3 Canadian Growth Stocks To Own In October 2026

Global stocks have just received a confidence boost after analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded their short term view on equities, pointing to resilient earnings even with higher interest rates and energy costs in the mix. For Canadian high growth candidates that already pair earnings expansion expectations with balance sheets in reasonable shape, that backdrop can be especially interesting. This article highlights three such stocks from our high potential screener and explains what sets each apart.

The three companies below are a small sample of what qualifies as “healthy high growth potential” today. The full screen surfaces 54 more businesses with similarly compelling stories that are not covered in this article. To go straight to the source, use the Healthy high growth potential screener to identify, filter, and analyze the opportunities that best match your own conviction and risk profile.

Cameco (TSX:CCO)

Cameco is a major nuclear fuel player whose uranium operations line up directly with the Healthy high growth potential theme, giving you exposure to both mining and reactor services in one integrated platform.

Cameco Corporation supplies uranium and nuclear technology through three main units, with about CA$2.9b from Uranium and CA$551 million from Fuel Services, plus a large contribution reported from Westinghouse. The business, worth roughly CA$54.7b by market value, anchors the screener’s growth focus.

"Cameco continues to be tied to a global wave of new nuclear construction, with government-backed programs in countries such as Canada, the U.S. and those pledging to expand nuclear capacity expected to support uranium and fuel demand over many years, which can feed into higher long-term revenues."

The real tension for Cameco’s growth case now lies in how one relatively quiet source of cost and pricing pressure may shape future margins and contract economics.

Those margin questions are exactly what the full narrative for Cameco unpacks in detail, highlighting where cost pressures may be masking an accelerating earnings story.

Hemlo Mining (TSX:HMMC)

Hemlo Mining is a Canadian gold producer focused on its 100% owned Hemlo gold mine in northwestern Ontario, a single producing asset that aligns squarely with the Healthy high growth potential theme through planned mine expansion and earnings tied directly to rising operating cash flow. The business is valued at about CA$1.6b by market cap.

Hemlo Mining connects cleanly to this screener because a single producing mine is driving both earnings forecasts above 20% a year and a shift into profitability. This is occurring even as the P/E of 67.8x, heavy external borrowing, and prior dilution mean that growth expectations lean heavily on how one pressure in the funding story resolves.

That funding question is where things get interesting, so review the 4 key rewards and 2 important warning signs (1 is major!) before those expectations and the balance sheet story diverge.

LunR Royalties (TSX:LUNR)

LunR Royalties is a Vancouver based royalty and streaming company tied directly to the Healthy high growth potential theme through its copper, gold, and silver interests on projects like Los Helados, Fruta del Norte, and Lunahuasi. The business is valued at about CA$2.1b by market cap.

LunR Royalties connects earnings forecasts of 66.94% a year with a portfolio of metal royalties that can grow revenue 39.5% annually, while still being loss making today. That mix of rapid projections, high valuation and heavy borrowing leaves a lot resting on how one unseen pressure shapes future royalty cash flows.

That unseen pressure is exactly where the 2 key rewards and 1 important major warning sign starts pulling apart LunR Royalties’ valuation, balance sheet, and growth story before they potentially decouple.

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