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Top 25 Private equity recruiting firms based in Toronto, Canada

Name: Private equity recruiting firms based in Toronto, Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 168 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 168 private equity recruiting firms headquartered in Toronto, Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,386 professional contacts across them, including 517 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity recruiting firms headquartered in Toronto, 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest private equity recruiting firms based in Toronto, Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 168 private equity recruiting firms based in Toronto, Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names private equity recruiting firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CaldwellIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	245
	“TALENT TRANSFORMS Caldwell is an elite executive search firm trusted by established and growth-focused companies alike.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	PTC RecruitingPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	68
	“PTC Recruiting and Consulting is a leading talent and advisory firm serving North America.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Clairvest Group INCStrong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	54
	“Clairvest, a leader in the Canadian private equity industry for more than 35 years, has approximately $4.3 billion of capital under management.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	PhelpsIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	40
	“Phelps is an executive search company that helps clients accelerate their performance by unlocking leadership potential and building a preeminent firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	Leaders International Executive SearchIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	39
	“Expertise in Executive Recruitment We are excited to announce the uniting of Davies Park with Leaders International, two extraordinary Canadian search firms.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Bedford Group TransearchIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	38
	“The world of executive talent has fundamentally changed.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	BAY Street StaffingIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	38
	“Bay Street Staffing is a Leader in the boutique staffing sector-offering fast, agile, exceptional customer service.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Trillium HRIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	35
	“The Trillium Talent Resource (TTRG) Group is a twenty-two year old international and domestic Executive Search and Management consulting firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Harbinger Network INCIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	30
	“Since it's founding in 2010, Harbinger Network Inc.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Feldman Daxon Partners INCIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“Feldman Daxon Partners is Canada’s largest and longest-standing Canadian-owned firm specializing in executive search, career transition, and leadership development.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Clarity RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	27
	“Clarity Recruitment is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	CPS CapitalStrong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	24
	“Founded by a pair of entrepreneurs whose passion is to invest in and work with high-quality businesses, CPS Capital is different from other private equity investors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Forge RecruitmentIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	23
	“Are you seeking that next, great job opportunity?” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	JaggerIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	20
	“Modern Headhunting for Today's Talent Market.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Gilmore PartnersIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	19
	“Gilmore Partners has been combining our tailored expertise and broad experience to bring together top talent and clients since 1985.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Stoakley-Stewart Consultants LTDPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	17
	“Stoakley-Stewart Consultants is an Executive Search/Recruiting Firm with experienced recruiters who specialize by industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Fishrecruit INCPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	17
	“fishRecruit provides recruiting services to companies interested in hiring top talent and placement services to candidates looking for their next opportunity.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Stonewood GroupIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	17
	“StoneWood Group Inc- A Leading Executive Search Firm In Canada Founded in 1981, StoneWood Group is a Canadian Executive Search firm, with offices in Toronto and Ottawa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Gamen GroupIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	15
	“Located in Canada, but focused on US-based clients & candidates, Gamen Group is a search firm with a special flair and a uniquely collaborative approach to the recruitment…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Vlaad And CompanyPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	13
	“VlaadCo \| Vlaad and Company is a recruiting agency dedicated to providing tailored services to both firms and professionals in the financial services industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	A&t Human ResourcesIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	13
	“A&T Human Resources is a premier executive search firm committed to performance, quality and results.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Hovey Capital Partners CanadaPartial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	11
	“Hovey Capital Partners (HCP) is a boutique investment bank focused on private capital advisory.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	Morningside CapitalStrong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	11
	“Morningside Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Toronto, Canada with approximately $600 million of assets under management and advisement.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Mckinnon Targeted RecruitersIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	10
	“Since 1992 McKinnon Targeted Recruiters has been developing relationships with many of North America's finest companies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Thorek Scott And PartnersIndirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	9
	“Exceptional investment management, real estate and financial services firms have been choosing us to recruit their next great leaders for over 40 years.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Private equity recruiting firms based in Toronto, Canada at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

TorontoLargest hub · 168 HQs

Contacts with mobile numbers

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Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole Canada list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Toronto, over 168 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 private equity recruiting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada whose own description of what they do matches “private equity recruiting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity recruiting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Toronto 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 an evidence 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, 517 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 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Private equity recruiting firms by metro in Canada

Private equity recruiting firms in Toronto168
Private equity recruiting firms in Montreal61
Private equity recruiting firms in Vancouver34

Frequently asked

How many private equity recruiting firms are there based in Toronto, Canada?

RevenueBase identified 168 private equity recruiting firms headquartered in Toronto, 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?

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

Which city has the most private equity recruiting firms?

Toronto leads with 168 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (61) and Vancouver (34).

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 517 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 168 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 5, 2026.

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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 SmartSearch, 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.