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Permanent Placement
The right person for the seat, hired once and hired properly.
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Now placing software developersbusiness analystssenior leadersGreat hires change everything.
Great hires change everything.
We find them.
P@thLion Staffing Inc. is a Canadian recruitment and workforce consulting firm. We place IT, technical and public-sector professionals with employers in every province, from British Columbia to New Brunswick and beyond, and every candidate we present has been assessed, interviewed and reference-checked by us first.
PlacedFull Stack Developer - Senior (Remote)Remote · 4 weeks ago
Now placing
Software DevelopmentCloud and InfrastructureSecurity and ComplianceData and AnalyticsDelivery and AnalysisLeadership and OperationsPublic sectorIT and softwareFinancial servicesTechnology companiesEngineering and technicalRemote, hybrid and on-site roles
Where our placements go
- Public sector
- IT and software
- Financial services
- Technology companies
- Engineering and technical
Who we are
Recruiting done properly, from the first call to the first day.
We send you a short list of people we have assessed, interviewed and reference-checked ourselves, each with a clear written note on their strengths. The person you hire is the person you met, and our follow-up continues well after their first day.
From offices in Windsor, Oakville, North York and Edmonton we serve employers across Canada: provincial governments, financial institutions, technology companies and the organizations that keep them running. Most of our clients came by referral, and most have hired through us more than once.
0 OfficesWindsor, Oakville, North York and Edmonton, serving employers across Canada
0 ChecksSkills assessment, structured interview and reference calls, completed for every candidate before you meet them
0 Ways to HirePermanent, contract, executive search, talent advisory and custom arrangements
0 Business DayThe longest you will wait for a recruiter to reply to a brief or an application
By the numbers
Updated liveEvery application read. Every candidate known.
Every application is read by a recruiter, and every candidate we present has completed a skills assessment, a structured interview and reference checks.
0Open Rolesopen across Canada right now
0Applicationsreceived in the last 24 hours
0Shortlistedthe few who cleared all three checks
0OfficesWindsor, Oakville, North York, Edmonton
0Provincesplacements in every province, coast to coast
0Checksskills test, structured interview, references
A short, well-prepared shortlist saves everyone time, and it is how we work on every role.
See what is openWhat we do
Five ways to hire. One standard.
Permanent placement, contract staffing and executive search are the core. Workforce advisory and custom arrangements cover everything that does not fit a standard shape.
Service 02
Contract Staffing
Proven specialists on your project in days, with the admin handled by us.
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Executive Search
Leadership hires, mapped and approached with discretion.
Explore executive searchWhere we work
Sectors we know from the inside.
We do not claim every industry. In these we know the roles, the pay bands, the clearances and the procurement rules before the first call.
IT and Software
Developers, architects, testers, DevOps and data specialists, for product companies and for the internal IT teams that keep everything else running.
Public Sector
Provincial ministries and agencies, where the work comes with procurement rules, security clearances and reporting standards we already know how to meet.
Financial Services
Technical specialists who understand that inside a bank, regulatory awareness is part of the job description, not an add-on.
Technical and Engineering
Systems, infrastructure and specialist technical roles, often in fields where there are more openings than qualified people and speed decides who gets them.
Corporate Operations
Administrative support through to executive leadership, for organizations of every size that need dependable people quickly.
Roles
Tell us about a role The people we place.
A single specialist or an entire delivery team. Front-line support or the leader who will run the division.
Software Development
- Full-stack and back-end developers
- .NET, Java and modern web stacks
- Mobile and front-end engineers
Cloud and Infrastructure
- Cloud architects and engineers
- DevOps and site reliability
- Network and systems administrators
Security and Compliance
- Security analysts and engineers
- Governance, risk and compliance
- Identity and access specialists
Data and Analytics
- Data engineers and analysts
- BI developers and report authors
- Data governance leads
Delivery and Analysis
- Project and program managers
- Business and systems analysts
- Scrum masters and product owners
Leadership and Operations
- Directors, VPs and C-suite
- Team leads and practice heads
- Administrative and executive support
Consulting
How consulting works When the problem is bigger than one vacancy.
Three fixed-scope engagements for leaders who need a real workforce plan, a compensation structure that wins offers, or a hiring process that stops losing good people halfway through.
Fixed scopeLeadership team
A workforce plan should be more than a headcount spreadsheet.
Key deliverables
- A clear picture of current capability, including the gaps nobody has written down
- Scenario planning for the two or three futures you are most likely to face
- A dated roadmap covering hiring, development, succession and role changes
How a search runs
Four steps. Nothing skipped, ever.
Step 01
Understand the role
We talk to the hiring manager and, wherever possible, to the team. We write the brief together and agree what a great hire looks like before anyone is contacted.
Step 02
Find and vet
We search our network and well beyond it. Every candidate we put forward has completed a skills assessment, a structured interview and reference checks we made ourselves. You never see a name we have not spoken to.
Step 03
Shortlist and decide
You receive a short list, usually three to five people, with our candid notes on each. You interview. We manage scheduling, feedback and the offer.
Step 04
Stay involved
For contractors we run onboarding, payroll and compliance for the whole engagement. For permanent hires we check in through the first months, because that is when problems surface and when they are easiest to fix.
In their words.
“In the banking industry, finding the right balance of technical expertise and regulatory awareness is difficult. P@thLion stands out because they actually vet their candidates beyond a keyword match. The professionals they sent stepped into our workflows seamlessly, and their transparency and quick turnaround have been a major asset to our team's growth.”
Why clients come back
The people we place stay.
Vetting
0 checksSkills assessment, structured interview and references we call ourselves, on every candidate without exception.
Reach
0 officesWindsor, Oakville, North York and Edmonton, with placements in every province.
Contact
One personThe recruiter who takes your brief runs the search and sees it through to the offer, so you always know who to call.
Contracts
Fully managedWe employ the contractor and run onboarding, payroll and compliance from day one to the last day.
Success stories
All success stories Searches we are proud of.
Client names withheld by agreement. The problem, the approach and the result are exactly as they happened.
Public Sector
Nineteen technical contractors for a provincial modernization program, on schedule.
- 19contractors placed
- 100%started on time
- 2 yrsand counting
Financial Services
A security and compliance team built for a bank in eight weeks.
- 4hires
- 8 wksbrief to start
- 0audit findings on staffing
Technology
Senior engineers for a scaling software company in a highly competitive market.
- 6senior engineers
- 1stoffer accepted, every time
- 3referrals since
Featured employers
Join them Who hires through us.
We keep client names private. The sectors, and what they come to us for, we are happy to share.
Provincial Governments
Ministries and agencies running modernization, digital-service and program-delivery work with strict procurement and clearance rules.
Typically hiring: Analysts, developers, PMs, administrative specialistsFinancial Institutions
Banks and insurers hiring technical specialists who understand that regulatory awareness is part of the job.
Typically hiring: Developers, data, security, complianceTechnology Companies
Product and SaaS teams competing for sought-after engineering talent.
Typically hiring: Full-stack, cloud, DevOps, productEngineering and Infrastructure
Organizations whose projects stall without the right systems and technical people, on time.
Typically hiring: Systems, network, infrastructure, deliveryHealthcare and Education
Public institutions that need dependable administrative and technical staff, quickly and compliantly.
Typically hiring: Administration, coordination, IT supportOpen now
See all openings Roles we are filling right now.
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Administrative Assistant - Intermediate (ONSITE)
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Administrative Assistant - Intermediate (ONSITE)
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Administrative Assistant - Junior (ONSITE)
Edmonton, AB, CanadaFull timeOn-site - Apply
Audit Data Analytical Specialist (ONSITE)
Toronto, ON, CanadaFull timeOn-site - Send résumé
Nothing that fits? Send a general application. That's how most of our placements start.
ITTechnicalPublic sectorLeadership
Talent alerts
Hear about roles before they're posted.
Leave an email and we'll send you openings that match your field as they come in. Usually a few a month, sometimes none. We don't share the list and you can stop any time.
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Insights and market updates
All insights What we see in the market.
Market update · Sep 8, 2026
Public-sector IT hiring, Q3 2026: demand is up, timelines are not.
What we are seeing across provincial requisitions this quarter: more analyst and developer seats, tighter submission caps, and clearance turnaround as the real bottleneck.
Industry insight · Aug 19, 2026
The one-hour meeting that saves a six-week search.
The best searches are decided before anyone is contacted. Here is exactly what we cover in a brief, and why the hiring manager should be in the room.
Market update · Jul 30, 2026
Compensation signals from live searches: where offers are being accepted, and where they are not.
A mid-year read on pay across the IT and technical roles we place, drawn from offers made and accepted rather than surveys.
The team
Who does what The people behind every placement.
Mathew Dunn
Recruitment Director
Suruchi Suri
Compliance Manager
Anupurba Dey
Recruitment Manager
Areas we serve
Ask about a city Four offices. Every province.
On-site, hybrid and fully remote. If the role is in Canada, we can fill it.
OntarioOffice
- Windsor
- Oakville
- Toronto
- North York
- Mississauga
- Ottawa
- London
- Hamilton
AlbertaOffice
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- Red Deer
- Lethbridge
British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Surrey
Prairies
- Winnipeg
- Regina
- Saskatoon
Quebec
- Montreal
- Gatineau
Atlantic Canada
- Halifax
- Moncton
- Fredericton
- Saint John
- Charlottetown
- St. John's
Remote Across Canada
- Hybrid and fully remote roles for every province and territory
Talk to us
Tell us about the role. We will tell you how we would fill it.
Email us, or send a brief through the form. A recruiter gets back to you within one business day.
