Best Marketing Agencies in Montreal (2026)

Introduction

Montreal has a large bench of marketing agencies built around media, search, data and growth, and the 11 below were chosen for the breadth of their services, their client rosters and their recent recognition. Most are independent or privately held, alongside two network media offices.

The market works in French and English, and many agencies run Quebec campaigns for national brands as well as their own local accounts. Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, strengthened by Bill 96, brought tougher commercial signage and advertising rules into force in June 2025, which touches everything from paid social copy to packaging. Ownership has shifted too: Omnicom completed its acquisition of IPG at the end of 2025, and Montreal media agency Touché! now sits within Omnicom Media. Among the independents, search work has moved quickly towards generative engine optimisation (GEO), meaning visibility in AI answers as well as in search results, and most of the firms here now sell it as a service.

Every agency here has an active Montreal office in 2026. Creative idea shops are covered on our creative agencies page and network creative offices on the advertising agencies page, so this list concentrates on full-funnel, performance, data and media work. It is unranked, since the right fit depends on your channels, budget and how much of the work you want to keep in-house.

The best marketing agencies in Montreal

1. Adviso

Independent · Plateau-Mont-Royal · adviso.ca

Adviso has spent more than 20 years building a practice across strategy, data, AI, media, SEO and customer experience, and now has over 100 specialists working from its offices on Saint-Denis Street. Its 2025 recognition includes the Social Media and Marketing Grands Prix at the Cas d’or, a Search Engine Land Award and a Google Award. It was also a finalist in Google’s Agency Excellence Awards in Search Transformation and Media Unification, the only Canadian agency nominated in the second category.

The client list is long and very Quebec: Loto-Québec, Couche-Tard, the SAQ, National Bank, Familiprix, Sépaq and CAA-Québec, with case studies for Cirque du Soleil, Ubisoft, Air Canada and Evenko. It suits organisations that want media buying, analytics and search handled by one team rather than split across suppliers.

2. Tink

Independent · Montreal · tink.ca

Tink describes itself as the largest independent web agency in Montreal and has around 30 years of history behind it. The work sits where marketing meets technology: digital strategy, performance marketing, data and personalisation, technology modernisation, AI automation and Shopify Plus commerce, for roughly 100 active clients.

Clients include Desjardins, Metro, Saputo, VIA Rail Canada, Jean Coutu, Loto-Québec, CAE and the Réseau express métropolitain (REM). In September 2026 the agency returned to HOP! Le Sommet du commerce de détail with a talk on retail. It is a good fit when growth depends as much on the website, data and CRM as on the media plan.

3. Glassroom

Independent, member of the Humanise Collective · Saint-Henri · glassroom.ca

Glassroom is an independent media agency with offices on Brewster Avenue in Saint-Henri and on Spadina Avenue in Toronto. It covers omnichannel strategy, marketing science, media activation and sponsorship, and CRM lifecycle design, and runs its own AI platform, LOOPR, for campaign set-up and spend monitoring. The agency is a certified B Corp and appointed Sarah Thompson to lead its Toronto team in April 2025.

Desjardins is the anchor client, with work spanning insurance acquisition search, the “Table Rase” youth campaign built with Radio-Canada and the co-operative’s 125th anniversary. Dermapure uses Glassroom for paid search aimed at patient acquisition.

4. Touché!

Omnicom Media · Mile-Ex · touchemedia.com

Touché! is a media agency specialising in planning, strategy and placement, with search, social and analytics teams alongside. It is based on Rue Marconi in Mile-Ex and also has offices in Toronto and Vancouver. For years it was the most awarded agency at Quebec’s Prix IDÉA, a record it held for the 13th consecutive year in 2020, and it continues to publish its own media thinking in 2026, including a June piece on how brands took part in the Canadiens’ playoff run.

Tourisme Montréal kept Touché! as its media agency after a review in 2023, extending a ten-year relationship, and Metro and Food Basics named it agency of record for Quebec and Ontario. Earlier award-winning work includes campaigns for the Quebec Milk Producers and VIA Rail Canada.

5. dentsu Canada (Montreal)

dentsu · Old Montreal · dentsu.com/ca

dentsu runs four offices in Canada, with its Montreal team on Rue Saint-Pierre in Old Montreal and its Canadian headquarters in Toronto. The Canadian network brings together media and performance brands including Carat, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, plus Dentsu Creative, Tag and the social specialist ICUC. Forrester has named dentsu a leader in media management services.

The Montreal office suits national and global advertisers that want Quebec planning inside a larger network media contract. Ask which of the network brands staff your account locally and which work comes from Toronto.

6. Digitad

Part of Collectif Intégral · Mile End · digitad.ca

Digitad is a web marketing agency on Avenue de Gaspé covering SEO and GEO, paid search, programmatic and social advertising on Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok, Amazon marketplace sales, content production, analytics and conversion audits. It cites more than 80 certified specialists and has a sister office in Paris. Digitad belongs to Collectif Intégral, a French-language group led by Jérémie Abbou and Alexandre Corbasson that also includes content studio Frank, AI firm Genia and training arm La Fusée.

Much of its client base is Quebec small and mid-sized businesses, such as roofing firm CV Dionne and Clean Équipements, served since 2015. The group structure makes it easier to add content or training to a performance retainer without a second supplier.

7. Dialekta

Independent · Rosemont · dialekta.com

Dialekta has 16 years behind it and calls itself fully independent. It combines media, SEO and GEO, analytics and data science, CRM and customer-journey work, and runs offices on Rue Molson in Rosemont, in Quebec City and in Toronto’s Liberty Village. In 2026 it ran a webinar on server-side tracking.

Clients include Le Groupe Maurice, Groupe Touchette and Multi-Prêts Hypothèques, for which Dialekta built a franchise marketing platform. Its published case studies cover 360 media for software firm GSoft and SEO and GEO work for Automobile En Direct.

8. Webtmize

Privately held · Little Italy · webtmize.com

Webtmize is a performance marketing agency on Rue Saint-Zotique focused on SaaS and e-commerce companies. Its team of more than 20 handles paid search, paid social, programmatic, SEO and GEO, email, Shopify development, data science and automated reporting. It is a Google Premier Partner and a member of Google’s International Growth Program.

Retail clients include Browns Shoes, Sleep Country Canada, Mackage and Linen Chest. The international programme membership is relevant for Quebec brands planning to sell into the US or overseas.

9. Bang Marketing

Privately held · Old Montreal · bang-marketing.com

Bang Marketing has worked as a B2B marketing agency since 1998, from offices on Rue Saint-Jacques. Its services run from marketing plans and positioning through branding, content, SEO and GEO, paid search and email to employer branding and recruitment marketing. In 2026 it published a study of B2B marketing in Quebec covering budgets, tactics, tools and AI adoption.

Recent projects include a new positioning and identity for research institute IRDA’s 25th anniversary, a new name, identity and North American marketing strategy for Ganex, and an SEO-led website for BioÉnertek. It suits industrial and professional-services firms with long sales cycles.

10. Novatize

Privately held, headquartered in Quebec City · Montreal · novatize.com

Novatize is a commerce technology agency with offices in Quebec City, Montreal and New York. Its marketing and performance practice covers conversion optimisation, analytics, customer lifetime value, email and SMS, alongside B2B portals, unified commerce and its SPINE accelerator for Shopify B2B. It was named B2B Agency of the Year for 2025 to 2026 at B2B eCommerce World.

Clients include Simons, VIA Rail, BRP, Michelin, Nespresso, Club Piscine and Exceldor. It fits brands whose growth targets depend on the commerce platform as much as on acquisition spend.

11. Agence Minimal

Privately held · Montreal · agenceminimal.com

Founded in 2006, Minimal is a digital marketing agency with offices in Montreal and Quebec City. It handles lead generation, SEO, paid advertising, content strategy, GEO and social media management, and builds websites and visual identities when a campaign needs them. It holds Great Place to Work accreditation.

Clients include CF Montréal, Tourisme Montréal, Université Laval, Merck and Pür & Simple, and its portfolio leans towards tourism, leisure and culture, with projects for Vacances Essipit and Domaine des Pays d’en Haut.

What to look for in a Montreal marketing agency

Start with measurement. Ask how the agency tracks conversions, whether it uses server-side tagging, and who owns the analytics and ad accounts. Several firms here build dashboards and reporting automation, and the accounts and data should stay yours if the relationship ends.

Check the language set-up. Quebec campaigns need French copy written for Quebec audiences from the start, and the Charter of the French Language now applies stricter rules to commercial advertising and signage. An agency should be able to explain how it handles French-first copy across search, social and landing pages, though the final call on compliance belongs with your own legal team.

Be clear about scope. Montreal’s marketing agencies range from media specialists such as Touché! and Glassroom to technology-heavy firms such as Tink and Novatize, and B2B specialists such as Bang Marketing. GEO is now a common line item, so ask what it means in practice: content changes, structured data, tracking of AI answers, or all three.

Finally, look at how the day-to-day runs. Performance work produces a lot of small files: ad variants in two languages, monthly reports, call recordings and landing-page drafts. Agencies that keep one current version of each asset, collect client feedback in one place and record what was approved tend to move faster from test to scale.

How Fabric helps marketing agency teams

Fabric gives a marketing agency one workspace for client files, feedback and team knowledge, with AI search across all of it. The agency setup works around one space per client, and the performance marketing setup keeps briefs, ad creative, reports and call notes for each account together.

Search works by meaning across documents, PDFs, images and transcribed recordings, and reaches into connected apps such as Google Drive, Notion and Gmail, so last quarter’s French ad copy or a client’s brand rules can be found without knowing the file name. Recorded client calls and video ads are transcribed, and results jump to the right timestamp.

For creative review, share a folder of ad variants with the client as a commenter. Shared links work without sign-up. On video and audio, the client leaves timestamped comments and can draw on a video frame; on static ads they draw on the image and attach a comment. The team marks each comment completed as it is fixed, so a round of feedback works like a checklist. There is a short guide to getting client feedback on a video.

Monthly reports and strategy decks can be published as web pages, which are view-only, and protected with a password. Link analytics shows when each named recipient opened a report and how long they spent on it. On Team plans, self-writing docs keep a page for each client up to date from meetings, Slack and the workspace, covering decisions, deliverables and open items.

Password protection and link analytics are included on Pro and Team plans, and self-writing docs on Team plans. See plans for teams.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best marketing agency in Montreal?

It depends on the channels and the size of the account. On 2025 recognition, Adviso won two Grands Prix at the Cas d’or and a Search Engine Land Award, while Novatize was named B2B Agency of the Year at B2B eCommerce World. For media planning and buying, Touché! and Glassroom are two of the most established names.

What is the difference between a marketing agency and an advertising agency?

Marketing agencies on this list focus on media, search, data and conversion, and are usually measured on leads, sales or cost per acquisition. Advertising agencies concentrate on campaign ideas and production. Many brands use one of each; see our list of advertising agencies in Montreal for the second.

Do Montreal marketing agencies work in English?

Yes. All the agencies here work in French and English, and several, including Glassroom, Dialekta and Touché!, also have Toronto offices for national campaigns. Quebec-facing work is normally written in French first.

How does Bill 96 affect marketing in Quebec?

Bill 96 strengthened the Charter of the French Language, and tougher rules on commercial signage and advertising came into force in June 2025. Agencies here plan French-first copy for Quebec audiences, but whether a specific campaign complies is a question for your legal advisers.

What is GEO?

Generative engine optimisation is the work of making a brand visible in answers from AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, as well as in search results. Adviso, Digitad, Dialekta, Webtmize, Bang Marketing and Minimal all offer it in 2026.

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