Helping you unlock progress and potential
We’re one of the top education staffing firms in Canada, with an extensive network of qualified professionals from coast to coast.
Founded in 1989, Altis is proud to partner with educational institutions of all sizes across Canada. With current knowledge of the education sector and deep industry ties, our specialized recruiters tap our extensive candidate network to quickly identify and secure exceptional talent for roles ranging from entry-level to executive at universities, colleges, research institutes and academic associations.
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We start by learning about you—the employer who is striving to foster a
best-in-class team, stand out and grow.
- Stage and type of organization—post-secondary institutions, public & private schools, school boards or services
- Essential skills like administrative and student support, financial planning and budgeting, human resources and labour relations, as well as deep technical expertise in critical areas such as cybersecurity and AI
- Proven experience across functions and industries
- Leadership and management skills, including active coaching and development of your team members
- Communication skills, including stakeholder management, business partnering, presentations to executives and teams, supplier engagement
- More intangible qualities such as creative thinking, negotiation skills, decision-making and values alignment
Your Strategic Partner in Talent Acquisition
Why you’ll love working with us
- We aren’t just a partner--we’re an extension of your business and brand. We act as your external HR department, supporting you from the initial role design to hiring and beyond. And we don’t stop searching and vetting candidates until you’re satisfied with your new hire.
- We’re consultative, sharing what we learn through our candidates, along with the latest trends in your industry.
- We adapt to your hiring needs. Whether you’re hiring a permanent employee or contract/temporary resources, we can help. We also support you with converting contract resources to permanent roles and provide payroll services as needed.
- We’re communicative, keeping you informed as our search progresses and advising you on how best to position your role to attract top candidates.
- We put our whole team behind you... and our extensive network of 900,000+ candidates across all skills, too. In fact, we find many of our placements through referrals because, as they say, good people know good people.
- We work onshore, in Canada to locate talent ready to start delivering now.
- We go beyond the resumé, looking for unique attributes in each candidate, presenting only our top choices and explaining in detail why we selected each one.
- We validate candidates before you hire. See below.
- We balance speed with quality. See below.
We validate our candidates
Since many of today’s candidates use ChatGPT and other AI applications to write their resumés and cover letters, it can be hard to tell if someone’s the real deal. Rest assured, we take the time to validate skills and experience and verify that each candidate is what they claim to be.
- We interview every candidate face to face (either in person or over video).
- We go beyond the standard interview. We assess on-the-spot thinking by asking unique questions that we co-develop with you—things not covered in the job ad.
- We verify all credentials, including designations, education and more.
- We provide testing and screening (on request), including in-depth technical and competency-based screening assessments.
- We conduct a range of checks (when appropriate), using a third party to do background, criminal and credit checks.
- We check references prior to all employment offers.
We balance speed with quality
Sometimes our clients need to move quickly, and we’ll meet them where they are.
However, while we work faster than others in our industry, we won’t sacrifice quality for speed; we always conduct a full search and validate each candidate before submitting our shortlist. This is how we’ve become one of the best staffing agencies for finance and accounting.
In a rush? These factors impact the speed of our search:
- The job title and technologies in use
- Total compensation, including salary, vacation, benefits
- Work model (remote/hybrid/onsite)
- Years of experience required in specific sectors/industries
We strive to meet the following timelines:
- 5-7 business days from initial search to first interview (permanent hires)
Note: For unique roles that require extensive searching and tapping our referral network, the timeline may be longer. We communicate with you at every step and share the results of our search as we progress.
- 3-5 business days from initial search to first interview (temporary hires)
Positions in the education sector that we fill most often
Nationwide, we link schools and educational organizations with the skilled talent they need to make a difference. Key roles include:
- Registrar Assistant
- Research Administrator
- Program & Event Planner
- Human Resources Business Partner
- Program Coordinator
- Director of Human Resources
- Director of Finance
- Manager, Budgets and Planning
- Communications Officer
- Digital Marketing Specialist
- Executive Assistant
- Accounting Supervisor
- Financial Specialist
- Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Labour Relations Advisor
- Workforce Design Specialist
Technical Education roles:
- E-Learning Specialist
- IT AV Support Analyst
- Network Analyst
- Instructional Designer
- Web Developer
- Software Developer
- Systems Integrator
- Data Centre Technician
- Security Specialist
- IT Leadership
- Project Manager
- Business Systems Analyst
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Specialties
Whether you need to quickly staff up to cover seasonal spikes or find the right full-time talent, we’re here to help you fill all your Administration, Customer Service and Operations Support roles, and more.
Networked across the country, our team connects you with qualified candidates for mid- to senior-level, permanent or contract roles across multiple industries in both the private and provincial public sectors.
Our expert IT recruiters have the experience and network to find qualified tech talent for hard-to-fill roles. They stay updated on trends and skills to successfully fill in-demand positions in business analysis, project management, cybersecurity, data science, and more.
Our team has placed thousands of qualified professionals in contract and permanent roles across a broad range of private sector industries nationwide. From transactional-level accounting to designated professionals, we connect you with Canada’s top financial experts.

Within our specialty areas, we’ve successfully placed thousands of qualified professionals in contract and permanent roles across a range of public- and private-sector industries Canada-wide.