Recruitment & staffing agency in Vancouver
Pre-vetted candidates. One flat fee, no commission.
Vancouver employers have 590+ open roles in Scowter's index this week, so good people are taken fast. Our AI agents search every day and a human recruiter interviews and verifies, then you get a ready-to-hire shortlist for tech and film and visual effects roles and more.
Vancouver · Canada
Vancouver hiring market this week
- Open roles tracked
- 590+
- Most in-demand role
- Administrative Assistant
- Median advertised pay
- $72k a year
- Time zone
- PT (UTC−8 / −7)
What a recruitment agency in Vancouver usually costs, and what we do instead
Agencies in Vancouver follow the same model as agencies everywhere: a percentage of salary on placement. Scowter is a recruiting agency run by AI agents and human recruiters at one flat fee, so the price is known before the search starts.
| Typical Vancouver agency | Scowter | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 15 to 25 percent of first-year salary, more for executive search | One flat fee per role, agreed before we start |
| When you pay | On placement, sometimes a retainer up front | Flat monthly fee while the role is open, no retainer |
| Who does the work | One recruiter working several clients | AI agents search daily, a human recruiter interviews and verifies |
| Where candidates come from | Job ads and the recruiter's own contacts | Our own talent pool first, then 150+ job boards |
| What you receive | CVs to screen yourself | A ready-to-hire shortlist with interview notes, salary and start date |
| After the shortlist | You chase scheduling | We handle scheduling, follow-ups and offer coordination |
Who is hiring in Vancouver, and for what
Live from Scowter's Vancouver index this week. We use the same data to tell you how competitive your role is and what the market is paying before we start.
Employers with the most open roles
- HPHP18 open roles
- BCBC Legal Management Association7 open roles
- VAVancouver Coastal Health6 open roles
- TETELUS6 open roles
- TETEEMA Group5 open roles
- BCBC Cancer5 open roles
Advertised pay in Vancouver jobs that show it: median $72k a year, most between $57k and $105k (converted to US dollars, from 256 postings).
Pre-vetted candidates already in our pools
We do not start from zero. Every search begins in our own database of verified, actively job-hunting people, then widens to 150+ job boards. Names are hidden here; you see full profiles once we start.
Ry**
Procurement Manager
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada · 6+ yrs
Ca**
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST | DIGITAL TRANSF
Canada · 13+ yrs
Br**
Head Of Innovation & Strategic Initiativ
Québec City, Canada · 13+ yrs
Wi**
Procurement Officer
Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada · 8+ yrs
Hiring in Vancouver: the local facts we work with
What we check before we send you anyone for a Vancouver role.
Where the employers are
Downtown, Mount Pleasant, Burnaby and Richmond.
Biggest hiring sectors
tech, film and visual effects, ports and trade, natural resources and tourism.
Work permits
Employers hire Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people with a valid work permit. Many overseas hires need a permit backed by an LMIA.
Notice periods
Two weeks' notice is common in Canada, so hiring can move fast once an offer is made.
How our Vancouver recruiting works, in five steps
Tell us the roles
Job title, must-have skills, location or time zone, salary range. Two minutes.
Search and screen
Our AI searches our own talent pools and 150+ job boards, then screens every CV against your must-haves.
Interview and verify
A recruiter interviews each shortlisted person, checks availability and salary, and verifies the CV.
Get a ready-to-hire shortlist
Profiles with interview notes, salary expectation and start date. You run the final interview.
We handle the rest
Scheduling, reminders, follow-ups and offer coordination, until the person starts.
A recruitment agency for your city, at one flat fee.
Tell us the role and the city. AI agents search our pools and 150+ boards, human recruiters interview and verify, you get a ready-to-hire shortlist.
- Flat fee. No percentage of salary, no retainer.
- Candidates from our own talent pools and 150+ job boards.
- Every CV checked by a human recruiter before you see it.
- Scheduling, follow-ups and offer coordination handled for you.
Recruitment agencies in Vancouver: common questions
How much does a recruitment agency in Vancouver charge?
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Most agencies in Vancouver, like elsewhere, charge a percentage of the first-year salary, usually between 15 and 25 percent for contingency search and more for retained executive search. Scowter charges one flat fee per role instead, agreed before the search starts, so a senior hire costs the same as a junior one.
Which roles are hardest to fill in Vancouver right now?
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Administrative Assistant, Project Manager, Sales Manager and Sales Representative have the most open postings in Vancouver this week in Scowter's index, which usually means the longest time to fill. Those are the roles where an agency with its own talent pool saves the most time.
Do you have candidates already in Vancouver?
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We start every Vancouver search in our own talent pool, which holds pre-vetted, actively job-hunting people in Canada and worldwide, and then widen to 150+ job boards. Employers hire Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people with a valid work permit.
How fast can a staffing agency fill a role in Vancouver?
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It depends on the role and the notice periods common in Canada. Two weeks' notice is common in Canada, so hiring can move fast once an offer is made. We send the first screened profiles as soon as the human interviews are done and keep going until the seat is filled.
Which companies are hiring the most in Vancouver?
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This week the employers with the most open roles in Vancouver include HP, BC Legal Management Association, Vancouver Coastal Health and TELUS. If you are competing with them for the same people, speed and a clear offer matter more than the agency's brand.
Is Scowter a local Vancouver agency?
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We are a remote-first recruiting team that works Vancouver roles with local market data, candidates in Canada, and interviews in your time zone (PT (UTC−8 / −7)). You get a named human recruiter plus AI agents working the search every day, without an office markup.
Recruitment agency in other cities
Hire in Vancouver without the agency commission.
Tell us the role. AI agents start searching tonight, a human recruiter calls the best people, and you get a ready-to-hire shortlist.