How much does advertising cost for staffing agencies in Hamilton (Township)?

Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026

Cost per click

$0.93–$4.29

Ontario price (too few local ad clicks)

Searches a month

30

Core searches in Hamilton (Township)

Competition

Low

29/100 on Google’s scale

Busiest months

Sep, Jun

Slowest: December

In short: Google Ads for staffing agencies in Hamilton (Township), ON cost about $0.93–$4.29 per click, with about 30 searches a month and the most demand in September.

On Meta Facebook and Instagram

Cost per lead

$6.80–$25.50

Paid Media Canada benchmark

Cost per 1,000 views

$8–$14

Typical CPM, small towns

Who to reach

Job seekers in labour, warehouse and manufacturing; separately, business owners and HR managers

Ages 18–55 · 11,059 people live here (2021 Census)

Target area

25 km around your town

Ad idea: Weekly pay and start this week

What this means

  • Google has too few paid clicks in Hamilton (Township) to price it on its own, so costs shown are the Ontario average. Search demand is still local.
  • Searches peak in September and June and are lowest in December. The busiest month gets about 59900% more searches than the slowest.
  • Launch or raise budgets by mid-August so campaigns are learning before the September peak.
  • Competition is low (29/100), close to the national level for this industry (26/100).

Search demand trend

Monthly searches, 12 months to September 2026. 100 = that area’s average month, so the lines compare shape, not size.

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Seasonality

Each month’s searches as a share of the average month. Red = peak months, grey = slowest.

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Compared with other Ontario markets

The busiest markets in the same province, sorted by cost per click. Typical CPC is the middle of the top-of-page range.

PlaceTypical CPCSearches/moCompetition
Hamilton$1.8535026
Brampton$1.952,54017
Cambridge$1.9721034
Kitchener$2.0131039
Ottawa$2.0628030
Toronto$2.072,50034
London$2.1233024
Mississauga$2.1492028
Vaughanpricier$2.2723035
Ontario (province)$210,80027
Canada$2.0414,10026

Who lives in Hamilton (Township)

2021 Census, Statistics Canada. Use it to set ages, language and targeting on Meta and other channels.

People

11,059

4,280 households

Median age

49.6

Ontario: 41.6

Household income

$106,000

Median, 2020 · Ontario: $91k

Homeowners

93.9%

of households · Ontario: 68.4%

French mother tongue

1.1%

Ontario: 3.3%

Couples with children

40%

of census families · Ontario: 44.4%

Age mix

About how many adults here use each platform

  • Facebookup to ~7,300
  • YouTubeup to ~6,500
  • Instagramup to ~5,600
  • LinkedInup to ~4,400
  • TikTokup to ~3,100
  • Redditup to ~2,400

Estimate: adults aged 20+ in Hamilton (Township) (Census 2021) × the share of online Canadian adults who use each platform (TMU Social Media Lab, The State of Social Media in Canada 2025 (summary)). It assumes people here use each platform at the national rate and counts all adults, not only those online, so treat these as upper estimates. Meta’s own audience size for your exact targeting will differ.

  • An older population (median age 49.6 vs 41.6 for Ontario). Facebook and YouTube reach more of this audience than TikTok or Snapchat.
  • Median household income is 16% higher than Ontario. Premium offers and financing for bigger jobs can land well.

Other channels

Beyond Google and Meta. “Good fit”, “Worth testing” and “Usually not a fit” are PaidMedia.ca’s take for this kind of business; the numbers come from the sources listed on each card.

Microsoft Ads

Good fit

~5 searches a month on Bing and Yahoo

Bing has 10.46% of searches in Canada and Yahoo 2.49%, against Google’s 85.03%. Microsoft Advertising serves ads on both. You can import your Google Ads campaigns to test it with little setup.

Estimate: Google searches here × Bing and Yahoo’s share ÷ Google’s share. Search share: StatCounter Global Stats, 2026-10.

LinkedIn

Good fit

49% of online Canadian adults use it (63% of ages 25–34)

Targets by job title, company and industry. It pays off mainly for business buyers and recruiting, not everyday consumer services.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Reddit

Worth testing

27% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of ages 18–24)

Ads run beside community discussions. Useful for considered purchases where people ask others for advice before buying.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Pinterest

Usually not a fit

39% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of women)

People plan projects and purchases here. Strong for home, style and beauty ideas.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Google Ads click cost for staffing agencies in Hamilton (Township)?

About $0.93 to $4.29 per click at the top of the page, typically around $2 (the Ontario average, since there are too few local ad clicks to price Hamilton (Township) on its own), based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.

When do people search most for staffing agencies in Hamilton (Township)?

September and June have the most searches. December is the slowest month.

How many people search for staffing agencies in Hamilton (Township)?

About 30 searches a month for core terms.

How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for staffing agencies in Hamilton (Township)?

Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $6.80 to $25.50 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $8 to $14 per 1,000 views.

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Data: Google Keyword Planner via PaidMedia.ca, 12 months to September 2026. Cost per click is the top-of-page bid range, which runs higher than what many advertisers end up paying. Meta figures are Paid Media Canada benchmarks for this industry and market size. “Who usually advertises” describes typical kinds of advertisers, not named companies.