Toronto's Executive Assistant Recruitment Specialists

TDS Personnel is Toronto’s specialist executive assistant staffing agency with over 50 years of experience recruiting exclusively for EA and administrative roles across the GTA. Unlike generalist employment agencies, we focus entirely on this space giving us a deeper candidate network, sharper screening, and better long-term placement outcomes. We serve employers across Toronto, North York, Mississauga, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and the wider Greater Toronto Area.

For permanent placements, most searches are completed within 2–4 weeks of our initial briefing call. Contract and temporary EA placements can be arranged significantly faster often within 2–5 business days from our pre-vetted candidate database. Timeline depends on the specificity of the role and the seniority level required.

Executive assistant salaries in Toronto vary significantly by seniority: Junior EA (1–3 years): $50,000–$65,000. EA (3–7 years): $65,000–$85,000. Senior EA (7–15 years): $85,000–$105,000. C-Suite EA supporting CEO or CFO (15+ years): $95,000–$130,000+. Contract and temporary EAs range from $35–$55/hr. Financial services and private equity firms typically pay 10–20% above these benchmarks.

We recruit exclusively for executive assistant and administrative roles this is our entire business, not an admin department within a generalist firm. Every candidate is interviewed in-person and assessed using SHL Talent Central professional skills testing before being presented. We have 50+ years of Toronto market experience, a database of 10,000+ pre-vetted candidates, and deep referral relationships with EAs who are not actively job searching.

Every candidate goes through an in-person interview with one of our EA recruitment consultants and a structured skills assessment using SHL Talent Central a widely validated professional testing platform. We assess technical capability, communication precision, executive-level judgment, discretion, and cultural fit. No candidate is presented to an employer without passing this process.

Yes. TDS Personnel is both a permanent placement agency and a temp agency for Toronto EA roles. We place executive assistants across all engagement types: permanent, contract, temp-to-perm, and short-term temporary coverage. We serve the full GTA including North York, Mississauga, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and surrounding areas. Temp and contract EAs can typically be placed within a few business days.

An administrative assistant supports a team or department broadly handling general scheduling, correspondence, and office coordination. An executive assistant works directly with one or a small group of senior leaders, with significantly greater responsibility and required judgment. EAs frequently act on the executive’s behalf, handle highly confidential information, manage stakeholder relationships, and contribute to the executive’s strategic effectiveness. At TDS Personnel, we recruit separately for these roles because the screening process and candidate networks are genuinely different.

For most organizations, yes particularly for senior EA roles where a poor hire is costly in time, training, and executive productivity. A specialist EA recruitment agency gives you access to passive candidates not visible on job boards, faster time-to-hire (2–4 weeks versus 6–12 weeks for in-house hiring), better screening for judgment and fit, compensation guidance, and a placement guarantee. The best executive assistants in Toronto are rarely actively searching they’re reached through established agency relationships built over decades.

Yes. Our primary focus is the Greater Toronto Area, including central Toronto, North York, Mississauga, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and surrounding GTA municipalities. We have 50+ years of deep local market knowledge, a strong GTA candidate network, and placement experience across all major employment areas in the region.