10 Best Influencer Marketing Agencies in Canada for English and French Creator Campaigns

An influencer campaign that works in Toronto can feel completely out of place in Quebec.

In a survey of 3,534 Quebec consumers, 47% said they had been dissatisfied at least occasionally with the availability or quality of French content on digital platforms, according to Quebec’s language regulator.

That’s why Canadian creator campaigns need more than translated captions. The right agency understands local audiences, casts creators who sound natural in each language, and manages the disclosure rules that come with paid partnerships.

We compared ten Canada-based influencer marketing agencies to help you find the right fit for English, French, or bilingual campaigns.

Canadian Influencer Agencies Compared: Language Coverage and Best Fit

Use this comparison to narrow your shortlist by the work each agency has actually shown.

How We Picked These Agencies: Canadian Office, Creator Proof, and Language Coverage

Each agency had to show a Canadian base, a record of creator work that supports a comparison, and a documented way of handling language.

• Canadian office: every agency has an office or mailing address in Canada. Peersway serves Toronto clients from Oakville, UpHouse uses its Winnipeg mailing address, and Viral Nation's Canadian office is in Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area), with the address shown in its profile sourced from LinkedIn.
• Creator proof: named clients, a published campaign result, or a documented creator roster.
• Language coverage: whether French, English, or both languages appear in the way the agency casts and manages creators.
• Category fit: a PR firm and a talent manager appear where influencer campaigns are a named service, and their entries say so.

Publisher disclosure: inBeat Agency publishes this guide, works from a Montreal office, and went through the same checks as the other nine and is listed first.

10 Canadian Influencer Marketing Agencies Worth Hiring in 2026

Each profile starts with the agency's address, then covers its work, services, clients, and industries, so readers can compare offices and credentials side by side.

1. inBeat Agency

Address: 51 Rue Sherbrooke O #204, Montréal, QC H2X 1X2

inBeat Agency is a Montreal-based influencer marketing agency specializing in micro-influencer campaigns, UGC production, and performance creative. Its team connects brands with relevant creators and develops content for organic social media, paid advertising, and customer acquisition campaigns.

The agency's collaboration with Montreal-based travel app Hopper shows this approach in practice. To address rising acquisition costs and creative fatigue, inBeat developed a continuous supply of creator-generated ads, delivering over 300 creative assets monthly across three acquisition platforms. Within three months, Hopper reduced its overall user acquisition cost by 20%.

Notable clients: Dockers, HelloFresh, Turo, Nordstrom, Bumble, Soylent, Greenpark Sports

Industries: Apps and Tech, Beauty and Fashion, Food and Beverage, Wellness and Sport, CPG, Institutional and B2B

Key services:

• Influencer marketing and Instagram creator campaigns
• Nano and micro influencer programs
• UGC production
• Creative strategy and ad testing
• Creative ad copywriting
• Panel recruitment

2. Clark Influence

Address: 4560B, Boul. Saint-Laurent, #203, Montréal, QC H2T 1R3

Clark Influence is a Montreal-based agency with teams in Montreal and Toronto. It handles creator sourcing, negotiation, campaign management, content production, amplification, and reporting for brands targeting Canadian audiences.

A campaign for the dating app Fruitz targeted Gen Z in Quebec and the rest of Canada through TikTok and UGC. Eight creators produced videos in French and English for the brand's channels. Clark also offers bilingual social media management, while its Talent Factory handles celebrity partnerships and Anorak specializes in travel and tourism creators.

Notable clients: Cineplex, Samsonite, Group Bel, IGA (Sobeys), Shiseido, Fruitz

Industries: Entertainment, Fashion, Travel & Tourism, Beauty & Skincare, Food & Beverage, Retail, Technology & Apps

Key services:

• Influencer selection, recruitment, and negotiation
• Annual influencer campaigns
• Amplification and reporting
• Video and photography production
• Bilingual social media management
• Celebrity marketing

3. The Influence Agency

Address: 213 Sterling Road, Toronto, ON

The Influence Agency works from a studio in Toronto's West End, where 69 in-house specialists run influencer, social, paid, SEO, and web work for one client team. Performance marketers founded it in 2017, and creators sit inside a 360 program with a network of 2.5 million influencers, athletes, and celebrities.

For Flying Tiger Copenhagen's Canadian debut, the agency paired local creators with PR and experiential activations. The campaign produced 236 creator assets and 4.24M+ influencer impressions, alongside 90.5M+ PR impressions across 143 media placements. That mix suits retail launches that need creator content and broader publicity managed together.

Notable clients: Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Lowe's, Miovision, Youtheory, Sara, Skilled Trades College

Industries: Retail, Home decor, Wellness, Technology, Education

Key services:

• Influencer sourcing and relationship management
• TikTok and short-form video campaigns
• User-generated content
• Whitelisting influencer content
• Paid social and media buying
• PR and activations

4. Viral Nation

Address: 2680 Skymark Ave, Suite 400, Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y5

Viral Nation was founded in Toronto in 2014 and pairs managed creator programs with its SocialAI platform. Viral Nation Talent represents 900+ creators across 35+ content verticals, and one global activation has run with 4,000+ creators.

Viral Nation suits enterprise teams that need creator screening alongside large-scale campaign execution. Its VN Secure module has screened more than 28,000 creators. In another campaign, a cosmetics restock sold out within ten hours, with creator content reaching 18.9M views in 24 hours.

Notable clients: e.l.f. Cosmetics, Uber, MGM Resorts International, Coca-Cola, Disney, Microsoft, Warner Bros

Industries: Beauty & Cosmetics, Consumer Goods, Entertainment & Gaming, Technology, Mobility, Hospitality

Key services:

• Influencer marketing
• Creator representation through Viral Nation Talent
• Content studio
• Paid media
• Community management
• TikTok marketing

5. Dulcedo

Address: 438 McGill Street, suite 200, Montréal, QC H2Y 2G1

Dulcedo is a Montreal-based talent management agency representing digital creators across beauty, fashion, lifestyle, travel, and fitness. Its influencer division handles personal brand development, campaign coordination, and brand partnerships, with a roster that brands can browse by niche and audience.

Dulcedo maintains a dedicated Quebec francophone creator category for briefs that require locally recognizable voices. During the 2026 Montreal Formula 1 weekend, its managers secured beauty, lifestyle, and automotive brand placements for represented talent. It is a talent-first option for brands seeking specific creators and partnership management rather than a full paid-media program.

Notable clients: L'Oréal, SkinCeuticals, Audi, Sephora Canada, Moroccanoil

Industries: Fashion, Beauty & Skincare, Haircare, Food & Beverage, Travel, Fitness & Wellness, Family & Parenting

Key services:

• Content planning and career strategy
• Brand deals
• Hands-on talent management
• Casting through talent profiles
• Quebec francophone creators

6. One Way

Address: 9320 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Suite 200A, Montréal, QC

One Way is a Montreal talent and production agency founded in 2024. Its services cover influencer campaigns, creator representation, video production, and targeted media for brands working with Quebec audiences.

One Way represents French-speaking Quebec creators and pairs talent management with video production. Its portfolio includes an ongoing Nespresso video mandate and creator collaborations for brands such as Toyota Québec. This makes it a practical choice for teams that want local creator casting and finished social content from one agency.

Notable clients: Nespresso, DoorDash, Cineplex, National Circus School, Alliance Sport-Études, Toyota Québec, TELUS

Industries: Food & Beverage, Entertainment, Education, Sport, Beauty & Personal Care, Automotive, Retail, Technology & Telecom

Key services:

• Influencer marketing campaigns
• Talent management
• Video production
• Social content
• Targeted media

7. Shine Talent Group

Address: 20 Bay Street, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON M5J 2N8

Shine Talent Group represents 300+ creators across Canada, the US, and Europe, with a Toronto team supporting brand partnerships and creator campaigns. The agency reports 2,000+ agency and brand partners and 3,000+ campaigns managed quarterly across its network.

For Snackish's North American launch, Shine developed a shortlist of 100+ potential creators and secured ten campaigns across Canada and the US. The program generated over 3M views and 43,000 engagements, illustrating the agency's experience with cross-border casting for consumer brands.

Notable clients: Snackish, Sushi Pocket

Industries: Fashion, Beauty, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Gaming, Food & Beverage

Key services:

• Campaign ideation and strategy
• Influencer sourcing
• Content creation
• Talent management
• Reporting and compliance

8. UpHouse

Address: 777-70 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G7

UpHouse is a Winnipeg-based marketing, PR, and talent agency and a Certified B Corporation since 2022. Its influencer offering covers creator recruitment, campaign management, and reporting, while the wider agency works on brand strategy and events.

For Travel Manitoba, UpHouse helped stage a 2026 Toronto pop-up that drew roughly 2,500 visitors. Its Niagara Pen Centre work also involved local influencers and community storytelling. These examples show how creator partnerships fit into its tourism, retail, and purpose-driven projects, although its portfolio spans wider agency services.

Notable clients: Travel Manitoba, Efficiency Manitoba, Niagara Pen Centre, Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce

Industries: Tourism & Destinations, Energy & Utilities, Retail, Associations & Nonprofits, Construction & Building Supply

Key services:

• Influencer strategy
• Creator recruitment
• Campaign management
• Reporting
• PR and talent services

9. Peersway

Address: 61 Glenashton Drive, Oakville, ON L6H 7A1

Peersway focuses on nano- and micro-influencer campaigns, managing creator sourcing and campaign execution for brands in Canada and other markets. Its published work covers beauty, food, parenting, technology, and cause-based campaigns, rather than a single sector.

For Shoppers Drug Mart's Top Picks campaign, Peersway recruited 150 influencers across Canada, including French speakers, and reported 6.1M total reach. The case gives a clearer picture of its specialty: coordinating product-led creator programs with local audience coverage rather than offering a full paid-media service.

Notable clients: Shoppers Drug Mart, Duracell, Reko Pizzelle, Bear Paws, Paymi, Environmental Defence

Industries: Beauty & Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Parenting & Family, Technology & Apps, Consumer Goods, Nonprofit & Advocacy

Key services:

• Nano influencer marketing
• Micro influencer marketing
• Campaign management
• Creator matching

10. Faulhaber

Address: 67 Mowat Avenue, Suite 103, Toronto, ON M6K 3E3

Faulhaber is a Toronto PR agency, 25 years in, that runs influencer campaigns beside media relations and experiential events, with teams in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Faulhaber's influencer work is aimed at brands that want creator partnerships alongside PR, launches, and events. For Prada Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry, its team combined creator previews with a public pop-up in Toronto, generating 247 organic social posts, 1.07M video views, and 146K engagements. It also offers product seeding, digital amplification, and creator selection using Traackr.

Notable clients: Prada, Levi's, Urban Decay, Charlotte Tilbury, Bed Bath & Beyond, eos, Tourism Australia

Industries: Beauty & Skincare, Fashion, Travel & Tourism, Automotive, Hospitality, Retail

Key services:

• Advocacy seeding programs
• Digital amplification
• Industry insights
• Influencer campaign management
• Leading platform access

French Influencer Marketing in Quebec: Language Rules and Creator Casting

French influencer campaigns in Quebec depend on two decisions: whether the advertising follows Quebec's French-language rules, and whether the creators speak the way Quebec audiences do. Quebec is the one Canadian province where French is the only official language, and 59.2% of its residents were English-French bilingual in 2021 according to Statistics Canada. Language is therefore a casting filter that national campaigns in Canada cannot skip.

Quebec's French-Language Advertising Rules

• The Charter of the French Language sets French as the language of commercial advertising in Quebec.
• A second language may appear alongside French when French remains markedly predominant.
• The brief states which captions, on-screen text, and paid-partnership labels get a French version for a Quebec audience.

Casting French-Speaking and Bilingual Creators

• Quebec French carries its own idioms and humor, so creators from Quebec read as local where creators from France or English-language translations do not.
• Bilingual creators suit national campaigns that need one asset in two languages.
• Creative adapted for Quebec works best as localized ads with French-first captions and Quebec references.

Dubbing and Subtitles Versus Native French Content

• Native French content from francophone creators gives the strongest local signal and takes the longest to brief.
• Dubbing an English creator video speeds delivery but changes lip sync and tone.
• Subtitles keep the original voice and suit audiences that already follow English-language creators.

Influencer Whitelisting and Disclosure Terms in Canadian Agency Contracts

In Canada, an agency contract should settle three things before the first post: how paid-partnership labels appear, how long the brand can run the creator's content as an ad, and who answers for disclosure when a post is wrong.

Label choice changes what viewers understand, because in Ad Standards' 2025 research with Caddle, 54% of Canadians recognized the Paid Promotion label and 48% recognized #ad.

Ad Standards Disclosure Labels and Competition Act Exposure

• US brands running Canadian campaigns also meet US FTC endorsement rules for US audiences, so one contract can name both regimes.
• The 2025 Ad Standards guidelines cover paid partnership tools, affiliate links, and content aimed at children, and the contract says which tool each platform uses.
• The Competition Bureau expects disclosures to be prominent and visible on every device without a tap to expand, so a label hidden below a caption fold fails the test.
• Ad Standards' guidelines address advertisers and influencers together, so the agency contract names who checks each post before it goes live.

Whitelisting and Usage-Rights Windows

• Whitelisting lets the brand run a creator's post as an ad from the creator's own handle.
• The contract names the platforms, the paid or organic scope, and the start and end dates of the window.
• Longer windows cost more, and clear usage rights for creator content prevent disputes when a campaign gets extended.

Disclosing AI-Generated Creator Content

• The 2025 guidelines also cover AI-generated content and AI influencers.
• In the same survey, 78% of Canadians said AI influencers must clearly disclose their identity.
• A contract names which assets use AI and who adds the label.

Influencer Marketing Costs in Canada: Agency Hourly Rates, Minimum Budgets, and Fee Models

Most Canadian influencer agencies bill by the hour or by the project, and the typical agency lands in the $100 to $149 hourly band.

Across the first 80 Canada-based influencer agencies in Clutch's directory, 57 of the 69 that publish an hourly rate (83%) charge $100 to $199, and 72 of the 77 that publish a minimum project size (94%) start at $10,000 or less.

Agencies report both figures themselves, in US dollars.

The wider market is growing: influencer marketing spend in Canada reached $660 million, up 13.8% year over year, in the Digital 2026: Canada report.

Hourly Rates Across 80 Canadian Agencies

• $100 to $149 per hour: 29 agencies
• $150 to $199 per hour: 28 agencies
• $50 to $99 per hour: 8 agencies
• $200 to $300 per hour: 3 agencies
• $25 to $49 per hour: 1 agency
• Rate unpublished: 11 agencies

Minimum Project Sizes and Budget Floors

• $1,000 and up: 26 agencies
• $5,000 and up: 24 agencies
• $10,000 and up: 22 agencies
• $25,000 and up: 4 agencies
• $250,000 and up: 1 agency
• Minimum unpublished: 3 agencies

Retainers, Per-Campaign Fees, and Creator Costs

• Agencies charge a monthly retainer for always-on programs and a project fee for a single campaign.
• Creator fees and usage rights usually sit on top of the agency fee, and what content creators cost depends on follower tier and on how long the brand runs the content as an ad.
• Platform subscriptions, where an agency uses one, appear as a separate line.

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Frequently Asked Questions

These are the questions Canadian brands raise most often before they sign with an influencer agency.

Can a Canadian agency run campaigns for a US brand?

Yes. Several Canada-based agencies work across both countries, so a US brand can cover Canadian creators, disclosure rules, and French-language casting through one team. Brands launching influencer marketing in a new market usually start with one province or city and add others once the first campaign reports.

Do Canadian brands need an agency or an influencer platform?

A platform suits brands with in-house staff who can brief, contract, and report on creators themselves. An agency adds strategy, contracts, creator vetting, and reporting, and that support matters most for multi-market or bilingual campaigns.

Do gifted products need a disclosure label in Canada?

Yes. Ad Standards' guidelines treat a gifted product as a connection the creator discloses, and they separate gifted products from event invitations.

What is the difference between nano, micro, and mid-tier creators?

Nano creators usually have under 10,000 followers, micro creators sit between 10,000 and roughly 100,000, and mid-tier creators reach the hundreds of thousands. Agencies draw the lines differently, so confirm each tier's follower range in the proposal.

Is TikTok Shop available in Canada?

No. As of early November 2026, TikTok Shop's in-app checkout is not available in Canada and TikTok has announced no launch date. Canadian brands can still pay creators and affiliates today, and a TikTok Shop creator affiliate strategy applies once the program arrives.