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Top 25 Controllership recruitment firms based in Canada

Name: Controllership recruitment firms based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026 239 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 239 controllership recruitment firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,957 professional contacts across them, including 551 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers controllership recruitment firms headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

239Companies

1,957Contacts tracked

551Verified emails

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The 25 largest controllership recruitment firms based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 239 controllership recruitment firms based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to controllership recruitment firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	IMS Group	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	n/a	226 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Innovative Management Solutions Group launched in 1996 specializes in contingency recruitment services in the fields of Construction, Life Sciences, Engineering, Information…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2	PTC Recruiting	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PTC Recruiting and Consulting is a leading talent and advisory firm serving North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3	The Mason Group	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Mason Group is a leading Canadian recruitment agency that specializes in the recruitment and placement of accounting, finance and banking professionals in permanent or…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4	Swim Recruiting	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2007, Swim Recruiting is Vancouver’s leading recruitment consultancy providing Job Seekers and People Seekers with Permanent and Contract recruitment services in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5	Allison Jones Consulting Services INC	Indirect evidence	St Albert, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a team of Technical, Financial, Sales & Marketing professionals in our fields.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6	Techhi Consultants LTD	Partial evidence	Cambridge, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1982, TechHi has helped corporations in a variety of industries successfully manage their recruitment challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7	HEC Group	Indirect evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	n/a	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recruiting Solutions Tailored to Your Needs Please keep HEC Group in mind when you are looking to hire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8	Linxus Group INC	Partial evidence	Kitchener, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Linxus Group is the premiere choice for executive search, recruitment and staffing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9	Beachhead	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BeachHead is a premier and specialized consultancy and staffing firm focused on the Canadian Finance marketplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10	Strive Recruitment INC	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, Manufacturing Operations, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11	The Finance Department Limited	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From strategy to execution, it is people that deliver performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12	Clarity Recruitment	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Clarity Recruitment is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13	Kenova	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kenova est une agence de recrutement en finance et en comptabilité qui souhaite transformer le recrutement en assurant aux entreprises et aux candidats le succès et la réalisation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14	The Headhunters Recruitment	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Headhunters is a leading recruitment firm serving North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15	Cielo Accounting Financial Talent	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cielo is a recruitment firm specialized in placing finance and accounting professionals, from Analyst to CFO.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16	Mace Staffing Solutions INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mace Staffing is a leading Canadian-owned and operated staffing firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17	Forge Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Are you seeking that next, great job opportunity?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18	Elby Professional Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Kitchener, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Elby is a full service, contingency and retainer based recruiting firm specializing in the placement of professionals across a variety of disciplines including Accounting &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19	Artemis Recrutement	Indirect evidence	Sainte-thérèse, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Artemis, we support both companies and talent through an approach built on trust, active listening, and sustainable results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20	Front Line Work Force INC	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Selecting talent is not easy, assembling the talent is even harder” Despite the changes in the economy, the market for talented and hardworking employees remains extremely…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21	Grid Group	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2015, Grid Group is a Canadian boutique search firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22	Stoakley-Stewart Consultants LTD	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Stoakley-Stewart Consultants is an Executive Search/Recruiting Firm with experienced recruiters who specialize by industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23	Arcand ET Associés	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Are you having a hard time finding the right candidate for a strategic position within your organization?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24	Bray, Larouche ET Associés	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	201-500	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Conseillers en ressources humaines depuis 1991, Bray, Larouche et Associés est spécialisée en recrutement et en placement de ressources administratives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25	Agence DE Placement Carrière Plus	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Établie depuis L’agence de placement Carrière plus est une équipe érigée d’anciens employés cadres ayant travaillé dans le domaine bancaire pendant plusieurs années.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: controllership recruitment firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names controllership recruitment firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of controllership recruitment firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name controllership recruitment firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Controllership recruitment firms based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026

28.2%Verified-email coverage

8.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

35.1%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

177

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 239 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among controllership recruitment firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “controllership recruitment firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names controllership recruitment firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among controllership recruitment firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 551 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names controllership recruitment firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many controllership recruitment firms are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 239 controllership recruitment firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

IMS Group, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most controllership recruitment firms?

Toronto leads with 84 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (34) and Vancouver (21).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 551 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 239 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.