100 Top Market Research Startups and Companies in Canada

August 7, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Market Research companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Market Research industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Canada Market Research Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Drop Technologies

Drop Technologies

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Intelligent mobile rewards platform

POTLOC

POTLOC

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Potloc is a hybrid software and services research platform that uses social networks for geo-targeted consumer surveys.

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Estated

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Access over 140 million properties, nationwide. Power your business with comprehensive property data delivered via API or bulk exports.

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ResponseTek

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ResponseTek Networks provides on-demand customer experience management software solutions for businesses.

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Brizo Data

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SaaS, Market Intelligence, Data Science, Data, Analytics, Restaurant Industry, Food Service Industry

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nplex biosciences

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NPlex Biosciences develops a proteomic technology platform designed to understand, detect, and treat diseases with DNA nanotechnology.

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Arbor

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eCommerce, Sustainability, Big Data

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Information Mediary Corp

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Information Mediary Corp offers innovative adherence data tools to improve clinical trials, reduce costs and speed up market introduction

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PigeonLine

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We want you to stop wasting time building reports, so we built a platform that automates report building while respecting your data privacy.

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Cohesys

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Cohesys develops novel biocompatible adhesives for surgical applications.

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Strainprint Technologies

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Strainprint is a unique software technology enabling patients to use cannabis more effectively.

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TSX

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The Toronto Stock Exchange is a public venture marketplace for early-stage companies across a diverse range of sectors.

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MetricWire

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MetricWire gives researchers complete creative control over the design of their study.

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TMX Group

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TMX Group companies provide listing venues, trading markets, clearing facilities, data products services to the global financial community.

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Tactii

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Rapid MachineLearning Prototyping for small companies

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Info-Tech Research Group

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Info-Tech Research Group is an information technology research and advisory company.

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Lanla

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Lanla transforms the power of customer experience into a driving force for the largest Canadian companies.

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JustGotThat! Inc.

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JustGotThat! is a services marketplace that brings together service demand and supply in an intuitive platform

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Bond Brand Loyalty

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Bond is a global customer engagement agency that specializes in building brand loyalty for the world’s most influential and valuable brands.

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Integra 3D Research LP

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Accelerating Adoption of Additive Manufacturing in industry.

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DNA Genotek

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DNA Genotek Inc. provides biological sample collection, stabilization, and preparation products for health research institutes.

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Borealis AI

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Borealis AI is an RBC Institute for Research.

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Saintrino Technologies Inc

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Canadian company founded in 2010 with specialties in Brain Computer Interfaces, Bio-Technology, Neuro Ergonomy and User Interface Usability.

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KASI Insight

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KASI Insight empower business leaders with reliable data and actionable insights from Africa

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Trend Hunter

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Trend Hunter is the #1 largest trend website, host of Future Festival & an AI-driven innovation consultancy

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FeaturePoints

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Launched in 2012, FeaturePoints is a premier rewards platform that has paid out over $5.6 million to our millions of users.

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Paymi

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Paymi is a financial services company located in Toronto.

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iperceptions

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iperceptions is a global leader in Voice of the Customer (VoC) solutions.

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Lootbag Inc.

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Lootbag is a mobile app that gives away free samples and collects consumer insights for brands.

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M Square Media (MSM)

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M Square Media is a service company that provides marketing, administrative and student recruitment support to educational institutions.

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Condos.ca

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Toronto’s Best Condominium Guide

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Dig Insights

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Dig Insights is a market research consultancy.

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Recollective

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Recollective is a software platform for market researchers to conduct their research projects.

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Daily Goods Design Labs

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Daily Goods Design Labs is a design, research and innovation company that consults and educates on human centred design processes.

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MuseFind Technologies

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MuseFind is the Platform to organize and manage your influencer marketing.

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InputHealth

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InputHealth empowers healthcare practices to efficiently collect data from patients utilizing mobile devices. No more clipboards.

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Ontario Centre of Innovation

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Ontario Centre of Innovation provides a preeminent research-to-commercialization vehicle in Ontario

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iData Research

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iData Research is an international market research and consulting firm.

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Quest Mindshare

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Quest Mindshare includes one of the industry’s most versatile and comprehensive group of online panel assets.

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The Quantum Daily

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The leading provider of data, news, insights, capital markets and media for the Quantum Technology industry

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Advanced Symbolics

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A market research firm that uses AI to analyze social media to monitor brand health while predicting trends and consumer behavior

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Ramius

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Ramius Corporation is an enterprise software company focused on the development of cloud-based social software for engagement and research.

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Explorer Research

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Explorer Research uses conscious and non-conscious research methods to understand, predict and help marketers influence shopper behavior.

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Demand Metric

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Agile project management software built for Marketers powered by 1,000+ practical tools & resources.

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TRIUMF

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Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics and accelerator-based science.

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Asde Survey Sampler

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Asde Survey Sampler fixates on sampling and project-related requirements with services to survey and market research professionals.

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R.A. Malatest & Associates

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R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. is a proactive, dynamic, progressive evaluation and market research organization.

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RSG

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RESEARCH STRATEGY GROUP is a Canadian company specializing in technical & scientific translations, revision, editing & DTP Services.

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People Analytics

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People Analytics: Where ground-truthed knowledge, scientific approach, and practical experience intersect to produce evidence-based insight.

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The Logit Group

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Logit Group is a data collection firm that specializes in consumer studies, market research, B2B and executive research.

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Heartbeat Ai

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Heartbeat reveals fine-grained emotions so you can truly understand people.

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Tellwut Corp.

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Tellwut’s community and proprietary online survey & reward site provide a platform to conduct online market research for actionable Insights

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Whitespark

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Whitespark builds tools and provides services that help businesses and agencies with local search marketing.

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RetouchMe

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RetouchMe turns any photo of any female into photo of a model who is 90-60-90 in just 7 minutes!

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Methodify

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Methodify is an automated market research platform.

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Bayesian Labs

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Develop FinTech software and research for Digital Assets

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Inventu Research

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Inventu Research focuses on the research and development of products for a healthy workplace environment.

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Firmwater

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Firmwater provides a hosted learning management system (LMS) built specifically for training companies.

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Synqrinus

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Synqrinus is about market research, it goes far beyond saving you time and money. Since, in our eyes, better pricing and quicker results.

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Houston

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Houston helps startups tap into their pre-launch email lists for valuable feedback, before launching their products.

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DelphX

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DelphX is a capital market company that offers fixed income solutions through the global bond market segment.

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Toronto Global

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Toronto Global is a non-profit investment attraction agency that supports the expansion of foreign-owned businesses to the Toronto Region.

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Bensimon Byrne

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Bensimon Byrne is a marketing company located in Toronto.

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Northstar Research Partners

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Northstar is your market research partner to generate ideas from a place where curiosity, insight and passion for research meet.

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Unisights Research and Analytics

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An end-to-end insights company

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Global Cannabis Applications Corp

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Global Cannabis is a global leader in designing, developing, marketing & acquiring innovative data technologies for the cannabis industry.

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XpertVR

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A SaaS portal for consumer behaviour and academic researchers

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Insync

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Insync focuses on sparking brand innovation through Human-Centric investigations and building in the pharmaceutical space.

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SOM

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SOM is a research firm specializing in data collection, data analysis and data visualization.

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CTRS Solutions Limited

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Cruikshank Tactical Research and Strategy is a full-service management consulting company specializing in delivering desired results.

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movmi

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movmi is a boutique agency specialized in Shared Mobility Architecture providing services of car-sharing or bike-sharing.

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Brainsights

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Brainsights is a technology and human insights company that provides businesses with insights into how their content is being consumed.

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SM Research

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SM Research are providers of technical solutions in support of both Market Research and Direct Marketing.

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Inspirapps

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Inspirapps offers polltogo, an application that enables its users to get instant feedback from friends, clients, and others.

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Hotspex Media

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Hotspex Media provides marketing research services. Its services include understanding strategic brand opportunities.

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CRC Research

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CRC Research is a Gold Seal Certified marketing research company.

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MD Analytics

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MD Analytics is a global provider of health and pharmaceutical market research solutions.

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BC Research

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BC Research is a leading innovation centre, specializing in the incubation and commercialization of upcoming technologies

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Liveweb

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Liveweb provides customer sales and service teams with a complete set of integrated communication tools and analytics.

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SEO Services Canada™

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SEO Services Canada is an online marketing company specializing in search engine optimization.

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Syndesis

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Syndesis is the market leader in the creation and activation of converged services for the new public network.

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Instar

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Instar provides global research, mobile enablement, message testing services.

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Insightrix

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Insightrix is a full-service market research firm offering services such as education analysis, omnibus analysis and media monitoring.

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The Secdev Group

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SecDev is an intersection of human behaviour and the digital future.

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Forum Research

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Forum Research is a leading Canadian-based market research firm committed to providing effective & comprehensive market analysis.

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Charlton Insights

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Charlton Insights is a strategic insights-driven research and analytics company.

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Lux Insights

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Lux is an independent market research firm, The real value Lux offer isn’t research and data, it’s a path forward.

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Renga

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Renga is a small team of design experts and professionals who work closely with clients at every point of the project.

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Advanis

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Advanis is a full service research firm

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Callosum Marketing

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Callosum Marketing Inc. collects and analyzes consumer data to provide its clients with the insights they need to improve their services.

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Sklar Wilton & Associates

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Sklar Wilton & Associates apply strategic advisory services and marketing research analysis to help clients make smarter business decisions.

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Landcor Data Corporation

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Landcor Data Corporation offers access to reliable real estate information with an aim to avoid physical inspection of properties.

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Eigenworks

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Eigenworks help B2B product companies connect to the stories of their buyers to accelerate sales, improve targeting, and increase retention.

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Decision Point Research

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Decision Point is a market research company with a wide variety of data collection approaches, offering both B2B & B2C to the clients.

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ECO Canada

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ECO Canada supports environmental sector by offering labor market research, professional certification, development resources & training.

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MicroHero

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MicroHero is an app that lets you trade a little bit of your time for real dollars towards causes you support.

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Ian Murray & Company

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Ian Murray & Co Ltd is a management consulting company that engages in the development and adoption of business management.

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Decisive Dividend Corporation

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Decisive was established to acquire a growing stable of successful companies.

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Montreal Exchange

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Montreal Exchange is a derivatives exchange for exchange-traded options & futures.

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RCR International

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A pioneer in the door and window insulation market

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