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    A partner in executive recruitment — not just another search firm.

    For 50 years, St-Amour Executive Search has supported Canadian SMEs through the critical phase of recruiting senior executives and C-suite leaders — in Quebec, Ontario, and across Canada.

    We build a tailored advisory approach for every mandate. We pay close attention to your market, your strategic objectives, and just as importantly, your values and culture — because a senior executive isn’t hired on a résumé alone.

    Our strategists have themselves held senior leadership roles in the industries they recruit for. They leverage privileged access to executives across the sectors we serve in Montreal, Toronto, and throughout Canada, as well as a deep network of candidates they’ve worked with throughout their careers.

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    50 years
    of expertise in executive search

    600+ companies
    served across Quebec and Canada

    21 days
    to your first qualified candidates — guaranteed

    Multisector Expertise in Executive Recruitment

    Our targeted and customized executive and mid-level search services span a wide range of sectors, including business services and professional services:

    Meet the leaders who will drive your business forward.

    Our team is driven by passion and puts people at the heart of everything we do.

    Each recruitment project is led by senior specialists with deep expertise in recruiting for their specific sector.

    Julie MacDonald

    Julie MacDonald

    Head, Business Unit / VP, Executive Search

    B2B, Fintech, Finance

    Julie has over twenty-five years of experience in customer service, sales, and...

    Richard Portelance

    Richard Portelance

    VP, Executive Search

    Consumer Goods, Finance

    With over thirty-five years of experience in various industries such as consumer goods...

    Brian Gordon

    Brian Gordon

    Director, Executive Search

    Consumer Goods, Industrial

    For over eight years, Brian has been able to connect with top talent and get to know...

    Sonia Riverin

    Sonia Riverin

    VP, Executive Search

    Life Sciences, MedTech

    Sonia is a leader in recruiting senior and strategic roles in the life sciences sector...

    Claude Béliveau

    Claude Béliveau

    VP, Executive Search

    Industrial, Manufacturing

    Since joining the group, Claude has been acting as a manufacturing industry expert and a leader for...

    Nicolas Pallares

    Nicolas Pallares

    C.E.O and President of the board

    Nicolas has over ten years' experience in a variety of sectors with manufacturing producers, consumer goods...

    50 years. 600+ companies. A reputation built one mandate at a time.

    St-Amour Executive Search, the executive search division of St-Amour — the largest independent recruitment group in Quebec.

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    Testimonials

    Medtronic

    Medtronic

    Christian Maillé

    Their reputation is well established. Professional, friendly, and resilient, they have always delivered on their mandates over many years in various sectors of the pharmaceutical and medical industries. They are always my first call for a mandate.

    JAMP Groupe Pharma

    JAMP Groupe Pharma

    HR Team

    We have had the pleasure of working with the St-Amour recruitment firm for many years and can say without reservation that they are a trusted partner for our recruitment needs. Their in-depth understanding of our industry and their ability to present us with high-quality candidates meet our needs perfectly. Their communication and follow-up at every stage of a recruitment mandate is regular and seamless. With our rapid growth, St-Amour is a reliable partner in helping us support our growth.

    Desjardins group

    Desjardins group

    Rémi Boulanger - Director, Market Development

    I dealt with them as a job seeker, and my advisor was able to offer me several positions that matched my expectations, aspirations, and skills, based on my personality and previous work experience. They are truly recruitment professionals, not just a placement agency that finds anyone at any price.

    Alexander Hughes

    Alexander Hughes

    Doug Séville - Partner, Senior Recruiter

    Our experience with the team at St-Amour has been extraordinarily positive. Not only have we shared best practices and camaraderie, but also solid business referrals. We're very pleased that St. Amour elected to join the CFR Global Executive Search Network.

    Integra LifeSciences

    Integra LifeSciences

    Sabrina Do Ponte - Territory Manager, Medical Sales

    Great staff, always make sure to find the best option, most suitable for your goals. Mrs. Sonia Riverin is a great asset that can guide you and help you improve your professional skills. 100% recommended.

    Lumen

    Lumen

    Youssef Sévigny — Operations Supervisor

    Very professional team! Excellent service and great results!

    Goldbeck Recruiting

    Goldbeck Recruiting

    Henry Goldbeck - President

    St. Amour has been an excellent recruiting partner for my company, Goldbeck Recruiting, in Eastern Canada for almost 20 years. Whenever our clients have requirements for sales, operations, finance or other positions in Quebec or Ontario we partner with St. Amour to find the best candidates as effectively as possible. All of the recruiters at St. Amour’s Toronto and Montreal offices are highly professional, dedicated and extremely hard working. They have helped us fill our clients' difficult positions quickly and efficiently. They are absolutely trustworthy, communicate very well and have substantial networks in both provinces and most industries. It is reassuring to know that, when our national clients have a recruiting need in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa or any other city in central Canada, that we will be able to partner with St. Amour to provide professional, trustworthy service.

    Do You Have Questions?

    Because your time is always better spent developing your business and managing your day-to-day work. Leave the task of recruitment, which has been our reason for being and our expertise for almost 50 years.

    St-Amour is a trusted and reputable Canadian firm that offers customized recruitment services. Our headhunters are experienced and have extensive knowledge of the field since they’ve worked in the sectors for which they recruit! They’re completely tuned in to your needs and aware of your internal issues.

    At St-Amour, we commit to a real collaboration with you! We search for and interview candidates proactively. We meet with them face to face, generally for over an hour. Since we do much more than a simple phone call, we know which candidates have the strengths, experience, and expertise you’re looking for. Without even having to start a new search, we’re able to identify the most talented contenders thanks to our extraordinary pool of candidates.

    Since our recruiters are men and women who’ve worked in the field, they concentrate on the sectors they come from!

    Our specialties:
    Consumer Goods
    Pharmaceutical and Medical
    Communications and Media
    Construction and Engineering
    Industrial and Manufacturing
    Business Services

    We offer our services for the following job categories:

    Sales
    Marketing
    Production and Engineering
    Logistics and Procurement
    Human Resources
    Finance
    Scientific and Technical Positions
    Executives

    We handle urgent recruitment assignments routinely, and we also know that time and resources are necessary to ensure that the best person is found for the position. Allow around 5 to 15 days for the acceptance of the recruitment assignment, the market search, and the list of candidates. The next steps are up to you: how quickly you plan and conduct interviews and make a decision. In order to guarantee a reliable and effective recruitment process, it’s important that the deciding managers (hiring managers) are involved from the beginning. Positions are generally filled within 2 months.

    You’re better off when you work with a single recruitment firm. Dealing with more than one provider leads to the duplication of candidates and weakens your employer brand, which is essential for attracting the best talents and preserving a high standard of integrity. We conduct business with great pride and the utmost professionalism and take on the responsibility to represent your interests on the market. We won’t water down your employer brand since we take our role as your company’s recruitment partner seriously. Each candidate we speak with on your behalf will be treated with the same professionalism your own team would show.

    We recommend sending the candidate you found to our team so that they can go through the same selection process as the talent we’ve selected. Once the candidate has been chosen, our replacement guarantee will apply, which isn’t insignificant.

    We recommend that you get in contact with one of our recruiters; he/she will be pleased to discuss our rates with you.

    We treat each request individually to offer you a truly personalized service that is tailored to your needs. Depending on the position to be filled and the estimated number of hours of work, we may ask for an advance, but this isn’t done systematically. Please don’t hesitate to contact us directly. It would be a pleasure to discuss your project!

    Our team of expert recruiters draw on the extensive network they have worked in over the course of their careers, and from which they are accustomed to recruiting. Their strengths lie in their hands-on knowledge of the field.

    They rely on and use data from a variety of qualified sources to provide the diagnosis, analysis and recommendations that will guide your talent acquisition decisions.

    We conduct an exhaustive interview with each candidate. Behavioural questions, situation questions, and certain case studies may be used to evaluate candidates. We offer pre-employment background checks: court, academic, and credit. All our methods are known and approved by our clients. For almost 50 years, St-Amour has been creating the finest alliances, and not for nothing!

    We offer different psychometric tests that are adapted to specific types of positions. Psychometric tests greatly improve companies’ chances of hiring the right person. They’re a real support for preparing for job interviews, facilitating the internal promotion process, and even discovering your leaders of tomorrow.

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    30 minutes. One recruiter. Your mandate.

    No sales pitch. No corporate presentation. A single call to assess the feasibility of your mandate — and move into action.

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