101 Top Publishing Startups and Companies in Canada

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

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Wattpad

Wattpad

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Wattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories.

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STN Video is an Online Video Platform delivering content, technology and monetization to over 1800 publishers

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LIVEKINDLY

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LIVEKINDLY is a news and media platform focusing on food, health, sustainable living, and cruelty-free beauty.

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Viafoura

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Viafoura sparks thriving conversations across 600 media brands worldwide, unlocking the power of digital communities.

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Bookmark

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Powerful yet simple drag-and-drop website development platform.

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Mindful

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Mindful builds information and training products designed to spread the gifts of mindfulness throughout the world.

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Sortable

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Sortable’s ad technology works intelligently behind the scenes to optimize ad impressions so clients can focus on creating great content.

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Nettwerk Music Group

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Nettwerk Music Group provides synchronization, co-writer, and other publishing activities for North American artists and writers.

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The Logic

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The Logic is an online media that covers updates on innovation, venture capital, digital economy, social and e-commerce portals.

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curvenote

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Our mission is to modernize how researchers collaborate and share their work — to accelerate scientific discovery by enabling connections.

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Rogers Communications

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Rogers Communications is a communications and media company that specializes in telecommunications and internet.

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Pressboard

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Pressboard makes your startup famous. Get the press you need, boost it to millions.

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MediResource

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MediResource has been a leader in the online application of consumer health care information and digital tools since 1996.

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Digital Journal

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Digital Journal is a digital media news network providing information submitted by a global network of journalists.

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Vidigami

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Vidigami provides a private and secure, collaborative media management platform to the Education market.

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Guides.co

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Guides.co aims to be the world’s largest resource for free and premium interactive guides.

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Veühub

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Veühub is a online platform that delivers video content and programmatic monetization solutions.

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BetaKit

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BetaKit is a publication providing original, real-time reporting and analysis of emerging technology news.

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CBC

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CBC is a Canadian corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster.

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Penguin Random House

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Penguin Random House is a company formed from the merger between the book publishers Random House and Penguin Group

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Valnet

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Valnet is a leader in Online Media Publishing, creating and distributing original content for its brands and audiences, worldwide.

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PressReader

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PressReader offers unlimited digital access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines from all over the world.

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Transcontinental

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TC Transcontinental’s mission is to create products and services that allow businesses to attract, reach and retain their target customers.

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Virtual Paper

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Virtual Paper helps publishers with operations and improves profitability by offering seamless migration to a compatible digital format.

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Winnipeg Free Press

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Winnipeg Free Press covering news and views in Winnipeg and Manitoba since 1872.

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Thinkwire

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Activate communities with panel discussions.

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Solisco

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Solisco is a commercial printing company offering printing, content and design, logistics and distribution.

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MegaGames.com

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A comprehensive hardcore gaming resource

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AbeBooks

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AbeBooks, an Amazon subsidiary, is an online marketplace for new, used, rare and out-of-print books from thousands of sellers.

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Agility CMS

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Agility CMS is a Headless CMS focused on JAMStack solutions. Build faster, build easier.

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Le Devoir

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Le Devoir is an independent newspaper.

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Nelson Education

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Nelson Education Ltd. is Canada’s leading educational publisher providing innovative products and solutions for learners of all ages.

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Stompy Bot Corporation

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SBC is also an intellectual property and acquisition holding house with successful property acquisitions already secured.

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Postmedia Network

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Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is the largest publisher by

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Torstar Corporation

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Torstar Corporation is a broadly based, progressive media company.

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Financial Post

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The Financial Post was an English Canadian business newspaper.

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Ohoola Inc.

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Ohoola is a social mobile start-up that allows its users to share multiple types of content and get rewarded for the content quality.

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MobileSyrup

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MobileSyrup is an independent resource on mobile technology in Canada that provides news and reviews on market and industry.

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JuicyAds

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JuicyAds is an internet company that specializes in banner Ads, native advertising and PopUnders.

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Sumbola

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Sumbola is a cloud-based transmedia publishing platform for content creators to develop, share and sell their digital creations.

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Pressed News

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A digital media company that makes the news easy to understand.

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Yellow Pages Group

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Yellow Pages Group (YPG) is Canada’s leading performance media and marketing solutions company.

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UnboxTherapy

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The best of technology and gadgets + Awesome tech deals daily!

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Toronto Sun

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Toronto Sun is an English-language tabloid newspaper that features the latest local and international news.

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Coingeek

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Coingeek is a cryptocurrency news site.

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Rogers Media

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Rogers Media Inc., a division of Rogers Communications Inc., (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), operates Rogers Broadcasting and Rogers Publishing.

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Diply

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Launched in 2013, Diply is a leading social entertainment publisher that creates captivating content for millennials.

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Daily Hive

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Established in 2008, Daily Hive is an online news source that creates compelling, hyperlocal content in seven cities around North America.

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Noodlecake Studios

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Noodlecake Studios is an indie game studio that publishes and releases games on multiple platforms.

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Madgex

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Madgex provide a range of SaaS solutions and support services, that enable clients to unlock the value of their professional audiences.

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Multi-Health Systems

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Multi-Health Systems operates as a developer of innovative scientific technology solutions.

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Legible

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Legible is a publishing company that connects authors and readers through open access to a global reading and publishing platform.

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Contobox

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Contobox is a platform for delivering high-impact user engagements and transforming them into first party actionable data.

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Centre for Research on Globalization

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The Centre for Research on Globalization provides research and information related to a number of social and economic areas.

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Curiocity Group

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Online Media

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Harlequin

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Harlequin is one of the world’s leading publishers of books for women

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Yellow Media

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Yellow Media is a provider of digital media and marketing solutions for small businesses.

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Sociavore

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Website builder and social media publishing platform for restaurants.

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Metroland Media Group

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Ontario’s largest and most successful community newspaper publisher, providing local news and advertising media in Canada’s heartland.

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AdPerfect

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Self-serve advertising, Digital & print classifieds, Web-based technology, Obituaries, Mobile-Responsive Marketplace

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Annex Business Media

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Annex Business Media is the largest business-to-business media company.

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My Passion Media

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My Passion Media is a cross-platform based publication that is expertise in redesigning the magazine with the latest technological trends.

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Quietly

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We help brands and publishers create amazing content.

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SF Market

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We’re a marketplace startup building the “AliExpress of solar equipment supplies”.

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MUNDOmedia

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MUNDOmedia is the global leader in data-driven performance marketing.

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Datablocks Inc.

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Publisher monetization solution focused on removing inefficiencies that are currently embedded in online advertising.

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Lunardo Media Inc. DBA Dauphine Magazine

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Bridal and Fashion Crossover Magazine

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The Author Hub

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The Author Hub is a global online platform created to connect authors to publishers and agents around the world.

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Pressbooks

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Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool to create professionally designed books and e-books.

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Alive.com

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alive is an online publication that provides information about natural health and wellness.

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JMIR Publications

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JMIR Publications is the leading ehealth publisher

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The Star

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The Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited.

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Newcom Media Inc.

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Newcom Media is a Canadian publishing company.

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Creo

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Computer-to-plate digital solutions.

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Sun Media

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Sun Media is a Canadian newspaper publisher that delivers local news and information to its readers.

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AMG Brands Network Inc.

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AMG Brands Network Inc. is a Canadian Digital Publisher and, believes in educating thru the power of Digital Content.

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The Walrus Foundation

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The Walrus Foundation is a non-profit charitable foundation focused on education initiatives.

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Flag Sign Printing

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Print Fast presents the premier Online Printing Platform for obtaining personal, promotional, commercial, and informational

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WWWPromoter

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WWWPromoter is a technology driven traffic marketplace, with ad solutions for both advertisers and publishers.

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Eluta.ca

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Eluta.ca is a job search engine that specializes in locating jobs in Canada.

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Nstein Technologies

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Nstein Technologies provides content management solutions that help information-rich enterprises centralize, understand and manage big data.

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Maclean’s magazine

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Maclean’s Magazine offers articles about international affairs, social issues, national politics, business, and culture.

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ScrapMonster

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ScrapMonster.com’s mission is to provide accurate and updated recycling news, prices, and information to the industry.

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Loud Crow Interactive

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Digital book developer and publisher

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Vertical City

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Visio Media is a digital ad-tech company focused on elevator advertising.

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Magmic

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Magmic is a leading developer and publisher of mobile social games.

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MINING.COM

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MINING is an award-winning digital publication covering the global mining sector.

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Firefly Books

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A North American publisher and distributor of non-fiction books.

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LesPAC.com

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LesPAC.com online classifieds business of Yellow Media.

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YTZ International

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YTZ International specializes in global traffic monetiziation solutions for online publishers.

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CFORP (Centre Franco Ontarien de Ressorces Pedagogiques)

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It is an organization dedicated to the development, growth and improvement of French-language education.

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JoBlo

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JoBlo com is an all-encompassing movie website featuring daily news updates, exclusive reviews, celebrity interviews, trailers, and more.

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Black Press

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Black Press offers a range of marketing solutions that leverage broad reach and deep connection in your markets

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FlowMotion Entertainment Inc

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FlowMotion Entertainment Inc. is committed to being one of the top publishers of mobile games for women.

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Super Duper Publications

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Fun Learning Materials for Kids.

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Nelvana Digital

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Award-winning interactive studio specializing in the creation of premier online

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IT World Canada

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IT World Canada is a digital media and content marketing services company delivering information to executive and managerial audiences.

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Intellogo Inc.

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Big Data for publishing industry: matching authors, publishers and readers with the right content.

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Qool Media

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Qool Media is a marketing advertising company located in Guelph.

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SaleSpider Media

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SaleSpider Media is a premier digital media publisher & network.

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Better Dwelling

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Data driven journalism, starting with Canadian housing.

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