Growth
In-house market research and repository of best practices for faster fact-based approaches to solve problems.
People
Align job descriptions, positions and compensation with in-depth surveys. Recruit, train, motivate and retain staff.
Change
Manage complexity, operations, resource optimization and challenging priorities. Optimize productivity.
“Needless to say, there are many firms that provide research and strategy consulting services, but few can deliver the value demonstrated in performing the scope of analysis, strategies, product evaluations and practical recommendations.”
— Mr. Peter Flattery, CEO, Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada
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Arcus offers clients a unique combination of fact-based industry knowledge and superior functional expertise to address your challenges. Our consultants have an average of over 22 years experience, twice the industry average. Find out more about our growth, change management and operations services.
Product and Services: Manage and optimize your offering to growth strategy.
Engage Customers: Acquire and engage customers with best practices.
Survey your stakeholders, prospects and customers with cost effective market research tools.
Regulatory compliance filings: AODA, Pay Equity, Occupational health and safety (OHS).
Conduct employee assessments with peer benchmarking methodologies
Recruit and engage staff with a comprehensive position and capability evaluations.
Manage Change: Use a proven change management model
Engage Staff and improve productivity: Engage and evaluate staff to increase productivity
Improve productivity: Strategies that lower costs and increase efficiencies.
Leadership Viewpoint and Ideas for Business from innovative leaders to help organizations grow, innovate and optimize their performance in many areas including HR, Marketing, Sales and Operations.
Harness the power of AI to solve your most challenging problems related to growth, organization and operations- with 11 industry and 14 functional area tools. Sign up
Arcus AI explores the latest developments in open-source AI, agentic systems, emerging global regulations, autonomous finance tools, and edge AI innovation. Learn about the latest trends and developments in the field of AI: autonomous systems, cybersecurity, Computing, healthcare, Explainable AI (XAI) and more. Read more>
Five Strategic AI Shifts Every Executive Should Be Watching in 2025
As organizations recalibrate for a new era of digital transformation, one truth is becoming inescapable: AI is no longer a technology to be explored — it is an infrastructure to be deployed. Read more.
Customer insight: Mr. Jeff Cates, Managing Director of Intuit Canada talks about customer insight as a key element of strategy. Read more.
Growth strategies: Siemens on R&D and Growth Strategy: Mr. Dirk Miller, VP, Siemens. says investments in research and development can be an effective growth strategy for companies today. Read more.
Lesson from the GFC: The overriding lesson from the financial crisis: A viewpoint from Mr. Jim Leech, Ex. President and CEO of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, with $129.5B in net assets. There are several relevant ideas for business in this interview. Read more.
Collaboration, strategy and operationalizing innovation: A message for CEOs on collaboration, strategy and operationalizing innovation. An interview with Mr. Victor Garcia, Chief Technology Officer, HP. Read more.
Impact of US Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
The recent implementation of U.S. tariffs—25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and an increase to 20% on Chinese goods—has profound implications for global trade dynamics. Focusing on Canada, we can explore three potential scenarios >
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Industries: A Comparative Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on Canada’s economy, affecting various industries differently. While Canada’s economy has shown resilience and recovery in certain areas post-pandemic, challenges persist in specific sectors. Download the report
Transformational change
Implementing strategies to navigate transitions, innovations, and improvements within the organization. Here are some key change management strategies >
The Surge in Fractional Leadership in North America
In the evolving business landscapes of the United States and Canada, companies are increasingly turning to fractional senior executives to navigate complex challenges and drive growth. >
Manage Better
A series of studies from Arcus to help leaders succeed. A sample: “What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness” discusses the key factors that contribute to a fulfilling and happy life. >
Viewpoint
Data Dashboards
- Empower your decision-making with comprehensive, trusted data.
- Gain actionable insights with access to real-time Canadian consumer, business and sector spending and location data.
- Inform economic policy, investments, sales deployment and strategic plans by looking at trends across different industries and regions in Canada.
- Influence your businesses’ future growth plans by understanding consumer behaviour
Macro
Economic, social, community profiles and trends
- Economic Indicators
- Consumer spending data
- Capacity and inflation
- Financial vulnerabilities
- Indicators related to operations
- Key monetary policy variables
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Sector
Sector specific indicators, products, services, users
- Data per sector of 36 sectors
- Market and customer strategies
- Customer profile by region
- Qualitative insights to understand user behaviour
- Uncover key insights
USD 2,000.00
Trends
Custom qualitative and quantitative check-in
- Answers to specific questions
- Qualitative or quantitative Check-in (yes/no, numerical, or rating scale) questions
- Trended data – 1-12 month frequency. Secondary data only.
USD 2,000.00
Ideas and Research
Ideas from one of Canada’s top management consulting service firms. Our consulting practices help clients develop strategies in over 30 sectors such as healthcare, retail, pharma, consumer, finance and technology. Read about insights that can help you manage, innovate and grow.
Arcus Insight
Analysis of current business events and implications and lessons for leaders. Perspectives of leaders and lessons they draw from events. Read more.
Featured research
Canada Macro Report– Monthly update. Real gross domestic product was basically unchanged in August for the second consecutive month. Lower factory output was a large drag on activity, down for the third month in a row. Accommodation and food services and retail activity also contracted in August, while higher wholesaling activity and mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction offset declines. Read more.
- The Accessible Canada Act is now open for review.
- Mandatory Regulatory filings can be complex time consuming tasks.
- Measure outcomes. Not tasks. An Arcus survey of 2615 knowledge workers.
- Reducing hallway healthcare with OHTs- a lack of beds for alternative levels of care (ALC).
- Supporting teams when uncertainty Is High- four strategies to help their direct reports .
- Hybrid work models are evolving- over half of employers are considering workforce reductions.
- Workplace Experiences and the importance of customization.
- Women in the workplace – flexibility is a top desied benefit.
- Latest in Ai. Google just revealed Gemini and will directly integrate the AI into Google apps.
1 million missed cancer screenings
An Arcus report detailing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cancer community, both in patient care and research practice. Read more.
