Best Assistive Tech Companies in Canada
The 98 best Assistive Tech companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kinova.
Canada's Assistive Tech sector doesn't have a unicorn yet, but 98 companies tracking $136M in disclosed funding tells you this ecosystem is real and accelerating. The global market sits at $4.1B in 2024 and is growing at 12.6% CAGR, driven by an aging population and rising demand for automation across healthcare. I'd watch that demographic pressure closely. It's not slowing down.
Kinova leads our directory at $57M raised, followed by Bionik at $40M and Xandar Kardian at $24M. Those three alone account for well over 85% of total tracked funding, which is the kind of concentration that signals a maturing top tier alongside a still-crowded early stage. So what's moving the rest of the field? Right now, BCI technology reshaping assistive devices and the broader push to position AI as a tool that augments rather than replaces are the two conversations you'll hear at every pitch. Investors like the Ontario Brain Institute and Techstars are already positioned for that wave, and the companies that can thread clinical evidence with scalable hardware will be the ones worth watching next quarter.
Ranked: Best Assistive Tech companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACCESS Blind Tech Software provider for blind and visually impaired individual | — | — | — | Norah LeClare Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Active Bionics Developing exo-skeleton that can help paraplegics to walk again | — | — | — | Dmitry Klishch Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Adapt Solutions Mobility equipment provider for disabled individuals | — | — | 20 | Gina Lewis CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 5M | 12 patents Keyless vehicle entry and remote access control systems for automobiles | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 4 | Advanced Listening Provider of assistive listening devices | — | — | — | Tim Archer Owner | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | AltumView Provider of smart sensors for senior care and health monitoring | — | — | 12 | John Wu Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+35 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | Ambutech Manufacturer and retailer of aids for visually impaired people | — | — | — | Bill Fenton President & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+20 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 7 | Amysystems Developer of power wheelchairs | — | — | — | Eric Dugas CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Argonault Developer of power wheelchairs and mobility scooters | — | — | — | Vladimir Ivanchenko Founder & Owner | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Assistive Tech companies in Canada
#1
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 6 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Designer & manufacturer of healthcare gloves. The company claims that its products are designed to intelligently stabilize the wrist joint in Essential Tremor and Parkinson's disease. It allows patients to perform daily activities comfortably. Its gloves are washable and battery-free.
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2025Seed—
- Sep 2025Conventional Debt—
- Jul 2021Seed$884.3K
#2
Series B · Boisbriand, Quebec · founded 2006 · 243 employees$57Mraised▾
Developer of robotic arms for personal assistance and research purposes. It provides robotic arms designed to work alongside humans in diverse applications. It enhance performance and safety in manufacturing, healthcare, and other sectors. It utilizes cookies to personalize content, analyze traffic, and enhance service functionality. The flagship product is assistive six-axis robotic manipulator arm with a two or three finger hand arm that allows users to perform multiple functions for patients with spinal cord injuries, SMA, muscular dystrophy, ALS, and stroke.
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$16M
- Dec 2021Series B$32M
- Sep 2017Series A$25M
#3
Seed · Richmond Hill, Ontario · founded 2015 · 10 employees$173.6Kraised▾
Cheelcare designs and develops smart power wheelchairs for the elderly and people with disabilities. Has two models in its catalogue; Cheelcare Xceed and Cheelcare Curio. Its wheelchairs come equipped with an automated reclining system, joystick controller, rear-view camera with HD display panel, proprietary software algorithms, and electromagnetic braking system. The Xceed model can provide a range of 50 km while the Curio model can provide a range of 30 km.
- Jan 2025Seed$173.6K
#4
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2005 · 36 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Provider of radar-based sensors for detecting human presence. The platform provides a radar system that detects the micro-vibrations created by humans during breathing. The features of the product include vital sign monitoring, fall detection, image processing, privacy protection, security and service optimization, energy-saving, and more.
- Dec 2021Series A$10M
- Dec 2019Seed$3M
- Apr 2018Seed$650K
#5
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 12 employees$40.1Mraised▾
Bionik Labs provides assistive and rehabilitation hardware and software solutions for healthcare professionals and patients. Offers InMotion Interactive Therapy, that improves upper-extremity motor retraining for patients with neurological conditions and injuries and InMotionConnect which is a software system that assists therapists to monitor & analyze the patient's progress and neurological condition. Also offers InMotionARM, which is a shoulder & elbow evaluation & therapy solution for stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's & other neurological conditions and InMotionARM/HAND which is a solution to treat patients with different deficits such as severe impairment, high level strengthening or coordination.
- May 2017Post IPO—
- Apr 2016Post IPO$27M
- Jul 2015Post IPO$13.1M
#6
Seed · London, Ontario · founded 2022$20Kraised▾
Developer of prosthetic socket for amputees. It offers an automatically adjusting prosthetic socket uses sensors, wireless electronics, and motor-driven panels to wear a prosthetic leg.
- Jan 2025Seed—
- 2023Seed$20K
- Sep 2022Seed—
#7
Acquired · Canada · founded 2001 · 224 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Centric Health provides care programs and services and specializes in surgical and diagnostics, surgical weight loss, cosmetic surgery, orthotics, primary care, and pharmacy services. Key services include Orthotics, Pharmacy and Surgical centers. Centric Health's Performance Medical Group (PMG) uses computerized gait analysis technology to diagnose lower limb problems and conditions. Clinical assessments take 25-30 minutes and are complementary with no obligations. Based on the results from the biomechanical assessment and the needs of the client, clinicians provide education on any biomechanical concerns and, if necessary, fit them with a custom orthotic unique to their needs. Centric Health Pharmacies provide traditional pharmacy services such as compounding and dispensing medications, as well as innovative clinical and specialty services for Long Term Care and Retirement Communities and Addiction Management. Centric Health Surgical Centres are multi-disciplinary medical centres, and provide a comprehensive variety of services for patients as well as for employers.
- May 2020Post IPO$11.5M
- Nov 2019Post IPO$32.7M
- Sep 2019Post IPO$26.6M
- Mar 2019Post IPO$12M
#8
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2006 · 51 employees$4.1Mraised▾
eSight has developed sight-enhancing, clinically validated electronic glasses that assist people with low vision or people who are blind and are suffering from a range of eye conditions. The glasses are designed to automatically focus thereby allowing users to transition between nearsighted objects to long-distance without difficulty, as well as provides the ability to manually zoom in on items.
- May 2019Conventional Debt$10M
- May 2015Seed$562.6K
- 2013Seed$950K
- Jul 2012Seed$1.8M
#9
Seed · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2016 · 29 employees$1.5Mraised▾
A battery operated exoskeleton device. The company has developed a device designed specifically for children with disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic, Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Rett Syndrome, Neuromuscular Disease, Stroke, Hemiplegia, and Degenerative Lower Extremity Joint Disease. It is designed to attach to any existing walker or gait-trainer.
- Feb 2019Seed$150K
- Aug 2017Seed$450K
- Jul 2017Seed$820K
- Jun 2017Seed$120K
#10
Acquired · Drummondville, Quebec · founded 1988 · 170 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of assistive technology products for blind people or people with low vision. Additionally, it offers victor reader talking book players (stream and stratus), braille displays, touch note-takers, trekker breeze and talking GPS products, braille printers and embossers, computer aids, reading aids, headphones, and accessories; and products for low vision, including reading aids (electronic magnifiers), digital vision assistant, desktop CCTVs, 360 distance viewing CCTV, handheld video magnifiers, talking book players, mobility aids, computer aids, headphones, and accessories. In 2014, it formed a strategic partnership with Essilor to accelerate investment in research and development of products for blindness and low vision.
- Jan 2009Grant (prize money)$1M
#11
Seed · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2018 · 1 employees$333.8Kraised▾
Developer of robotic upper-limb replacement technology. It is a technology startup that has developed bionic arms which integrate with the human body to improve hand dexterity. Its flagship technology Axo Hand comes with six degrees of freedom and can be used by adults with below-elbow limb differences. The company claims that the solution leverages machine learning algorithms which allow the wearer to control the prosthesis the same way they would control their natural limbs. The prosthesis uses a patent-pending system called Re-Link that allows the user or clinician to swap out modules in the hand for replacing damaged motors, sensors and mechanical drive components easily and safely.
- Sep 2020Seed$265.5K
- Jun 2018Seed$30K
#12
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 2 employees$150Kraised▾
iMerciv has developed BuzzClip which is a wearable sensor clip for visually impaired to navigate everyday circumstances. The product uses ultrasound to detect obstacles in the path and notifies the wearer through vibrations, allowing the user to safely navigate around any objects that they may walk into. It claims to offer essential head and upper body level detection and can be easily attached to many forms of clothing such as shirts, t-shirts, on sleeves, sweaters, jeans, sweatpants, and more. The company launched a campaign on Indiegogo and raised an amount of $66,820. It was the winner of the Ontario Centre's of Excellence (OCE) Accessibility Innovation Tech Pitch Competition in 2016.
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$50K
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