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HR Toolkit for Canadian Small Businesses and Nonprofits 

Practical tools for better HR and safer workplaces

If you run a small or mid-sized business or nonprofit, you need clear tools you can use right away. This toolkit gives you self assessments, checklists, templates, and guides for common HR and OHS tasks. Use them to spot gaps, reduce risk, and take the next step with more confidence.


This toolkit is built for:

  • Owners
  • Executive directors
  • Operations leaders
  • People managers
  • HR leads in Small or Medium businesses and Non-profit organizations
If you need simple tools without legalese or heavy HR jargon, this page is for you. The goal is to give you usable support, even if you do not have a full HR team.

Featured Tools

ESA Compliance Self-Assessment

This self-assessment helps you determine your risk level in ESA compliance.

Employee or Contractor?

Take this short quiz to determine whether you have an employee or a contractor.

HR Implementation 101 

Basic HR structure that every small business or non-profit organization should have.

ESA Posters

Mandatory Employment Standards (ESA) 

Posters by Province

Solopreneur Starter Kit

Starting a new business is exciting and challenging, this kit provides you with the basic steps to do so in Canada.

Hiring your First Employee

What you should do and how to prepare for in hiring your first employee.