Barrett and Welsh

Barrett and Welsh We put ideas first to make ideas last. We move people. To act and react. To respond and remember. To respect and represent. We are proud to be a certified B-Corp.

A minority-led, inclusion-focused, creativity-powered behaviour-changemaker that puts ideas first to make ideas last, Barrett and Welsh is not in the advertising business but in the moving business. To change themselves or others, or to hold firm for the principles that serve their shared humanity best. We are driven to create unforgettable, unexpected, long lived ideas that in turn create social

and behavioural change, inclusion, acceptance and progress. We want to make ourselves invaluable by embracing the future without fear to produce targeted, differentiating branding and communications of lasting value for the community that we, our clients and consumers all belong to. We produce extremely creative, channel-agnostic, idea-centric work for a variety of clients in mass and multicultural markets across North America. (Whew!)

The agency has produced award winning ideas for government and packaged goods, for cars, beer, financial services, for sustainable development and transit (we may be a world leader in this category). Clients we have worked for: The Dalai Lama, TD Bank, P&G, Allstate, Brampton Transit, Viva, York Region Transit, The City of Brampton, Niagara Region, Creative Spirit Art Centre, Burlington Transit. To name a few.

06/25/2026

Our community knows brilliance. We are sold out. Thank you for supporting our reading series and if you weren’t able to stage a ticket do join us via the live-stream in our Tartan Turban Secret Readings Facebook group tomorrow: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1JUdh2bGC5/

Barrett and Welsh is pleased to announce that we have been selected by Amnesty International Canada to handle its Canadi...
06/19/2026

Barrett and Welsh is pleased to announce that we have been selected by Amnesty International Canada to handle its Canadian brand and donor engagement needs. At a time when the industry appears to be swept up in an AI fever dream, a downsizing of DEI, the sunsetting of century-old marquee agency brands, the relentless mashing of massive agencies into each other in a HoldCo branded Death Star trash compactor accompanied by tens of thousands of layoffs, our minority-owned Toronto-based agency has been quietly working on defining what the agency of the future looks like. We have been a registered since 2016, a - certified minority supplier since 2018 and a member of , the global network of the world’s best independent agencies, since 2025.
Driven by creative talent, we are striving to use technology to double down on human values and to produce truly inclusive, high-impact branding and advertising that lives up to our claim:
Ideas that move people. Ideas that leave no one behind.

“Change will only come from action—consistent, committed action.” That’s our founder  (Gavin Barrett), pushing for chang...
02/23/2026

“Change will only come from action—consistent, committed action.” That’s our founder  (Gavin Barrett), pushing for change in the industry as he always does.

This thoughtful, thought-provoking two-part article on BIPOC progress in Canadian advertising and what’s hampering it by Jonathan Russell for  is an important read because for us as an agency, DEI is DNA.

We also hear from Gavin’s fellow DEI advocate and friend, Jefferson Darrell of ™ Inc. And we get to hear insights from DEI leaders inside agencies like Publicis Canada’s Juanita Kwarteng and Rethink’s Yogi Omar.

As a B Lab Certified B Corporation (and 100% minority-owned and led agency), we want to “B the Change.” It’s why we drive change through our work and through the causes we support. And, as Gavin says, “The change is coming.”

Links (also in bio): Part 1:
https://strategyonline.ca/2026/02/17/bipoc-canada-marketing/

Part 2:
https://strategyonline.ca/2026/02/18/bipoc-canada-marketing-part-2/

Paywall? Jefferson has shared the article here:
https://lnkd.in/gT2c8SU4

12/20/2025

Because we can’t unhear the things we mishear, we’re sharing them with you. Presenting our mini-compendium of Christmas mondegreens. Enjoy. Happy holly days all, from the team at Barrett and Welsh.



Video description: 
Video features mondegreens—commonly misheard (and often wrongly sung) lyrics from famous Christmas carols set in white type on a Christmas green background. In order of appearance: Jangle bells, Good King Wence’s car backed out on a piece of Stephen; Oh hell, oh hell, oh hell; God and sinners wrecked your smile; We three kings of Oregon are; angels we have heard when high; while shepherds wash their socks by night; hark the hairy angels sing; walking in our winter underwear; all I want for Christmas is stew; now bring us a frigging pudding; Go! Jelly on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere. The video signs off with the text that says it has been brought to you by Olive, the other reindeer and by your friends at Barrett and Welsh (not Wear it and Belch).

We were so pleased to be able to partner with Ripples of Kindness to serve Torontonians who need the warmth of human con...
12/14/2025

We were so pleased to be able to partner with Ripples of Kindness to serve Torontonians who need the warmth of human connection as much as a hot meal served by loving hands on a snowy day. We came away with our hearts full. Anthony Das Suo Cheung Gavin Barrett ()

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577 Kingston Road, #301
Toronto, ON
M4E1R3

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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