Part-time HR Support for Canadian Small Business

On-Demand HR Support

I need help with a single HR issue

Need help with one HR thing? Want a second opinion? Need us to draft a letter, prepare an employment agreement, assist with a termination, or help with another one-off HR task?

On-demand HR support gives you access to an experienced HR professional whenever you need help with a specific HR matter, without an ongoing commitment. Think of it like calling a plumber when something needs fixing.

As your HR needs grow, it’s easy to transition into a Prepaid Support Bundle or Your Part-Time HR Department for more cost-effective ongoing support.

HR Advisor Subscription (HR on Call)

I need ongoing HR advice

Many businesses don’t need enough HR support to justify outsourcing their HR function, but they also don’t want to start from scratch every time an employee issue comes up.

HR Advisor is a monthly subscription that gives you ongoing access to an experienced HR professional who gets to know your business and the way you operate.

Instead of explaining your business every time you call, you’ll have a trusted HR advisor who already understands your organization and can provide practical guidance as issues arise.

Ideal for businesses that:

• Want ongoing access to HR expertise
• Prefer having a trusted HR advisor who already knows their business
• Regularly have employee or manager questions
• Want to discuss situations before they become bigger problems
• Need practical HR guidance without hiring internal HR

What’s included

Your monthly subscription includes:

• Unlimited HR questions by phone and email
• Practical guidance on day-to-day HR matters
• Priority response times
• An HR advisor who becomes familiar with your business

This allows you to ask questions whenever they arise without worrying about being billed every time you pick up the phone, while larger projects continue to be quoted separately.

Services requiring significant drafting, research, project work, meetings beyond your scheduled check-ins, or other time-intensive work are billed separately at preferred client rates.

If your HR needs continue to grow, it’s easy to transition into an HR Support Bundle or engage Sienna HR as your Part-Time HR Department.

Fixed-Fee HR Projects

I know exactly what I need done.

Many HR projects have a clearly defined scope, deliverables, and timeline. When that’s the case, we’ll generally provide a fixed-fee proposal before work begins, so you know exactly what to expect.

Examples include:

HR Foundation

We’ll build a strong HR foundation for your business, then help you hire the right HR employee to take it forward if and when you’re ready.

• Employment agreements
• Employee handbook
• Workplace policies
• HR systems
• HR audits
• HRIS implementations

People Projects

• Recruiting
• Finding an HR employee
• Layoffs and restructuring
• Workplace investigations
• Compensation reviews

Each proposal is tailored to your organization based on the scope of work, complexity, and desired outcome.

Prepaid Support Bundles

I need ongoing HR support without a monthly commitment.

Sometimes you know you’ll need ongoing HR support beyond advisory services, but you don’t yet know exactly what that support will involve.

HR Support Bundles give you flexible access to HR expertise as your needs evolve, without committing to ongoing weekly support.

• You call us when you need us.
• You decide how the hours are used.
• You remain in control of your HR function.
• Ideal for businesses with evolving HR needs.
• Also ideal for businesses with an internal HR employee who occasionally needs additional expertise, guidance, or support.

Bundle Options

Prepaid Support Bundles are available in the following increments:

• 15 hours
• 30 hours
• 50 hours

The larger the bundle, the more competitive the hourly rate.

Try us before making a bigger commitment.

Many clients begin with an HR Support Bundle as a practical way to experience how we work before deciding whether a larger engagement is right for them.

You’ll see how responsive we are, how we approach HR challenges, and the quality of our work while we solve real HR issues. If we’re a good fit, transitioning to a larger engagement is easy because we’ll already understand your business, your people, and your priorities.

Your Part-Time HR Department

I need someone to own HR

Hiring a full-time HR employee isn’t always the right solution.

You may not have enough HR work for a permanent position, your HR employee may be on leave, your business may need more experience than a junior HR employee can provide, or you may simply prefer to outsource some or all of your HR function.

Whatever the reason, Sienna HR can become your part-time HR department.

We’ll become an extension of your management team, taking ownership of your HR function while working closely with your managers and employees.

Common reasons clients engage us

• You don’t have an HR department.
• You’re a U.S. company with employees in Canada and need someone to own Canadian HR.
• Your HR employee is on leave.
• You’re between HR hires.
• Your existing HR team needs additional expertise or capacity.
• Your business is growing or going through change.
• You want experienced HR leadership without hiring a full-time senior HR professional.

Your Part-Time HR Department can include

• Day-to-day HR support
• Managing and providing direction to your internal HR employee
• Recruiting and onboarding
• Employee relations
• Performance management
• Manager coaching
• HR compliance
• HR planning
• HRIS administration
• Organizational development
• HR projects as your needs arise

Build it right. Then hire with confidence.

Some clients engage Sienna HR as their long-term HR department.

Others engage us to build a strong HR foundation, implement practical HR systems, and establish compliant documentation before hiring an internal HR employee.

When the time is right, we can recruit your HR employee, help onboard them, and continue providing senior HR guidance as needed. Instead of asking a new HR hire to build everything from scratch, they inherit an HR function that’s already organized, compliant, and built to support your business.

Pay the right rate for the right work.

One of the advantages of working with Sienna HR is that you don’t have to pay Senior HR Consultant rates for every task.

Depending on your needs, we may recommend one HR professional or a combination of professionals. For example, a Senior HR Consultant may lead an engagement, advise management, oversee complex employee matters, or provide direction to your internal HR employee, while an HR Generalist or HR Administrator completes recruiting, onboarding, HRIS administration, documentation, and other day-to-day HR activities.

The same approach applies to fixed-fee HR projects. Rather than assigning every task to the most senior HR professional, we build the right team for the work. This allows senior HR professionals to focus on work that requires senior expertise while other tasks are completed by HR professionals whose skills are better matched to the work.

The result is practical, cost-effective HR support that gives you the right expertise at the right price.