BlackBerry
Waterloo's reinvention — now Cylance endpoint security, QNX for cars, and enterprise mobility
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How Canadian is this company? Rated 1-5 on ownership, data residency & team presence.
https://blackberry.comAbout BlackBerry
Once the king of smartphones, now reinvented as a pure-play cybersecurity software company. Products include QNX (embedded in millions of cars and IoT devices), Cylance AI-powered endpoint security, and enterprise mobility management. Waterloo-born in 1984, publicly traded on TSX and NYSE.
- Headquarters
- Waterloo, ON
- Founded
- 1984
- Founders
- Mike Lazaridis, Douglas Fregin
- Team size
- 1001-5000 employees
- Pricing
- subscription - from $6/user/mo CAD
- Last verified
- March 2026
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Why it's Canadian
- 🇨🇦 Canadian-founded
- 🏢 Canadian-owned
- 👩💻 Dev team in Canada
Why it's Canadian
- 🇨🇦 Canadian-founded
- 🏢 Canadian-owned
- 👩💻 Dev team in Canada
Why it's on EhList
If you're replacing Okta or CrowdStrike, BlackBerry is one of the Canadian names that actually belongs on the shortlist. It's here because the company itself is genuinely Canadian, which matters if you want your money going to a domestic vendor rather than just a local sales office.
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