Best Social Media Agencies in Toronto (2026)

Introduction

Toronto has 12 social media agencies worth a close look in 2026, ranging from the Canadian office of a global social network to creator specialists and small paid-social shops. They were chosen for recent work, 2025 and 2026 news, and the strength of their client rosters.

The city is Canada's largest agency market, and its social and creator sector moved quickly this year. FUSE Create took a strategic stake in the US creator agency Sway Group at the end of July 2026. We Are Social named Krisztina Virag managing director of its Canadian business in February. DoorDash Canada picked The Influence Agency for a social pilot in May, with ruckus Digital continuing on social and influencer support, and Clark Influence grew its Toronto team in June.

Every agency here has an active office in Toronto or the wider GTA in 2026. The list is in no fixed order of merit, since the right choice depends on your platforms, budget and how much of the work you want in-house.

The best social media agencies in Toronto

1. We Are Social Canada

Part of the We Are Social global network · Liberty Village · wearesocial.com

We Are Social opened in Toronto in 2019 as the network's fifteenth office, through a partnership with Vision7, and now works from 32 Atlantic Avenue. The wider network calls itself a socially-led creative agency, with about 1,200 people in 19 offices. Krisztina Virag became managing director of the Canadian business in February 2026 after three and a half years as SVP and general manager.

Canadian clients include Telus and Sephora, and its Four Seasons work "Fully Conscious Baby" was built on a viral social moment. The network's recent work also covers LEGO, adidas and WWF. It suits brands that want social to lead the creative, with global resources behind the local team.

2. Viral Nation

Privately held · Toronto area · viralnation.com

Joe Gagliese and Mat Micheli founded Viral Nation in 2014 as one of the first influencer talent agencies. It is now a social marketing agency of more than 400 people across eight-plus countries, with many of its open roles based in Toronto. It appeared on Deloitte's Fast 500 in 2023 and 2025, launched its SocialAI platform in 2026, and picked up a 2026 Digiday Future Leader Award and a MarTech Breakthrough Award for brand safety.

Clients include Amazon, Google, Uber, Walmart, Samsung, MGM Resorts and e.l.f. Cosmetics, which calls Viral Nation its "social-first partners". The company works remote-first, so ask where your account team is based.

3. Clark Influence

Montreal-headquartered · Riverside · clarkinfluence.com

Clark Influence is an influencer marketing and social agency founded by Nicolas Bon, with around 68 staff across Montreal, Toronto, Paris and Austin. The Toronto office on Carroll Street added four hires in June 2026 after a strong first half, and the agency was shortlisted for Influencer Marketing Team of the Year at the 2026 Global Influencer Marketing Awards.

Clients include the NBA, Monster Energy, Revlon, Salomon, Hilton and WWF. Its services run from creator strategy and UGC to a content studio and TikTok campaigns, and the Austin office helps when a programme spans Canada and the US.

4. The Influence Agency

Founder-led · Junction Triangle · theinfluenceagency.com

Noah Parker's agency is headquartered on Sterling Road and also works from New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Vancouver, Chicago and Las Vegas. DoorDash Canada chose it in May 2026 for a social pilot built around cultural moments, creator storytelling and UGC. In July it reorganised its leadership, naming Kitty Lana Carr head of social and influencer marketing and Rocco Bombardieri head of AI and innovation.

The client list covers Warner Music, New Balance, Lowe's, Puma, Ford, Canadian Tire, CIBC and Staples, and the agency ran the Canadian launch of Flying Tiger Copenhagen. Its site lists a minimum project budget of US$20,000.

5. ruckus Digital

Sister agency to APEX PR · Church and Bloor · ruckusdigital.ca

ruckus Digital describes itself as a content and creator agency, covering social strategy, a content studio, a creator network and paid media. It sits alongside APEX Public Relations, and the group is working to bring earned, social and digital execution closer together. Gary Edgar, one of its earliest employees, returned as SVP in April 2026 to lead growth.

Clients include Best Buy, DoorDash, Mattel, Mondelēz, RE/MAX, Rogers, Roku, Walmart and Wealthsimple. Managing partners Linda Andross and Jennifer Stein run a compact team, which suits brands that want senior people on the account.

6. FUSE Create

Independent, Worldwide Partners member · Toronto · fusecreate.com

FUSE Create is a Toronto-headquartered independent with offices in Nashville and Calgary and more than 20 years in the market. It has run influencer work for five years, and on 31 July 2026 it signed a strategic stake in Sway Group, a California creator agency founded in 2011. It was also a 2026 Strategy Agency of the Year nominee in the PR category.

Clients include Ricola, Hilton, Sleep-Eze, Schneiders and Soles4Souls. The creator offering now runs jointly with Sway, so ask which team handles casting, contracts and reporting.

7. Harbinger

Independent, female-founded · Toronto · harbingerideas.com

Harbinger is a communications agency focused on everyday brands in food and beverage, agriculture, personal care and health. Its services include influencer and ambassador programmes, social and community management, and earned media. Sofia Costa became president in June 2025, having run the agency as managing director since spring 2024.

Clients include Unilever, Dove, Henkel, Behr, Conagra, Schwarzkopf, Dare Foods and Johnson & Johnson. It is a sensible fit for CPG brands that want influencer, social and PR handled by one team.

8. Arnold Street Agency

Arnold Street Media · Liberty Village · arnoldstreet.com

Arnold Street is a social-first creative agency on Mowat Avenue, covering social strategy, content production, paid social, influencer partnerships and brand campaigns. It works with more than 50 brands, mostly in lifestyle, food and drink, hospitality, retail and CPG.

Clients include Rogers, Toronto Metropolitan University, Modo Yoga, Pocky Canada and Frontera wines. It is a good match for growing and local Toronto brands that need content and paid social from one shop.

9. Qode Social

Toronto-based · Church-Wellesley · qodesocial.com

Qode Social is a social media and content agency on Wellesley Street West, led by managing director Frank Rojas. It handles social management, community engagement, Meta advertising and influencer work, with photography and video produced in-house.

Case studies include Gay Lea Foods, Qualifirst, FUZE Reps and TP-Link, and it runs sector teams for food and beverage, beauty, hospitality and cannabis. Its size suits brands that want a hands-on team for always-on social.

10. func.media

Toronto-based · Liberty Village · func.media

func.media is a digital agency on Atlantic Avenue that combines social media management and content creation with paid ads, branding and web work. It reports more than 350 clients.

Clients include Five Guys, Dairy Queen, Golf Town, Toyota and Lamborghini, along with Deliverr before its US$2.1 billion acquisition by Shopify. It suits growth-stage brands that want social tied closely to paid media and launches.

11. Pound & Grain

Vancouver-headquartered · King West · poundandgrain.com

Pound & Grain has worked since 2010 across strategy, creative and media, and runs a Toronto office on Richmond Street West alongside its Vancouver base. Its social practice produces global social content for Paramount.

Other clients include Telus, Arc'teryx, the CFL, Hormel Foods, OUTtv and BCLC. It is a useful option for brands that want social content made by a team that also plans the media.

12. Peersway

Founder-led · Oakville · peersway.com

Arnab Majumdar founded Peersway to make large influencer campaigns affordable. It runs fully managed nano and micro-influencer programmes from an opt-in creator network, working from Oakville with teams in Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles and Miami.

A Shoppers Drug Mart campaign used 150 creators to reach 6.1 million people, and other clients include Duracell Optimum, Environmental Defence and Italian tourism. It suits brands that want volume, UGC and reach rather than a few big names.

What to look for in a Toronto social media agency

Start with what the agency is built around. Some Toronto shops began as influencer or talent agencies, some as PR firms, and others as paid-media or content studios. Each brings different strengths, and the origin usually shows in who leads strategy and where the budget goes.

Ask how creators are found and paid. Agencies that also manage talent can move quickly, though you should know whether a recommended creator is on their roster. Ad Standards in Canada publishes influencer disclosure guidelines, and it is reasonable to ask how the agency checks disclosure before posts go live. Your own legal team should make the final call on compliance.

Agree on measurement before the first post. Paid social, community management and creator content are reported differently, and a good agency will set targets for each and explain how organic and paid results are separated. For national brands, ask whether French-language content and community management are handled in-house or by a partner.

Then look at the working process. Social teams produce a high volume of short videos, captions and edits, often across several platforms and approval rounds a week. Agencies with a clear content calendar, one place for the latest cuts and a tracked approval step tend to lose less time to version confusion and missed posting windows.

How Fabric helps social media agency teams

Fabric gives a social team one workspace for its files, client feedback and planning, with AI search across all of it. The agency setup keeps each client in its own space, and there is a fuller guide to content creation workflows for social agencies.

Raw footage and finished cuts sit in Fabric's cloud drive, which streams files on demand so they take no local disk space. Search works by meaning across documents, images and transcribed video and audio, so an editor can find a spoken line in a creator's take and jump to the timestamp. Similar search surfaces related images and past posts when a team is building a new set of references.

Any folder can become a kanban board whose cards are the content itself, which works well for a posting pipeline from draft to approved to scheduled. There is more on this in content planning with Fabric.

Clients can leave threaded comments through a shared link without creating an account, and link analytics shows when each named recipient opened a review link. Timestamped comments on video are coming soon. On Team plans, self-writing docs keep a page for each client covering decisions, deliverables and open items.

Link analytics is included on Pro and Team plans, and self-writing docs on Team plans. See plans for teams.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best social media agency in Toronto?

There is no single answer, as it depends on the brief. We Are Social Canada and Viral Nation are the largest social-first operations in the city, while Clark Influence and The Influence Agency both had notable 2026 news, from an awards shortlisting to a DoorDash Canada social pilot.

What is the difference between a social media agency and an influencer agency?

A social media agency usually runs a brand's own channels, including content, community management and paid social. An influencer agency focuses on finding, contracting and managing creators. Many Toronto shops on this list now do both.

How much does a Toronto social media agency cost?

Fees vary widely by scope. Most agencies work on monthly retainers for always-on social and project fees for campaigns. As one published reference point, The Influence Agency lists a minimum project budget of US$20,000.

Do Toronto social agencies make their own video content?

Many do, including Qode Social and Arnold Street, which produce photo and video in-house. For larger shoots, brands often bring in a production partner; see our list of the best content studios in Toronto.

Is a Toronto agency a good choice for a US campaign?

Often, yes. Several agencies here, including Viral Nation, Clark Influence, The Influence Agency and Peersway, run teams in US cities as well as Toronto.

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