Select People Solutions

Staffing and Recruitment Servicesselectrecruiting.ca

Select People Solutions is a staffing agency that provides executive search, temporary staffing, and HR services.

Company typePrivate
Founded1991
HeadquartersLethbridge, Canada
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What Select People Solutions does

Select People Solutions is a privately held, full-service staffing and recruitment firm headquartered on the 3rd Floor of the Historic Post Office in Lethbridge, Alberta, serving employers across Southern Alberta (including Lethbridge and Taber) since 1994. The firm operates three core staffing divisions — Professional Recruitment (office workers, permanent and temporary), Industrial Division (manufacturing, trades, maintenance, warehousing), and Agricultural Services (seasonal canola roguing, farm-hand placements, harvest support) — complemented by an Executive Search practice and an HR Services menu covering CPIC-connected criminal record checks, credit checks, education and reference verifications, and hard/soft skills assessments.

Technology underpinning the operation is conventional rather than proprietary: a self-built online job board at jobs.selectrecruiting.ca with SMS and email job alerts for candidates, an Avionte-hosted employee login portal for payroll and scheduling of placed temporary workers, and direct CPIC integration for 15-minute criminal-record checks priced at $45. Distribution is dominated by a single Lethbridge headquarters, direct phone/email employer outreach, and community networking through the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce.

Revenue is generated on three legs: transaction-fee permanent and temporary placement fees (undisclosed), per-screen HR service fees (e.g., $45 per criminal record check), and payroll-billing for temporary workers placed with client companies. Public signals of scale are limited to a 30,000+ cumulative-placement claim across 30+ years and a team of ~13 listed professionals, with no disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, and no parent company. Notable placements include Site Superintendents and Project Managers for a Southern Alberta construction firm, a Civil Engineering Technologist for a regional engineering consultancy, an HR Manager for Kawneer's Lethbridge facility, and a Residential Property Maintenance Manager for the Aboriginal Housing Society.

Select People Solutions firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Select People Solutions
Legal name: Select People Solutions
Website: https://www.selectrecruiting.ca
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1991
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Select People Solutions is a staffing agency that provides executive search, temporary staffing, and HR services.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Select People Solutions industry classification

Industry

Product category: Staffing and Recruitment Services
NAICS: Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Services (5613)
SIC: Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)
akta.pro primary industry: Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

Staffing services
Executive search
Temporary staffing
Agricultural workforce
HR background screening

Where Select People Solutions is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Lethbridge
HQ country: Canada
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Select People Solutions business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Recruitment and Placement Services: Fees charged to employers for permanent and temporary placement of candidates. Services include executive search, professional recruitment, and temporary staffing across multiple divisions (office, industrial, agricultural).
HR Services: Charge per service for criminal record checks ($45), credit checks, education verifications, reference checks, and skills assessments (both hard skills and soft skills testing).
Temporary Staffing Payroll Services: Payroll processing services for temporary workers placed with client companies. Employer pays workers through Select People Solutions.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Transaction based/ take rate	Pay-as-you-go	Criminal Record Check

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Select People Solutions product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Select People Solutions is a regional staffing and recruitment firm that places permanent and temporary office, industrial, and agricultural workers for Southern Alberta employers, and provides transactional HR services including criminal record checks, credit checks, education verifications, reference checks, and skills assessments. The company also runs its own job board for candidate sourcing and an employee portal for payroll administration of placed temporary workers.

Product overview

Select People Solutions is a staffing and recruitment firm serving Southern Alberta with multiple service divisions. The core offerings include Professional Recruitment (office workers, permanent and temporary), an Industrial Division (manufacturing, trades, warehousing), and Agricultural Services (seasonal farm work, canola roguing). The company operates a job board platform (jobs.selectrecruiting.ca) for candidate searches and applications. HR Services are offered as add-on modules including Skills Assessments (hard and soft skills testing), Criminal Record Checks, Credit Checks, Education Verifications, and Reference Checks. An employee self-service portal powered by Avionte software handles payroll and scheduling for placed workers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Professional Recruitment Services Executive search and placement services for office workers in permanent and temporary positions, serving Southern Alberta employers across professional and clerical roles.
Industrial Division Staffing Permanent and temporary staffing solutions for industrial and manufacturing sectors, including trades, maintenance, and warehousing personnel.
Agricultural Services Seasonal agricultural workforce solutions including canola roguing crews, farm hand placements, and harvest processing support for Southern Alberta producers.
Criminal Record Checks Background screening service using the CPIC (RCMP-accredited) database with results returned in 15 minutes for $45 per check, sold to employers as a standalone HR service.
Credit Checks Credit history verification service designed to minimize risk of theft or fraud for positions of trust in finance and banking.
Education Verifications Verification of candidate educational credentials including degrees, diplomas, certificates, and graduation dates.
Reference Checks Candidate reference verification using thought-provoking questions to uncover qualities, flags, and behaviors relevant to the role.
Skills Assessments Pre-employment testing services including Hard Skills Assessments (Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, accounting) and Soft Skills Assessments for candidate evaluation.
Job Board Online job search platform hosted at jobs.selectrecruiting.ca allowing candidates to search and apply for positions across construction, agriculture, clerical, and manufacturing industries.
Temporary Staffing Payroll Services Payroll processing services for temporary workers placed with client companies, where the employer pays workers through Select People Solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

30,000+ successful employer-candidate matches over 30+ years
+1 more outcomes

Companies that use Select People Solutions

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Select People Solutions technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Select People Solutions partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

Teamwork Training Ltd.minorOthersRelated career services company also celebrating 30+ years in business. Located in same building. Offers free workshops, career coaching, and employment support programs including the Project Hire Construction Training program for unemployed Albertans. Teamworks Career Centre has assisted over 35,000 Albertans with employment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Select People Solutions competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Express Employment Professionals: Franchise-based generalist staffing firm operating across professional, industrial, and commercial sectors in small and mid-sized North American markets. Closely comparable multi-division model and similar employer client profile to Select.

Broad incumbents

Randstad Canada: Canada arm of global staffing leader offering permanent, temporary, and executive placement across all major sectors. Overlaps with Select across professional and industrial divisions but at national scale.
Adecco Canada: Global staffing conglomerate with significant Canadian operations across industrial, office, and professional segments. Competes for the same employer relationships Select serves but with broader geographic reach.
Robert Half Canada: Specialized staffing firm with strong finance/accounting/technology professional placement and executive search offerings. Directly comparable on the professional/executive search side that Select pursues.
Hays Canada: Global professional staffing firm with deep Canadian presence in construction, engineering, and skilled trades. Closely comparable on the engineering/construction placements Select performs for clients like local engineering firms.
ManpowerGroup Canada: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider offering temporary, permanent, and recruitment process outsourcing across industrial and professional segments. Competes for the same industrial and office support mandates.
Kelly Services Canada: Global staffing provider offering temporary, permanent, and outsourcing solutions across office, industrial, and professional categories. Comparable on multi-division generalist placement with national employer relationships.

Others

Teamwork Training Ltd. Affiliated Lethbridge career services organization co-located with Select in the historic Post Office building. Operates complementary career coaching, workshops, and the Project Hire Construction Training program, with 35,000+ Albertans served.
Indeed Canada: Dominant global job search engine widely used by both candidates and employers in Lethbridge/Southern Alberta. Represents the primary digital disintermediation risk to Select's recruitment funnel.

Emerging players

Jobboom (Groupe Quebecor): Canadian-focused online job board and recruitment platform. Comparable as a job-board distribution channel competing with Select's jobs.selectrecruiting.ca for candidate attention in the Canadian market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Select People Solutions compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance6 records

Select People Solutions financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Select People Solutions leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Select People Solutions funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Select People Solutions M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Select People Solutions

What does Select People Solutions do?

Is Select People Solutions a public or private company?

Select People Solutions is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Select People Solutions founded?

Select People Solutions was founded in 1991. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Select People Solutions based?

Select People Solutions is headquartered in Lethbridge, Canada, in the North America region.

How does Select People Solutions make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Recruitment and Placement Services are the primary driver. The others are HR Services and temporary Staffing Payroll Services.

Who are Select People Solutions's main competitors?

Express Employment Professionals is listed as a direct peer. Broad incumbents are Randstad Canada, Adecco Canada, Robert Half Canada, Hays Canada, ManpowerGroup Canada and Kelly Services Canada. Others are Teamwork Training Ltd. and Indeed Canada. Jobboom (Groupe Quebecor) is listed as an emerging player.

Does Select People Solutions have an API?

No public API is recorded for Select People Solutions.

What industry is Select People Solutions in?

Select People Solutions's product category is Staffing and Recruitment Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACACAH, Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies, with a secondary code of BPACAFAA, General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry). Its NAICS code is 561311 and its SIC code is 7361.