Workforce Solutions & Recruitment Services in Canada
Finding, hiring, and managing the right talent takes more than resumes—it takes expertise, speed, and precision. For nearly 50 years, Agilus has been a trusted staffing partner, helping employers fill roles in industries from technology to mining.
Our ISO®-certified recruitment process ensures efficiency and compliance, while our advanced technology and hands-on leadership deliver seamless hiring solutions, whether you need a single contractor or an entire workforce. No matter the industry or hiring challenge, we provide flexible workforce solutions that reduce risk, save time, and help you scale.
Whether you need a scalable workforce solution, project-based talent, or full-service recruitment support, Agilus delivers the expertise and efficiency to keep your business moving with specialized talent.
Recruitment Services
Contract Staffing: Flexible, Skilled Talent on Demand
Contract talent offers agility, expertise, and cost efficiency, helping businesses scale without long-term commitments. Whether hiring T4 or independent contractors, contingent staffing provides the flexibility to adapt—critical for oil & gas shutdowns, infrastructure projects, and large-scale digital transformations requiring highly skilled workers on short notice.
At Agilus, we don’t just fill roles—we build talent ecosystems. Our ISO-certified recruitment process, deep industry expertise, and efficient back-office support ensure the right contractors, at the right time, with minimal risk. With 70% redeployment, we keep top professionals engaged, reducing hiring costs, improving workforce efficiency, and supporting rapid innovation in evolving industries.
Permanent Recruitment: Hire the Right Talent, Faster
The right permanent hire is more than just a skill match. It’s a long-term investment in your company’s success. In a competitive market, sourcing top talent requires speed, precision, and deep industry expertise. Agilus delivers high-impact recruitment solutions that connect employers with professionals who drive innovation, culture, and growth.
With nearly 50 years of experience, our ISO-certified hiring process, advanced recruitment technology, and expansive talent network ensure seamless placements with less risk. Whether filling key leadership roles, specialized technical positions in rural areas, or large-scale hiring needs, we help you find the right people—faster and more efficiently.
Payroll Services: Reduce Risk, Save Time, Stay Compliant
Managing contractor payroll is complex, time-consuming, and comes with compliance risks. Agilus simplifies payroll administration, tax compliance, and risk mitigation with a fully managed payroll solution that ensures accurate, on-time payments to your workforce.
Whether onboarding contractors, freelancers, or contingent workers, our ISO-certified payroll services handle T4, independent contractor, and multi-location payments, so you stay compliant while focusing on business growth. With seamless back-office integration, transparent reporting, and expert risk management, Agilus helps you reduce administrative burden, improve efficiency, and ensure peace of mind.
Talent Solutions
Integrated Staffing Partnerships (ISP): Workforce Solutions for Manufacturing, Warehousing & Logistics
For employers in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics, managing a large, variable workforce requires speed, compliance, and operational efficiency—especially during peak seasons and demand fluctuations. Agilus’ Integrated Staffing Partnerships (ISP) provide workforce management, dedicated recruitment support, safety-compliant onboarding, and ensures skilled talent is on-site, on time, and ready to work.
With a strong focus on health & safety (H&S), our ISO-certified onboarding process prepares new hires to meet compliance requirements before stepping on-site. This means reducing operational risk, absenteeism, and turnover. Our on-site workforce supervision allows plant managers and logistics leaders to focus on production, while Agilus handles scheduling, attendance, and performance management—improving productivity, retention, and workforce stability.
Contingent Workforce Management (CWM): Skilled Talent for Industrial Shutdowns & Large-Scale Projects
Major shutdowns, maintenance projects, and infrastructure expansions in industries like oil & gas, mining, and utilities require a highly skilled, flexible workforce that can be deployed and redeployed seamlessly. Agilus’ Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) solutions provide turnkey hiring, payroll, and compliance support, ensuring fast access to experienced professionals for short-term, high-impact projects.
With a 70% redeployment rate, Agilus maintains a robust network of skilled workers who transition seamlessly between projects—allowing employers to minimize hiring costs, ensure workforce continuity, and keep critical operations on schedule. Our CWM model can staff a nuclear facility outage, a mining expansion, or a refinery turnaround while reducing downtime, ensuing compliance, and supporting operational efficiency across industries.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Scalable Hiring Solutions
For businesses looking to outsource recruitment, Agilus’ Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) delivers end-to-end hiring solutions that reduce costs, improve efficiency, and ensure high-quality candidate selection. With specialized recruiters, advanced hiring technology, and data-driven hiring strategies, we act as an extension of your HR team—helping you secure top talent while optimizing recruitment workflows.
Master Vendor Programs (MVP): Simplify Your Workforce Procurement
Managing multiple staffing suppliers can be time-consuming, costly, and inconsistent. Agilus’ Master Vendor Program (MVP) centralizes and streamlines your contingent workforce management, providing a single point of contact to ensure standardized hiring, improved compliance, and cost savings.
What makes Agilus successful? Deep industry expertise, data-driven workforce planning, and a hands-on approach to supplier management. We optimize vendor performance, ensure accountability, and provide real-time reporting, so you gain full visibility into workforce costs, fill rates, and compliance adherence.
Professional Services & Advisory
Statement of Work (SOW): Clear, Compliant, and Cost-Effective Strategic Delivery
Navigating complex projects requires a structured approach to hiring and clear deliverables. Agilus’ Statement of Work (SOW) solutions ensure clear project expectations, milestone tracking, and budget control, while optimizing contingent workforce spend. Our ISO-certified processes ensure compliance, transparency, and seamless execution, helping employers scale projects efficiently with the right talent or whole project teams in place with the right experts, resources, and project management.
Talent-Based Project Delivery Solutions: Workforce Expertise, On-Demand
When projects demand specialized expertise, Agilus provides end-to-end talent-based project delivery solutions to help organizations execute complex initiatives without increasing full-time headcount. From IT rollouts to engineering projects, our scalable contingent staffing approach matches high-skilled professionals to your business needs, ensuring efficiency, cost control, and timely project completion.
Resource Solutions: Scalable Workforce Support for Business-Critical Needs
FFrom workforce augmentation to permanent recruitment support, Agilus’ Resource Solutions deliver the right professionals at the right time. Our national team includes experts in digital transformation, data strategy, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity—providing flexible, on-demand talent for today’s most urgent business priorities. Whether you need short-term specialists, interim leadership, or long-term project teams, we streamline hiring to reduce time-to-fill, boost agility, and keep productivity on track.
Case Studies
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Agile Onboarding & Workforce Continuity for a North American Energy Company
A leading Canadian-based natural gas and oil producer required rapid onboarding of 15 contractors following the termination of a supplier relationship. The transition was time-sensitive and complex, involving multiple business units, new invoicing systems, and uncertain contractor sentiment.
Agilus responded immediately, onboarding all 15 professionals within one week while ensuring 100% compliance on documentation. The team provided personalized support to each contractor—offering one-on-one guidance outside business hours to reduce anxiety and ensure a smooth transition. As a result, Agilus not only maintained business continuity but also expanded into a new business unit, building stronger internal relationships.
Challenges around timesheet coding and invoicing were resolved through collaboration between Agilus and the client’s payroll and A/R teams, streamlining approval processes that previously generated excessive administrative burden.
This project reaffirmed Agilus’s ability to act as a trusted workforce partner—providing not only fast, compliant hiring but also the human connection that drives retention and engagement.
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Contingent IT Workforce for a Canadian Insurance Provider
A major Canadian-owned insurance and financial services provider needed scalable IT talent to support cloud modernization and enterprise app development. Facing tight delivery timelines and an evolving digital roadmap, the client required a recruitment partner with reach and speed.
Agilus delivered a flexible pipeline of highly skilled IT professionals, including Solution Architects, Salesforce Developers, Java Developers, and DevOps Release Engineers. Our contingent workforce model allowed the client to ramp up as needed, maintaining momentum on critical transformation initiatives without compromising on quality.
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High-Volume Temporary Staffing for a Major Canadian Shipbuilder
A leading Canadian marine transportation and shipbuilding company required a flexible staffing partner to support its operations in Victoria and Vancouver. Since 2014, Agilus has provided 62 temporary workers across a wide range of skill sets, five of whom transitioned into permanent roles.
In 2023, the relationship expanded to formalize and extend Agilus’s support into the Vancouver region. With a strong understanding of the client’s workforce needs and operational environment, Agilus continues to deliver reliable, responsive talent solutions that keep projects and operations on track.
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Integrated Staffing Partnership for a Global Imaging & Technology Company
A multinational manufacturer and distributor of imaging and information technology products was struggling with staffing coordination across multiple vendors. Inconsistent fill rates, fragmented invoicing, and internal resource strain resulted in missed SLAs and escalations to senior leadership during peak periods.
Agilus introduced its Integrated Staffing Partnership (ISP) model, consolidating workforce management under a single-vendor solution. The customized approach included a dedicated delivery team, onsite representation, consolidated time tracking, and weekly stakeholder meetings during peak season. Agilus also leveraged sub-vendor partnerships to guarantee 100% fill rates.
The results were transformative:
- 121% fill rate during peak season
- 64% reduction in absenteeism
- 20% drop in health and safety incidents
- 59% return rate for seasonal staff year-over-year
- 18% boost in employee engagement
- Cost savings through reduced turnover and centralized invoicing
Today, after three years in the ISP model, the client views Agilus as a strategic partner—with executive leadership citing trust, transparency, and long-term value in their workforce planning.
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Integration Talent for a Major North American Banking Merger
One of Canada’s largest Schedule I banks embarked on its most significant U.S. acquisition to date, requiring the seamless integration of customer data and services from a recently acquired American bank. The scale and complexity of the transition demanded consultants with both banking and M&A experience.
Agilus provided Project Managers, Change Managers, and Project Control Officers to support North American integration efforts within the Business and Personal Banking Portfolio. These specialists played a key role in ensuring operational continuity and regulatory compliance during a transformative period of growth for the bank.
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National Recruitment Strategy for a Digital Transformation in Food Services
The technology division of a leading food and support services company in Canada required top-tier digital talent to drive transformation in sectors such as healthcare, education, and public venues. Despite its ambitious projects, the company faced challenges in communicating its vision and attracting the right candidates.
Agilus delivered a comprehensive solution, including targeted recruitment for critical roles like Project Managers, Cloud Architects, Data Scientists, and Front-End Developers. We hosted speaker series events featuring leadership and opened a satellite office in downtown Toronto to expand reach and increase candidate engagement. The result: stronger talent pipelines aligned with the company’s mission and momentum.
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SAP & Analytics Support in Wealth Management for a major Canadian Bank
A prominent Canadian financial services and wealth management organization engaged in a complex SAP implementation aimed at automating analytics and financial reporting. The project’s goal was to reduce quarterly reporting hours significantly and modernize previously manual processes.
Agilus delivered a dedicated pipeline of IT professionals, including SAP Technical Consultants, Project Managers, and Data Analysts. With expertise in SAP HANA WEBIDE and SAP Analytics Cloud, these specialists helped the client reduce workload and improve decision-making across finance and actuarial teams.
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SAP Talent Solutions for a Canadian Energy Leader
A leading Canadian oil and gas company began a major SAP S/4HANA implementation across Finance, HCM, and Supply Chain Management, followed by optimization through SAP Basis. The complexity of this project required a partner that could source highly skilled, full-time professionals to align with both the business and technical goals.
Agilus provided experienced candidates to join the client’s SAP implementation team, including a specialized SAP Basis Subject Matter Expert. This expert quickly became a key resource within the internal technology group, supporting system stability, performance, and optimization across the enterprise. By delivering talent aligned with the client’s evolving SAP roadmap, Agilus ensured continuity and progress through multiple project phases.
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Specialized Technology Talent for a Leading Canadian Forest Products Company
A large Canadian-owned forestry company embarked on a series of digital transformation initiatives across its 24 mills, including the implementation of a new Asset Management Platform and a centralized data capture system designed to improve uptime by 80%. The client also launched system upgrades involving HCM software and network modernization across key facilities.
Since 2022, Agilus has provided critical technology resources to support these initiatives, including Project Managers, a Data Migration Specialist, Migration Lead, Kronos Consultant, and Agile Coach. These placements supported enterprise-wide projects such as the Hexagon asset platform rollout and the company’s Digital Manufacturing Program. By delivering skilled professionals aligned with the client’s technology vision, Agilus has contributed to enhanced operational visibility and modernization across the organization.
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Strategic IT Resourcing for a National Investment Firm and Cybersecurity Provider
A Canadian-based investment dealer and a global cybersecurity software company engaged Agilus to provide specialized technology talent to support high-impact initiatives led by their CIO and CISO.
Over the past six years, Agilus has delivered Program Managers, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Level 1 & 2 Support professionals. These resources were integral to initiatives such as ServiceNow automation, data product development, and contact centre modernization. Agilus’s ability to consistently deliver strategic, experienced talent helped these organizations meet evolving business and technology goals with confidence.
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Strategic IT Talent for a Digital-First Canadian Bank
A well-known Schedule I digital bank sought to enhance its mobile and online platforms, aiming to further improve customer experience and expand service delivery through technology. While much of the work was handled in-house, the client required top-tier consultants to support several high-impact initiatives.
Agilus partnered closely with the bank’s DevOps and engineering leadership to place over 50 highly skilled professionals, including Project Managers, Business Systems Analysts, Quality Assurance Engineers, DevOps Consultants and Software Engineer. These professionals contributed to automation, digital product customization, and testing excellence—helping the client maintain its leadership in digital banking innovation.
