37 Top Animation Startups and Companies in Canada

August 7, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Animation companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Animation 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

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Top Canada Animation Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Dark Slope Studios

Dark Slope Studios

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Dark Slope Studios is a VR/AR developer.

Ziva Dynamics

Ziva Dynamics

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Ziva Dynamics is a software company that specializes in character creation and human simulation.

Ziva Dynamics

Playhybrid Entertainment Inc

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Playhybrid was founded by veterans from Dreamworks and Disney Animation. We are creating feature film quality Mobile-VR experiences.

Ziva Dynamics

Corus Entertainment

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Corus Entertainment is one of Canada’s most successful integrated media and entertainment companies.

Ziva Dynamics

Beenox

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Beenox is a games studio that specializes in digital animation and 3D rendering.

Ziva Dynamics

Noyoko Production

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Virtual live entertainment company

Ziva Dynamics

Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies

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MARZ is a tech company and VFX studio focusing exclusively on premium TV, such as HBO’s Watchmen and Marvel’s WandaVision.

Ziva Dynamics

JALI Research

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JALI Research is a product and service provider of complete automation of high-end lip sync and facial animation.

Ziva Dynamics

Anime News Network

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Anime News Network is an online news platform offering an anime encyclopedia, forums, surveys, contests and more.

Ziva Dynamics

Bron Studios

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BRON is a worldwide media and entertainment company committed to furthering the art and craft of meaningful commercial storytelling.

Ziva Dynamics

Rainmaker Entertainment

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Rainmaker Entertainment is a CG animation studio creating unique CG animation styles using artist friendly tools.

Ziva Dynamics

Arc Productions

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A Canadian animation and visual effects studio based in Toronto, Ontario.

Ziva Dynamics

Icon Creative Studio

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Icon Creative Studio is a animation video company located in Vancouver.

Ziva Dynamics

Guru Studio

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Guru Studio is a creative-driven entertainment company.

Ziva Dynamics

Squeeze Studio Animation

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Squeeze Studio Animation is a animation company located in Montreal.

Ziva Dynamics

LNG Studios

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LNG Studios is a creative visualization agency specializing in virtual reality, architecture, and real estate

Ziva Dynamics

Kisp

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Domain hosting, with focus on the UK ‘co.uk’ sector.

Ziva Dynamics

SeekShift

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SeekShift simplifies animation for computer-generated film and video game production the same way Wix simplifies website design.

Ziva Dynamics

Digital Scapes

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Digital Scapes is a video game development studio specializing in bespoke PvP gameplay for AAA PC and console titles.

Ziva Dynamics

Di-O-Matic

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Di-O-Matic is a computer software company located in Montreal.

Ziva Dynamics

Dream Farm Studios

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Dream Farm Studios is an independent full service, Media agency with a wide variety of direct & Brand client.

Ziva Dynamics

Kakadu Media

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Kakadu Media is a boutique video production and video SEO marketing company.

Ziva Dynamics

Transform Interactive

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Transform Interactive is a PTC Partner and leading Digital Agency that provides interactive & transformative solutions for all businesses.

Ziva Dynamics

Leesta Industries

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Leesta Industries Ltd is a aviation & aerospace company located in Pointe-Claire.

Ziva Dynamics

The Sequence Group

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Sequence Group is a creative studio with offices in Vancouver and Melbourne.

Ziva Dynamics

SAVIAN

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Design agency, animation studio, and marketing firm

Ziva Dynamics

Momentumm Digital

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Momentumm Digital is a Digital Marketing agency that helps businesses increase their reach and attract more customers.

Ziva Dynamics

ON Animation Studio Montreal

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ON Animation Studio Montreal specializing in film production and animation films.

Ziva Dynamics

Toonbox Entertainment

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Toonbox Entertainment is a animation digital entertainment company located in Toronto.

Ziva Dynamics

Cadabra Studio

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We’ve been working with cutting-edge start ups and pre-existing companies in e-commerce, finance, hospitality, healthcare, social and other.

Ziva Dynamics

GarageATLAS

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Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Animation, 3d Web Dev, VFX

Ziva Dynamics

REAL by FAKE

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REAL by FAKE provides Producers, Distributors and Broadcasters Post-Production and the full spectrum of cutting-edge digital visual effects.

Ziva Dynamics

Pipeline Studios

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Pipeline Studios is a creative driven studio, with a focus on development, production, and distribution of award-winning kids.

Ziva Dynamics

CROWNBITS

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Building Experiences in Anime and Video Games

Ziva Dynamics

Cuppa Coffee

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Cuppa Coffee is a animation company located in Toronto.

Ziva Dynamics

Green Marketing

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Green Marketing company helps to create thoughtful animated videos which help to Explain, Promote, & Sell Business Better

Ziva Dynamics

Slap Happy Cartoons

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Slap Happy Cartoons develops and produces original, some times twisted and funny cartoons for kids and adults.

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