5 Biggest Canadian Software Companies

4. Shopify (NYSE:SHOP)

Revenue in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 1,578

Market Value (in millions of dollars): 149,870

Number of employees: 5,000

Founded in 2006 in Ottowa, Ontario, Shopify stands as the second most valuable company in Canada. The company provides a platform for online retailers to sell, ship, and manage their inventory as well as a point-of-sale system to manage transactions. As of January 2021, the e-commerce platform is running in more than 175 countries with over 3.6 million stores using the Shopify platform.