Hiring and HR practices in Canada
Our Captain Charlyne Fothergill (Senior HR Business Partner at CTO.AI, HR consultant and Startup Advisor at Sova operations will be joining us for a workshop about HR and hiring practices in Canada. In this upcoming workshop, she will be focusing on the following topics:
Standard Canadian Employment Practices Salary and Work Culture Standards in Canada Hiring Process for Canadian employment Best practices for onboarding new employees.
Deck from the presentation
Charlyne’s recommendation for payroll is “Wave Payroll” – https://www.waveapps.com/ (super easy, low cost, and connect with banks for transactions)
Contact information:
Slack: @char
Email: charlyne@sova-operations.com
LinkedIn: Charlyne Fothergill
Everything to know about Employee Benefits in Canada
Dane Christianson brings 8 years of experience to his employee benefits and personal insurance role at Informa Financial. His brokerage, Informa Financial, manages roughly 650 benefit plans across the city, with a strong concentration in the tech sector. Come learn about how to set up health benefits, what is included, and how to choose the best plan for yourself and your employees.
Specifically, you can learn about how benefits are used and incentivized in Canada, even when our healthcare is covered. Even if you’re not ready to hire now, you can still see how you can utilize the many benefit providers for yourself here in BC, and Canada.
Feel free to reach out to Dane if you have any questions or would like an office hour with him.
Dane Christianson Employee Benefits Broker – Informa Financial (m) 604 374-0753 (e) dane@informafiancial.ca
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