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.
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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.
Our targeted and customized executive and mid-level search services span a wide range of sectors, including business services and professional services:
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.
Head, Business Unit / VP, Executive Search
B2B, Fintech, Finance
Julie has over twenty-five years of experience in customer service, sales, and...
VP, Executive Search
Consumer Goods, Finance
With over thirty-five years of experience in various industries such as consumer goods...
Director, Executive Search
Consumer Goods, Industrial
For over eight years, Brian has been able to connect with top talent and get to know...
VP, Executive Search
Life Sciences, MedTech
Sonia is a leader in recruiting senior and strategic roles in the life sciences sector...
VP, Executive Search
Industrial, Manufacturing
Since joining the group, Claude has been acting as a manufacturing industry expert and a leader for...
C.E.O and President of the board
Nicolas has over ten years' experience in a variety of sectors with manufacturing producers, consumer goods...
St-Amour Executive Search, the executive search division of St-Amour — the largest independent recruitment group in Quebec.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Very professional team! Excellent service and great results!
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.
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.
Of course, this is an excellent idea. This would enable a consistent evaluation of candidates on the same criteria.