Public programmes & agencies in Canada
As of 4 November 2026, 3,621 public programmes & agencies companies are based in Canada; 258 are hiring right now and Québec has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,621
- Hiring now
- 258 · 151 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Municipal authorities & general public bodies · 1,571
- Top city
- Québec · 348
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 45,983
Public programmes & agencies in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Municipal authorities & general public bodies | 1,571 | 43% |
| Government agencies & ministries | 636 | 18% |
| Other public programmes & agencies | 544 | 15% |
| Regional development initiatives | 365 | 10% |
| Youth & education programmes | 137 | 4% |
| Local social welfare foundations | 97 | 3% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 89 | 2% |
| Public employment & welfare agencies | 83 | 2% |
| Youth welfare organisations | 78 | 2% |
| Other nonprofit civic associations | 69 | 2% |
| Youth nonformal education ngos | 65 | 2% |
| Conservation & environmental charities | 54 | 1% |
| Industry & employer associations | 33 | 1% |
| Cultural arts associations | 30 | 1% |
| Health services research groups | 29 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 328 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,784 · 31 |
| 11-50 employees | 802 · 35 |
| 51-200 employees | 441 · 74 |
| 201-500 employees | 144 · 52 |
| 501-1000 employees | 65 · 31 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 49 · 31 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 3 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 5 · 2 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Québec | 348 | 10% |
| Street | 51 | 1% |
| Toronto | 38 | 1% |
| Montréal | 35 | 1% |
| Whitehorse | 26 | 1% |
| Rode | 23 | 1% |
| Victoria Central British Columbia Provincial Government | 19 | 1% |
| Winnipeg (Broadway / The Forks / Portage and Main) Manitoba Provincial Government | 19 | 1% |
| Ottawa (Parliament Hill) | 18 | 0% |
| Regina Central | 18 | 0% |
| Charlottetown Southeast Prince Edward Island Provincial Government | 14 | 0% |
| Halifax Mid-Harbour Nova Scotia Provincial Government | 14 | 0% |
The biggest public programmes & agencies companies in Canada
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The stack of public programmes & agencies in Canada
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Canada
Public, community & associations in Canada, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 15,537 →
Charitable foundations · 10,959 →
Churches congregations · 8,255 →
Membership associations & unions · 7,287 →
Amateur sports clubs · 5,969 →
Research institutes & think tanks · 3,110 →
Municipal government · 812 →
Justice & public safety · 216 →
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3,621 public programmes & agencies companies are based in Canada; 258 are hiring right now and Québec has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/canada/public_programmes_and_agencies)
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- 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.
Public programmes & agencies in Canada: questions
How many public programmes & agencies companies are there in Canada?
3,621 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Public, community & associations → Public programmes & agencies → leaf niches such as municipal authorities & general public bodies, government agencies & ministries, other public programmes & agencies. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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