Keith Bagg gave up a successful career in outside sales to try his hand at recruiting. Within months, it became apparent to Keith that recruiting was for him.but that the company he worked for was not. So, in spite of having a new family with two small children, he went out on his own and started Keith Bagg Personnel in May 1971.

Initially, the firm placed only sales, marketing and management personnel primarily in the industrial market. But the company grew steadily and Keith added an administrative personnel division in October 1971.

In February 1972, a robust accounting group was also added to the firm and four months later, an insurance division was started. In the fall of 1972, Keith added a consumer products sales and marketing group, and in early 1973, a technical industrial division was added.

As a result of this rapid growth, the company changed offices three times to accommodate the expanding staff. By 1974, Keith Bagg Personnel was occupying an entire floor at a building on Adelaide Street and stayed in this location for the next 15 years. The company's next growth spurt came in 1975 when a temporary office services division was added.

The company eventually changed its name to Keith Bagg Staffing Inc. and Keith Bagg Associates Inc. to accommodate the changing business climate and company growth. Keith Bagg Information Technology Search (KBITS), the IT division, was added in 1997.

In 2004, the company acquired TOSI Services, a division of the large multi-brand South African firm Logical Options, which owns agencies and business schools worldwide. With the acquisition of TOSI, Keith Bagg Staffing doubled in size to become one of the largest of the few remaining independent agencies in Ontario.

In 2006, Geoff Bagg, who became president of the company after Keith retired in 1999, was elected to Treasurer for the National Board of the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS)-carrying on a tradition of industry involvement, commitment and leadership. That same year, the company underwent another name change, this time to The Bagg Group.

Awards & Recognition:

2002 Keith Bagg is honoured with the prestigious ACSESS Lifetime Achievement Award.

2002 Geoff Bagg was awarded the TempNet Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contribution. It was presented in recognition of Geoff's work to expand the scope of TempNet from a U.S. based organization, to one that is now recognized and respected across North America.

2003 The Bagg Group, Markham Office, won the 13th Annual Markham Board of Trade Business Excellence Award for High Standards and Working Conditions.

2004 The Bagg Group employees earned the prestigious ASCESS award for community service.