Dentsu Canada
Source Passport
CA-A-00001-0
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- Legal name
- DENTSU CANADA INC.
- Country
- Canada
- Type
- Advertising, PR or marketing agency
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Chief executive
- Patrick Hounsell (CEO, dentsu Canada)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- Revenue mix or named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- dentsu Canada
- Dentsu Creative Canada
- Carat Canada
- iProspect
- Merkle
- dentsu Health
- Merkury
- Company registration number Pending check
- Corporations Canada 12783916
- Registered address Pending check
- 1 University Avenue, 6th Floor, Toronto ON M5J 2P1
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- leicode.sg (LEI data from GLEIF), DENTSU CANADA INC., LEI 2138008TWTVECCGQVH16, status ISSUED, initial registration 2022-11-03, last update 2025-09-11, read 2026-10-20 (Corporations Canada (RA000072) registration number 12783916; business corporation; legal and HQ address 1 University Avenue, 6th Floor, Toronto M5J 2P1; direct parent DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, LEI 213800FERQ5LE3H7WJ58; ultimate parent 株式会社電通グループ, LEI 5299007PBBE83ZLJZG91)
- dentsu Canada, newsroom page (dentsu.com/ca), read 2026-10-20 (footer statement 'Dentsu is wholly owned by Dentsu Group Inc.'; news item of 24 October 2024: Patrick Hounsell promoted to CEO of dentsu Canada; Canadian brands named: Dentsu Creative Canada, iProspect, dentsu Health, Merkury, Merkle, Carat Canada, dentsumcgarrybowen Montreal)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED – Direct Company 株式会社電通グループ (Dentsu Group Inc.) 100% Indirect Company - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- Dentsu Group Inc. (株式会社電通グループ), Tokyo (chain: DENTSU CANADA INC. < DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED < Dentsu Group Inc.)
2 sources
- leicode.sg (LEI data from GLEIF), DENTSU CANADA INC., LEI 2138008TWTVECCGQVH16, status ISSUED, initial registration 2022-11-03, last update 2025-09-11, read 2026-10-20 (Corporations Canada (RA000072) registration number 12783916; business corporation; legal and HQ address 1 University Avenue, 6th Floor, Toronto M5J 2P1; direct parent DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, LEI 213800FERQ5LE3H7WJ58; ultimate parent 株式会社電通グループ, LEI 5299007PBBE83ZLJZG91)
- dentsu Canada, newsroom page (dentsu.com/ca), read 2026-10-20 (footer statement 'Dentsu is wholly owned by Dentsu Group Inc.'; news item of 24 October 2024: Patrick Hounsell promoted to CEO of dentsu Canada; Canadian brands named: Dentsu Creative Canada, iProspect, dentsu Health, Merkury, Merkle, Carat Canada, dentsumcgarrybowen Montreal)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named investors and funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Related companies in the same group Pending check
- DENTSU CREATIVE INC. (formerly ISOBAR CANADA INC.; Corporations Canada 969027-1)
- DENTSU CREATIVE ADVERTISING LTD. (formerly DAN AGENCY INC. / DENTSUBOS INC.; Corporations Canada 837011-7)
- DENTSU CREATIVE MARKETING LTD. (formerly GRIP LIMITED; Ontario 1947140)
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- leicode.sg (LEI data from GLEIF), DENTSU CREATIVE INC., LEI 213800HEG9GL4UTGNB56 (LEI LAPSED; last update 2024-12-16), read 2026-10-20 (former name ISOBAR CANADA INC.; Corporations Canada 969027-1; legal address 43 Front Street East, 2nd Floor, Toronto; direct parent DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; ultimate parent 株式会社電通グループ)
- leicode.sg (LEI data from GLEIF), DENTSU CREATIVE ADVERTISING LTD., LEI 213800RPPIDPOFOSTR24 (ISSUED; last update 2026-04-24), read 2026-10-20 (former names DAN AGENCY INC., AGENCE DAN INC, DENTSUBOS INC.; Corporations Canada 837011-7; 1 University Avenue, 6th Floor, Toronto; direct parent DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; ultimate parent 株式会社電通グループ)
- leiscan.com (LEI data from GLEIF), DENTSU CREATIVE MARKETING LTD., LEI 2138007QHAQ6BZACK931 (LAPSED; last update 2024-12-16), read 2026-10-20 (former name GRIP LIMITED; Ontario Corporate Registry 1947140; 179 John Street, 6th Floor, Toronto; direct parent DENTSU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; ultimate parent 株式会社電通グループ)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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