2026 SPONSORS
Headline Partner
SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s cloud human capital management (HCM) suite built for Autonomous HCM—powered by AI and guided by people. It combines trusted people data, intelligent insights, and SAP Business AI to help work move forward more autonomously, so people can focus on strategic impact. With localizations for more than 100 countries, SAP SuccessFactors supports workforces across the business and around the world. It helps organizations evolve at business speed while keeping people, compliance, and trust at the center.
Platinum Partner
Indeed is the world’s #1 job site and a global leader in job matching and hiring, operating in over 60 countries. More people find jobs on Indeed than anywhere else because we put job seekers first—offering powerful tools to search jobs, post resumes, research companies, and more.
VIP Lounge Partner
Medcan is a global leader in proactive health and wellness services and is devoted to providing care for individuals, families and employers that is grounded in the latest evidence-based practices, technologies and treatments. Our team of medical experts unites to provide transformational specialty and primary care to achieve more for you and your health. Medcan’s flagship Annual Health Assessment is a comprehensive, physician-led analysis of your current health and wellness as well as your future risk for developing disease. We provide our clients with personalized plans and help them take action through our comprehensive ecosystem of services, along with convenient in-person and virtual ongoing care. With locations in Toronto (Financial District, Kingsway – coming soon, York Mills – coming soon), Oakville, Collingwood, and Muskoka (seasonal), Medcan is here to give you more control over your health and help you live well, for life.
VIP Lunch Partner & Coffee Barista Partner
At ADP, what we do is about people. Although we have a strong history of providing solutions for human resource challenges, we strive to do more than that. We challenge ourselves to anticipate, think forward and take action in a way that empowers us to shape the changing world of work.
For over 70 years, we’ve led the way in defining the future of business solutions. ADP is proud to be named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies®” list for 17 consecutive years.*
We are a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits, and a leader in business outsourcing services and analytics. Our experience, deep insights and cutting-edge technology have transformed human resources from a back-office administrative function to a strategic business advantage.
VIP Lunch Partner
At Applauz, we know that engaged employees are the driving force behind every successful organization. Our mission is to transform how businesses foster employee engagement. That's why we've built a powerful platform to inspire, recognize, and empower teams to reach their full potential. Who We Are: Applauz is not just another HR software company. We are a passionate team of innovators, disruptors, and culture enthusiasts dedicated to creating happier, more productive workplaces. Our cutting-edge technology and customizable solutions are tailored to meet the unique needs of forward-thinking organizations across industries.
After Party & Awards Partner
Adecco is a global workforce solutions and staffing company that connects businesses with talent through temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, outsourcing, workforce management, and career development services. Operating in more than 60 countries, Adecco helps organizations build agile workforces while supporting candidates in finding meaningful employment opportunities.
Gold Sponsor
Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) helps clients navigate uncertainty and unlock opportunity through insights and solutions across risk, strategy, and people. We bring deep expertise across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. Marsh works with clients around the world to help them build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.
Silver Sponsor
CAA is built on safety, trust and dependability and it's no surprise CAA Insurance believes in the same principles. With one of the highest retention rates, CAA Insurance has an excellent track record of delivering value to CAA Members and ranks amongst the most trusted brands in insurance (Argyle Public Relations Index 2017). CAA Insurance now offers CAA Members more ways of purchasing insurance. Whether they buy a product from a CAA Club or through select Broker partners, CAA Members will get the same product at the same price. CAA's aim is to make buying insurance as simple as possible and to be there for each and every customer they serve.
Legal Sponsor
Miller Thomson LLP ("Miller Thomson") is a national business law firm with approximately 500 lawyers across five provinces in Canada — the broadest reach of any Canadian law firm.
Partnering with clients across Canada and internationally, we bring deep local insight to a comprehensive range of business law, litigation and dispute services, as well as other specialized practices. We focus on understanding your business, your industry, and the factors that drive long-term growth and success.
Content Lounge Partners
For over 15 years, Citation Canada has been working with Canadian businesses as a leading provider of HR solutions. Our offering comprising of three key elements - expert advice, curated content and best-in-class HR technology that over 500,000 Canadians use and love. We understand people are your most valuable asset – so we’ll guide you on your HR practices and help you build happier, more engaged employees. With Citation Canada by your side, you can:
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Access pre-written and fully compliant HR policy templates
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Upskill your employees with over 240 online training courses
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Call our expert advice line on complex HR issues
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Save time through HR tools within our HRIS to help you manage your employees.
iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG (common shares).
Our new company structure gives us more flexibility to execute our growth strategy. Our new holding company created on January 1, 2019, iA Financial Corporation Inc., will better serve our ambitions and the changing needs of our multi-faceted financial services organization.
Canadian excellence in total rewards
Founded in 1992, Normandin Beaudry is recognized for its leading-edge total rewards consulting services. Independent and wholly owned by an ever-growing number of its professionals, Normandin Beaudry has an ownership structure that puts it in a unique position as one of the few major firms in the field with exclusively Canadian interests. From offices in Montreal, Toronto and Quebec City, a team of nearly 400 employees serves an enviable list of clients across Canada that includes organizations of all sizes and industries from the private, public, para-public and not-for-profit sectors.
Excellence spans the globe! As an independent and equal shareholder in MBWL International since 2023, Normandin Beaudry's reach now extends to 50+ countries.
Discussion Table Partner
Panel Partner
At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help you sharpen your strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate your workforce and maximize performance.
Working shoulder to shoulder with you, we uncover opportunities for sustainable success—and provide perspective that moves you.
Achēv is a leading non-profit provider of employment, language and newcomer settlement services in the GTA. Each year, we put more than 65,000 clients on a faster path to prosperity by making it easier for them to access the services they need – when and where they want them. We offer over 35 employment, settlement and language programs and services with specialized support for women and youth. We provide our services online and in person at seven GTA locations. For more information, please visit: www.achev.ca
Professional Headshot Partner
Rippling is the AI platform that unifies HR, IT, and Finance, giving Rippling AI the data and permissions it needs to help you manage and scale in Canada and beyond. Because everything lives in one place, Rippling AI has a complete view of your business and can take trusted action quickly and safely. Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.8B from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, and Bedrock, among others, and has been named to CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, and G2's Top Global Software Companies list.
F1 Simulator Partner
Caricature Partner
Knockri is a decade-old Canadian AI company that has proven to improve efficiency across hiring, promotions, and training in the private and public sectors. Knockri assesses skills using responsible and ethical AI, reducing bias and delivering an experience candidates actually enjoy. It helps organizations reduce administrative burden, make better use of their resources, and give employees more time to focus on the work that matters most.
The AI-powered interview platform is used by organizations such as IBM globally, the Toronto Stock Exchange, Hydro One, Equitable Bank, GreenShield Insurance, and many others to support more efficient talent processes at scale. In the public sector, Knockri helps federal departments and agencies strengthen operational efficiency across recruitment, workforce development, and training, including the Department of National Defence, Global Affairs Canada, the Public Service Commission, and many others.
Origami HR is an HR consulting and leadership development firm working with organizations that want their people practices to be as strong as the businesses they’re building. We bring senior HR expertise and hands-on support to clients as they grow, evolve, and strengthen how they lead and operate. Across strategic HR consulting, fractional HR support, and practical leadership training, we get to know the business, simplify the complex, and craft solutions that strengthen both people and performance.
Wellbeing Partner
GoodLife’s Workplace Wellness programs boost employee engagement and retention, reduce burnout, and foster a thriving culture. For busy HR leaders, it’s vital to champion a holistic approach, supporting mental, physical, and emotional well-being both in and out of the workplace. A well workforce isn’t just healthier, it’s more productive, resilient, and ready to succeed.
Exhibitors
Canada’s leading provider of business and professional language training, ACA-Prolang supports over 4,000 learners each week. Programs are trainer-led, outcome-focused, and grounded in Canadian workplace realities to build real-world communication skills in English and French. Trusted by more than 200 client organizations, ACA-Prolang helps teams communicate with confidence and perform across cultures.
Founded in Chicago in 1952, Adler University continues the pioneering work of Alfred Adler, the first community psychologist, and his principle of social interest, the belief that individual well-being is inseparable from the health of our communities. Adler prepares students to be global leaders who improve health outcomes through applied research, community co-creation, and immersive education.
Adler serves more than 1,400 students in more than 25 accredited master’s and doctoral programs and has grown its online presence since 2015. In 2024, Dr. Lisa Coleman became Adler’s seventh president and the first woman and first Black president in the university’s history.
Founded in 1978, AGA Benefit Solutions is one of Canada’s leading third-party administrators and third-party claims payors (TPA/TPP). AGA develops and administers customized group insurance and retirement plans, supporting more than 7,000 clients and 500,000 plan members. As an administrator, broker and consultant, we offer each of our clients the plan they’re looking for, one that’s simple and easy to manage so they can recruit, motivate and retain human capital more effectively with an attractive benefits package.
Avanti is a 100% Canadian-owned platform that brings HR, payroll, scheduling, time tracking, recruiting, and performance together in one place. Our native AI changes how HR teams work every day: reports on command, instant answers to HR questions, voice approvals and data updates, and automatic detection of data anomalies. See what AI-powered HR and payroll workflows can do for your team at avanti.ca
CareerJoy is a 100% Canadian-owned people + culture firm helping organizations navigate the moments that shape work. For more than 20 years, we’ve partnered with leading public, private and not-for-profit organizations across Canada, with global reach. Our solutions span leadership development, coaching, team effectiveness, career development, and career transition + outplacement. Our approach is human-first and AI-smart; combining practical expertise, modern tools and meaningful human support to help organizations build stronger leaders, support their people and navigate change.
The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) is a national charity established in 2013 with the mandate of building a more inclusive Canada. We envision a world where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources. We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice are essential for building strong and healthy workplaces, schools and communities. We are committed to advocating for these values through education, training and action. By promoting understanding and inclusivity, CCDI strives to create a more equitable and just society for all.
Cotton Candy helps HR teams transform employee experiences through thoughtful, branded merchandise programs designed to make every moment matter. From attracting top talent and creating memorable first impressions to welcoming new hires, celebrating milestones, recognizing achievements, and building lasting engagement, we make it easy to show employees they’re valued. Our high-impact solutions combine creativity, quality, and seamless execution to deliver meaningful experiences at scale. Whether you’re strengthening company culture, reinforcing your employer brand, or inspiring a greater sense of connection and belonging, Cotton Candy helps organizations create moments that employees remember—and experiences that bring people together, wherever they work.
First Advantage is a global software and data company. We provide comprehensive, end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. Combining AI-powered proprietary technology platforms with proprietary data, primary source data, and third-party data, we help organizations hire with confidence and manage risk across the entire employee lifecycle.
Folks is the HR software built for Canadian SMBs that want to spend less time on admin and more time on their people. From hiring and onboarding to time tracking, employee records, and payroll, Folks brings every HR task into one intuitive, bilingual platform with Canadian compliance built in. Trusted by 1,200+ growing organizations, Folks helps HR teams simplify the everyday and focus on what matters most: their people.
Fresh Paint Studio helps people step out of their busy minds and into meaningful moments of creativity and connection. Artist-owned and Toronto-based, we bring creative wellness to workplaces through engaging team experiences, guided workshops and our signature Creative Brain Break Art Kits. From a 15-minute conference reset to a memorable team celebration, our welcoming, beginner-friendly experiences give everyone space to pause, explore and connect. We make it easy for HR leaders to bring creativity into the workplace.
Hulton Workplace Resolutions (HWR) provides neutral third-party workplace dispute resolution and restoration services, including mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, workplace assessments, restoration planning, and mediated employment settlements. Led by Joy Hulton, LLB, Q. Med, Q. Arb, HWR delivers trauma-informed, resolution-focused services informed by more than 30 years of employment and labour law experience and over 20 years in leadership roles. Serving public and private sector organizations across Ontario, HWR helps workplaces address conflict, restore working relationships, and build healthier, more respectful work environments grounded in principles of equity, empathy, and respect.
People Corporation is one of Canada's leading employee benefits and group retirement consulting firms, with a national presence and a strong local focus. We take the time to understand each organization we work with, building strategies that are bold, customized, and designed to give our clients a genuine competitive edge in attracting and retaining the talent that drives them forward.
We go beyond administration. Through innovative plan design, specialized industry expertise, and a comprehensive suite of services spanning group benefits, group retirement, disability, health solutions, virtual care, HR services, and trust fund administration, we help our clients build programs that are strategic, cost sustainable, and aligned with their people.
What sets us apart is how we bring it all together, with expert advice, a proactive approach to long term plan sustainability, and an unwavering commitment to the people behind every plan.
Robins Appleby LLP is a Toronto-based law firm with over 70 years of experience providing practical, top-tier legal advice on a broad range of legal matters.
Our employment lawyers advise both employers and employees on a wide range of employment matters, including general legal advice, employment litigation, employment contracts, human rights matters, workplace investigations, and workplace policies. We work closely with clients to understand their specific needs and provide practical, timely solutions to complex and sensitive workplace issues.
As a mid-sized firm, The Robins Appleby Edge combines deep legal expertise with the efficiency, care, and personal touch of a close-knit team. The firm is committed to collaborative problem-solving, responsive service, and building lasting client relationships, helping clients navigate complex and time-sensitive matters with dedication, integrity, and a focus on achieving exceptional results.
Signal49 Research is the foremost independent, applied research organization in Canada. Delivering unique insights into our country's toughest problems.
For more than 70 years, Signal49 is where Canada has turned for accurate data, rigorous research, and meaningful connections. Leaders trust us because we stand apart: objective, credible, connected.
StafinGo is proud to be a participating sponsor at this year’s HRFest Canada. With over 50 years of combined staffing and human resources experience, we help organizations across North America connect with exceptional talent through temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, professional services, and specialized workforce solutions. We don’t just fill positions, we build lasting partnerships that drive organizational success.
The Talent Company is your HR partner across the talent lifecycle. We help organizations recruit the right talent, develop stronger leaders and teams, navigate complex HR priorities such as compensation and workforce planning, and support employees through career transitions.
We take a collaborative, People First approach, tailoring our services to each organization's needs and priorities.
Proudly Canadian owned and operated since 2011, we combine local expertise with global reach through Career Partners International, a network of more than 300 offices in over 45 countries.
TEND supports the people who support others.
For over 20 years, TEND has been working with organizations across North America - from local community agencies to large-scale healthcare systems - to create healthier, and more supportive workplaces. We offer education, consulting, and resources to help professionals navigate the challenges of trauma-exposed work, including secondary traumatic stress, empathic strain, burnout, and moral distress.
We believe that trauma exposure has a profound impact on the well-being of people, teams, and communities. We also believe that true organizational health can only happen when we attend to both people and the conditions that shape their work. Our name, TEND, reflects that commitment: to care for, attend to, and serve those who have dedicated their lives to supporting others.
UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform with unified HR, payroll, and workforce management, built to solve the unique challenges of frontline work. Powered by people-first AI and decades of labor data, UKG turns workforce intelligence into real-time decisions around staffing, pay, compliance, and productivity, enabling every worker to confidently take action as work happens.
That’s why more than 80,000 organizations worldwide trust UKG to run their workforce — not just manage it.
Preferred Hotel Partners
Stay at the center of it all at Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Located across from Nathan Phillips Square and connected to the PATH, the hotel puts Toronto’s business, shopping and entertainment districts within easy reach.
With 1,372 guest rooms, extensive meeting and event spaces, an indoor-outdoor pool, and dining at 43 Down and Dual Citizen, it’s a central base for business trips, city stays and gatherings of every size.
SoHo Hotel Toronto is a five-star independent luxury boutique hotel located at Wellington and Blue Jays Way a couple blocks from Key Media. Known for luxe oversized hotel rooms and plush extended stay apartments. Guests can participate in Preferred Hotel’s loyalty point program iPrefer, allowing rewards at top luxury hotels around the world. Offering HRFest 2026 delegates a preferred rate to experience our luxury property in the heart of downtown Toronto. Click below to book your stay.
Experience Sponsor
Media Partner
Arthur Stollery, a mining entrepreneur and son of the well-known Toronto clothier, bought the rolling farmland at the corner of Kennedy Road and Major MacKenzie Drive in Markham in 1957 to raise Black Aberdeen Angus cattle and champion thoroughbreds.
He named the property Angus Glen Farm, which later grew to 1800 acres, and became his home. In 1967 he began breeding thoroughbred race horses. For more than two decades, Angus Glen bred horses which achieved racing success both in Canada and internationally; including twelve stakes winners, most notably Talkin’ Man, Kennedy Road and Laurie’s Dancer.
After years touring the farmlands, Arthur Stollery, an avid golfer, began building a golf course in 1992, on some of the original horse paddocks, and in the valley where Black Angus cattle once grazed. Parts of the original farm, which still operates, can be seen adjacent to many of the golf holes. Arthur Stollery passed away in 1994, but the Stollery family completed his masterpiece and the course opened to the public in 1995. That year, Golf Digest magazine ranked Angus Glen as the Best New Course in Canada.
In 1996 Gordon Stollery took the vision of his father one step further by building a community around Angus Glen Golf Club. During the building of the community Angus Glen acquired Kylemore homes which strives to build quality homes, while “Exceeding Excellence”. Continuing the tradition of excellence, Angus Glen is known for its outstanding personal service. Angus Glen provides golfers with the experience of a first class private golf club within a public facility, accessible to all.
Gordon Stollery adds, “Angus Glen Community and the Golf Course symbolize what my father always strove to achieve… excellence while remembering his roots.”
OFFICIAL BALLOT ACCOUNTANTS
We have a proud 110-year history of helping Canadian organizations thrive. Our 7,300+ partners and staff are located coast to coast and bring their expertise to provide quality services and products that help solve important problems.
Our industry-focused professional services include audit and assurance, tax, deals and consulting targeting solutions for cybersecurity, privacy, financial crime, workforce of the future, finance transformation, value creation, strategic reassessment and cost optimization. We work as one firm to bring different perspectives and capabilities together to achieve what matters most.
With offices in 155 countries and more than 284,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We deliver the best of our collective thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and create value for our people, clients and communities.

