Best Education Companies in Quebec, Canada
The 42 best Education companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Paper.
Our analysis of 207 Education companies
$18.9b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Education companies in Quebec
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper Provider of educational support system for educational institutes | $390M | 54 mo ago | Series D | Philip Cutler Founder & Board Director | 2014 | HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceAnimate.css+31 | — |
| 2 | Centre universitaire de santé McGill Provider of health centre services | $4M | 182 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1997 | DrupalPHPBootstrap+15 | 1 award |
| 3 | Tokidos Operator of k-12 schools | $995K | 30 mo ago | Seed | Luiz Brandao Co-Founder | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+34 | — |
| 4 | Lu Interactive Playground Developer of interactive playground systems for educational settings | $500K | 37 mo ago | Funding Raised | Vincent Routhier Chief Executive Officer | 2017 | WordPressMySQLZoho+37 | — |
| 5 | Laval University University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | — | 23 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1852 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+31 | — |
| 6 | Tecnic Provider of driving courses and business training services | — | 44 mo ago | Late Stage | Isabelle Sevigny Owner | 1984 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+30 | — |
| 7 | Université de Sherbrooke Public university offering multiple courses & degrees across diversified streams | — | 59 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1954 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 8 | UQAM University offering multiple courses across diversified streams | — | 63 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1969 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+35 | — |
Top 9 Education companies in Quebec
#1
Series D · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2014 · 3000 employees$390.1Mraised▾
Paper provides an educational support system for educational institutes. It provides teaching and learning solutions for teachers and students respectively and offers features such as online learning solutions, learning collaborative tools, teacher retention solutions, personalized learning solutions, and more.
- Feb 2022Series D$270M
- Jun 2021Series C$100M
- Mar 2020Series A$7.5M
- Aug 2016Seed$1.6M
#2
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2020$995.1Kraised▾
Operator of k-12 schools
- Feb 2024Seed$995.1K
#3
Funding Raised · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2017 · 93 employees$500Kraised▾
Developer of interactive playground systems for educational settings. These systems transform physical activity into immersive learning experiences, encouraging exploration, play, and interaction through technology integration. The systems are designed for youth and promote movement, creativity, and collaboration. They are adaptable to various spaces and offer a unique approach to physical education and engagement.
- Jul 2023Conventional Debt$500K
#4
Funding Raised · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1997$3.6Mraised▾
Provider of health centre services
- Jun 2011Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$116.9K
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$642.2K
- Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$110.8K
#5
Funding Raised · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 1852 · 7335 employees—raised▾
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
#6
Late Stage · Laval, Quebec · founded 1984 · 3 employees—raised▾
Provider of driving courses and business training services
- Dec 2022PE—
#7
Funding Raised · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 1954 · 5298 employees—raised▾
Public university offering multiple courses & degrees across diversified streams
#8
Funding Raised · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1969 · 15143 employees—raised▾
University offering multiple courses across diversified streams
#9
Funding Raised · Saguenay, Quebec · founded 1969 · 1400 employees—raised▾
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Education coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Education Technology is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 634 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Athabasca University45
- University of Calgary34
- Simon Fraser University33
- University of Toronto33
- University of British Columbia26
- Adaptive learning1→9
- Learning analytics2→6
- Analytics1→5
- Data science1→4
- Educational technology2→4
- Educational technology15→46
- Blended learning8→37
- Mathematics education16→35
- Learning analytics11→25
- Context (archaeology)8→22
- Educational technology10→41
- Higher education1→18
- Technology integration1→15
- Curriculum1→14
- Mathematics education3→15
Where edtech is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing edtech patents in Canada
Canada edtech patent filing is accelerating — 101 filings from 60 assignees (2016–2025), led by 4AG Robotics, Toronto Dominion BANK, The Ontario Educational Communic; annual filings 5→46.
- 4AG Robotics14
- Toronto Dominion BANK12
- The Ontario Educational Communic11
- Avigilon Patent Holding 110
- Shopify7
- CAE6
- Schlumberger Technology6
- Schlumberger CA6
Common questions
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