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Innovative businesses continue to thrive in and around Alberta’s capital. Need proof? Look no further than the city’s representatives on the 2017 PROFIT 500 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies come from a wide range of industries.
The 22 firms headquartered in the Edmonton Capital Region on this year’s ranking grew their revenues an average of 397% between 2011 and 2016. Collectively they employed 1,591 full time-equivalent employees in 2016.
Here is the complete list of Edmonton’s fastest-growing companies for 2017.
1. Kheeran
PROFIT 500: No. 21
Growth (2011–2016): 2,996%
Revenue (2016): $5–10 million
Headquarters: Nisku, Alta.
What it does: Provides quality control, quality insurance and inspection services for industrial and commercial clients
2. Canada Prime Marketing
PROFIT 500: No. 58
Growth (2011–2016): 1,254%
Revenue (2016): $2–5 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Offers brand management, marketing and event-planning services marketing services
3. R3 Deconstruction & Abatement
PROFIT 500: No. 88
Growth (2011–2016): 813%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Salvages and reuses materials from demolition sites
4. LawDepot.com
PROFIT 500: No. 141
Growth (2011–2016): 494%
Revenue (2016): $20–50 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Publishes online do-it-yourself legal documents for consumers and businesses
5. Seasonal Impact
PROFIT 500: No. 172
Growth (2011–2016): 392%
Revenue (2016): $5–10 million
Headquarters: Sherwood Park, Alta.
What it does: Provides landscape development and maintenance services for residential, commercial and industrial clients
6. KV Capital
PROFIT 500: No. 177
Growth (2011–2016): 370%
Revenue (2016): $2–5 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Offers short-term financing to consumers and businesses
7. Silver Creek Software
PROFIT 500: No. 219
Growth (2011–2016): 289%
Revenue (2016): $5–10 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides business intelligence software and application development services
8. Ontracks Consulting
PROFIT 500: No. 237
Growth (2011–2016): 253%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides systems-implementation services, consulting and training
9. DevFacto Technologies
PROFIT 500: No. 289
Growth (2011–2016): 205%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides software-consulting services to large organizations, primarily in Western Canada
10. Techni-Craft Equipment Services
PROFIT 500: No. 296
Growth (2011–2016): 199%
Revenue (2016): $5–10 million
Headquarters: St. Albert, Alta.
What it does: Repairs and services equipment and facilities for quick-service restaurants and convenience stores
11. Gateway Trailer Repairs
PROFIT 500: No. 299
Growth (2011–2016): 197%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides maintenance services for the Canadian trucking industry
12. Weiss-Johnson
PROFIT 500: No. 329
Growth (2011–2016): 174%
Revenue (2016): $20–50 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Sells and installs plumbing, HVAC, electrical and fireplace systems
13. Kanvi Homes
PROFIT 500: No. 340
Growth (2011–2016): 164%
Revenue (2016): $20–50 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Builds high-end single-family homes
14. Raintree Capital
PROFIT 500: No. 366
Growth (2011–2016): 142%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Packages and sells diverse financial services for investors
15. Liberty Security
PROFIT 500: No. 384
Growth (2011–2016): 130%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides security, automation and energy-management services to homes, businesses and health-care clients
16. Yardstick Testing & Training
PROFIT 500: No. 394
Growth (2011–2016): 123%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides online testing and training for corporate, government and other clients
17. Advance Coating Solutions
PROFIT 500: No. 418
Growth (2011–2016): 109%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides industrial abrasive blasting and coating products for the oil and gas sector
18. Sundance Ski & Board Shop
PROFIT 500: No. 444
Growth (2011–2016): 95%
Revenue (2016): $2–5 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Operates a store selling winter sports equipment
19. Italian Centre Shop
PROFIT 500: No. 448
Growth (2011–2016): 94%
Revenue (2016): $50–100 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Imports and retails European foods to consumers in Edmonton and Calgary
20. MOST Oil
PROFIT 500: No. 469
Growth (2011–2016): 86%
Revenue (2016): $5–10 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Manufactures and exports oil production equipment
21. Dorward & Company LLP
PROFIT 500: No. 470
Growth (2011–2016): 85%
Revenue (2016): $2–5 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Offers chartered accountant services to business owners
22. Arrow Engineering
PROFIT 500: No. 496
Growth (2011–2016): 77%
Revenue (2016): $10–20 million
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alta.
What it does: Provides mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineering consulting services to clients in the building industry