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In 2025, Google Search, Google Play, YouTube, Google Cloud and Google's advertising tools helped provide over $81 billion of economic activity for Canadian businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators and developers.
In 2025, more than 2.8 million Canadian businesses used Google tools at no cost to operate and grow their business.
Since 2017, Google has helped over 1 million Canadians gain digital and AI skills to expand access to the opportunities created by technology.
Since 2009, Google and Googlers have given more than $1.3 billion CAD in funding (cash grants, social impact funding, employee donations, and gift match) to organizations and non-profits in Canada.
NAIL FIX IN THE 6IX is building a beauty franchise with Google AI
Scaling a multi-location salon brings complex operational logistics. With help from Gemini, NAIL FIX IN THE 6IX is streamlining daily workflows across HR, sales, and training —saving time, empowering staff, and creating a scalable blueprint to grow their business.
How Eco-Refillary went from idea to launch with a Google Business Profile
Bringing a zero-waste store to a new neighborhood requires building quick trust with local shoppers. By using her Google Business Profile to share authentic reviews, founder Katrina Wood turned online searches into real community connections—driving an 11% boost in views and over 700 direct customer interactions in just one month.
Minoa is empowering local manufacturing and women-led design with Google AI
Managing global trade logistics can overwhelm small business owners. Toronto-based Minoa uses Gemini to streamline international shipping logistics, cutting admin work by up to 70%—freeing up time to focus on the human aspects of the brand: mentoring female artisans and supporting women’s shelters.
How Red Barn Brewing is crafting a smarter business with Google AI
Managing team workflows and brewery events often created decision bottlenecks at Red Barn Brewing. Using Gemini, co-owner Denny built a custom app to centralize operations—cutting hours of paperwork and empowering his team to move fast.
Destination Canada is growing local tourism with the help of Google AI
Powered by Google AI, Destination Canada's Tourism Data Collective delivers timely insights that enable businesses and governments to make smarter decisions, increase revenue, and support the growth of local communities.
Eco-Coffee is scaling up with help from Google’s AI-powered developer tools
Manually calculating wholesale prices across dozens of coffee origins creates operational delays for roasteries. Kitchener-based Eco-Coffee uses Gemini and Firebase to build real-time pricing and maintenance apps—automating labor-intensive tasks so they can focus on growing their business.
How The Overthinkers Club is empowering neurodivergent entrepreneurship with Google AI
Managing day-to-day operations can be overwhelming for neurodivergent founders. For Overthinkers Club founder Marissa, she uses Gemini as a collaborative partner to organize her thoughts—boosting productivity while honoring the natural way her mind moves.
Flare Events is modernizing in-person dating with Google AI
Planning hundreds of events across Canada can quickly overwhelm a small team. Flare Events uses Gemini and Google Cloud to coordinate over 400 annual events across eight Canadian cities—reducing admin friction and protecting member privacy to build real human connections.
Craigleith Manor B&B is staying competitive with help from Google tools
Operating a premier B&B involves managing high operational demands on a small scale. Competing with major hotel chains presents major resource constraints for boutique bed and breakfasts. Collingwood's Craigleith Manor uses Gemini and Google Hotel Ads to optimize ad campaigns and drive direct reservations—saving thousands in consulting fees.
Helcim is removing payment barriers for small businesses with Google AI
Small businesses often rely on old, costly payment systems that restrict their digital growth. Helcim offers a new, secure, affordable platform powered by Google AI, helping small businesses across Canada stay competitive and unlock new growth opportunities.
4Point is accelerating the discovery of essential resources with Google AI
Traditional mining exploration is time and labour-intensive. 4Point uses Google AI to rapidly identify high-potential mineral targets, helping unlock essential resources decades faster.
Arc'teryx is using AI to localize what customers see according to the weather
Arc’teryx solved one of marketing’s oldest challenges – seasonality. The brand launched the first weather-triggered Performance Max campaign, including generating real-time creative assets to match the local weather, turning every forecast into an opportunity for growth.
Little Chief & Co. is helping pet owners and growing their business with Google Analytics
Little Chief & Co. aims to be the go-to for premium, holistic pet wellness across Canada. To do that, they turned to Google Analytics to see what pet owners were searching for online and updated their website navigation to reflect those concerns. After leveraging these optimizations, Little Chief & Co, saw their web traffic grow by 25%.
Topsy Farms is growing their family business with Google Search
Topsy Farms is a family-run farm selling wool products on Ontario's Amherst Island. In 2018, at risk of closing down, they needed to improve their visibility, so they transformed their website with a focus on driving traffic from Google Search and invested in Google Ads. Together, these tools helped boost online sales by 340% and help preserve the land for future generations.
Vivero is transforming lawn care and their business with help from Google Gemini
As a solo entrepreneur, Vivero founder Gustavo Barahona needed a way to grow his modern lawn care solutions business without doubling his workload. He turned to Google Gemini to help build marketing copy, analyze data, and draft strategies that would typically require an entire team. Now able to move faster and compete at scale, Barahona has turned his passion project into a thriving business.
Transformer Table is expanding globally with Google AI
Montreal's Transformer Table is creating space-saving furniture that doesn't compromise on style. After successful growth in North America, they turned to Google Ads' geo-targeting to identify the right markets for expansion based on product fit, profitability and competition. With four new international markets, table sales have grown by 35% year over year.
Create Makerspace is driving efficiency with Google AI so they can spend more time building community
Create Makerspace, a Squamish, BC innovation hub, needed a productivity partner so they could spend more time supporting their local community. They chose Google tools to be the backbone of their operation, leveraging Gemini and Workspace to simplify time-consuming tasks like grant writing, freeing them up to focus on Squamish's creative community.
Familia Fine Foods is bringing a taste of home to new audiences with Google Ads
Familia Fine Foods is a cultural hub for the Southwestern Ontario Latin community. But, for the business to scale, they needed to find new customers. So, they used Google’s AI-powered advertising tools to cost-effectively reach new audiences, growing inquiries to their Taco Bar catering by 20%.
Spaceships and Laser Beams is turning a personal blog into a thriving media business with Google’s publisher tools
Founder Stephanie Keeping wanted to turn her website’s traffic into a reliable income stream while keeping her content free. She partnered with Mediavine, a Google Certified Publishing Partner, to implement programmatic advertising on her site. This solution allowed Google’s platform to automatically match the right ads to the right readers in real-time, creating a steady and reliable income stream that let her focus on what she does best: creating content.
Google’s AI-powered Ad Tools are helping Karen’s flower shop bloom
Reaching new community members on a fixed budget can challenge family businesses. Fourth-generation Karen’s Flower Shop uses Performance Max to optimize ad reach, expand delivery areas, and boost return on ad spend by 30% while driving year-over-year growth.
Google’s tools are helping Mohawk Beads reach new customers
Mohawk Beads owner Cheyenne Staats needed support expanding beyond the local community while managing day-to-day operations. Cheyenne is using Google powered AI to build her digital presence, so she can focus her energy on creating the custom beadwork that powers her business.