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Top 25 Executive recruiting firms based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 1,087 executive recruiting firms headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 9,255 professional contacts across them, including 2,797 with verified work emails and 826 with mobile numbers. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers executive recruiting 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 2, 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 RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 2, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
1,087Companies
9,255Contacts tracked
2,797Verified emails
826Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest executive recruiting firms based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,087 executive recruiting firms based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive recruiting 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceNew Westminster, Canada51-200307 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Are you ready for new career challenges?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
2Partial evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-200246 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TALENT TRANSFORMS Caldwell is an elite executive search firm trusted by established and growth-focused companies alike.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLaval, QC, Canada51-200203 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our Focus is you.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
4Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada201-500171 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LHH Knightsbridge Search professionals are experts in finding, assessing and delivering transformational talent to meet both the permanent and interim leadership needs of clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
5Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, Canada51-200134 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Global Leaders for Global Challenges Perrett Laver is a leading global executive search firm advising on leadership for educational, research, healthcare, non-profit and cultural…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
6Partial evidenceToronto, Canada51-200131 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Barton Partnership is a specialist strategic talent solutions provider, seamlessly bridging the gap between strategy and execution.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
7Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-200110 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Felix is a North American-based talent and organizational advisor with over 30 years of successful client engagements.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
8Strong evidenceMississauga, ON, Canada51-20080 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Top Quality Recruitment (TQR) is an executive, manufacturing, and technical recruiting firm serving Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Packaging Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
9Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, Canada51-20075 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
10Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-20074 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“KBRS works with organizations to strengthen their most valuable asset: their people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
11Partial evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-20068 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PTC Recruiting and Consulting is a leading talent and advisory firm serving North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
12Partial evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-20060 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cadre provides strategic, full-cycle search solutions tailored for mid-level to executive positions in addition to providing consulting services to our clients on areas expanding…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
13Indirect evidenceQuebec, QC, Canada51-20052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Multi Options Nursing (MON+) est une firme de recrutement et de placement experte dans le domaine de la santé.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
14Indirect evidenceCalgary, AB, Canada51-20051 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MatchBox is one of the fastest-growing strategic recruitment, human resources, and consulting firms in Canada, specializing in attracting top talent and delivering comprehensive…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
15Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-20050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“isgSearch is a leading North American recruitment firm specializing in finding top permanent and contract talent in IT, Finance, Accounting, and Engineering.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, Canada51-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 20 years, our recruitment experts have been helping professionals develop their careers and advising companies on how to find the best resources.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
17Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada201-50048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Optimum Talent enables organizations to achieve success through people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
18Indirect evidenceQuebec, QC, Canada51-20045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are headhunting experts, helping your business find top talent across Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMississauga, ON, Canada1,001-5,00044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At TRG, we believe the advantage that we bring to the recruitment experience is built on our deep appreciation and respect for the people that represent our workforce.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
20Partial evidenceLaval, QC, Canada51-20044 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Glasford International is a global (retained) executive search firm with offices throughout EMEA, AMERICAS, APAC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
21Partial evidenceWinnipeg, MB, Canada51-20039 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Expertise in Executive Recruitment We are excited to announce the uniting of Davies Park with Leaders International, two extraordinary Canadian search firms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
22Partial evidenceToronto, ON, Canada51-20028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Poly Tech Talent is a Toronto-based recruiting firm helping companies-big and small-build tech teams with clarity and confidence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
23Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada501-1,00023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Prime Source Staffing Inc.| GTA's Trusted Recruitment Agency Getting the right people into the right roles, first time, every time.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
24Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, Canada201-50022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Montpetit est un cabinet de recrutement spécialisé dans les domaines juridique et administratif, qui a pour mission d’aider ses partenaires dans leur réussite professionnelle en…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, Canada51-20020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Runes Technologies excelle depuis dans le recrutement et le placement de ressources expertes en technologies de l’information.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Executive recruiting firms based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026
30.2%Verified-email coverage
8.9%Mobile-number coverage
8.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
33.6%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 2, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
804
11-50
205
51-200
54
201-500
14
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
6

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 executive recruiting 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 “executive recruiting 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 executive recruiting 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 executive recruiting 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, 2,797 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 2, 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.

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 executive recruiting 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 executive recruiting firms are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 1,087 executive recruiting 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?

Bedard, headquartered in New Westminster, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive recruiting firms?

Toronto leads with 365 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (160) and Vancouver (88).

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 2,797 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,087 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 2, 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.