Syntax Strategic

Based in Ottawa with an additional office in Vancouver, Syntax Strategic operates as a full-service communications agency working with clients across Canada, including those requiring government relations expertise. The team, which includes staff with backgrounds in government affairs alongside communicators and designers, is led by CEO Jennifer Stewart. Work is organized around combining creative output with strategic audience engagement, aiming to connect client messaging with target audiences and support broader business goals. The agency name recognizes that its staff operate on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe peoples. Services span both traditional public relations disciplines and marketing-focused offerings. On the communications side, the agency handles media relations, crisis communications and issues management, strategic advisory, and advocacy and government relations, with a specific practice area in defence and security. A separate design studio within the agency, Syntax Creative, handles branding and graphic design work, sitting alongside broader capabilities in search engine optimization, event marketing, media planning and buying, social media marketing, and video production. This structure positions the agency to support clients from initial strategy and messaging development through to creative execution and public-facing campaign delivery, covering both the storytelling and technical sides of a communications program.