BJRC

Executive recruiters in
Toronto and Montreal

C-suite, VP and senior leadership searches in legal, compliance, finance and accounting. A partner runs your search from the first call to the offer.

42days, average search
2offices, Toronto & Montreal
3practices, one specialist each
[N]executive placements since May
Who runs your search

One partner, from the first call to the offer

Lindsay Maclachlan, Senior Director of Executive Search at BJRC Recruiting
Senior Director · Executive Search

Lindsay Maclachlan

She still builds the shortlist by hand, and she will tell you a search is not a database query. On a mandate this size at a global firm, the person you meet in the pitch is not the person doing the work. Here it is the same person, from the first call to the accepted offer.

What happens when you call

Four steps, and the days each one takes

The average search in this market runs 42 days. Here is where they go, and where they get lost.

Day 1 The brief Ninety minutes with the person the hire reports to. We leave knowing who says yes to the offer, which is where most searches actually stall.
Days 2 to 14 The approach The strongest people are not applying anywhere. They are approached, and they take the call once. That call is made by a partner.
Days 15 to 30 The shortlist [N] candidates, each with the reason they would move and the reason they might not. Built by hand.
Days 31 to 42 Offer and close The four days between the offer and the answer is when a hire is lost. We are on the phone for all four.
Recent placements

Roles we filled, and when

[Role]
[Sector] · [Month, year] · Toronto
[Role]
[Sector] · [Month, year] · Montreal
[Role]
[Sector] · [Month, year] · Toronto

[Six to nine placements, title and sector only, no employer names unless cleared.]

[One client sentence about the search, not about the firm.]

[Name, title, company]
The market, in numbers

What executive hiring costs in Canada right now

From BJRC's own placement data and the 2026 Salary Guide.

[$]General Counsel, median base, Toronto
[$]CFO, median base, mid-market
[$]Chief Compliance Officer, median base
42days, average time to fill
Questions we get

Before you call

How long does an executive search take?

Forty-two days on average in this market, from brief to accepted offer. The variable is rarely candidate supply; it is how long the approval takes on the client side.

Who actually runs my search?

A partner. On a mandate this size at a global firm, the person in the pitch is not the person doing the work. That is the difference we are selling.

What does an executive search cost?

[Fee structure, stated plainly. If we will not publish a number, say what it depends on.]

Do you work in French, in Montreal?

Yes. Neda Canario, Senior Vice President, covers both offices, and the Montreal desk runs in French: Stephanie Frenette-Marier, Lea Jaouich and Satchel Delpech. Their direct lines are on the team page.

What if the hire does not work out?

[Guarantee period and what it covers.]

You are hiring

Ninety minutes with a partner, no pitch deck. You will leave knowing whether the person you are describing exists in this market.

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You are the candidate

We are approached before roles are posted. Send your CV and we will tell you what is moving in your practice.

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