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Best Recruiting Agencies in Ottawa, ON

26 local agencies ranked by performance and reviews

Ottawa combines federal government employment with a significant tech sector led by former Nortel engineers. Healthcare and education serve the bilingual capital. Recruiters in Ottawa can help you fill government, tech and healthcare roles.

Top 3 Ottawa, ON Agencies

1
Express Employment Professionals
4.8
(386 reviews)

Express Employment Professionals is a top staffing agency specializing in connecting job seekers with rewarding opportunities and helping businesses find skilled talent. Since 1983, Express has provided personalized workforce solutions through a global network of franchise-owned locations. The agency offers flexible hiring options, including temporary, part-time, and full-time placements, in a variety of industries and roles. Known for its commitment to excellence, Express Employment Professionals empowers individuals to achieve career success while enhancing business productivity. Whether you're hiring or job searching, Express is your trusted partner for workforce solutions. Find your next opportunity today!

2
Aplin
4.7
(14 reviews)

Aplin is a private, family and employee-owned Canadian corporation founded in Alberta in 1975. An award-winning staffing and recruiting agency that stands apart for quality results, we have proudly fulfilled talent demands and advanced careers for over 45 years. Our mission is to create value at every opportunity in all interactions with our clients, candidates, colleagues, and even our communities.

3
Adecco
4.7
(157 reviews)

Adecco Staffing is a leading provider of workforce solutions, connecting job seekers with employers across industries like logistics, manufacturing, and administrative support. We offer temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce consulting services. With a focus on flexibility, reliability, and talent development, Adecco helps businesses meet staffing needs efficiently while helping individuals find meaningful employment. Backed by global resources and local expertise, we deliver smart, scalable hiring solutions.

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4
Summit Search Group
4.7
(26 reviews)
5
Keynote Search Ottawa
4.6
(11 reviews)
6
Randstad Canada
4.6
(168 reviews)

Please note that onsite services at this location are by appointment only. For jobs in the manufacturing and logistics industries, please visit our branch located at 6345 Dixie Road or download our Randstad App. Are you interested in finding the job that best fits your wants and needs in Mississauga, Ontario? There are hundreds of possible career opportunities for you in the fields of technologies, administrative support, finance and accounting and industrial support. Whether you desire to pursue a career as an executive assistant, a pharmacy technician or a digital marketing executive, you'll be able to find a vacant job opportunity that fits your requirements.

7
Creative Group
4.6
(164 reviews)

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized staffing firm with over 345 locations. Our recruiters connect companies with great candidates, and job seekers to new opportunities both remote and on-site. Robert Half staffing experts know their practice groups and specializations. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement staffing. We provide skilled talent solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Our local knowledge and sector experience helps us to match the right candidate to our clients hiring needs. Our Riverside office is a virtual office without a physical location. Call us today or visit us online and find out how we can hel...

8
Quantum Management Services Limited
4.6
(103 reviews)
9
S.i. Systems
4.6
(29 reviews)

As Canada's largest IT staffing and solutions agency, solving your most complex technology challenges is easier than ever. We offer IT services across a diverse set of specialties: Data Analytics, Software Development, Business Analysis, Project Management, QA, Technology Architecture, Cybersecurity and AI. We have strong industry expertise across Ottawa and throughout Canada in sectors including: Financial Services, Energy and Gas, Retail, Telecom, Healthcare, Utilities, the Public Sector, and others. We also offer contractor payroll, solutions focused delivery teams (PODs) and end-to-end IT project planning and execution. Contact us today so we can partner to help drive results around your most important technology initiatives!

10
Aerotek
4.5
(45 reviews)

Aerotek in Newport News, is part of a unified recruiting network of over 250 offices across North America. We specialize in building relationships and connecting great people to great employers. Our people-focused approach connects quality talent with meaningful work and continuous opportunities. With deep expertise in the manufacturing, logistics and construction industries, we partner with 13,000 clients and more than 200,000 light industrial and skilled trades contract employees every year.

11
Group NB
4.4
(110 reviews)

Group NB specializes in international and local recruitment services for the transportation, logistics and supply chain industries. | Groupe NB se specialise en recrutement local et international de main d'oeuvre pour les industries de la logistique, de la chaine d'approvisionnement et du transport.

12
Local Staffing
4.4
(41 reviews)

Local Staffing is an Ottawa-based recruitment agency. We focus primarily in the manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics industries.

13
Vertical Staffing Resources - Branch 1061
4.4
(18 reviews)

Vertical Staffing Resources in Scarborough is part of a national branch network of over 18 branches across Canada. Our branch staffing specialists are trained to know exactly what work is in demand and available at the local level. Drop by our Scarborough branch and let us help you find work today. Think Hire. Think Vertical.

14
World Skills Employment Centre
4.3
(90 reviews)

World Skills has been a leader in enhancing newcomers' economic integration into the Canadian economy for over 27 years. Founded by Local Agencies Serving Immigrants, a coalition of settlement agencies in Ottawa, World Skills is a non-profit employment centre dedicated exclusively to the employment needs of newcomers and to the needs of the local labour market. We help immigrants incorporate into the workforce through employment competency building, job search training and support, cultural competency building and language training. We connect talented newcomers to employers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. We partner with employers to help them meet their labour market needs by understanding their business requirements.

15
LRO Staffing
4.3
(133 reviews)

LRO Staffing is a full service search & staffing agency in Ottawa, ON that specializes in the recruitment and placement of permanent, contract and temp positions.

16
Personnel Outaouais
4.3
(11 reviews)
17
Insight Global
4.3
(36 reviews)

Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across IT, healthcare, engineering, and more. With more than 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our teams of tech-enabled recruiters are dedicated to finding the right talent and technical solutions to help our customers thrive.

18
Advantage Personnel Ottawa
4.2
(37 reviews)

The Advantage Group is a large, independently Canadian owned employment and staffing firm. The company was started in 1986, and over the past 3 decades, through acquisition and growth, expanded to 13 offices and 3 major companies within the group, Advantage Personnel, CS Personnel, and Alternative Human Resources (AHR). Our offices are located in major city center's from Newfoundland to Ontario.

19
Agilus Work Solutions and Recruitment Firm
4.2
(39 reviews)

Agilus(tm) is the largest Canadian-owned recruiting firm. We specialize in Light Industrial, IT (Technology), Engineering & Tech, Skilled Trades, Manufacturing and Office & Professionals roles. If you are looking for temporary, contract or permanent jobs we are your employment agency of choice. Whether you are looking for remote work, hourly roles or a full-time career we can help. We work with employers to find qualified candidates across Canada as well as provide full-service recruitment needs - payroll, master vendor, talent assessment, contingent workforce management and integrated staffing solutions. With 14 offices across Canada, Agilus has national reach and local expertise.

20
Newfound Recruiting
4.2
(74 reviews)

Newfound Recruiting is a Canadian professional services company, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and is one of Canada's leaders in Professional Staffing and Recruiting. Currently, Newfound Recruiting is servicing clients across Canada, having established relationships in Ontario (Toronto and Ottawa), Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Newfoundland. By applying innovative techniques, we match the right candidate with the right position. Our 20 years of industry experience gives you the assurance that we will provide the right answers to your difficult questions.

21
Recruiting in Motion
4.2
(17 reviews)

Recruiting in Motion's Oakville/Burlington Office takes the art & science of recruiting to a whole new level. We promise to make your next hire easier, faster, less expensive and more effective through our deep industry relationships and our exclusive visual advantage system! We have offices throughout Canada and the US and specialize in the recruitment and placement of candidates in the following disciplines: * Accounting / Finance / Tax * Marketing / Creative * Information Technology * Human Resources * Administrative * Sales * Operations / Supply Chain * Legal * Executive Search

22
Drake International
4.2
(44 reviews)

Please be aware that branch visits are by appointment only. To arrange a visit, please call your local branch directly. Drake International is a leading recruitment & HR partner across Canada. We connect people with organizations in more human ways, championing the growth of individuals and organizations for over 70 years.

23
Altis Recruitment & Technology
4.1
(302 reviews)

Altis Recruitment & Technology is one of Canada's largest independent staffing firms dedicated to placing senior-professionals in executive contract roles. We locate specialized talent for short and long-term positions in Management Consulting, Accounting, Finance, HR, IT, Project Management, Procurement, Communications and more. Our clients are among the country's finest including all levels of government, healthcare, non-profit, insurance, and manufacturing, to name a few. We are the #1 supplier to the Government of Canada, and are among the leaders in supply to the Ontario Government and Metro Vancouver.

24
Myticas Consulting
3.9
(15 reviews)

Headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. The Chicago Myticas division (formally known as Advantech Solutions), was founded originally in 1999, and has provided information technology staffing solutions and services to Fortune 1000 companies and State/Local Governments since its inception. Myticas Consulting has built an outstanding reputation for delivering exceptional IT staffing services to our clients within the region, and a highly sought after work environment for our consultants and employees as a whole.

25
PeopleReady
3.4
(25 reviews)

PeopleReady is one of Central Illinois' top staffing agencies for a reason. Our team provides expert staffing solutions in llinois for a broad range of roles and specialties in hospitality, retail, manufacturing and logistics, construction and more. We place workers at local and national employers across industries and communities in Central Illinois. As the labor market continues to evolve, one thing remains the same: companies continue to rely on our staffing specialists to source workforces and fill open positions across Central Illinois every day.

26
Portage Personnel Inc

Having the required skill sets alone does not make a great employee. Hiring the right person in the right role is what counts. Recruiting a new team member and making sure the fit is right, can often mean a significant investment in time, money and energy. Unlike other employment agencies, we do more than simply collect resumes. We invest the time needed to really get to know each applicant -- going beyond a simple skills assessment to uncover a candidate's goals, interests, and passions. Working as a member of your HR team, we identify and refer only those candidates who will contribute to your team's performance! And, we keep you informed and involved in every step of the hiring process.