Firms

All 206 firms in Canadian finance, grouped the way recruiting works.

Investment Banking & Advisory

Big Six Canadian Banks 6

The investment banking arms of Canada's six largest banks.

RBC Capital Markets
Canadian Investment Bank · Toronto
Royal Bank of Canada's global corporate and investment bank, which RBC describes as having the scale of a top-10 global investment bank.
6 open roles · 314 deals · 28 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
TD Securities
Canadian Investment Bank · Toronto
TD Bank Group's investment banking and capital markets division, expanded in the U.S. through TD Cowen.
1 open role · 244 deals · 6 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
BMO Capital Markets
Canadian Investment Bank · Toronto
Bank of Montreal's North American-based investment banking, corporate banking and global markets business.
3 open roles · 334 deals · 5 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets
Canadian Investment Bank · Toronto
Scotiabank's wholesale bank, positioned around the Canada–U.S.–Mexico corridor.
1 open role · 229 deals · 6 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
CIBC Capital Markets
Canadian Investment Bank · Toronto
CIBC's wholesale and investment banking arm, led out of Toronto with a growing U.S. platform.
4 open roles · 277 deals · 6 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
National Bank Capital Markets
Canadian Investment Bank · Montreal
Wholesale banking and capital markets arm of National Bank of Canada, now branded National Bank Capital Markets.
1 open role · 196 deals · 6 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026

Global Balance-Sheet Banks 14

Large international banks that lend as well as advise, with Canadian or cross-border teams.

Global Advisory Houses 6

International advisory-only banks: M&A and restructuring advice, no lending.

Leading Canadian Independents & Dealers 18

Canadian banks not owned by a big bank, advising and raising capital for mid-sized companies.

Boutiques & Small-Cap Dealers 39

Small advisory firms and dealers working on smaller companies and deals, often with very lean teams.

Corporate Finance & Deal Advisory 11

The deal teams at accounting and advisory firms: valuations, M&A support and due diligence. A common first internship before banking.

Pension Investors

Maple 8 8

Canada's eight largest public pension funds, which invest directly in companies, real estate and infrastructure worldwide.

Other Pension Investors 3

Other Canadian pension plans that invest directly alongside, or through, outside managers.

Private Equity

Large-Cap Platforms 3

The largest Canadian private equity firms, buying big companies, often across several strategies.

Pension & Institutional Investors 10

The private equity teams at Canada's pension funds: large direct deals and co-investments with the firms above, made with the pension's own money.

Upper Mid-Market 7

Private equity firms buying established, sizeable private companies.

Mid & Lower Mid-Market 13

Private equity firms buying smaller private companies, with small, hands-on deal teams.

Real Estate 9

Firms that buy, develop and manage property as an investment.

Energy 5

Private equity firms that invest in oil, gas and energy-transition companies.

Infrastructure 2

Investors in long-lived assets like toll roads, utilities, power and transit.

Asset Management

Large Managers 13

The largest managers of Canadians' money, each running more than about C$150 billion: the bank-owned managers, the big fund companies and the global firms' Canadian arms.

Mid-Sized Managers 14

Managers running roughly C$20 to C$150 billion, including several of the independent houses students rank highest.

Boutique Managers 6

Smaller managers, under about C$20 billion, with lean teams where a junior gets responsibility early.

Hedge Funds

Domestic Hedge Funds 11

Canadian hedge funds: a small market, with few seats and few internships.

Global Multi-Strategy Funds in Canada 3

Large international hedge funds with Canadian offices, running many trading teams at once.

Venture Capital

Growth & Multi-Stage 9

Venture funds that back startups from early rounds through later growth.

Early-Stage & Seed 9

Venture funds that write a startup's first cheques.

Private Credit

Large Credit Platforms 12

The biggest private credit investors in Canada: the pension funds' credit teams and the large alternative managers' credit arms.

Mid-Market Lenders 6

Dedicated funds lending directly to mid-sized private companies instead of through a bank.

Real Estate & Specialty Lenders 6

Mortgage, construction and niche lenders, financing property owners and smaller borrowers.

Firms

Investment Banking & Advisory

RBC Capital Markets

TD Securities

BMO Capital Markets

Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets

CIBC Capital Markets

National Bank Capital Markets

Goldman Sachs

J.P. Morgan

Morgan Stanley

Bank of America

Citi

Barclays

UBS

Wells Fargo

Macquarie

BNP Paribas

Société Générale

MUFG

Crédit Agricole CIB

Natixis

Evercore

Rothschild & Co.

Jefferies

Mizuho / Greenhill

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

Cantor Fitzgerald

Canaccord Genuity

Desjardins Capital Markets

Stifel Canada

Raymond James Ltd. (Canada)

INFOR Financial

ATB Cormark Capital Markets

Peters & Co.

Paradigm Capital

Fort Capital

iA Capital Markets

Bloom Burton & Co.

Ventum Financial

Haywood Securities

SCP Resource Finance

Origin Merchant Partners

Blair Franklin Capital Partners

Agentis Capital

Sequeira Partners

Research Capital Corporation

Beacon Securities

Clarus Securities

Maxit Capital

Red Cloud Securities

Sprott

Crosbie & Company

Leede Financial

FirePower Capital

Morrison Park Advisors

Oaklins Canada

Sampford Advisors

Osprey Capital Partners

Capital Canada

Valitas Capital Partners

Centurion One Capital

Maison Placements

NewPoint / Clairfield Canada

Tequity Advisors

IBK Capital

Mills Dunlop

Karst Capital Partners

ArcStone Securities

Distinct Capital Partners

IJW & Co.

Clariti Strategic Advisors

RWT Capital

Coldwater Corporate Finance

Kluane Partners

Left Lane Associates

Alchemy Capital

AIM Group Canada

Yorkdale Partners

Broadstone Partners