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Best SEO Consultants in Canada (2026)

The Canada ranking combines a strong local-search cohort with technical and B2B specialists. Location is based on a public professional profile, not a claim that every consultant serves every province.

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10 consultants matched

Reviewed September 11, 2026

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Myriam Jessier

Technical SEO and analytics consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Technical SEO, analytics, accessibility and bilingual English-French teams

Technical SEOInternationalContent SEOCo-founder of PRAGM

LocationFrance · Canada

2026 activityIn 2026 she remains active in technical SEO and AI-search practitioner education.

Clients & collaboratorsCurrent client names are generally confidential; public work centers on workshops and conferences.

Credentials & productsInternational speaker, trainer and experienced analytics practitioner. Course, training or education offer.

Experience & resultsInternational speaker, trainer and experienced analytics practitioner. No comparable current case study with baseline, intervention, timeframe and attribution was publicly established.

Social proofStrong bilingual search-community presence; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkConfirm current business entity, geography and delivery availability before contracting.

What people sayNo defensible independent review pattern was established. Request two recent, comparable client references before making a service-quality claim.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score77/100

Pricing$3,000-$10,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Ross Simmonds

B2B content distribution and SEO strategist

Evidence C

Best for: B2B SaaS content distribution, audience growth and AI-assisted content operations

B2B SaaSContent SEOAI searchFounder of Foundation

LocationCanada · International

2026 activityIn 2026 he continues running a global agency, building software and teaching AI-assisted marketing workflows.

Clients & collaboratorsFoundation works with B2B technology brands; current named accounts should be verified on the agency's case-study pages.

Credentials & productsLinkedIn Learning instructor, keynote speaker, author and agency founder. Book or long-form publication referenced in the authority field; Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsLinkedIn Learning instructor, keynote speaker, author and agency founder. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofLarge LinkedIn and podcast audience; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkHe is broader than SEO. Choose him when distribution and content operations matter, not for a narrow technical audit.

What people sayLarge LinkedIn and podcast audience; exact follower count not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score77/100

Pricing$10,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Steve Toth

SEO strategy consultant and publisher

Evidence C

Best for: B2B SaaS, ecommerce, practical SEO systems and experienced teams seeking tested playbooks

Content SEOB2B SaaSAI searchFounder of SEO Notebook

LocationToronto, Canada

2026 activityIn 2026 he continues consulting, publishing and curating tactical SEO and AI-search experiments.

Clients & collaboratorsPublicly collaborates with software companies and practitioners; current client list is not generally disclosed.

Credentials & productsFormer in-house SEO leader, conference speaker and publisher of a large specialist newsletter. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsFormer in-house SEO leader, conference speaker and publisher of a large specialist newsletter. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofLarge newsletter and LinkedIn following; exact count not captured.

Main buying checkTactical content is strong, but buyers should confirm strategic scope and implementation support.

Editorial score77/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Martha van Berkel

Schema markup and semantic-strategy consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise schema markup, knowledge graphs and brand control across search and AI

Schema & semanticEnterprise SEOAI searchCEO and co-founder of Schema App

LocationOntario, Canada

2026 activityIn 2026 she is positioning schema and knowledge graphs as controls for how AI systems understand brands.

Clients & collaboratorsWorks with Schema App customers and co-founder Mark van Berkel; direct consulting is typically part of the platform relationship.

Credentials & productsApplied Mathematics and Engineering degree, MIT innovation and strategy study, and enterprise technology leadership. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsApplied Mathematics and Engineering degree, MIT innovation and strategy study, and enterprise technology leadership. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofProminent schema and enterprise-search speaker; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkSchema can clarify entities but does not guarantee rankings or citations. Confirm measurement and integration ownership.

What people sayProminent schema and enterprise-search speaker; exact follower count not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score77/100

Pricing$8,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Joy Hawkins

Local SEO consultant and agency founder

Evidence C

Best for: Google Business Profile problems, local ranking, suspensions and multi-location local SEO

Local SEOEnterprise SEOFounder of Sterling Sky

LocationOntario, Canada

2026 activityIn 2025 Sterling Sky acquired Ranking Academy; in 2026 Joy leads local-search testing, client work and education.

Clients & collaboratorsSterling Sky publishes case studies across legal, home services and healthcare; Luc Durand and Darren Shaw are recent public collaborators.

Credentials & productsGoogle Product Expert, Local Search Forum leader, conference speaker and agency founder. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsGoogle Product Expert, Local Search Forum leader, conference speaker and agency founder. Sterling Sky publishes case studies across legal, home services and healthcare; Luc Durand and Darren Shaw are recent public collaborators. Large local-SEO following and agency review footprint; exact personal follower count not captured. Treat outcome claims as first-party unless the source is independent.

Social proofLarge local-SEO following and agency review footprint; exact personal follower count not captured.

Main buying checkSterling Sky client results are agency-level. Confirm the assigned strategist and whether Joy participates directly.

Editorial score76/100

Pricing$10,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.8/5

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Darren Shaw

Local SEO consultant and software founder

Evidence C

Best for: Local SEO, citations, Google Business Profiles and local ranking research

Local SEOEnterprise SEOFounder of Whitespark

LocationEdmonton, Canada

2026 activityThe 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors survey included 47 experts and 187 factors across four areas including AI search.

Clients & collaboratorsWorks with Whitespark staff and local-search contributors including Joy Hawkins, Claire Carlile and Krystal Taing.

Credentials & productsCreator of an influential recurring industry survey, speaker and local-search software founder. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsCreator of an influential recurring industry survey, speaker and local-search software founder. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofAbout 38,000 LinkedIn followers at the research date.

Main buying checkThe ranking-factor survey records expert opinion, not a controlled ranking experiment. Use it as prioritization evidence.

What people sayAbout 38,000 LinkedIn followers at the research date. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.8/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score76/100

Pricing$12,000-$40,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.8/5

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Marie Haynes

Google search-quality and site-recovery consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Google quality issues, algorithm recovery, helpful-content analysis and AI-assisted SEO

Technical SEOAI searchFounder of Marie Haynes Consulting

LocationCanada · Remote

2026 activityHer 2025-2026 work increasingly covers AI agents, model-assisted analysis and Google's quality systems.

Clients & collaboratorsClient work is typically confidential; no current named-client roster was verified.

Credentials & productsMedical degree often referenced in biographies, extensive algorithm analysis, newsletter and conference teaching. Course, training or education offer.

Experience & resultsMedical degree often referenced in biographies, extensive algorithm analysis, newsletter and conference teaching. No comparable current case study with baseline, intervention, timeframe and attribution was publicly established.

Social proofLong-standing SEO newsletter and podcast audience; exact LinkedIn count not captured.

Main buying checkRecovery outcomes are difficult to attribute because Google updates and client changes overlap; request a comparable case with timeline.

What people sayLong-standing SEO newsletter and podcast audience; exact LinkedIn count not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.8/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score76/100

Pricing$10,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.8/5

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Kristina Azarenko

Technical SEO consultant and educator

Evidence C

Best for: Technical SEO, JavaScript, ecommerce and upskilling SEO teams

Technical SEOEcommerceFounder of MarketingSyrup

LocationToronto, Canada

2026 activityIn 2026 she continues technical consulting, courses and content focused on implementation.

Clients & collaboratorsCurrent clients are generally not named publicly; course students and event partners provide most visible proof.

Credentials & productsTechnical SEO Pro course creator and international conference speaker. Course, training or education offer; Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsTechnical SEO Pro course creator and international conference speaker. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofAbout 45,000 LinkedIn followers at the research date.

Main buying checkEducation popularity does not prove fit for every enterprise architecture; request a relevant audit example.

What people sayAbout 45,000 LinkedIn followers at the research date. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.8/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score76/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.8/5

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Aaron Bradley

Semantic search and structured-data consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Schema.org modeling, knowledge graphs and technically mature search teams

Schema & semanticTechnical SEOPublished semantic-search and structured-data practitioner

LocationCanada · Remote

2026 activityCurrent 2026 employer, client roster and commercial offer were not clearly established.

Clients & collaboratorsCollaborates through standards and knowledge-graph communities rather than a visible agency roster.

Credentials & productsRecognized Schema.org and semantic-search contributor; formal commercial credentials not publicly summarized. No separate book, course or product was documented in this pass.

Experience & resultsRecognized Schema.org and semantic-search contributor; formal commercial credentials not publicly summarized. Public outcome evidence is incomplete. Request a recent reference and underlying measurement before using performance claims.

Social proofHigh specialist authority among structured-data practitioners; follower count not captured.

Main buying checkVerify current role and availability before presenting him as a consultant for hire.

Editorial score74/100

Pricing$1,000-$4,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.7/5

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Colan Nielsen

Local SEO strategist

Evidence C

Best for: Google Business Profile, local SEO, sales-led discovery and professional-services firms

Local SEOSenior local-search practitioner at Sterling Sky

LocationOntario, Canada

2026 activityIn 2026 he is publishing about review incentives, suspensions and treating search as a compounding asset.

Clients & collaboratorsWorks with Sterling Sky clients and leaders including Joy Hawkins; current client-specific involvement is not public.

Credentials & productsGoogle Product Expert, keynote speaker and senior local-search operator. No separate book, course or product was documented in this pass.

Experience & resultsGoogle Product Expert, keynote speaker and senior local-search operator. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofAbout 2,100 LinkedIn followers at the research date.

Main buying checkHis sales and leadership responsibilities may mean account delivery comes from another Sterling Sky strategist.

What people sayAbout 2,100 LinkedIn followers at the research date. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.6/5 editorial fit score

Editorial score73/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.6/5

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Location methodology

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Inclusion requires a public professional connection to Canada. The location ranking then reweights specialist fit using Local SEO, Technical SEO, B2B SaaS. Public evidence remains more important than proximity.

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