This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Impact Investing companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Impact Investing 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 Impact Investing Startups
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Fonds de solidarité FTQ
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Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm.
Wealthsimple
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Wealthsimple offers financial tools to help investors grow and manage their money.
Northleaf Capital Partners
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Northleaf Capital Partners is private equity firm that manages pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions accounts.
Relay Ventures
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Relay Ventures specializes mainly in startup, seed and early stage investments and provides support throughout the lifecycle of a startup.
Lufa Farms
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Lufa Farms is an agricultural and technology company located in Montreal, Quebec. It is reputed to have built the world’s first commercial
Carbon Streaming
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Carbon Streaming is an ESG principled investment vehicle offering investors exposure to carbon credits.
Global Blockchain
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Global Blockchain is an investment company providing investors access to a basket of holdings within the blockchain space.
VoltSafe Inc.
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Fearless creators, changing how people connect to electricity using magnets. Simply put, we’ve patented a better way to connect to power.
goPeer
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Canada’s first consumer P2P lending platform dedicated to helping everyday Canadians to lend and borrow from each other.
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
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Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec is a Canadian fund management company focused on retirement plans and insurance policies.
Passiv
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Wealth automation for self-directed investors. Manage all your investments from a single dashboard and leave the tedious things to Passiv.
Panache Ventures
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Panache Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed and seed stage startup investments.
SAMETRICA
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Sametrica is a SaaS-based for demonstrating the impact of social investments.
Next Edge Capital
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Next Edge Capital is a biotechnology impact investing company located in Toronto.
CoPower
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CoPower is an online platform that simplifies clean energy investing.
DealMaker
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DealMaker is a cloud-based platform that drastically eliminates friction in the capital-raising process.
Venulum
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Venulum develops an investment management platform that advises on the purchase and sale of wine and alternative asset classes.
Active Impact Investments
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Active Impact Investments is a climate tech limited partnership VC fund with $70M in AUM.
Rhyolite Resources
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Rhyolite Resources is a Canadian-based, opportunity focused resource company.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board invests in the contributors and beneficiaries to maximize investment returns.
BMO Capital Markets
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BMO Capital Markets offers advisory whole balance sheets, capital raising, institutional investing, and investment products.
Pangaea Ventures
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Pangaea Ventures invests in companies solving fundamental problems in the world with advanced materials and hard technology; Impact Investor
Magnetic North Acquisition
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Magnetic North is an investment firm that focuses on applying capital and management excellence to monetize existing wealth and benefit.
OMERS Private Equity
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OMERS Private Equity has been making private equity investments for OMERS, one of Canada’s largest plans with in excess of $50 billion of
Sectoral Asset Management
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Sectoral Asset Management Inc. is an industry-leading specialist in managing global investment portfolios in the healthcare sector.
McRock Capital
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McRock Capital specializes in growth capital and later stage investing in intelligent infrastructure companies.
Claridge
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Claridge is a private investment firm, investing in high-quality businesses with strong and defensible market positions.
Finovertech
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Finovertech takes equity stakes in the companies it builds technology for thereby becoming an aligned partner.
Maple Leaf Angels
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Maple Leaf Angels are an experienced group of private investors looking for great entrepreneurs, great products and great companies.
Discovery Capital
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Discovery Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early and growth stage investments.
Polar Asset Management Partners
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Polar Asset Management Partners is a impact investing financial services company located in Toronto.
Leede Jones Gable
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Leede Jones Gable is a finance impact investing company located in Calgary.
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
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Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is an Indigenous-led and owned intermediary firm.
Accelerate Fund
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Accelerate Fund represents a partnership of organizations to share their collective expertise and capital to help.
Matco Financial
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Matco Financial specializes in portfolio management, asset allocation, retirement planning, funds, and investment strategies services.
Waterous Energy Fund
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Waterous Energy Fund is a private equity firm specializing in oil and gas investments.
Maple Rock Capital Partners
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Maple Rock Capital Partners is a global investment firm.
Explora
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Explora is an entrepreneurial investment firm that manages and grows small to medium-sized businesses for the long-term.
Pfm Capital
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Pfm Capital is a investment management company located in Regina.
Socrates Capital
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Socrates Capital is a private investment firm.
Peerage Capital Group
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Peerage Capital Group is a real estate investment impact investing company located in Toronto.
Foundation Markets
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Foundation Markets specializes in merchant banking, incubation, debt, equity financing, investment banking and financial advisory services.
XTY Capital
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XTY Capital is an early-stage fund that empowers visionary entrepreneurs who shape the future of humanity via disruptive technologies.
Alchemist Mining
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Alchemist Mining Inc is an investment & technology solutions company that focuses on investing through opportunities in the cannabis market.
Earthrenew
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EarthRenew offers a patented production process that converts livestock waste to nutrient-rich & slow-release pelleted organic fertilizer.
Finliti
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Finiti helps retail investors develop effective trading and investment strategies customized to their risk profile.
The S Factor Co.
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ESG Data, Risk Data, Social Impact Data, Analytics, Insights, Index, Ratings, Corporate Profiles.
Lundin Foundation
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Lundin Foundation Provides Investing Services For Companies.
Scotia Investments
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Scotia Investments has investments in numerous companies in sectors like manufacturing, health, environmental & energy.
Yorkville Asset Management
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Yorkville Asset Management is an investment company.
Sprott Inc.
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Sprott is a global asset manager providing investors with access to precious metals and real assets investment strategies.
Burgendy Asset Management
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Burgundy Asset Management is a global investment company located in Toronto.
Veritas Investment Research
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Veritas Investment Research is a investment management company located in Toronto.
Dancap Private Equity
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Dancap Private Equity is a financial services and insurance company located in Toronto.
Nour Private Wealth
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Nour Private Wealth focuses on wealth planning for high-net-worth families.
Oxia Initiative
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Oxia Initiative provides private equity, business start-ups, benchmarking, carbon footprints, consulting, and impact investing services.
Fax Capital
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FAX Capital is an investment holding company & are a permanent capital vehicle providing Stability, Flexibility & Power of Compounding.
Ahava Holdings & Ventures
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Ahava Holdings & Ventures is a holding company and private equity firm that focuses on building great technology and media companies.
Rpia
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Rpia is a investment management company located in Toronto.
Turtle Creek Asset Management
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Turtle Creek Asset Management is a investment management company located in Toronto.
George & Bell Consulting
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George & Bell Consulting provides pension, benefits, and investment consulting to boards, plan sponsors, and other stakeholders.
Nymbus Capital
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Nymbus Capital is an investment management company, that focuses on the fixed income realm using a quantitative approach.
Amuka Capital
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Amuka Capital is an investment banking and merchant banking concern.
Artemis Investment Management
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Artemis Investment Management is a angel investment company located in Toronto.
Extreme Venture Partners
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Extreme Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in start-up, early and seed stage investments.
The Collins Group
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The Collins Group is an investment company.
DCF Capital Partners
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DCF Capital Partners provides investment capital, funding, recapitalisation, mergers, and acquisitions services.
Re Royalties
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Re Royalties provides innovative financing solutions for renewable energy clients when traditional options aren’t available or suitable.
Cygnus Investment Partners
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OCP is a specialist private equity firm that invests in private equity funds and funds of funds on a secondary basis.
Sir Royalty Income Fund
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SIR Royalty Income Fund is a publicly-traded trust that receives distribution income from investment and interest income from the Loan.
Sequeira Partners
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Sequeira Partners is an investment banking company that offers mergers and acquisition advisory services to diverse industries.
Rally Assets
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Rally Assets, which used to be called Purpose Capital, is a full-service impact investment and advisory firm.
New Star Capital
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New Star Capital is involved in investments that enable entry into new markets as well as expansion of the existing portfolio companies.
Walter Financial
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Walter Financial offers investment, private equity, capital, entrepreneurial, and financial services.
Waypoint Investment Partners
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Waypoint Investment Partners is an entrepreneurial partnership focused on investing in both public and private markets.
Triasima Portfolio Management
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Triasima Portfolio Management is a impact investing wealth management company located in Montreal.
Aip Asset Management
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AIP Asset Management is an Investment Fund Manager and Portfolio Manager.
NinePoints Partners
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NinePoints Partners specializes in managing assets and equities as well as renders investment strategies and advisory solutions.
Bellwether Investment
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Bellwether Investment provides investment management and wealth management services.
Westboro Mortgage Investment Corp.
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Westboro Mortgage Investment Corp. offers mortgage investment, commercial lending, and construction financing services.
Academic Technology Ventures
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Academic Technology Ventures bridge the gap between research and commercialization via investment, financial advice and strategy services.
Spring Loans
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Spring Loans is a financial firm that provides mortgage, marketing, array of loans, and investment services.
Azim Capital
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Azim Capital specializes in merchant banking, investment strategies, debt advisory, commodities trading, mergers, and acquisition services.
Caldwell Investment Management
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Caldwell Investment Management is a impact investing real estate investment company located in Toronto.
Generation IACP
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Generation IACP is a financial advisory firm that offers portfolio management, equity, and investment strategies services.
Energy Spas
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At Energy Spas, we invest in and for the future. We seek to invest in enterprises that financially prosper while protecting and preserving.
Radin Capital Partners
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Radin Capital Partners is an angel investment impact investing company located in Toronto.
Arcadius Capital Partners
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Arcadius Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in the exploration and development of conventional oil and gas industries.
Pimco
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Pimco offers investment solutions like hedge funds & private equity strategies.
Mindset Social Innovation Foundation
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Mindset supports social innovators who develop and implement solutions to create a more just and equitable world.
Kng Capital
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KNG Capital is a Venture Capital & Private Equity company located in Calgary.
The Windrose Group
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The Windrose Group provides mortgage and investment services.
Bristol Gate Capital Partners
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Bristol Gate is an investment based machine learning firm using machine learning & data science to avoid emotional bias in the investment.
Vertex One Asset Management
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Vertex One Asset Management is an investment company.
IMC
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IMC is a mortgage capital company that provides loan service and investment funds.
Placements Louisbourg Investments
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Placements Louisbourg Investments is an Investment company.
Nbf International S.A.
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Nbf International SA is a banking impact investing company located in Montreal.
Crescendo Royalty
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Crescendo invests in music royalties for digital streaming.
SRCkode
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SRCkode is an agile consultant and accelerator for entrepreneurs and startups.
High Net Worth Immigration
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High Net Worth Immigration helps individuals and their families with residency and citizenship through investment programs.