High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children`s animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s. Corus Entertainment, a spin-off from Shaw Communications, has owned the company since September 2000.