It seems that Canadian Marijuana startups became interesting for acquirers all at once, followed by cloud infrastructure and advertising. The Marijuana startups were quiet for most of the year and then 4 were acquired in April. Notable is that Workopolis was acquired by the parent of Indeed. This will make a very limited choice for posting jobs in the Canadian marketplace. Sysomos, a community analytics company in Toronto was acquired by Meltwater, and will most likely remain autonomous for the time being. April saw 39 acquisitions compared to March’s 33, and February’s 31. Similar pattern to last year where April had the increased acquisition numbers.
| Acquired | Buyer | Category |
| Brad Inc. | Ogilvy & Mather | Advertising |
| Spector & Co | Blue Point Capital Partners | Advertising |
| Rainforest Digital | Jan Kelley Advertising | Advertising |
| Chalk & Wire Learning Assessment | Campus Labs | Analytics |
| Sysomos | Meltwater | Analytics |
| Espro | Regal Ware, Inc. | Appliances |
| GIGX | Subscribe Technologies | Blockchain |
| CryptoGlobal | Hyperblock Technologies Corp. | Blockchain |
| WSB Titan | GMS Inc | Building Materials |
| SoilVision Systems | Bentley Systems | Civil Engineering |
| Backbone Datavault | eStruxture Data Centers | Cloud Infrastructure |
| Concordis Solutions | Bulletproof InfoTech | Cloud Infrastructure |
| Mitel Networks Corporation | Searchlight Capital Partners | Cloud Infrastructure |
| Adoxio | KPMG | CRM |
| Egyde | KPMG | Cyber Security |
| VendorBase | Procurify | E-Commerce |
| Standard Nutrition | La Coop | Farming |
| Amenity Health Care | Rubicon Pharmacies | Health Care |
| echangedemaison.com | GuestToGuest | Hospitality |
| Workopolis | Recruit Holdings | Internet |
| Friend Management Systems | Western Equipment Dealers Association | Management Consulting |
| WeedMD | Hiku Brands | Marijuana |
| WILL Cannabis Group | GrowForce | Marijuana |
| Canveda | MPX Bioceutical | Marijuana |
| Dosecann Inc. | Cannabis Wheaton Income. | Marijuana |
| Alabama Graphite Corp | Westwater Resources | Mining |
| Spartan Energy Corp. | Vermilion Energy | Oil & Gas |
| Aveda Transportation and Energy Services | Daseke | Oil & Gas |
| Nordion – Medical Isotope | BWX Technologies | Pharmaceutical Isotopes |
| Corozon Platform | VANC Pharmaceuticals | Pharmacy Software |
| Alcor Commercial Realty | Avison Young | Real Estate |
| Presidia Security Consulting | ADGA Group Consultants | Risk Management |
| Insight Group | Mantis Informatics | Software |
| Entero | Quorum Business Solution | Software |
| Kronos Technologies | EquiSoft | Software Development |
| Athletica Sport Systems | Fulcrum Capital Partners | Sports |