BLANKSLATE Partners

Hourly, on-demand HR help is how BLANKSLATE Partners, a Canadian human resources consultancy, packages its work. The firm calls itself a leading HR consulting company in Canada and says its aim is simple, scalable support at a competitive hourly rate, so a business can turn its HR support up or down as it needs.

Everyday operational HR

The day-to-day offer covers performance management, company policies, pay analysis and design, workforce planning and managed exits, plus whatever sits between them. The firm says it builds this HR infrastructure early, so that the business is protected, the team knows what is expected and operations run as they should. A company that has no HR department can use the consultancy as one for as long as it is needed, and the firm has since described this model as fractional operations and HR support.

Culture and recruitment packages

Beyond the routine work, the consultancy provides culture support and customized recruitment packages meant to help a business attract and keep talent. Its recruiting focus is on niche, senior and technical roles, and it states that it holds recruitment licences in British Columbia, Ontario and abroad.

Training modules and workshops

It describes its hourly rate as competitive and its solutions as simple and scalable, so that a business pays only for the help it uses. Companies that want to invest in their people can book customizable HR training modules and workshops, so the content is tailored to the organization rather than delivered as a standard course.

Immigration and mobility

A separate strand covers employees who move across borders. The consultancy says it can handle the needs of a globally distributed team, Canadian immigration matters and sending staff to work abroad.

Pay and change work

Compensation recommendations are described as resting on confidential global salary data, and the firm also works on organizational design, workforce planning and the communication needed when a company is restructuring or growing quickly.

BLANKSLATE Partners is a Canadian human resources consultancy that supplies HR help on demand, billed by the hour. It covers routine HR operations as well as recruitment, staff training and moving employees across borders, so businesses can scale their HR support up or down.

Products and services

• Operational HR: policies, compensation analysis and design, performance management, workforce planning and managed exits.
• Recruitment and culture: tailored hiring packages and support with workplace culture.
• Training: customisable HR training modules and workshops.
• Immigration and mobility: help with Canadian immigration, globally spread teams and staff posted abroad.
• Leadership facilitation: sessions such as leadership offsites on mission, vision and values.

Who it works with

Growing companies that need HR support without a full in-house team. Clients quoted on its site include Aura Office Environments, Terrestrial Energy and Showbie.

Key facts

• Based in: Canada
• Billing: hourly