Taggart Group of Companies

What Taggart Group of Companies does

Taggart Group of Companies is a privately held, family-owned enterprise headquartered at 3187 Albion Road South in Ottawa, Ontario, operating since 1948. It functions as a vertically integrated real estate development, construction, and property management group comprising six wholly-owned operating companies: Taggart Construction Limited (heavy civil construction and site servicing), Doran Contractors Limited (general contracting, design/build, and construction management), Taggart Realty Management (commercial and residential property and asset management), Tamarack Homes and Tartan Homes (residential home building spanning single-family to high-rise condominium), and Taggart Aggregates Limited (granular materials production). The group employs approximately 700 people across Eastern Ontario, with offices in Ottawa and Kingston.

The company's core technical capabilities center on land development lifecycle execution: deep excavations and blast operations (dating to a 1961 Ottawa blast license), underground infrastructure installation (sanitary and storm sewers, watermains), road construction, residential subdivision servicing, and master-planned community development. Notable projects include the Cardinal Creek Village (~3,000 homes planned) and Findlay Creek Village (~2,250 homes across 22 phases) master plans, the design-build Kinaxis headquarters in Kanata West Business Park, and municipal infrastructure contracts such as the Stittsville Diversion Trunk Sewer (2.7 km of sanitary pipe for the City of Ottawa).

Revenue is generated through four streams: one-time residential home sales (Tamarack and Tartan), one-time project-based construction contracts (Taggart Construction and Doran Contractors), recurring managed services revenue from commercial and residential property management (Taggart Realty Management), and investment syndication for real estate acquisitions. Customer segments include property developers, residential home buyers, commercial tenants, and government/municipal clients. The group sells primarily through direct enterprise relationships and company-owned residential sales offices, with marketing supplemented by community philanthropy via the Taggart Parkes Foundation rather than paid digital channels.

Name

Taggart Group of Companies

Legal name

Taggart Group of Companies

Website

https://taggartgroup.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Taggart Group of Companies is a family-owned, vertically integrated real estate development, construction, and property management enterprise headquartered in Ottawa, operating across Eastern Ontario since 1948 via five operating subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Home Sales: Tamarack Homes and Tartan Homes generate revenue through the sale of new residential homes including single-family homes, townhomes, semi-detached homes, gallery townhomes, and high-rise condominiums. Revenue is one-time per transaction.
2. Infrastructure and Construction Services: Taggart Construction and Doran Contractors generate revenue through infrastructure construction, site servicing, excavation, and general contracting services for developers, government, and commercial clients. Projects are bid and contracted on a per-project basis.
3. Commercial Property Management: Taggart Realty Management manages commercial retail spaces, office buildings, and residential properties, generating ongoing management fees and leasing commissions.
4. Investment Syndication: The company offers investment syndication services for real estate acquisitions and developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Taggart Group of Companies is a vertically integrated real estate enterprise delivering land development, heavy civil and infrastructure construction, residential home building, commercial development, and ongoing property and asset management services across Eastern Ontario. Operating through five subsidiaries (Taggart Construction Limited, Doran Contractors Limited, Taggart Realty Management, Tamarack Homes, and Tartan Homes), the group handles projects from land assembly and permitting through building construction to long-term property management.

Product overview

The Taggart Group of Companies is a vertically integrated real estate development, construction, and property management enterprise consisting of five operating companies: Taggart Construction Limited (infrastructure and site servicing), Doran Contractors Limited (general contracting and construction management), Taggart Realty Management (property and asset management), Tamarack Homes, and Tartan Homes (residential home building). Together, these companies offer end-to-end land development services spanning engineering and infrastructure, general contracting, project management, commercial and residential development, property management, and investment syndication. The portfolio covers everything from residential subdivisions and home building to commercial plazas, office buildings, and property management across Eastern Ontario.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Taggart Construction Limited: Heavy civil construction and residential/commercial site servicing for communities across Eastern Ontario with over 72 years of expertise.
• Doran Contractors Limited
• Tamarack Homes
• Taggart Realty Management
• Tartan Homes
• Taggart Parkes Foundation
• Taggart Aggregates Limited

Products and services

• Taggart Construction Limited Heavy civil construction and residential/commercial site servicing company operating across Eastern Ontario, with over 72 years of expertise in municipal and public infrastructure projects including mass transit infrastructure.
• Doran Contractors Limited General contracting, design/build, construction management, and project management company with over 115 years of experience in complex water and wastewater projects and multi-unit highrise concrete towers.
• Taggart Realty Management Property and asset management, acquisition, disposal, and development of commercial and residential real estate, including shopping centers, office buildings, condominiums, and high rises.
• Tamarack Homes Home builder offering a full range of housing from luxury homes and adult lifestyle communities to high-rise condominium developments, serving Eastern Ontario since 1987.
• Tartan Homes Ottawa new home builder building in well-loved communities across Canada's capital for over 50 years, acquired by Taggart Group in 2021.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Shepherds of Good Hope FoundationflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Chris Taggart and Mary Taggart co-chair the Capital Campaign to End Homelessness. Taggart Parkes family made a landmark $1M donation. The 216 Murray Street project will provide 48 units of supportive housing.
• Ottawa Hospital FoundationflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Taggart Parkes family made a $10M donation to The Ottawa Hospital's campaign for a new Civic campus. This is part of a larger fundraising effort for state-of-the-art healthcare facility.
• Algonquins of OntariocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership to create The Taggart Award for Algonquin Students, a scholarship for Algonquin students pursuing post-secondary education. Up to 12 students can receive $3,000 each through partnership with Indspire.
• IndspirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with Algonquins of Ontario and Taggart Group for the Taggart Award for Algonquin Students program, supporting up to 12 Indigenous students annually with $3,000 awards.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of OttawacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020Taggart Parkes Foundation donated $25,000 (later increased to $40,000) to create the Taggart Parkes Foundation Youth Experience Program providing mentorship activities for youth.
• Ottawa Food BankcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Taggart Parkes Foundation donated $20,000 over four years to provide new cold storage units for local food banks across Ottawa, enabling distribution of fresh and healthy food.
• The Ottawa HospitalflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Taggart Parkes Foundation committed $1.5 million investment in cancer research, establishing an Ovarian Cancer Research Chair, supporting PhD post doc fellowship, and funding clinical trials. Partnership since 1983 with over $1.5M in total contributions.
• Queensway Carleton Hospital FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for over a decade with more than $175,000 donated. Funded the Taggart Parkes Foundation Multi-purpose Room/Dining Lounge in the ACE Unit and sponsored Hope Blooms at the Farm event raising over $520,000 for mental health.
• Christie Lake KidscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle Sponsor of Gala raising $130,000 for STAR Program, Gold Sponsor of Golf Tournament raising $100,000 for Leaders in Training Program, and Bus Sponsor for youth transportation. Multiple programs supported annually.
• YMCA-YWCAflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerSix decades of partnership. Taggart family made the largest donation in the Y's history for the 'Strengthening the Heart of the Community' campaign. Downtown Ottawa facility named Taggart Family Y. Muriel Taggart served on Board in 1950s-60s.
• Citizen Advocacy OttawaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonation to Citizen Advocacy in 2018 used as raffle prize at Evening in the Maritimes event, raising $19,000 for the Everyday Champions Program supporting people with disabilities.
• Youville CentreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Youville Centre for their Alumnae and Transitions Program supporting adolescent mothers. Taggart Parkes Foundation began supporting financially in 2018.
• The Shoebox ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTamarack Homes has been a proud partner of The Shoebox Project for several years, serving as drop-off points and collecting over 3,700 shoeboxes for women in need in the Ottawa area in 2018.
• Boys and Girls Club of OttawacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTaggart Parkes Foundation sponsored the Morning Social | Hopes & Dreams event and Western Winds Glamping Gala. Grand opening of the Taggart Parkes Family Club House in Ottawa's South end.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mattamy Homes: Canada's largest privately held homebuilder with significant Ottawa presence. Directly comparable as a homebuilder and developer, and is also a current Taggart Construction customer (subdivision servicing at Half Moon Bay West), making it both competitor and partner.
• Minto Group: Ottawa-headquartered, family-founded real estate developer and homebuilder with a vertically integrated platform spanning apartments, single-family homes, and commercial. Closest direct competitor given shared Ottawa base, multi-generational family ownership, and full-stack development model.
• Richcraft Homes: Large Ottawa-based residential homebuilder active in master-planned communities across the National Capital Region. Directly comparable in scale, geographic focus, and product mix of single-family homes, townhomes, and condos.
• Claridge Homes: Ottawa-based homebuilder and developer with a long regional track record in condominium, townhome, and single-family development. Direct competitor in the same Ottawa master-planned community market.
• Urbandale Corporation: One of Ottawa's largest homebuilders and land developers, focused on master-planned communities in the Ottawa area. Highly comparable in product offering, geographic focus, and community development approach.
• Caivan Development Corporation: Fast-growing Ottawa homebuilder and land developer with active master-planned community pipeline. Direct competitor in the Greater Ottawa new-home market, particularly in townhomes and single-family product.

Broad incumbents

• Empire Communities: Ontario-headquartered homebuilder with operations across the GTA, Southwestern Ontario, and beyond. Larger, broader incumbent with overlapping single-family and low-rise product, but focused in different sub-regions than Taggart.
• Brookfield Residential: National land developer and homebuilder (Alberta-headquartered, with Ontario presence) operating at significantly larger scale. Broad incumbent in master-planned community development with similar product mix but a national footprint.
• PCL Construction: One of Canada's largest general contractors with major infrastructure, commercial, and multi-unit residential capability. Overlaps with Taggart Construction and Doran Contractors' general contracting business but at a much larger national scale.
• EllisDon Corporation: Major Canadian construction services and real estate firm with broad commercial, infrastructure, and residential capability. Comparable in general contracting and design-build scope, but operates nationally at a much larger scale than Taggart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/taggart-group-of-companies
• Instagraminstagram.com/taggartparkesfoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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