441Verified emails

823Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest research and development outsourcing providers based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 195 research and development outsourcing providers based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research and development outsourcing providers: 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	Altasciences	Strong evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,759 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Pharma Medica Research INC	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	568 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pharma Medica Research is a full service early phase contract research organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Everest Clinical Research	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	498 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Everest Clinical Research ("Everest") is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) providing a broad range of expertise-based clinical research services to worldwide…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	JSS Medical Research	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	405 contacts →
	Partial evidence “JSS Medical Research is a full service clinical research organization (CRO) with strong academic affiliations offering a wide range of services internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	ITR Laboratories Canada INC	Indirect evidence	Baie D’urfe (montreal), QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	344 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ITR Canada provides preclinical testing services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Iqvia Canada	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	279 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Paraza Pharma INC	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	266 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Sygnature Discovery North America	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	211 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Sygnature Discovery, a global drug discovery CRO, we create exceptional scientific outcomes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Neopharm Labs	Partial evidence	Blainville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1990, with extensive combined expertise across our businesses, we provide solutions for every stage of product development and commercialization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Kabs Laboratories INC	Partial evidence	Saint-hubert, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1997, KABS has offered a broad range of product development services to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	SGS Nutrasource	Partial evidence	Guelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nutrasource is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) that helps health companies bring products to market with strong science and regulatory confidence - from…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Nucro-Technics INC	Indirect evidence	Scarborough, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1970, NUCRO-TECHNICS, a Pharmaceutical Contract Support Organization has been a partner to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies located all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Diex Research	Partial evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dedicated exclusively to clinical research, Diex Research is a thriving company with international experience that provides a unique business model and an opportunity for private…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Dalriada Drug Discovery	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dalriada is a small molecule drug discovery company supporting global innovators through its TURN-KEY™ model, where R&D is perfectly aligned with business and IP.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Corealis Pharma INC	Indirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Be Clinic Ready!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Ozmosis Research INC	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ozmosis Research is an independent, entrepreneurial clinical trials management company in Canada operating as a social enterprise (not for profit).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Stiris Research INC	Partial evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stiris Research is an entrepreneurial Clinical Trial Management company providing Phase I through full-service support to Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Solid State Pharma	Partial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Solid State Pharma is a pharmaceutical research company and leader in the delivery of crystallization engineering and solid-state science services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Agada Biosciences	Strong evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AGADA Biosciences is a contract research organization (CRO) focused on accelerating drug development for neuromuscular and rare diseases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Copoint	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A leader in SR & ED consulting and trusted partner to clients since 1994, Copoint has filed more than successful SR & ED projects, and consistently delivers significant returns on…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Cirion Biopharma Research	Indirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CIRION is a leading provider of customized Central Laboratory Services for clinical studies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Canam Bioresearch INC	Partial evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CanAm Bioresearch is a well-established North American based medicinal chemistry Contract Research Organization (CRO) with more than 20 years of experience in drug discovery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	Skadra	Indirect evidence	Quebec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Skadra, we build custom teams for the success of your industrial or scientific projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	NMX Research And Solutions INC	Indirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are more than a CRO.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Ancillarie	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ancillarie is a clinical research support service company established in 2012.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 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: research and development outsourcing providers. 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 research and development outsourcing providers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research and development outsourcing providers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research and development outsourcing providers. 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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Research and development outsourcing providers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

55.7%Verified-email coverage

13.3%Mobile-number coverage

31.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

19.0%Largest-city concentration · Montreal

Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

110

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

3,2400–30

19131–60

161–90

190–180

8180+

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 research and development outsourcing providers, 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 “research and development outsourcing providers”. 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 research and development outsourcing providers), 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 research and development outsourcing providers, 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, 3,441 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 5, 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 research and development outsourcing providers, 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 research and development outsourcing providers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 195 research and development outsourcing providers 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?

Altasciences, headquartered in Laval, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research and development outsourcing providers?

Montreal leads with 37 headquartered companies, followed by Toronto (37) and Mississauga (14).

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 3,441 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 195 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 5, 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.