Top Social Media Influencers in Canadian Tech

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The Canadian tech space is on fire. (Google it and see for yourself.) Fintech. Paytech. Insurtech. Biotech. Healthtech. And, of course, artificial intelligence.

Over the past few years, efforts have been made to identify individual leaders – entrepreneurs, innovators and influencers – that stand out in the Canadian tech space. For instance, Toronto’s 20 most brilliant tech innovators from 2016, or 40 top social influencers in finance, innovation and risk from 2017, or more recently these three lists from 2019 (this one by FGS, another by Betakit, and yet another by Daily Hive) of women to follow in Canadian tech. All good.

But I wanted to know: Who are the tech influencers in Canada that are most engaged in social networks online?

Using the above lists as a starting point and a commercially available social analytics tool, I compiled a group of about 2,500 Twitter profiles (“insiders”) which are ranked according to three influence scores:

Insider Score – Who is followed by the greatest number of other insiders;
Centrality Score – Who has the most connections among the sub-communities of insiders;
Emerging Score – Who has the most insider followers based on the age of their profile.

Important note about influencer lists. These lists are based on quantitative data analysis, primarily using Twitter activity. There are many influential people in Canadian tech who are not as active online, hence they will not appear on these lists. There are also people outside Canada that are active online and influence the discussions of tech among Canadians, but they will also not appear on these lists.

Influence is highly subjective and readers will decide who they are going to pay attention to and be influenced by. These lists are presented as resources if you are looking for who to follow online and where people are having relevant discussions about the growing Canadian tech scene.

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Influencers by Insider Score

Insider Score is simply the number of other insiders in this network who are following an account (on Twitter). The higher the rank, the more of the over 2000 people and organizations analyzed that follow that person.

John Ruffolo | @ruffoloj | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Founder, OMERS Ventures and Co-Founder, Council of Canadian Innovators. Funding and supporting entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses
Arlene Dickinson | @ArleneDickinson | LinkedIn | Oh Canada!
Human, Mom, Grandma, Canadian, Entrepreneur, Honourary Capt. RCN, Venture Capitalist, Dragon, Best Selling Author. Living my life like it’s the only one I have
Navdeep Bains | @NavdeepSBains | LinkedIn | Mississauga, Ontario
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development // Ministre de l’Innovation, des Sciences et du Developpement Economique. MP for #Mississauga-Malton.
Jodi Kovitz | @jodilynnkovitz | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Founder & CEO @joinmovethedial, movement to advance all #womenintech. Cabinet @SickKids to raise $1.3b & co-chair https://t.co/eyT4n8uAjj. Proud mom to Lily.
Sunil Sharma | @sunil_extreme | LinkedIn | Toronto & Waterloo
Managing Director of Techstars Toronto, Co-Host of Collision Conference & Director @ Founder Institute. 200+ startup investments. Past Canadian and UN diplomat
April Dunford | @aprildunford | LinkedIn | Toronto
Startup market strategy and positioning. Advisor, investor, board member, entrepreneur
Don Tapscott | @dtapscott | LinkedIn | Toronto, Miami, Airplanes
Media theorist. Author. Adjunct Professor. Hammond B3 player. \nCo-founder of the @BlockchainRI.
Jessica Galang | @jessicagalangg | LinkedIn | Toronto
Reporter @the_logic. jessica.galang@thelogic.co or jessicagalang@protonmail.com //\nhttps://t.co/6sMo3GphZs
Alexander Norman | @alexandernorman | LinkedIn | Toronto
#Toronto entrepreneur. Interested in #startups, #marketing & sports. Exec Director @techtorontoorg. @angellist Canada. #Wharton & #McGill alum who likes to #run
Jennifer Meacher | @JenniferMeacher | LinkedIn | Ottawa
Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada. Views are personal RT’s do not equal endorsement. https://t.co/50w5ez0RUY
Eva Wong | @eva_toronto | LinkedIn | Toronto
Co-Founder/COO @Borrowell. Feminist, wife, mom. Faith, food, #fintech. To those whom much is given, much is expected. #toronto
Daniel Debow | @ddebow | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
dad of 4, vp corp dev @shopify, ex-salesforce svp, co-founder helpful, rypple & workbrain, Canadian angel, bass player, adjunct prof @UTLaw.
Danielle Smith | @DaniMcSmith | LinkedIn | Toronto
Steadfast champion of #startups & awesome people. Master connector. Partnerships + Community @TWG. Wannabe world traveller. Dog & Scotch lover.
Jason Goldlist | @goldlist | LinkedIn | Toronto
I like aand retweet nice things about @Wealthsimple and @TechTorontoOrg (#TechTO). Not a bot, I read every tweet.
Ilse Treurnicht | @IlseTreurnicht | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Innovation. Mother. #AlwaysAMaRSian
Michele Romanow | @MicheleRomanow | LinkedIn | Toronto
Entrepreneur. Co-Founder of @Clearbanc, @Buytopia & @SnapSaves (acq. by @Groupon). Dragon on @cbcdragon. Loves food, cabernet & the colour purple.
Michael Katchen | @mkatchen | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
@wealthsimple
Douglas Tr0n Soltys | @tron | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
word czar. two-guard. currently: @BetaKit previously: @MobileSyrup @BlackBerry and a bunch of dead sites you might remember fondly. \nWildly out of control.
Marcus Daniels | @marcusdaniels | LinkedIn | Toronto + NYC
Founding Partner @HighlineBETA Co-founder @HIGHLINEvc. Digital Product Entrepreneur + Pre-Seed Venture Capitalist + Startup Accelerator Expert
Adam Nanjee | @adamnanjee | LinkedIn | Toronto | Canada
MD, Canada @Microsoft for #Startups @msft4startups | Board Member – Canadian Innovation Exchange, Ismaili Centres Canada | Proud Canadian | All views are my own
Ben Zifkin | @Ben_Zifkin | LinkedIn | Toronto
Founder and CEO @Hubba, the largest B2B marketplace for emerging CPG. Author @TheCraftBrand. Board @LearningCode, @HackerYou and The Upside Foundation
Anthony Lacavera | @AnthonyLacavera | LinkedIn | Los Angeles, New York, Toronto
Founder and Chairman of @Globalive, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Founder @WINDmobile @yakcanada and @OneConnect.
Melissa Sariffodeen | @melsariffodeen | LinkedIn | Canada
co-founder && CEO @learningcode working with an amazing team across Canada to create tech learning experiences. always learning; currently @oiseuoft. she/her/elle
Roger Chabra | @rchabra | LinkedIn | Toronto
CIO @TribalScale. Building digital products & companies in partnership with Fortune 500 & entrepreneurs. Advisory Board #Tech4SickKids. Donator @sharetheupside
Alexander Peh | @alexanderpeh | LinkedIn | Canada UK Australia Malaysia
VP Innovation @RBC / alum PayPal & eBay Inc / investor @SymendInc advisor @TechTorontoOrg @SingularityUCan @Ascend_Canada & more / views mine #PehItForward
Heather Payne | @heatherpayne | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada!
CEO of @hackeryou, my favourite company & community in the whole world. Founder of @learningcode. Angel Investor. One of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.
Michael Serbinis | @mserbinis | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Founder & CEO @JoinLeague & Three Angels Capital. Board Director @vectorinst, @Perimeter, & @MaRSDD. ex @Kobo, Indigo, Critical Path, DocSpace, Zip2.
Christian Lassonde | @classonde | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
Tech founder turned VC @impressionvc\n\nWe lead #fintech deals
Janet Bannister | @jebannister | LinkedIn | Toronto
Partner @RealVentures. Passionate about entrepreneurship, tech, Canada, giving back, running, cycling, nature.
Karel Vuong | @karelvuong | LinkedIn | Toronto Canada
Associate @sagardholdings and @p3vc. Building Canada’s leading #fintech VC and multi-strategy alt. assets manager. Ecosystem builder. Former techie.
Elena Yunusov | @communicable | LinkedIn | Toronto
SVP Marketing @shyftnetwork FoFounder, #CryptoCamp. Tech, startups, blockchain and crypto, journalism, urbanism, UX, design
Matt Golden | @MattGoldenVP | LinkedIn | Toronto
seed stage VC @goldenventures focused on how technology is reshaping our world
Ryan Weaver | @ryandrjweaver | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Canadian Writer interested in economics, #econdev, #ai, #uxdesign and #marketing | weight lifting & #tennis | Add me on LinkedIn | Views are my own |
Sarah Stockdale | @skstock | LinkedIn | Toronto
Startup growth consultant. Tech chats on @CBC & @CTV. Creator @wnttathis. Speaker, writer, feminist & advocate. Prev @Tilt (acq. @Airbnb)+@WaveHQ. she/her
Nicole Kelly | @Nicole_Kelly | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Community Director @OMERSVentures. Tech lover, poker enthusiast & beer league hockey scrub. Canada she/her
Erin Blaskie | @ErinBlaskie | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Director of #Marketing @LSPARKGlobal #Startup Accelerator | Co-Founder @SAASNORTH | #TEDx Speaker | @Forbes Inspiring Founder | CoffeeAddict | #Gamer
Allen Lau | @allenlau | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
CEO/Co-founder @Wattpad | Co-founder @TwoSmallFishVC w/ @MrsEvaLau | Serial Entrepreneur | Champion of Diversity | Top 50 Most Influential Torontonian
Michael Dingle | @dingle | LinkedIn | Canada
Partner @PwC_Canada @PwC_Tech | Tweets tech, deals, business. #PwC #V2R / / Views my own.
Stacy Woloschuk | @stacywoloschuk | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Partnerships @BrimFinancial, @joinmovethedial, #Tech4SickKids Advisory Council | Formerly @peerscaleINC, @BrainStation, @RyersonDMZ, @SandboxDMZ
Jennifer Marron | @J_Marron | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Content creator, community builder & tech junkie. Managing Editor, Innovation @RBC Office of the CEO. #RBCDisruptors Lead. Proud mom to Elyse +2 on the way!
Farhan Thawar | @fnthawar | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
VP Engineering @Shopify – Helpful (Acquired), Pivotal, Xtreme Labs (Acquired), Achievers, Microsoft, Trilogy, Waterloo. Everything you know is wrong!
Jeff Goldenberg | @jeff_goldenberg | LinkedIn | In the simulation
Co-Founder and Facebook Ads expert @agencyabacus. Advisor. Author @growth_galaxy hopelessly curious. Former @borrowell @techstars @WSOP @marsdd
Ria Lupton (Humaira Riaz) | @RoastedKeyboard | LinkedIn | Toronto|Singapore
founder @communi_build, @womenwhocode TO. Labours of â¤ï¸ @growth_genius @sheworx @code4ca @inspiringfifty @womenandtech @suopenhouse @firesideconf|@lsenews @uoft
Chris Rickett | @rickett_chris | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Hazel and Oscar’s Dad – Civic Innovator – Baseball Fan – Community Builder – Closet Magician
Christine Duhaime | @cduhaime | LinkedIn | Canada
Financial Crime lawyer @DuhaimeLaw. I do #AML #law #Blockchain tracing #assetrecovery #FinTech #AI
Matt Roberts | @mattroberts | LinkedIn | Toronto
Chapeau’d VC at ScaleUP @suv_vc |past @BDCit_fund @WesleyCloverInt | Back: @renorunapp @hashtagpaid @SolinkCorp @SonderStays @unsplash @pickcrew @crowdriff
John Stackhouse | @StackhouseJohn | LinkedIn | Canada
Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada john.stackhouse@rbc.com Mobile: 416 476 6911
Robert Lewis | @robertslewis | LinkedIn | Vancouver, British Columbia
Founder of @techvibes [acquired], Publisher of @kitsilano, Ultramarathoner, hockey player, husband & father of two.
Boris Mann | @bmann | LinkedIn | Vancouver, BC
Open Source. Community. Future of Work. Decentralized Web. Building @FISSIONcodes – chat with me https://t.co/wSncaZMnfk
Dave Thomas | @theycallmeDT | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Hockey Dad, Husband, Amateur Beer Lover, Professional Marketer, #TEDx Organizer, Podcast Producer. #UltimateFanRoadTrip @ULeafsFan

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Influencers by Centrality Score

Network centrality ranks a person’s connection to more of the sub-communities within this group and represents an alternative way to look at influencer in the network.

Ryan Weaver | @ryandrjweaver | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Canadian Writer interested in economics, #econdev, #ai, #uxdesign and #marketing | weight lifting & #tennis | Add me on LinkedIn | Views are my own |
Don Tapscott | @dtapscott | LinkedIn | Toronto, Miami, Airplanes
Media theorist. Author. Adjunct Professor. Hammond B3 player. \nCo-founder of the @BlockchainRI.
April Dunford | @aprildunford | LinkedIn | Toronto
Startup market strategy and positioning. Advisor, investor, board member, entrepreneur
Jennifer Meacher | @JenniferMeacher | LinkedIn | Ottawa
Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada. Views are personal RT’s do not equal endorsement. https://t.co/50w5ez0RUY
Dave Thomas | @theycallmeDT | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Hockey Dad, Husband, Amateur Beer Lover, Professional Marketer, #TEDx Organizer, Podcast Producer. #UltimateFanRoadTrip @ULeafsFan
Boris Mann | @bmann | LinkedIn | Vancouver, BC
Open Source. Community. Future of Work. Decentralized Web. Building @FISSIONcodes – chat with me https://t.co/wSncaZMnfk
Erin Blaskie | @ErinBlaskie | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Director of #Marketing @LSPARKGlobal #Startup Accelerator | Co-Founder @SAASNORTH | #TEDx Speaker | @Forbes Inspiring Founder | CoffeeAddict | #Gamer
Christine Duhaime | @cduhaime | LinkedIn | Canada
Financial Crime lawyer @DuhaimeLaw. I do #AML #law #Blockchain tracing #assetrecovery #FinTech #AI
Elena Yunusov | @communicable | LinkedIn | Toronto
SVP Marketing @shyftnetwork FoFounder, #CryptoCamp. Tech, startups, blockchain and crypto, journalism, urbanism, UX, design
Michael Dingle | @dingle | LinkedIn | Canada
Partner @PwC_Canada @PwC_Tech | Tweets tech, deals, business. #PwC #V2R / / Views my own.
Marc R Gagné MAPP | @OttLegalRebels | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Ontario
Privacy Advocate, #CyberSecurity and Director @GagneLegal, @PACC_CCAP @Magnifintech #Privacy #Fintech #BigData Telos Network #Adjudicator @irish_technews
Nick Bilodeau | @FinMKTG | LinkedIn | Toronto, Singapore and everywhere in between
#Financial services exec. #Marketing, #Innovation & #Strategy. Author & one of the most followed #fintech influencers on Twitter. @ThomsonReuters Top 40
Eva Wong | @eva_toronto | LinkedIn | Toronto
Co-Founder/COO @Borrowell. Feminist, wife, mom. Faith, food, #fintech. To those whom much is given, much is expected. #toronto
Sue Britton | @SueBrittonFGS | LinkedIn | Canada
CEO & Founder of FGS. Driving real #CorporateInnovation. Passionate #FinTechStartup builder. Creating Community @fingrowthsyn Toronto based
Scott Zandbergen | @szandbergen | LinkedIn | Toronto
Family Man | Proud Canuck | Speaker | Small Town Explorer | Real Estate Investor | Accountant & Bookkeeper Community Advocate #Intuit #QBConnect #QuickBooks
Luc Sirois | @lsirois007 | LinkedIn | Montreal, Toronto, Canada
@prompt_innov CEO, funding collaborative #ICT #innovation, @hackinghealthca co-founder, breaking down barriers to innovation, idealist,#STEM fan, humanity lover
Michael Karlin | @supergovernance | LinkedIn | Ottawa
Data and #AI policy @NationalDefence. Reasonably subversive. #GCDigital. Husband of @amyin613. Tweets entirely my nonsense.
Jodi Kovitz | @jodilynnkovitz | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Founder & CEO @joinmovethedial, movement to advance all #womenintech. Cabinet @SickKids to raise $1.3b & co-chair https://t.co/eyT4n8uAjj. Proud mom to Lily.
Rachel Fisch, CPB | @FischBooks | LinkedIn | GTA/KW, Ontario
Accountants & Alliances @SageNAmerica, #Speaker, #Community builder, co-host @greenapplepod, Top 50 #WomenInAccounting, 80s Music Nut, Views are my own
Yvonne Pilon | @YvonnePilon | LinkedIn | Windsor, ON
Canadian #GirlBoss & #WomenInTech. Lover of entrepreneurship, tech & putting #YQG on the map. CEO, @WEtechAlliance. Founder, @BrandedSisters. Host #TechInTheCity
Manie Eagar | @manieeagar | LinkedIn | Vancouver, British Columbia
Realizing ideas whose time has come
SeanSilcoff | @SeanSilcoff | LinkedIn | Canada
Storyteller. Newshound. I co-wrote Losing the Signal, about rise/fall of BlackBerry & cover tech/innovation for the Globe & Mail. Word of the day = Subscribe
Iliana Oris Valiente | @IlianaOV | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
MD @Accenture. Founder @ColliderX. #blockchain junkie. fmr. @RubixbyDeloitte co-founder. Enthusiast of #whisky #yoga #tea #travel. Speaker. Thoughts mine
Daniel Debow | @ddebow | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
dad of 4, vp corp dev @shopify, ex-salesforce svp, co-founder helpful, rypple & workbrain, Canadian angel, bass player, adjunct prof @UTLaw.
Navdeep Bains | @NavdeepSBains | LinkedIn | Mississauga, Ontario
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development // Ministre de l’Innovation, des Sciences et du Developpement Economique. MP for #Mississauga-Malton.
Alex Benay | @AlexBenay | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Canada
CIO of Canada. Public sector change enthusiast. Don’t use word ‘Transformation’. Author Canadian Failures and Government Digital. Love travel, wife and two kids
Julien Brault | @julienbrault | LinkedIn | Montreal
CEO of @hardbaconca. Download Hardbacon in the App Store and invest like a pro.
Melissa Sariffodeen | @melsariffodeen | LinkedIn | Canada
co-founder && CEO @learningcode working with an amazing team across Canada to create tech learning experiences. always learning; currently @oiseuoft. she/her/elle
[Tim.Bouma] | @trbouma | LinkedIn | Ottawa
My personal account with professional interests. My tweets are thoughts on #digitalidentity. I try out new ideas here. Author of #TomThomson @TTLastSpring
Diane Kazarian, FCPA, CPA | @DianeKazarian | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
@PwC_Canada’s GTA Managing Partner, Banking and Capital Markets Leader and Global FS Brand Leader & Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. Views are my own.
Alexander Norman | @alexandernorman | LinkedIn | Toronto
#Toronto entrepreneur. Interested in #startups, #marketing & sports. Exec Director @techtorontoorg. @angellist Canada. #Wharton & #McGill alum who likes to #run
Scott Howard | @howardscottj | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON
Co-Founder https://t.co/IMA7wvVJR5, @ePICblockchain partner in @BlockXLabs and @TouchpointCX working on #Blockchain Generalized Mining
Jamie Shulman | @JamieShulman | LinkedIn | Toronto
Co-founder of Hubdoc, ex-Sparkroom (acquired by $NNI), ex-WSGR attorney. Fledgling investor. Proud Dad. http://t.co/Oh75uGr2a2
Jeff Goldenberg | @jeff_goldenberg | LinkedIn | In the simulation
Co-Founder and Facebook Ads expert @agencyabacus. Advisor. Author @growth_galaxy hopelessly curious. Former @borrowell @techstars @WSOP @marsdd
Mike Gifford | @mgifford | LinkedIn | Ottawa, ON, Canada
President, OpenConcept Consulting Inc. #Drupal Core #Accessibility Maintainer | #OpenSource developer | #BCorp owner | #Feminist #Quaker #Photographer he/him
Anna Wong | @Anna_Wong10 | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Ontario
Building digital skills in the #GoC @DigiAcademyCAN @School_GC in #Data #AI #ML #Design #DevOps | Director @IPAC_NCR | My views
Lisa Durnford | @lisadurnford | LinkedIn | Toronto
Co-Chair @Venture__Out, Associate @BMO CM AML, Board Member @RaisingtheRoof, aspiring Gryffindor. #crypto #fintech #inclusion. She/Her.
Ilse Treurnicht | @IlseTreurnicht | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Innovation. Mother. #AlwaysAMaRSian
Mark Casselman | @markcasselman | LinkedIn | #UpOnDigital Toronto
CEO Digital Health Canada @DigiHealthCA – speaker – board director – adjunct @UofT IHPME @MaRSDD – Alum @PwC @UHN @muscle_fitness @westernu #digitalhealth
Narges Nirumvala | @NargesNirumvala | LinkedIn | Vancouver, British Columbia
#PresentationSkills Expert | Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author | #TEDx Speaker Coach | Board @DixonSociety @WCT_BC | Ambassador @FWoC_org | Wife, Mom
Beau Humphreys | @beauhumphreys | LinkedIn | Hamilton, Ontario
I will help you organize and simplify your personal finances. Beau Humphreys #PersonalFinance Coach, Blogger and Podcaster.
Sonia Lagourgue | @Soniasayswhat | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Relationship builder & innovation advocate. Life long learner. Mother. Creativity junkie, always looking to be inspired. Sr.Manager, Partner Success w/ @MaRSDD
Bryan Tritt | @IntuitBry | LinkedIn | Toronto
former lawyer, former sports business scientist, leads communications for @TurboTaxCanada.
Helen Kontozopoulos | @helenissocial | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
#StartupFounder: @odaiaAI #ML #AI #DataScience | Adjunct Prof: @UofTCompSci #Design #Dev | @uxdtoronto #TEDx #UofT She/Her
Kevin Smith | @StoryArchitect1 | LinkedIn | Toronto
I’m a story architect. I help startups and socially responsible enterprises unleash their stories, helping them achieve success. And an @marsdd facilitator.
Farhan Thawar | @fnthawar | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
VP Engineering @Shopify – Helpful (Acquired), Pivotal, Xtreme Labs (Acquired), Achievers, Microsoft, Trilogy, Waterloo. Everything you know is wrong!
Bryan Watson | @bwat | LinkedIn | UT: 43.644102,-79.390165
Venture/Angel Capital Professional and Tech Company Community Connector. Partner @flowventures. @cleantechnorth @startupdrinksto @ontarioangels
Marcus Daniels | @marcusdaniels | LinkedIn | Toronto + NYC
Founding Partner @HighlineBETA Co-founder @HIGHLINEvc. Digital Product Entrepreneur + Pre-Seed Venture Capitalist + Startup Accelerator Expert
Abe Greenspoon | @worldofabe | LinkedIn | Ottawa, ON
Canada’s Free Agents | Building a movement towards more human-centred HR in the Government of Canada | @FreeAgentLibre #GCAgents
Marc Lijour | @marclijour | LinkedIn | Toronto
Leading the 4th industrial revolution with freedom and innovation. My personal view here (RT â‰ endorsement).

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Influencers by Emerging Score

Emerging Score looks at the Insider Score as a factor of the age of their social account (Twitter). In other words, a person who quickly gets a lot of Insider followers will be ranked most emergent.

Jodi Kovitz | @jodilynnkovitz | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Founder & CEO @joinmovethedial, movement to advance all #womenintech. Cabinet @SickKids to raise $1.3b & co-chair https://t.co/eyT4n8uAjj. Proud mom to Lily.
Stephanie Choo | @ChooStephanie | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Managing Partner @p3vc // Ex-@BCGDV, @BCG // Investor, world traveler and concertgoer
John Ruffolo | @ruffoloj | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Founder, OMERS Ventures and Co-Founder, Council of Canadian Innovators. Funding and supporting entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses
Bobby Schimmel | @_bobbyds | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Community Builder – Previously @TWG – Holistic Nutrition Student – Diversity & Inclusion – alter ego: Aerial Silks Artist (she/her)
Craig Thorburn | @ThorburnToronto | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Partner, Blakes. Corporate Law, M&A and PE. Tweets and RTs are (i) not legal advice and (ii) my views alone and not necessarily views of my firm or its clients.
Barbara Dirks | @DirksBarbara | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Head of Canada @ Silicon Valley Bank
Sunil Sharma | @sunil_extreme | LinkedIn | Toronto & Waterloo
Managing Director of Techstars Toronto, Co-Host of Collision Conference & Director @ Founder Institute. 200+ startup investments. Past Canadian and UN diplomat
Navdeep Bains | @NavdeepSBains | LinkedIn | Mississauga, Ontario
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development // Ministre de l’Innovation, des Sciences et du Developpement Economique. MP for #Mississauga-Malton.
Diane Kazarian, FCPA, CPA | @DianeKazarian | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
@PwC_Canada’s GTA Managing Partner, Banking and Capital Markets Leader and Global FS Brand Leader & Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. Views are my own.
Eva Wong | @eva_toronto | LinkedIn | Toronto
Co-Founder/COO @Borrowell. Feminist, wife, mom. Faith, food, #fintech. To those whom much is given, much is expected. #toronto
Danielle Graham | @daniellebgraham | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Champion for #womenintech #femalefounders, Pre-Seed and Seed Investor @OCE, creator of the #fiercefounders programs @Communitech and Board Member @GTAN_Angels
Rachel Fisch, CPB | @FischBooks | LinkedIn | GTA/KW, Ontario
Accountants & Alliances @SageNAmerica, #Speaker, #Community builder, co-host @greenapplepod, Top 50 #WomenInAccounting, 80s Music Nut, Views are my own
Natalie McGee | @GC_McGee | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Ontario
#GOC #GCDigital @TBS_Canada A simple public servant. Gettin’ stuff done. Mechanical engineer formerly with Toyota. ðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡¦
Sue Britton | @SueBrittonFGS | LinkedIn | Canada
CEO & Founder of FGS. Driving real #CorporateInnovation. Passionate #FinTechStartup builder. Creating Community @fingrowthsyn Toronto based
Marianne Bulger | @marbulger | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Founder @prospectfyi. Head of Platform @goldenventures. Studied @Cornell @uniofyork @alt_MBA @QueensU. Co-founder @techtorontoorg
Arlene Dickinson | @ArleneDickinson | LinkedIn | Oh Canada!
Human, Mom, Grandma, Canadian, Entrepreneur, Honourary Capt. RCN, Venture Capitalist, Dragon, Best Selling Author. Living my life like it’s the only one I have
Dawne Leaney Davidson | @freelifeacctg | LinkedIn | Wasaga Beach, ON, Canada
Bookkeeping in the Beach | @qb_hq Admin | @marabirch VP | #QuickBooks #ProAdvisor #QBO #fintech
Jessica Galang | @jessicagalangg | LinkedIn | Toronto
Reporter @the_logic. jessica.galang@thelogic.co or jessicagalang@protonmail.com //\nhttps://t.co/6sMo3GphZs
Dr. Mona Nemer | @ChiefSciCan | LinkedIn | Canada
Dr. Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada\nTerms: https://t.co/8lih7oW8pd \nFranÃ§ais : @SciChefCan \nInstagram: monanemerscience
Alex Benay | @AlexBenay | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Canada
CIO of Canada. Public sector change enthusiast. Don’t use word ‘Transformation’. Author Canadian Failures and Government Digital. Love travel, wife and two kids
Claudio Rojas | @claudio__rojas | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Managing Director – Hurt Capital; Founder, Canadian Dream Initiative – https://t.co/RvoMtD7WS0. Passionate about helping entrepreneurs build a better world.
Michael Katchen | @mkatchen | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
@wealthsimple
Freya Scammells | @FScammells | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Passionate about AI talent development
Mirela Pirlea | @PirleaMirela | LinkedIn | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Fintech evangelist, Startup ecosystems connector, OpenInnovation stargazing #cooperathon #desjardinslab
Ajay Agrawal | @professor_ajay | LinkedIn | Toronto
learning | exploring | creating
Nick Bilodeau | @FinMKTG | LinkedIn | Toronto, Singapore and everywhere in between
#Financial services exec. #Marketing, #Innovation & #Strategy. Author & one of the most followed #fintech influencers on Twitter. @ThomsonReuters Top 40
Ilse Treurnicht | @IlseTreurnicht | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Innovation. Mother. #AlwaysAMaRSian
Justin Fletcher @ CanadaStartups.org | @CanJustinHelp | LinkedIn | British Columbia
Hi, it’s Justin Fletcher at https://t.co/iDhDgLOUiC I love to help with #smallbusiness, #funding and business life. Let me know how I can help!
Danielle Smith | @DaniMcSmith | LinkedIn | Toronto
Steadfast champion of #startups & awesome people. Master connector. Partnerships + Community @TWG. Wannabe world traveller. Dog & Scotch lover.
Melissa Sariffodeen | @melsariffodeen | LinkedIn | Canada
co-founder && CEO @learningcode working with an amazing team across Canada to create tech learning experiences. always learning; currently @oiseuoft. she/her/elle
Alexander Peh | @alexanderpeh | LinkedIn | Canada UK Australia Malaysia
VP Innovation @RBC / alum PayPal & eBay Inc / investor @SymendInc advisor @TechTorontoOrg @SingularityUCan @Ascend_Canada & more / views mine #PehItForward
Don Tapscott | @dtapscott | LinkedIn | Toronto, Miami, Airplanes
Media theorist. Author. Adjunct Professor. Hammond B3 player. \nCo-founder of the @BlockchainRI.
Ryan Weaver | @ryandrjweaver | LinkedIn | Toronto, Canada
Canadian Writer interested in economics, #econdev, #ai, #uxdesign and #marketing | weight lifting & #tennis | Add me on LinkedIn | Views are my own |
Jennifer Meacher | @JenniferMeacher | LinkedIn | Ottawa
Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada. Views are personal RT’s do not equal endorsement. https://t.co/50w5ez0RUY
SeanSilcoff | @SeanSilcoff | LinkedIn | Canada
Storyteller. Newshound. I co-wrote Losing the Signal, about rise/fall of BlackBerry & cover tech/innovation for the Globe & Mail. Word of the day = Subscribe
Keith Jansa | @JansaKeith | LinkedIn | Ottawa, Ontario
Executive Director @CIOStrategyC
April Dunford | @aprildunford | LinkedIn | Toronto
Startup market strategy and positioning. Advisor, investor, board member, entrepreneur
Michele Romanow | @MicheleRomanow | LinkedIn | Toronto
Entrepreneur. Co-Founder of @Clearbanc, @Buytopia & @SnapSaves (acq. by @Groupon). Dragon on @cbcdragon. Loves food, cabernet & the colour purple.
Alexander Norman | @alexandernorman | LinkedIn | Toronto
#Toronto entrepreneur. Interested in #startups, #marketing & sports. Exec Director @techtorontoorg. @angellist Canada. #Wharton & #McGill alum who likes to #run
Michael Dingle | @dingle | LinkedIn | Canada
Partner @PwC_Canada @PwC_Tech | Tweets tech, deals, business. #PwC #V2R / / Views my own.
Karl Martin | @KarlTheMartian | LinkedIn | Toronto
Entrepreneur, Technologist, Storyteller // VP Operations @IntegrateAI // Formerly CEO/Founder @nymiband // Let’s do something really hard…
Beau Humphreys | @beauhumphreys | LinkedIn | Hamilton, Ontario
I will help you organize and simplify your personal finances. Beau Humphreys #PersonalFinance Coach, Blogger and Podcaster.
Jason Goldlist | @goldlist | LinkedIn | Toronto
I like aand retweet nice things about @Wealthsimple and @TechTorontoOrg (#TechTO). Not a bot, I read every tweet.
Chris Rickett | @rickett_chris | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Hazel and Oscar’s Dad – Civic Innovator – Baseball Fan – Community Builder – Closet Magician
Sarah Stockdale | @skstock | LinkedIn | Toronto
Startup growth consultant. Tech chats on @CBC & @CTV. Creator @wnttathis. Speaker, writer, feminist & advocate. Prev @Tilt (acq. @Airbnb)+@WaveHQ. she/her
Colin McGuire | @realColinMac | LinkedIn | Canada, mainly #YXE #YEG
Entrepreneur Investor @Microsoft, Ex @Google, Exec Officer Liberal – #TechEvangelist – #Futurist – Consultant – Animal lover #AI #AR #VR #VC #Startup
Steve Blaszko | @IntuitBlaszko | LinkedIn | Toronto, ON, Canada
Business Development Manager for @Intuit Canada | Cloud Enthusiast | Food | Patriots | Leafs | I’m a tech nerd @Quickbooks #IoT #FinTech #QBConnect
Bianca Lopes | @biasmlopes | LinkedIn | Brazil Canada Denmark Airplanes
Naturally #Curious – Fascinated by #Humans – #Pursuit of #Truth #Identity #math #data Electrified by all that is possible,when you dream as big as the world is!
Pauline Brunel | @paulinejbrunel | LinkedIn | Toronto, Ontario
Venture Capital @ImpressionVC
Chris Fudge | @ChrisFudge | LinkedIn | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Husband and Father of two, Sports fan and Intuit Canada Customer Success Leader

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Notes on Methodology

This list was developed using a commercially available social media analytics tool (Little Bird, now part of Sprinklr) which offers a powerful engine for crunching large volumes of social media data, primarily on Twitter. I used the software to compile various lists of online influencers that frequently communicate on topics related to technology (fintech, insurtech, payments, tech, womenintech, AI, etc.) in Canada and then I filtered out non-Canadians (based on location) and non-personal organizational profiles. The software scores influencers in a variety of ways, and I’ve chosen to display ranking by three scores (Insider Score, Centrality Score and Emerging Score) in order to show the relative value of different rankings and discourage over-emphasis on where individuals rank in any given list. However, when taken as a whole, the people on these lists represent important nodes in a potent word-of-mouth network.

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