Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Executive search firms, Toronto

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 4 retained, 2 contingency and 1 hybrid.

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Executive Search firms ranked

Executive Search recruiting firms in Toronto, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=50	Acuity Executive Search Group	Sales, marketing, C-suite, accounting, finance and operations leadership.	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Alchemy Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Amrop Rosin	C-suite search, board recruitment, succession and leadership advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Analytica Search Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Bellamy & Company	Executive leadership across financial services, real estate, robotics, automation, healthcare and other industries.	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	BES Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	BridgeShore	Executive and technical recruitment for Asian companies expanding in North America	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Chad Management Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	ClearView Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	CPG Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	DHR Global	Executive search, board recruitment and leadership consulting	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Dotted Line Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	E2Z Consultants	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Gilmore Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	GlassRatner	Executive search, interim and fractional leaders, finance, HR, operations, sales and technology leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	GlobaLead Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	GP North America	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Grech Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Hudson Group Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	HYREON Talent Solutions	Leadership, engineering, technology, data, AI and commercial roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	inspHIRED	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Interclara	Executive and professional recruitment for privately held businesses and PE, VC and family-office portfolio companies.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	ITG Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Jagger	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Janet Pause & Associates	Retained executive and middle-management search across commercial and industrial sectors	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	JSN Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	KCI	Nonprofit executive search and fundraising leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	KMR Innovations	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Lansdowne Board Intelligence	Board member, CEO and senior executive recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Larimar Employment	Senior leadership, C-suite and hard-to-fill professional roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	LEADERMEN	Technology, treasury and payments, accounting, finance, engineering, sales, marketing and executive leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Leathwaite	Executive search and interim leadership recruitment across corporate functions, including technology and digital.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	LHH	Executive search, interim leadership and professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Lighthouse Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	LogisticsHires Search Consultants	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Mandrake	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Massey Henry	Financial services board and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Merrion Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	MTCG & Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	N2Growth	Retained board, C-suite and senior executive search across professional industries.	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	North Lead Canada	Executive search, leadership assessment and succession planning.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	North Talent Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Ohan & Co.	Board, CEO and senior executive recruitment	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	OMT Human Capital	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Options Consulting Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Osprey Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Peloton Search Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Pender & Howe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Persuit Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=50	Recruiting Concepts	Professional and management recruitment across engineering, IT, legal and business functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=50Acuity Executive Search GroupSales, marketing, C-suite, accounting, finance and operations leadership.23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Alchemy Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Amrop RosinC-suite search, board recruitment, succession and leadership advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Analytica Search Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Bellamy & CompanyExecutive leadership across financial services, real estate, robotics, automation, healthcare and other industries.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50BES Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50BridgeShoreExecutive and technical recruitment for Asian companies expanding in North America23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Chad Management Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50ClearView Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50CPG Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50DHR GlobalExecutive search, board recruitment and leadership consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Dotted Line Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50E2Z Consultants23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Gilmore Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50GlassRatnerExecutive search, interim and fractional leaders, finance, HR, operations, sales and technology leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50GlobaLead Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50GP North America23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Grech Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Hudson Group Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50HYREON Talent SolutionsLeadership, engineering, technology, data, AI and commercial roles23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50inspHIRED23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50InterclaraExecutive and professional recruitment for privately held businesses and PE, VC and family-office portfolio companies.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50ITG Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Jagger23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Janet Pause & AssociatesRetained executive and middle-management search across commercial and industrial sectors23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50JSN Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50KCINonprofit executive search and fundraising leadership recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50KMR Innovations23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Lansdowne Board IntelligenceBoard member, CEO and senior executive recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Larimar EmploymentSenior leadership, C-suite and hard-to-fill professional roles.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50LEADERMENTechnology, treasury and payments, accounting, finance, engineering, sales, marketing and executive leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50LeathwaiteExecutive search and interim leadership recruitment across corporate functions, including technology and digital.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50LHHExecutive search, interim leadership and professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Lighthouse Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50LogisticsHires Search Consultants23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Mandrake23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Massey HenryFinancial services board and executive recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Merrion Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50MTCG & Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50N2GrowthRetained board, C-suite and senior executive search across professional industries.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50North Lead CanadaExecutive search, leadership assessment and succession planning.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50North Talent Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Ohan & Co.Board, CEO and senior executive recruitment23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50OMT Human Capital23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Options Consulting Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Osprey Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Peloton Search Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Pender & Howe23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Persuit Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=50Recruiting ConceptsProfessional and management recruitment across engineering, IT, legal and business functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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Executive search firms in Toronto: questions

How do executive search firms in Toronto charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 4 retained, 2 contingency and 1 hybrid. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

How are executive search firms ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.