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Top 25 Rural development organizations based in Canada

Name: Rural development organizations based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 83 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 83 rural development organizations headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 895 professional contacts across them, including 402 with verified work emails. Ottawa is the largest hub.

This list covers rural development organizations 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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895Contacts tracked

402Verified emails

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The 25 largest rural development organizations based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 83 rural development organizations based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to rural development organizations: 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	County Of Grande Prairie	Indirect evidence	Clairmont, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	227 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “County of Grande Prairie - Bringing our communities and region closer together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Co-Operative Development Foundation Of Canada	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) partners with co-operatives and community-based organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Community Futures North Okanagan	Indirect evidence	Vernon, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Community Futures North Okanagan's goal to assist the community to find local solutions to complex economic issues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	UPA Développement International	Indirect evidence	Longueuil, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UPA Développement international (UPA DI) a été fondée le 8 janvier 1993 par l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) du Québec.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Westlock County	Partial evidence	Westlock, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Westlock County offers the best of both worlds, having big city amenities within an hour’s reach combined with the warmth and charm of rural living.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Lacombe County	Indirect evidence	Lacombe, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lacombe County, situated in the heart of Central Alberta, is an attractive, balanced, and progressive community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Food For The Hungry Canada	Partial evidence	Abbotsford, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FH Canada, part of the global Food for the Hungry (FH) network, is a registered non-governmental organization dedicated to sustainable development and emergency response among the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Community Futures British Columbia	Partial evidence	Mission, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Community Futures Network of British Columbia (CFBC) is the only community driven, non-profit business loan and business development organization in Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	The Canadian CED Network Ccednet	Partial evidence	Victoriaville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our Vision: The Canadian Community Economic Development Network supports sustainable and inclusive communities directing their own social, economic and environmental futures.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	MRC DE Bonaventure	Strong evidence	New Carlisle, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The MRC de Bonaventure, through programs and partnerships, manages the rural, social and economic development to ensure sustainable development of its territory.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Saskatchewan Association Of Rural Municipalities	Partial evidence	Regina, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1905, SARM has been working to address the concerns of rural municipalities and ensure their voice is heard by senior levels of government.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Association DES Cbdc DU NB NB Association Of Cbdcs	Indirect evidence	Bathurst, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vous pensez démarrer ou agrandir une entreprise?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Alberta Council For Global Cooperation	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) is a coalition of voluntary sector organizations located in Alberta, working locally and globally to achieve sustainable human…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	The Skills Centre	Strong evidence	Trail, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Skills Centre is a non-profit strengthening rural and industrial communities and workplaces in BC through workforce skills development, training services and social…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Venture 2 Impact	Indirect evidence	Halifax, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Venture 2 Impact, exists to help communities globally break the cycle of poverty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Community Futures Highwood	Indirect evidence	Okotoks, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Community Futures Highwood (CFH) is a non-profit organization, funded by Western Economic Diversification, providing business planning support, business training opportunities and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Five & TWO Network	Indirect evidence	North Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We fight poverty with a radically different approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	ID Territoires	Indirect evidence	Saint-jean-port-joli, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ID Territoires est un regroupement d'experts interpellés par les enjeux et les dynamiques propres au développement des territoires ruraux.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Sadc Pontiac	Partial evidence	Fort-coulonge, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Experts en Entrepreneuriat Rural L'entrepreneuriat c'est voir une opportunité et réunir les ressources nécessaires pour transformer une possibilité en réalité.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Alberta Centre For Sustainable Rural Communities	Partial evidence	Camrose, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities (ACSRC) assists rural communities in meeting diverse challenges through fostering constructive dialogue, promoting…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	British Columbia Council For International Cooperation	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) is a coalition of international development organizations and provincial branches of such organizations which…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Community Futures Okanagan-Similkameen Cfos	Strong evidence	Penticton, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Community Futures Program is a federal government initiative, which was established in 1984 to assist rural communities in the development of strategies for dealing with a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	BC Rural Centre	Strong evidence	All Of Rural British Columbia, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The mission of the BC Rural Centre is to act as a catalyst organization that sustains and advances rural development in British Columbia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Centre For Local Prosperity	Partial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Centre for Local Prosperity (CLP) promotes local economic solutions and climate readiness for rural and local communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Community Futures Lloydminster Region	Strong evidence	Lloydminster, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We actively support community-based economic development with a range of products and services aimed at creating diverse, sustainable rural communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 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: rural development organizations. 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 rural development organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of rural development organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name rural development organizations. 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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Rural development organizations based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

44.9%Verified-email coverage

10.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

6.0%Largest-city concentration · Ottawa

Sep 21, 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 83 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 rural development organizations, 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 “rural development organizations”. 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 rural development organizations), 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 rural development organizations, 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, 402 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 21, 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 rural development organizations, 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 rural development organizations are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 83 rural development organizations 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?

County Of Grande Prairie, headquartered in Clairmont, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most rural development organizations?

Ottawa leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Edmonton (4) and Montreal (3).

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 402 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 83 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 21, 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.