Ellement Consulting Group (“Ellement”) is excited to announce today that it has merged with George & Bell Consulting forming one of Canada’s largest independent consulting firms.

George & Bell Consulting (“G&B”) is a full-service retirement, benefit, and investment consulting firm established in 2012 with 50 professional staff operating out of its Vancouver, Edmonton, and Toronto offices.

“We are confident that joining with Ellement is the best decision for our staff and clients. All our leaders will work at Ellement and will invest in Ellement. We are excited and engaged and look forward to continuing to build with Ellement.” said Jeremy Bell, Founding Partner of George & Bell Consulting.

“Partnering with George & Bell significantly enhances our professional services offering, and brings significant talent and leadership capabilities into our organization. This merger represents our commitment to our clients, our people, and our partners to attract and retain the best talent in the industry.” said Brandon Ellement, Chief Executive Officer of Ellement. “We are excited to partner with the George & Bell team and look forward to continuing to service our mutual clients.”

The combined entity will consist of 220 professional staff servicing 250 clients throughout Canada, advise on $3 billion of annual health and welfare payments and premiums, and $120 billion of assets with offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Ottawa.

All existing shareholders of both firms will remain shareholders of the newly combined firm and the business will operate under the Ellement banner effective January 1, 2025.