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Our five distinct categories
Deloitte Canada is proud to launch the 2023 Technology Fast 50TM program. The awards are presented in five distinct categories that characterize and define the unique strengths of Canadian innovation.
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Technology Fast 50

Enterprise—Industry leaders

Companies-to-Watch

Clean Technology

North American Technology Fast 500
Technology Fast 50
This category is a ranking of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing technology, media, and telecommunications companies by revenue-growth percentage over their last four years of operation.
Enterprise—Industry leaders
This leadership category recognizes enterprise-level fastest-growing technology, media, and telecommunications companies by revenue-growth percentage over their last four years of operation.
Companies-to-Watch
The Companies-to-watch category is a ranking of Canadian technology companies with the potential to be future Technology Fast 50™ candidates by their revenue growth percentage over their last three years of operation. The winners of this year’s companies to watch category must have a minimum of $50 thousand in 2019 and a minimum of $2.5 million in 2022.
North American Technology Fast 500
This ranks the 500 technology companies in the United States and Canada that post the highest revenue-growth percentage over their last four years of operation. Revenue is measured in USD and not CAD.
Clean Technology
This category is a ranking of Canada’s top clean innovators providing processes, goods or services that reduces environmental impacts. The companies will be ranked by their revenue-growth percentage over their last four years of operation.
Clean technology is defined as any of the tools, technologies, products, and services that deliver GHG emission reductions, lead to more circular economies through the recycling, regeneration, and reuse of resources, and promote well-being for people, communities, and nature through sustainable agriculture, clean air and water, resilient communities and cities, and the preservation and regeneration of natural ecosystems

Eligibility Criteria
Applicants to the Technology Fast 50 program must be headquartered in Canada, invest a minimum of five percent of gross revenue in R&D and own proprietary technology which must be sold to customers in products or services that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues.
*Please note: Companies can only apply to one category. Deloitte reserves the right to change a company’s category based on the information provided in the application.
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The future won’t wait—neither should you. If you have what it takes to claim a leading spot among Canadian technology innovators, apply today for the Technology Fast 50TM program.

Technology Fast 50™ program winners
Launched 26 years ago, the Technology Fast 50™ program celebrates the world-class achievements and the tremendous evolution of the Canadian technology sector.
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