Talent Suite · Canada

Canada succession planning. Name who is next, before the role opens.

Record a plan against the position, assign successors and set a readiness level. Competencies map to roles, and 9-Box grids read from performance and potential ratings.

Workzoom Talent dashboard for Canada

Workzoom connects performance, learning, career planning and succession on one Canadian employee record. Plans and successors are recorded against the position, not the person. County of Renfrew runs performance reviews and goal tracking on the same platform that onboarded 32 new hires in three months without adding HR headcount.

Our clients

The teams that run their people on Workzoom.

The product

What does Canada succession and performance software look like?

Real product screens from the performance, learning, career planning and succession tools running behind County of Renfrew's talent program.

Performance

Cascade company goals to every department and employee, and build 9-Box talent grids from performance and potential ratings on a configurable competency library.

Workzoom talent management showing performance review and 9-box grid

Learning

A course set to apply to a role assigns automatically when someone moves into it, and certifications are recorded with a notification before they lapse.

Workzoom learning catalog with course completion tracking

Career planning

Career pathing records the originating role and the roles it can lead to, with development plans recorded on the employee profile.

Workzoom goal cascading from company to individual

Platform

Why is the architecture different?

Compliance gets the headlines. The architecture is why it actually works on every pay run.

Reviews on the same record as pay.

Reviews and ratings live on the same employee record an administrator uses for compensation requests, development plans and succession, so a review is a documented input to those decisions.

Competencies mapped to roles.

Standardized competency frameworks and structured assessment templates keep every manager evaluating against the same criteria for the same position.

Plans tied to the position, not the person.

Succession plans are built against a position, so the plan for a critical role stays in place when the person who holds it changes.

32
New hires onboarded in three months
County of Renfrew case study
0
Increase in HR headcount
County of Renfrew case study
900+
Employees on one talent record
County of Renfrew case study

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Compliance

What does Canada Talent compliance require?

Every requirement below is handled by the platform on every pay run, not configured per-customer.

Workforce Planning

Succession Plans Tied to the Position

Succession plans are recorded against a position rather than the person who holds it, so the plan for a critical municipal or nonprofit role stays in place when the incumbent changes. Plans are created and maintained by an administrator, not generated automatically.

Workforce Planning

Readiness Levels for Named Successors

An administrator assigns a readiness level to each potential successor and can compare their recorded skills and certifications against the target job profile, so the bench for a role approaching retirement is visible in one place.

Performance Management

Competencies Mapped to Roles

A configurable competency library maps to roles, so every manager evaluates against the same criteria for the same position. 9-Box talent grids build from performance and potential ratings recorded on that framework.

Career Development

Career Pathing Between Roles

Career pathing records the originating role and the roles it can lead to, building on the positions already defined in the organization module, with development plans recorded on the employee profile an administrator manages.

Proof

Running in Canada.

A Workzoom customer running this suite in Canada today.

32
new hires onboarded in three months
County of Renfrew, Ontario's largest county, runs performance tracking and goal management on the same platform that onboarded 32 new hires in three months without increasing HR headcount.

County of Renfrew · 900+ employees
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The story

In their words

The story

Municipalities and nonprofits planning for retirements

A municipality or nonprofit with a wave of retirements ahead needs named successors against its critical roles, not a plan that lives in one manager's head. Workzoom records succession plans against the position, so the plan for a critical role stays in place when the person holding it changes.

An administrator assigns one or more potential successors to each plan and sets a readiness level, so the bench for a role is visible in one place rather than a private spreadsheet. The comparison against a target job profile's recorded skills and certifications is one an administrator runs, not an automatic score.

The story

Competencies mapped to roles, and a 9-Box grid built from them

A configurable competency library maps to roles, so every manager evaluates against the same criteria for the same position rather than an inconsistent, subjective standard. 9-Box talent grids build from performance and potential ratings recorded on that framework.

County of Renfrew, Ontario's largest county, runs performance tracking and goal cascading on the same platform that brought on 32 new hires in three months without increasing HR headcount. Its published story shows performance and recruiting connected on one record rather than separate tools.

The story

Career pathing and development plans on the employee record

Career pathing records the originating role and the roles it can lead to, building on the positions already defined in the organization module rather than a manager's private notes. Development plans, with a program title, type, description and start and end dates, are recorded directly on the employee profile.

Learning connects to the same record: a course set to apply to a role assigns automatically when someone moves into it, and certifications are recorded with a notification before they lapse, so a manager is not chasing a spreadsheet of who is due for renewal.

The story

Price the scope for your Canadian talent program

The Talent Suite is $4 CAD per employee per month with a $400 CAD monthly minimum. HR, Payroll and Workforce can be added at $4 CAD each. All four suites are $16 CAD per employee per month with a $700 CAD monthly minimum. Implementation, migration, training and support are included.

Bring a critical role approaching retirement, a review cycle and a certification renewal to the evaluation. Ask to see readiness levels, competency mapping and the 9-Box grid built from your own sample data before comparing providers.

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Canada pricing

Same $4 per suite. Same all-included terms.

CA$4 per suite CA$16 all four, CAD per employee / month

No setup fees, no long-term contracts. Implementation, migration, and training included.

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Statutory rates 2026

Statutory payroll rates for <em>Canada</em>

Current employee and employer contribution rates, ceilings, and thresholds set by the issuing authority. Workzoom configures and maintains these rates in the platform, reviewed quarterly and on every statutory change, so payroll runs use the current values.

Contribution Rate Source Notes
CPP employee contribution rate 5.95% CRA YMP: $74,600 · YAMPE: $85,000
CPP2 second-tier contribution rate 4% CRA YAMPE: $85,000
EI employee premium rate 1.63% CRA MIE: $68,900
EI employee premium rate (Quebec) 1.30% CRA
QPP employee contribution rate (Quebec) 6.30% Revenu Québec
QPIP employee premium rate (Quebec) 0.430% Revenu Québec MIE: $103,000

Verified May 20, 2026 against the issuing authority for each line. Rates change. If you spot a discrepancy, contact us and we will update within one business day.

Talent in Canada

How Workzoom talent runs day to day in Canada, with the local statutory specifics teams ask about.

Succession and readiness

Succession plans are recorded against a position rather than the person who holds it. An administrator assigns one or more potential successors and sets a readiness level for each, so the plan stays useful when the incumbent changes.
Yes. 9-Box talent grids build from performance and potential ratings recorded on a configurable competency library mapped to roles, so managers evaluate against the same criteria for the same position.

Career development and learning

Yes. Career pathing records the originating role and the roles it can lead to, building on the positions already defined in the organization module, with development plans recorded on the employee profile.
A course set to apply to a role assigns automatically when someone moves into it. Certifications are recorded with start and end dates, with a notification before one lapses.

Customer evidence and price

County of Renfrew runs performance tracking and goal management for over 900 employees on the same platform that onboarded 32 new hires in three months without increasing HR headcount.
The Talent Suite is $4 CAD per employee per month with a $400 CAD monthly minimum. All four suites are $16 CAD per employee per month with a $700 CAD monthly minimum. Implementation, migration, training and support are included.