6 Canadian agents accepting unsolicited manuscripts

(1) Cooke McDermid (Toronto, Ontario)
Cooke McDermid is a full-service literary agency representing authors in many genres in Canada, the US and throughout the world. Their team consists of 9 literary agents. When you do the submission, you will need to select an agent you want to work with, keeping in mind their requirements on their bio.
 
Submission guideline link: CookeMcDermid
Consideration timeline:  If you don’t hear from them within 12 weeks, you can assume that they are not interested.

(2) Donaghy Literary Group (Aurora, Ontario)
Donaghy Literary Group has agents and team members who are located in Canada and the US.  They provide full-service literary representation to their clients and they seek young adult and adult novels. Before submitting your query, you should check the agents’ bio and find the agent that is best fit for your project.
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Submission guideline link: Submission Guidelines (donaghyliterary.com)
Consideration timeline:  If you don’t hear from them within 6 months, you can email the requesting agent directly.
 
(3) The P.S. Literary Agency (Oakville, Ontario)
The P.S. Literary Agency is a full service literary agency that started in 2005. They represent both fiction and non-fiction in a variety of categories, including YA.
 
Submission guideline link: Submission Guidelines - P.S. Literary Agency (psliterary.com)
Consideration timeline: If you don’t hear from them in 4-6 weeks, it means they are not interested in representing your work.
 
(4) Westwood Creative Artists (Toronto, Ontario)
Westwood Creative Artists has been around for a long time and has six full-time agents. They prioritize submissions from prospective clients whose perspective have traditionally been underrepresented in publishing. They also specialize in representing Canadian authors.

Submission guideline link: Submission Guidelines - Westwood Creative Artists (wcaltd.com)
Consideration timeline: If you don’t hear from them in 12 weeks, it means that your query is unsuccessful at that time.
 
(5) Helen Heller Agency (Toronto, Ontario)
Red Deer Press encourages Canadian talent from across Canada, writers and artists. Red Deer Press is a small Canadian publishers distinguished by its children’s and young adult program, and it publishes children’s picture books, contemporary YA fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction.

Submission guideline link: Work With Us — Helen Heller Agency (thehelenhelleragency.com)
Consideration timeline: Not specified.
 
(6) The Rights Factory (Toronto, Ontario)
The Rights Factory started in 2004 and has a roaster of over 15 agents whom you can read their bio and determine which one may be a good business partner for you.

Submission guideline link: AGENTS | The Rights Factory
Consideration timeline: Not specified.

After submitting the query to agencies/agents and my manuscript to the publishers, I could only wait for a response. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear back from anyone. If your goal is to get published, there are different ways to get there.