What Humance does

Humance is a privately held Canadian business and organizational consulting firm founded in 1980 and headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, with additional offices in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, and Quebec City. The firm operates across three core practice areas — Organizational Transformation & Strategy, Leadership & Team Development, and Talent Assessment & Onboarding — and serves enterprise and mid-market organizations seeking culture-driven performance improvement, leadership capability building, employee mobilization, employer brand development, HR outsourcing, and conflict resolution. Its differentiated IP includes the trademarked Indice de mobilisation de l'entreprise (IME) Employee Mobilization Index, validated across tens of thousands of employees, and the copyrighted Humance Competency Model©, both used in client engagements alongside integrated SuccessFinder-based talent assessments.

Humance generates revenue primarily through billable, custom consulting engagements sold via a direct sales model targeting CHROs, CEOs, and senior executives; secondary revenue comes from self-paced online training courses sold through its e-commerce store (boutique.humance.ca), keynotes delivered by senior partners, and HR video/multimedia production through its Oranje subsidiary. The firm's go-to-market relies heavily on thought leadership — an active bilingual (English/French) blog, webinars, Radio-Canada podcast appearances, and exclusive in-person events — supplemented by paid display and social advertising. Pricing is quote-based for consulting and not publicly disclosed for engagements; online courses are priced individually through the e-commerce storefront.

The firm operates as a multidisciplinary team of organizational psychologists (Ph.D., DPsych), certified executive coaches (PCC, IMC), HR consultants (CRHA), and accredited mediators, with no external institutional investors and no public listing. It holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification, distinguishing it from typical mid-sized HR consultancies on procurement eligibility. Recent strategic activity includes a February 2026 alliance with GFT Technologies Canada to jointly address the human factors of AI and digital transformation, the June 2026 launch of a CRHA-recognized online employer branding course, and ongoing national event programming targeting senior leaders on AI-era organizational challenges.

Name

Humance

Legal name

Humance Inc.

Website

https://humance.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Humance is a privately held Canadian consulting firm that helps enterprise and mid-market organizations transform culture, develop leaders, and assess talent through proprietary frameworks (IME, Humance Competency Model©) delivered across offices in Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience (EX) Consulting (BPAHAGAI), Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD), People Analytics, Assessment & Psychometrics Consulting (BPAHAGAH)

Keywords

• Organizational consulting
• Leadership development
• Talent assessment
• Culture transformation
• HR consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Longueuil

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Humance generates revenue primarily through billable professional consulting engagements. Services include organizational transformation and strategy consulting, leadership and team development programs, talent assessment and onboarding, executive coaching, conflict management, HR outsourcing, and employer brand development. These are delivered as custom engagements, workshops, training sessions, and coaching programs.
2. Online Learning & Training Programs: Humance sells self-paced online training courses (e-learning) through its online store (boutique.humance.ca), including structured learning paths such as the employer brand building program (~6 hours of content). Revenue is generated through course enrollments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Humance is a business- and human-driven consulting firm delivering organizational transformation and strategy, leadership and team development, and talent assessment and onboarding services to Canadian organizations. Its work is grounded in proprietary frameworks — the Humance Competency Model© and the Indice de mobilisation de l'entreprise (IME) — and includes consulting engagements, coaching, keynotes, workshops, e-learning, and an audiovisual production division (Oranje).

Product overview

Humance is a business- and human-driven consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services organized around three core practice areas: Organizational Transformation & Strategy (strategic planning, culture transformation, change management, succession planning, HR outsourcing, employer brand), Leadership & Team Development (coaching, development paths, e-learning, keynotes, workshops), and Talent Assessment & Onboarding (talent evaluation, SuccessFinder integration, 360 Assessment, Humance Competency Model©). The firm also operates Oranje, a specialized division for HR video and multimedia production, and offers an online training course on employer branding recognized by CRHA. Humance's consulting approach is grounded in culture-driven performance improvement, supported by proprietary tools like the Indice de mobilisation de l'entreprise (IME) for measuring employee engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Transformation & Strategy Consulting practice for enterprise and mid-market organizations covering strategic planning, culture transformation, work climate and mobilization, conflict management, succession planning and business transition, HR outsourcing, due diligence, employer brand, customer-centric approach, culture and inclusion, and psychological health services.
• Leadership & Team Development Consulting practice delivering development paths, custom e-learning solutions, keynotes, workshops and training, leadership coaching, hybrid and remote work advisory, creativity and innovation programs, and managerial communication training for managers, leaders, and teams.
• Talent Assessment & Onboarding Consulting practice providing talent assessment services, including SuccessFinder-integrated assessments, post-assessment support, 360 Assessment, the proprietary Humance Competency Model©, and career management services.
• Humance Signature Keynotes Inspiring and mobilizing keynote presentations delivered by Humance experts on topics related to organizational culture, leadership, and performance transformation, available through keynotes.humance.ca.
• Indice de mobilisation de l'entreprise (IME) — Employee Mobilization Index Proprietary employee mobilization measurement tool providing organizations with a mobilization index score, detailed analysis of results, correlation analyses, segmentation by respondent categories, and actionable plans to improve mobilization. Validated across tens of thousands of employees in varied industry sectors.
• Oranje — HR Video Content and Multimedia Production A division of Humance specializing in audiovisual production for HR content and employer brand campaigns, producing impactful audiovisual projects and large-scale HR video content that supports employee engagement and employer branding.
• Bâtir votre marque employeur — Formation en ligne (Employer Brand Builder Online Course) Self-paced online training course on building an authentic and sustainable employer brand from attraction to retention. Approximately 6 hours of content combining videos, readings, practical exercises, guided reflections, and work tools. Recognized by the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (CRHA).

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations with a strong culture outperform their competitors financially by more than 40%
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GFT Technologies CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026Humance and GFT Technologies Canada announced a collaboration in February 2026 to jointly deliver AI and digital transformation services in Canada. The partnership combines GFT's technical implementation expertise (approximately 600 employees in Canada, 12,000 globally) with Humance's people-centred transformation approach. Under the arrangement, GFT engages Humance early in major transformation initiatives to address human factors (culture, change management, adoption), while Humance introduces GFT as its technology implementation partner on complex technology projects. The two firms also plan to co-host client events including webinars and podcasts to share insights on technology adoption and the human side of transformation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gallup: Global analytics and advisory firm built around employee engagement measurement (Q12) and strengths-based development. Comparable to Humance's IME-driven employee mobilization methodology and culture transformation services.
• The Humphrey Group / Niagara Institute: Canadian executive communication and leadership development firm. Listed as a partner/affiliate on Humance's senior team roster (Bart Egnal, Patricio Larrea) and competes in the same leadership development and executive coaching niche across Canada.
• Optimum Talent: Canadian talent management consulting firm offering executive search, coaching, leadership development, and organizational consulting. Closely comparable to Humance in size, geographic focus, and service portfolio across HR and OD mandates.
• Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette: Canadian executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong organizational consulting practice. Comparable to Humance as a domestic firm serving enterprise buyers on leadership and talent challenges.
• RHR International: Global firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and senior team effectiveness. Directly comparable to Humance's Leadership & Team Development and executive coaching practices, with a similar practitioner-led delivery model.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership and talent assessment firm offering selection, development, and succession solutions. Directly comparable to Humance's Talent Assessment & Onboarding practice and leadership development work.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with significant practices in executive search, leadership development, and organizational strategy. Overlaps with Humance's full service portfolio but at a much larger scale and broader international reach.
• Deloitte (Human Capital practice): Global Big Four firm's Human Capital practice offers organization transformation, leadership, and workforce analytics consulting. Competes for the same enterprise transformation mandates as Humance, with substantially larger delivery capacity.
• McKinsey & Company (Organization Practice): Global strategy consulting firm with a dedicated Organization Practice covering culture, change management, and leadership. Represents the high end of the consulting competition that Humance faces in the Canadian enterprise market.
• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison): Global talent development and career transition firm (part of ADG) offering leadership coaching, assessment, and organizational consulting. Comparable to Humance's coaching and leadership development portfolio, with a much larger international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PsychologieSPB
• Facebookfacebook.com/Humance.consultation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/humance-culture-performance
• Xx.com/SPBconsultation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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