Our roots

Our roots are deeply Canadian

FirstService Residential is owned by FirstService Corporation, a proudly Canadian company and one of Canada’s great business success stories. FirstService Corporation was founded in Ontario in 1989 by Jay Hennick. Over the course of the last 36 years, FirstService Corporation has grown into a trusted leader in property services. And as the company has grown, we’ve never forgotten where it all started.

Our Founder and Chairman, Jay Hennick has received numerous awards and recognition for his significant contributions to Canadian business. In addition to business, Jay and his wife Barbara established The Jay and Barbara Hennick Family Foundation that has generously supported healthcare, education and other philanthropic causes in Canada.

• FirstService Corporation is headquartered on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario

• FirstService Corporation has been a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange [TSX:FSV] for over 30 years.

• Today, FirstService Residential has local offices that serve our Canadian markets across three Provinces in: Toronto, Mississauga, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver

• We employ over 2,000 associates in Canada

• We proudly manage over 1,600 Canadian condominium and strata corporations representing over 235,000 homes

• Many of our associates are actively involved in the Condominium industry holding positions on industry association boards including CCI Vancouver, CCI Southern Alberta, and CCI Toronto

• As part of our Social Purpose initiative, we put tremendous effort into supporting local Canadian charities and causes that give back to our local communities

• FirstService Residential has been recognized for our positive culture as a Great Place to Work® in Canada in consecutive years. In addition, in 2024 we earned a Best Workplaces in Real Estate & Construction certification in Canada 

When you choose FirstService Residential to manage your community, you can rest assured that you are partnered with a company deeply committed to Canada that knows what it means to be Canadian. You can trust that we understand community living in one of Canada’s bustling cities and how condominium and strata corporations in the Canadian suburbs have different priorities, because we are your neighbours.