Most Innovative Companies

The 15 Most Innovative Canadian Companies of 2015

Meet 15 inspiring Canadian companies shaking up everything from retail to medicine to robotics

By CB Staff March 19, 2015

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1 / 15 D2L founder and CEO John Baker is using analytics to improve student performance. (Thomas Dagg)

D2L

Location: Kitchener, Ont.
How it Innovates: While most competing teaching platforms offer the same features as they did 15 years ago (like delivering quizzes and publishing grades), D2L is already leading a major shift in the industry: It’s harnessing data and analytics to become the Netflix of education. Just as the streaming service can predict whether someone will enjoy a Judd Apatow movie, D2L’s Brightspace platform can forecast the grade a user will receive in a biology course.

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