Best Financial Services Companies in Canada
The 2170 best Financial Services companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GardaWorld.
Canada's Financial Services sector has real weight behind it: we're tracking 2,170 companies with $13.6B in total disclosed funding, and that number tells you something about how seriously capital has flowed into this market. GardaWorld leads the pack at $5.2B, a figure that dwarfs the field, while Wealthsimple's $901M reflects a different kind of momentum, the digital-first wealth management wave that's still building. The sector's forecast to reach roughly $88.7B by 2030 at a 9.9% CAGR, and with regulatory compliance tightening on multiple fronts, the companies that move fast on governance infrastructure are the ones pulling ahead.
So what's actually live right now? App installs across financial services categories are up a median 23% year-over-year across 2,216 tracked apps, which is a consumer-behavior signal you can't ignore. Hot editorial themes this quarter are clustering around earnings reports and quarterly results, meaning investor scrutiny is high and transparency pressure is real. As shown in 2018 research, information systems adoption in financial firms shapes competitive outcomes in ways that compound over time. CDPQ and BDC are among the most active investors in this directory, which means institutional backing is present and the deal pipeline isn't slowing down.
Ranked: Best Financial Services companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GardaWorld Provider of security personnel, risk management, and security service solutions 57Tech top 18%Funding top 24%Product top 36%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 24% Producttop 36% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Fin. healthbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Newsbottom 31% Tech: 104 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Funding: Raised $5.2B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 8 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $5.2B | 22 mo ago | Acquired | 132,000 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Wealthsimple 🦄 Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing 76Tech top 9%Funding top 13%Moat top 32%Talent top 38% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 9% Fundingtop 13% Moattop 32% Talenttop 38% Producttop 41% Newstop 42% Customerstop 42% Markettop 43% Growthtop 43% Globaltop 45% Innovationtop 46% Patentsbottom 31% Tech: 92 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses Funding: Raised $901M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $901M | 7 mo ago | Series F | 29 | Michael Katchen Co-Founder & CEO | 6 signals ▼57% Funding | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Choice Properties REIT Equity REIT that invests in office, retail and industrial properties | $846M | 17 mo ago | Public | 285 | Stephen Johnson President & CEO | — | 3 expansions |
| 4 | Navacord Insurance broker | $833M | 62 mo ago | Acquired | 41 | Shawn DeSantis Co-Founder & CEO | 5 signals M&A | — |
| 5 | Mortgage Company of Canada Mortgage brokerage firm | $600M | 51 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Raj Babber Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Dream Equity REIT that invests in residential and commercial assets | $448M | 15 mo ago | Acquired | 603 | Jane Gavan CEO | 5 signals ▼55% Earnings · Buyback | — |
| 7 | CAPREIT Real estate brokerage firm | $345M | 85 mo ago | Public | 1,076 | David Ehrlich CEO & President | 5 signals ▼44% Acquisition · Earnings · Announcements | 1 expansion |
| 8 | Harbourfront Wealth Management Provides wealth management services | $311M | 48 mo ago | Late Stage | — | Danny Popescu Chief Executive Officer | — | — |
| 9 | AIMCo Diversified investment management firm | $256M | 62 mo ago | Funding Raised | 56 | — | 18 signals ▼28% Leadership · Acquisition | — |
| 10 | Dynamic Capital Provider of equipment financing and leasing solutions across various industries | $255M | 34 mo ago | Funding Raised | 69 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Concentra Bank Urban credit union | $250M | 61 mo ago | Acquired | 287 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Fraction Online platform for reverse mortgage loans | $247M | 55 mo ago | Series D | 18 | Josh Baker Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 13 | Kuber MIC Provider of commercial mortgage loan solutions | $214M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 6 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Real Matters Residential mortgage appraisal platform | $211M | 116 mo ago | Public | 424 | — | 21 signals ▲91% Earnings · Board · Announcements | — |
| 15 | Avenuelivingam Diversified asset management firm | $179M | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | 187 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Brightpath Capital Provider of home loans | $147M | 27 mo ago | Funding Raised | 9 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Primaris REIT Retailer of shopping centres | $134M | 15 mo ago | Public | 400 | Alex Avery CEO | — | 1 award |
| 18 | Intact Ventures Provider of insurance services and solutions for various industry sectors | $100M | 33 mo ago | Public | 13,000 | Charles Brindamour Co-Founder & CEO | 7 signals ▼59% Earnings · Funding · Announcements | — |
| 19 | Insurance Supermarket Internet first provider of life insurance services | $100M | 46 mo ago | Late Stage | 700 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 20 | Wellington-Altus Provider of wealth management services | $98M | 30 mo ago | Series C | 750 | — | 4 signals ▼43% M&A · Leadership · Funding | — |
| 21 | Mayfair Gold Gold exploration company focused on advancing its gold project. | $68M | 9 mo ago | Public | 12 | Sean Pi Co-Founder | 17 signals ▼29% Announcements · Leadership · Funding | — |
| 22 | Cambridge Mortgage Investment Corporation Mortgage investment corporation providing financing solutions and mortgage investment opportunities | $53M | 13 mo ago | Public | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Antrim Investments Provider of mortgage financing to self-employed and stated-income property owners | $53M | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Mount Logan Capital Diversified investment management firm | $46M | 28 mo ago | Public | 9 | Ted Goldthorpe CEO | 6 signals Earnings · Funding · Leadership | — |
| 25 | Trisura P&C insurance carrier | $43M | 34 mo ago | Public | 311 | Chris Sekine CEO | 12 signals ▼33% Earnings · Announcements · Leadership | — |
| 26 | Westboro Mic Provider of private residential mortgage financing solutions. | $29M | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Orennia Provider of investment research services | $25M | 16 mo ago | Series C | 66 | Brook Papau Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 28 | Captor Capital Corp Manufacturer of cannabis based products | $23M | 12 mo ago | Public | 3 | — | — | — |
| 29 | LAHONTAN GOLD CORP Proprietary trading firm | $22M | 3 mo ago | Public | — | Kimberly Ann Founder | 48 signals ▲20% Announcements · Leadership · Acquisition | 1 expansion |
| 30 | CANNASOFT CRM software solutions for small businesses | $17M | 15 mo ago | Series B | 8 | Yftah Yaackov CEO | — | — |
| 31 | PolicyMe Online life insurance comparison platform for individuals 64Tech top 25%Market top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 25% Markettop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 43% Growthbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Market: 2,802 employees (top 2% of FinTech) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $16M | 14 mo ago | Series B | 2,802 | Andrew Ostro Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 32 | Astra Exploration Provider of investment management services | $15M | 1 mo ago | Public | 5 | — | 5 signals ▼17% Funding | 1 expansion |
| 33 | Lexaria Bioscience Developer of drug delivery technology designed to improve drug absorption | $8M | 32 mo ago | Public | 6 | Chris Bunka CEO & Chairman | 3 signals ▼50% Earnings · Funding | 1 launch |
| 34 | Simply Solventless Retailer of CBD concentrates | $8M | 16 mo ago | Public | 10 | Jeffrey Swainson Founder & CEO | 10 signals ▼64% Earnings · Leadership · Announcements | — |
| 35 | Dmic Mortgage investment corporation pools capital for diversified mortgage investments, providing returns to… | $6M | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Abaxx Technologies Provider of transactional transparency & tools for commodity traders and finance professionals | $5M | 7 mo ago | Public | 60 | Andrew Fedak Founder and Advisor | 14 signals ▲75% Contracts · Regulatory · Earnings | — |
| 37 | Metropointe Company facilitates residential and commercial mortgages for real estate owners. | $4M | 13 mo ago | Series C | — | Lucky Toor Co-Founder | — | 1 expansion |
| 38 | New Haven Mortgage Income Fund Mortgage investment corporation facilitating mortgage loans secured by various property types | $3M | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | Jason Vyner Co-Founder &Owner | — | — |
| 39 | ExGen Resources Provider of investment management and financial services | $2M | 15 mo ago | Public | — | Fernando Cruz Founder | 6 signals ▲20% M&A · Regulatory · Acquisition | — |
| 40 | VWR Capital Provider of residential equity mortgage solutions for brokers | $2M | 3 mo ago | Early Stage | 12 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Peloton Technologies Provider of payment processing services | $2M | 18 mo ago | Seed | 26 | Craig Attiwill CEO & Board Member | — | 1 job opening |
| 42 | Ihcfunds Provider of financial advisory services | $2M | 12 mo ago | Seed | 70 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Moselle Provider of automated inventory management and forecasting solutions | $2M | 20 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Traci Cheng Co-Founder | — | — |
| 44 | Mountain Investment Provider of mortgage portfolio management delivering returns to its shareholders | $1M | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | David McKenzie Founder | — | — |
| 45 | Aroi Aroi Mortgage Investment specializes in providing equity loan, insurance and credit solutions for… | $1M | 17 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Flora Fertility insurance provider for women | $1M | 2 mo ago | Seed | — | Christy Lane Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 1 partnership |
| 47 | Foremost Financial Provider of mortgage loans for construction and commercial income properties | $845K | 14 mo ago | Early Stage | — | Evan Cooperman CEO | — | — |
| 48 | Moskowitz Capital Provider of mortgage loans for individuals and businesses | $708K | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | Brian Moskowitz Founder & President | — | 1 partnership |
| 49 | Ibmic Provider of alternative investment options and mortgage solutions. | $661K | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Fireside MIC Mortgage investment corporation providing private lending and real estate investment opportunities | $556K | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | Drew Himel Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 Financial Services companies in Canada
#1
Series F · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 29 employees$901.3Mraised▾
Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing. The company offers chequing accounts, credit cards, and savings accounts. It provides self-directed investing in stocks, ETFs, options, margin, gold, and crypto. Wealth management services include portfolios, direct indexing, and income portfolios. Mortgages and tax filing services are also available.
- Oct 2025Series F$392.9M
- May 2021Series F$610M
- Oct 2020Series E$86.8M
- May 2019Series D$75M
#2
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1995 · 132000 employees$5.2Braised▾
Provider of security personnel, risk management, and security service solutions. They deliver uniformed security, mobile patrol, and risk assessment services. The organization offers security solutions for diverse sectors, including commercial, industrial, and governmental. Services encompass event security, crisis management, and protective services.
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$550M
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$700M
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt$500M
- Jun 2020Conventional Debt$120M
#3
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2020 · 5 employees$14.8Mraised▾
Provider of investment management services
- Apr 2026Post IPO$7.3M
- Oct 2025Post IPO$415K
- Sep 2025Post IPO$3.6M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$698.2K
#4
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020$21.6Mraised▾
Proprietary trading firm
- Mar 2026Post IPO$10M
- Oct 2025Post IPO$1.8M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.3M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.5M
#5
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1994 · 603 employees$448.3Mraised▾
Dream is a company that invests in real estate properties. It also offers office spaces and industrial properties for lease and property management services. Company's products Dreamplus is a web-based solution for property owners to manage properties on their own.
- Mar 2025Post IPO$138.9M
- Aug 2021Post IPO$30M
- Apr 2021Post IPO$201M
- Nov 2017Post IPO$26M
#6
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 12 employees$68Mraised▾
Gold exploration company focused on advancing its gold project. The company is dedicated to advancing its gold project towards production, utilizing existing infrastructure. The company focuses on gold exploration and project advancement. The company is committed to safety, environmental responsibility, and stakeholder collaboration.
- Sep 2025Post IPO$29M
- Oct 2024Post IPO$2.2M
- Nov 2023Post IPO$3.5M
- Oct 2023Post IPO$8.8M
#7
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2013 · 285 employees$845.9Mraised▾
Equity REIT that invests in office, retail and industrial properties
- Jan 2025Post IPO$195.9M
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt$650M
#8
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 6 employees$213.8Mraised▾
Provider of commercial mortgage loan solutions
- Apr 2025Series A$4.7M
- Mar 2025Seed$503.6K
- Feb 2025Seed$2.7M
- Jan 2025Seed$2.9M
#9
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2006 · 187 employees$178.9Mraised▾
Avenue Living is one of the largest private real estate owner / operators in Western Canada. Since 2006, Avenue Living has acquired more than $1.6 billion in assets under management across various asset classes, risk profiles, and primary / secondary Western Canadian markets.
- May 2025Conventional Debt$178.9M
#10
Public · Canada · founded 2007$53.2Mraised▾
Mortgage investment corporation providing financing solutions and mortgage investment opportunities. It offers customized financing solutions for mortgage brokers and their clients. The corporation also designs diversified mortgage asset pools for investors. It focuses on risk management and a conservative lending approach.
- May 2025Series B$312.1K
- Apr 2025Series B$528K
- Apr 2025Series B$4M
- Apr 2025Series B$478.6K
#11
Seed · Langley, British Columbia · founded 2005$52.5Mraised▾
Provider of mortgage financing to self-employed and stated-income property owners. The company offers custom mortgage solutions for borrowers who cannot meet strict requirements. Open terms are standard, allowing borrowers to refinance to prime rates. Capital is sourced from a mortgage investment fund.
- May 2025Seed$9M
- Mar 2025Seed$6.5M
- Feb 2025Seed$11.6M
- Jan 2025Seed$10.9M
#12
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2003 · 400 employees$134Mraised▾
Retailer of shopping centres
- Feb 2025Post IPO$134M
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