Garneau Group

Workforce management and staffing across Canada

Workforce management for employers, run through a holding company that owns a small group of operating businesses in Ontario. Garneau Group began life as the parent of Capital Resources Group and describes itself through its work in staffing, IT and corporate daycare. Its offices are in Kincardine and Whitby, Ontario, and its staffing and payroll services serve employers.

Nuclear staffing, outsourced payroll and contractor management

Through CRG Energy Projects Inc., the group serves the nuclear sector with staffing, outsourced payroll and recruitment. Its wider workforce offer covers contractor workforce management and staffing funding solutions, which the group describes as a way to save clients time and money. It says its aim is to be the single source partner for a client's workforce needs.

Childcare and residential property

Little Beginnings Daycare and Learning Centres is a licensed provider of child care and before- and after-school programs. Hillside Blue Mountain, another group company, consists of five all-season townhomes built within one block and a five-minute walk from the Village at Blue Mountain. Little Beginnings opened a centre of 3,500 square feet, designed to accommodate six infants, 20 toddlers and 16 preschool children.

People first, with long-term client relationships

The group says its success depends on people. It reports that it has invested in a network of people across its industries and companies, and it describes a personal approach in which the team goes further to understand the needs of clients and staff. It says it keeps a strong record of client retention, with clients who stay for the long term, and it offers competitive rates with customized solutions and cost savings.

Milestones and recognition

CRG Energy was founded under Capital Resources Group and Garneau Group. CRG Energy became a project partner after the chief executive of OPG recognized it, and it became a vendor to OPG to provide Authorized Training Supervisors. The Kincardine Chamber of Commerce chose CRG Energy as its business of the year. The group has been recognized in Canada's Fastest Growing Companies rankings, placing 43rd in one year and 57th in the 2017 Profit 500.