hr services for small Canadian Business
HR overwhelm is real
in small business.
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Outsourced HR Services for Small Canadian Business

Since 2006, many conversations with small businesses start the same way: HR has become too much. When HR isn’t anyone’s full-time job, the work and risk add up quickly. That’s when the right HR support makes a difference.

ConnectsUs HR provides HR services for Canadian small businesses, startups, and US companies with staff in Canada, supporting up to 100 non-unionized employees across BC, Alberta, and Ontario.

We bring decades of experience and practical tools to help you set up, maintain, or steady your HR. We’ve worked with hundreds of small businesses, with many clients staying with us long term.


HR SERVICES

Most small businesses start with HR basics, then add support or systems as they grow. We’ll meet you where you are and build from there.
 

HR Essentials

Contracts & Handbooks

Employment agreements and handbooks form the foundation of the employment relationship. When done properly, they set clear expectations, support management decisions, and materially reduce risk when issues arise.

HR Support

HR help on your terms

Flexible HR support without adding headcount. Fractional HR acting as your part-time HR department, on-call advisory support, and project-based work including recruiting and one-off initiatives.
 

HR Software

Move your HR online

Still managing HR through email and spreadsheets? We prepare your HR, streamline workflows, and transition everything into affordable HR software your team can actually use, starting at $10 per employee per month.


Schedule a Call.

Talk to an HR advisor who understands small business.

No call center. No pressure tactics. No unsolicited phone calls.

Book a call

Talk to an HR advisor who understands small business. 
No call center. No pressure tactics. No unsolicited phone calls.


WHO WE ARE

Ariane Laird

Ariane Laird
CEO & Founder
Principal HR Consultant
ConnectsUs HR

Your work is led by Ariane Laird, Founder and Principal Consultant of ConnectsUs HR since 2006. She is a small business owner who has worked with more than 100 small businesses and understands firsthand how HR works when it’s no one’s full-time job.

Ariane and her team approach HR as part of running a business, not as a separate corporate exercise. The focus is on getting the fundamentals right, making sound decisions, and reducing risk before issues escalate. Clients value the depth and accuracy of the work, close attention to outcomes, and a direct, approachable working style.

Our work has a strong legal track record, and many clients return year after year, with several having worked with us for more than a decade.


Verified Client Testimonials

Every testimonial below is from a real client who has agreed to be identified.

Client references available upon request.


HR services Testimonials - plastic manufacturing

Plastics Manufacturing

Location: USA & Ontario

Project: Executing employment contracts for existing employees, employee manual


As a US company with a manufacturing operation in Ontario, we engaged ConnectsUs HR to build a comprehensive Canadian employee manual and develop employment agreements for new hires, along with individualized contracts for every existing Ontario employee. Each agreement required different clauses based on role and work conditions.

ConnectsUs managed the entire initiative from start to finish and took the time to understand our business and workforce. The result was a set of customized, accurate documents rather than a cookie cutter product. They took a complex project off our hands and treated it as if it were their own. We now have a clear and compliant HR foundation for our Canadian team.

The team demonstrated exceptional responsiveness, deep expertise, and meticulous attention to detail. Their commitment to our project's success was evident, confirming their status as true professionals.  We offer our highest recommendation.

Anthony C. Satira, CFO
Cortney Armstrong, HR Director North America
MULTI-PLASTICS INC., Ohio, USA


HR services Testimonials - Cleaning & Restoration Services

Cleaning & Restoration Services

Location: B.C., Canada

Project:  Employee manual & HR software implementation


We had been wanting to automate the HR component of our business for a couple of years now. We came to ConnectsUs HR with an extensive library of policies and document-based HR processes and saw an opportunity to modernize and streamline them through HR automation. They helped us make that transition by optimizing our HR materials including updating and consolidating our policies into a comprehensive, professional, and compliant employee handbook, incorporating additional policies to complete our framework.

ConnectsUs also configured our HR software, recommended workflow automation, and managed the move from manual HR. Their hands-on collaboration and training made a real difference, and the recruitment-hiring-onboarding automation has already delivered clear ROI. Our staff love it!

The ConnectsUs HR team was incredible. Their combination of HR and technology expertise was invaluable. They were responsive, knowledgeable, detail-oriented, genuinely invested in our success...complete professionals. Highly recommend!

Irene Barlas-Rimar, President
Coit Cleaning and Restoration Services, BC, Canada


HR services Testimonials - Communication Systems

Communication Systems

Location: Alberta

Project: Executing employment contracts for existing employees, employee manual, ongoing support


As a small business with little HR experience, we needed to implement some HR basics. ConnectsUs HR delivered! They built our employee manual, provided contract templates for new hires, and created individual agreements for our existing employees. They even drafted the emails for signatures so all we had to do was press send!

What stood out most was their patience, expert guidance, fair pricing, and ability to deliver on time. Now all of our staff have signed agreements and signed off on the manual. We feel protected, confident we’re doing the right thing, and have a reliable expert to turn to for our ongoing HR support. Highly recommend.

Nicolette Chapman, Managing Director
Onyx Communications, Alberta, Canada


HR services Testimonials - Tableware Design & Manufacturing

Tableware Design & Manufacturing

Location: USA / BC / Ontario

Project: Employee manual


As a global business with corporate headquarters in the US, ConnectsUs helped us navigate cross-border HR with expertise and practical guidance. They delivered a comprehensive Employee Manual that covered multiple Canadian provinces in 6 weeks, with seamless communication and competitive pricing, ensuring the Manual was accurate, comprehensive, and aligned with our business needs. We are very pleased with the result and highly recommend them to any US company expanding into Canada.

Vivian A. Roeder, VP, HR
Zwiesel Fortessa, Virginia, USA


HR services Testimonials - Specialty Technical Services

Specialty Technical Services

Location: B.C.

Project: Executing employment contracts for existing employees, employee manual


After years of struggling to build our company policy manual and employee job descriptions, we turned to ConnectsUs HR to help push it across the line.  In a very short time, they developed a comprehensive, customized employee manual, executed employment contracts for our existing employees, and set us up with templates and guidance so we can handle things properly on our own going forward.

The knowledge and experience that ConnectsUs HR provided was invaluable.  They kept the project moving, did the heavy lifting, and got it across the finish line.  They took the time to understand our business, paid close attention to detail, and ensured the final documents were accurate and compliant.

As a small business, we don't have an HR department, and It’s reassuring to know that we now have HR in place that’s as solid and compliant as what much larger companies have.  We feel well-prepared and confident moving forward. Highly recommend.

Steve and Jennifer Matthews, Owners
Innovation Lighting, Vancouver, Canada.


HR services Testimonials - Software

Software

Location: Ontario

Project: Employee manual, ongoing support


We hired ConnectsUs HR to create a complex employee manual and accompanying employment agreements for existing and future employees.

They went above and beyond and were responsive, professional and met deadlines. We subsequently re-engaged their services for HR support. Highly recommend.

Karl, COO, 
Software Company, Ontario, Canada

(Client name withheld due to confidentiality requirements. Reference available upon request.)


HR services Testimonials - Hotel & Spa

Hotel & Spa

Location: B.C.

Project: Fractional HR services, ongoing support


We partnered with ConnectsUs HR for 4 years for both strategic and operational HR support including implementation of employment agreements for existing staff, development of our employee handbook and policies, recruiting an HR manager, and employee communication and relations. They brought business and operational acumen to the table and even helped us launch a website.

I could not recommend them enough. Great service, fair invoicing, always with a smile. We continue to use them today for senior HR advice. 

Joanne Chun, Director, Administration
Bear Mountain Resort & Spa, BC, Canada


HR services Testimonials - Traffic Management

Traffic Management

Location: B.C.

Project: Fractional HR services


We worked with ConnectsUs for over 3 years to set up HR for our office and field workers until we sold the business. They supported us with strategic and operational HR and ensured the company was protected and compliant, which was especially valuable during the sale.

Hire them! You won’t be disappointed.

Raoul Malak, Former CEO
Ansan Traffic Group, BC, Canada


HR services Testimonials - Not-for-Profit

Not-for-Profit

Location: B.C.

Project: Fractional HR services


We originally hired ConnectsUs HR part-time for 3 months to set up our HR and provide transactional HR services for approximately 50 employees. The HR Advisor remained with us for 2 years! And eventually helped us find a full-time HR Manager.

Our assigned advisor had a seat at the senior management table and was skilled at having the tough conversations with us when required and understood how to balance the needs of employees with those of the business.

We had a great experience and highly recommend.

Faye Wightman, Former CEO 
Vancouver Foundation. BC, Canada