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77 accounting firms ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.
Between them, the 77 accounting firms on this page cover tax (45), accounting (43), government (14) and reporting (9). They also list work in Toronto, London, Hamilton and New York. 77 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
18 of 77 accounting firms ranked on evidence held on 5 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
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Durward Jones Barkwell & Company LLP, or DJB, is a firm of chartered professional accountants in Ontario.
Why #1: Based in Niagara, Hamilton and Halton, Ontario, Canada · Founded 1940 — as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Property
C & V Income Tax Services prepares income tax returns in London, Ontario, and has done so since 1988.
Why #2: Based in London, Ontario, Canada · Founded 1988 — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Residential · Also in Toronto
Jaggi Accounting Services Inc is an accounting practice in Mississauga, Ontario.
Why #3: Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · Founded 1989 — as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Ontario accounting practice offering small business bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation and business coaching since 1990
Why #4: Based in Ontario, Canada · Founded 1990 · Sole proprietor — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Not for Profit
Ontario provider of interim professionals, recruitment, assessment and HR consulting for public and not-for-profit organisations
Why #5: Based in Ontario, Canada · Founded 1996 — as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

A professional corporation of chartered accountants in Nepean, Ontario, handling accounts and tax for clients of every size
Why #6: Based in Nepean, Ontario · Founded 1997 — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Accounting
Afshan Ahmad CPA Professional Corporation is a chartered accounting practice that works virtually for clients across Ontario, with roots in Whitby and the Durham Region going back…
Why #7: Based in Whitby, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2001 — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Accounting · Government · Also in Canada
First Tax prepares income tax returns in Kingston, Ontario, and has served the area since 2002.
Why #8 (shared): Based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2002 — as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Accounting · Corporation
Bytown Accounting is a family-run bookkeeping and tax practice in Ottawa, Ontario, incorporated in August 2002.
Why #8 (shared): Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2002 · Family-run — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Corporation
Bytown Accounting & Tax Services. is an accounting firm in Ottawa that has handled bookkeeping and tax work for businesses since 2002.
Why #8 (shared): Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2002 · Family business — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Hotay Professional Corporation is an accounting firm in Mississauga, Ontario, serving businesses, professionals and families across the province.
Why #11: Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2003 — as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Accounting · Reporting
A Garg CPA Professional Corporation is an accounting and tax firm in Burlington, Ontario, serving individuals and businesses in and around Toronto since 2004.
Why #12 (shared): Based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2004 — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Richmond Hill HR consultancy offering project work and outsourced human resources support to small and mid-sized organisations
Why #12 (shared): Based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2004 — as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Accounting · Medical · Also in Canada
Douglas Spence CPA, CA Professional Corporation trades as Douglas Spence & Associates CPAs, a licensed public accounting firm in Oakville, Ontario that also serves the surrounding…
Why #14: Based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2005 — as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Accounting
Libralato & Company Business Solutions is an accounting and consulting firm in Bolton, Ontario.
Why #15: Based in Bolton, Ontario, Canada · Founded 2008 — as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Connect Staffing, Inc is a recruitment and staffing agency that focuses on matching job seekers with employers whose workplace culture suits them.
Why #16: Office in Ontario · Founded 2012 — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Tax · Government · Also in London
Concise Tax Service Inc. is an accounting and tax practice in London, Ontario, serving individuals and businesses across Canada.
Why #17 (shared): Based in London, Ontario, Canada · professional accreditation — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Counttech CPA is a Toronto accounting practice that works virtually, serving people and small companies anywhere in Canada.
Why #17 (shared): Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada · professional accreditation — as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

7th Wave Financial Solutions Ltd. is a family-owned financial advice and tax practice in the Windsor, Ontario area.
On record: Based in Amherstburg, Ontario (main office) · Family-owned

Tax
A. Prabhakar, CA Professional Corporation is a firm of Chartered Professional Accountants in Mississauga, Ontario.
On record: Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

A.R. Malik Professional Corporation is a CPA-led accounting and tax practice in Markham, Ontario.
On record: Based in Markham, Ontario, Canada

A&j CPA, known in full as A&J Chartered Professional Accountants, is an accounting practice based in Ontario.
On record: Based in Ontario, Canada

Not for Profit · Tax · Accounting · Also in Durham and Toronto
Aaqib Z. Shah Chartered Professional Accountant, known as AZS CPA, is an accounting practice serving the Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area in Canada.
On record: Based in Durham Region, Ontario

Tax · Accounting · Reporting
London, Ontario bookkeeping firm handling transactions, GST returns, payroll remittances and monthly statements for businesses
On record: Based in London, Ontario, Canada
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