Ottawa–Gatineau agencies with federal government experience

An independent media buying agency that plans and buys across streaming TV, programmatic display, video and audio, digital out-of-home, paid search and paid social — for Government of Canada departments, national associations, B2B technology companies and consumer brands. The model is structural rather than rhetorical: no platform kickbacks, no undisclosed rebates and no reselling margin, one disclosed fee, media at actual cost, and the client keeps the platform seats, the data and the vendor relationships. Built on two decades inside the supply chain, at Sharethrough on the supply side and Samsung Ads in connected TV. Also the founder of the Ottawa Ad Club.

• Media planning & buying
• Advertising & campaigns
• Digital marketing
• Research & strategy
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A user-experience design agency with Ottawa and Toronto locations, covering user research, interface design, usability testing and implementation. Publicly states a 2015 founding date.

• UX & product design
• Research & strategy
• Web design & development

An Ottawa firm working across strategy, design and communications, appearing in regional rankings for web design and creative work.

• Brand & identity
• Web design & development
• Research & strategy
• Content & social

A long-running Ottawa branding, graphic design and multimedia agency, publicly describing more than three decades of creative and marketing work including video and corporate storytelling.

• Brand & identity
• Video & production
• Content & social
• Advertising & campaigns

A video production company with an Ottawa office alongside Toronto and Vancouver, offering full-service production from pre-production planning through final delivery for corporate and brand clients.

• Video & production
• Content & social
• Advertising & campaigns

A full-service creative marketing agency working across branding, advertising, video production, digital and social, custom web design, and content marketing and strategy. States more than 50 years in business, and describes itself as independent and bilingual. Recent public work includes health-care, public-health and workforce campaigns.

• Brand & identity
• Advertising & campaigns
• Web design & development
• Content & social
• +2

An Ottawa agency working at the intersection of public relations, digital and public affairs. Publicly positions around communications challenges intended to shift opinion and shape policy conversations.

• PR & communications
• Public affairs & advocacy
• Content & social
• Digital marketing

A communications agency with Ottawa and Toronto offices, working in public relations, digital communications and content production. Public work includes campaigns produced for the City of Ottawa.

• PR & communications
• Content & social
• Video & production
• Public affairs & advocacy
• +1

A full-service creative marketing agency describing nearly four decades in business, spanning branding, strategic campaigns, video, web and digital advertising. Publishes named work for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Hydro Ottawa, CropLife Canada, the RCMP and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and organises its practice around agriculture, defence, health, sports and tourism.

• Brand & identity
• Advertising & campaigns
• Video & production
• Web design & development
• +2

A boutique creative studio citing 25+ years of experience, offering planning, video and motion, graphic design, web and branding — and stating that deliverables are produced in accessible formats. Publishes named work for the Library of Parliament, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nature Canada and the Canadian Red Cross.

• Video & production
• Brand & identity
• Web design & development
• Content & social
• +1

An Ontario studio with Ottawa and Kingston locations, focused on website design and development alongside brand work. Publicly emphasises associations, not-for-profits and public sector clients, where accessibility and bilingual delivery are routine requirements.

• Web design & development
• Brand & identity
• UX & product design
• Content & social

An independent public affairs firm with an Ottawa office alongside locations in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria and Halifax. Works in government relations, stakeholder engagement and strategic communications.

• Public affairs & advocacy
• PR & communications
• Research & strategy