Accounting & tax advisory in Canada_
As of 4 November 2026, 9,212 accounting & tax advisory companies are based in Canada; 108 are hiring right now and Toronto has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 9,212
- Hiring now
- 108 · 18 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- SME accounting tax practice · 7,317
- Top city
- Toronto · 321
- Parent market
- Business & finance services · 85,371
Accounting & tax advisory in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| SME accounting tax practice | 7,317 | 79% |
| Bookkeeping services | 1,337 | 15% |
| Personal tax preparation services | 998 | 11% |
| Specialist tax advisers | 601 | 7% |
| Outsourced cfo finance BPO | 570 | 6% |
| Statutory audit firms | 172 | 2% |
| Tax refund recovery agencies | 97 | 1% |
| Independent financial advisers | 68 | 1% |
| General management consulting | 65 | 1% |
| Other accounting & tax advisory | 65 | 1% |
| Payroll outsourcing bureau | 63 | 1% |
| Online accounting micro business | 53 | 1% |
| General business support bureau | 37 | 0% |
| Registered agent & company secretarial services | 35 | 0% |
| Wealth management general | 28 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 2,361 · 1 |
| 2-10 employees | 6,083 · 28 |
| 11-50 employees | 661 · 42 |
| 51-200 employees | 86 · 25 |
| 201-500 employees | 12 · 6 |
| 501-1000 employees | 3 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 5 · 5 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 321 | 3% |
| Québec | 215 | 2% |
| Montréal | 178 | 2% |
| Calgary | 93 | 1% |
| Ottawa | 89 | 1% |
| Markham Outer Southwest | 78 | 1% |
| Mississauga (West Rathwood / East Hurontario / SE Gateway) | 58 | 1% |
| Victoria | 58 | 1% |
| Edmonton (South Bonnie Doon / East University) | 56 | 1% |
| Surrey Upper West | 56 | 1% |
| Vancouver | 54 | 1% |
| Edmonton | 52 | 1% |
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The stack of accounting & tax advisory in Canada
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9,212 accounting & tax advisory companies are based in Canada; 108 are hiring right now and Toronto has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/business_finance_services/canada/accounting_and_tax_advisory)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Accounting & tax advisory in Canada: questions
How many accounting & tax advisory companies are there in Canada?
9,212 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Business & finance services → Accounting & tax advisory → leaf niches such as sme accounting tax practice, bookkeeping services, personal tax preparation services. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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