Canada's Top 100 Startups - updated list as of October 1, 2012

Are they ranked by Alexa rank?

Maybe it should be Canada's Top 100 WEB Startups? (problem with original article)

I realize that having a successful internet presence is important to a company, but I don't think it is the end-all measure of whether something is a "top startup". Is it even a valid metric unless your business is in selling advertising impressions?

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