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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, how directly it supports the match, 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 SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence 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. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names research and development outsourcing providers: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	AltasciencesStrong evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,759
	“Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Pharma Medica Research INCPartial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	568
	“Pharma Medica Research is a full service early phase contract research organization.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Everest Clinical ResearchPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	498
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	JSS Medical ResearchPartial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	405
	“JSS Medical Research is a full service clinical research organization (CRO) with strong academic affiliations offering a wide range of services internationally.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	ITR Laboratories Canada INCIndirect evidence	Baie D’urfe (montreal), QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	344
	“ITR Canada provides preclinical testing services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Iqvia CanadaPartial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	279
	“IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Paraza Pharma INCIndirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	266
	Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Sygnature Discovery North AmericaIndirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	211
	“At Sygnature Discovery, a global drug discovery CRO, we create exceptional scientific outcomes.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Neopharm LabsPartial evidence	Blainville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	181
	“Founded in 1990, with extensive combined expertise across our businesses, we provide solutions for every stage of product development and commercialization.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Kabs Laboratories INCPartial evidence	Saint-hubert, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	104
	“Since 1997, KABS has offered a broad range of product development services to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, worldwide.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	SGS NutrasourcePartial evidence	Guelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	102
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Nucro-Technics INCIndirect evidence	Scarborough, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	89
	“Since 1970, NUCRO-TECHNICS, a Pharmaceutical Contract Support Organization has been a partner to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies located all over the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Diex ResearchPartial evidence	Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	66
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Dalriada Drug DiscoveryIndirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	58
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Corealis Pharma INCIndirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	52
	“Be Clinic Ready!” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Ozmosis Research INCPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	45
	“Ozmosis Research is an independent, entrepreneurial clinical trials management company in Canada operating as a social enterprise (not for profit).” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Stiris Research INCPartial evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	39
	“Stiris Research is an entrepreneurial Clinical Trial Management company providing Phase I through full-service support to Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical companies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Solid State PharmaPartial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	37
	“Solid State Pharma is a pharmaceutical research company and leader in the delivery of crystallization engineering and solid-state science services.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Agada BiosciencesStrong evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	33
	“AGADA Biosciences is a contract research organization (CRO) focused on accelerating drug development for neuromuscular and rare diseases.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	CopointIndirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Cirion Biopharma ResearchIndirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	28
	“CIRION is a leading provider of customized Central Laboratory Services for clinical studies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Canam Bioresearch INCPartial evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	SkadraIndirect evidence	Quebec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	27
	“At Skadra, we build custom teams for the success of your industrial or scientific projects.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	NMX Research And Solutions INCIndirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	26
	“We are more than a CRO.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	AncillariePartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	26
	“ancillarie is a clinical research support service company established in 2012.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Research and development outsourcing providers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

MontrealLargest hub · 37 HQs

823Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

110

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Verified emails by last verification

0–30

3,240

31–60

191

61–90

90–180

180+

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 evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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.
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 an evidence 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.
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Research and development outsourcing providers by metro

Research and development outsourcing providers in Montreal37
Research and development outsourcing providers in Toronto37

Frequently asked

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).

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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 SmartSearch, 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.