The Employers' Choice

What The Employers' Choice does

The Employers' Choice Inc. (TEC) is a private, Ontario-based human resources consulting firm incorporated in 2000 by three labour and employment lawyers (David Chondon, Susan Crawford, and Christopher Andree), who remain shareholders. The firm provides a full range of HR services on both consulting and outsourced bases to employers and organizations across Ontario, led by Managing Director Bonni Titgemeyer, who brings over 20 years of HR consulting experience and four professional designations (CEBS, SPHR, CHRP, CMS). Its service portfolio spans foundational HR advisory, outsourced HR support, policy and compensation management, health and safety, employee engagement and workplace climate work, and custom-designed training programs delivered via in-house workshops, seminars, and webinars. Training products cover management excellence, building healthy organizations, selection and retention, legislation basics, and health and safety, with the flagship Leadership Foundations program winning the CSTD Gold Canadian Award for Training Excellence in 2008.

The firm's technology layer is built on web-based survey and assessment platforms powered by Vovici, enabling employee engagement surveys, job description questionnaires with multi-input process verification, and multi-dimensional performance reviews. Customer reach combines direct sales outreach, professional networking within the HR community, referrals, and event-driven engagement including webinars and on-site workshops. Marketing assets include the 'The Typed Word' newsletter, free HR templates and checklists, periodic surveys, and links to Canadian HR publications. The company operates from Mississauga, Ontario, with no disclosed geographic expansion beyond the regional Ontario market.

TEC generates revenue through professional services consulting engagements, managed services outsourcing arrangements (part-time, transitional, or regular on-site HR support), and training program fees. Pricing is non-public and structured on a per-project proposal basis with time estimates. No external institutional investment, acquisition activity, or revenue disclosure is evidenced; the firm remains independently held by its co-founder shareholders and small professional team.

Name

The Employers' Choice

Legal name

The Employers' Choice Inc.

Website

https://theemployerschoice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Employers' Choice Inc. is a private Ontario-based HR consulting firm providing advisory, outsourced HR support, and custom training programs to employers across Ontario, led by a small team of credentialed HR professionals under Managing Director Bonni Titgemeyer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Benefits Administration (BPACAPAC)

Keywords

• Human resources consulting
• Employee training programs
• HR outsourcing services
• Leadership development training
• Workplace compliance support

Headquarters

HQ city

Brampton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: Professional consulting services provided to employers on human resources matters including compliance, policy development, and HR strategy. Delivered on-site or remotely.
2. HR Outsourcing: On-site outsourcing options providing experienced HR professionals on part-time, transitional, or regular support basis.
3. Training Programs: Custom-designed interactive, educational training programs on human resources-related issues. Delivered as workshops, seminars, and webinars.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Employers' Choice Inc. (TEC) provides human resources consulting and outsourced HR services to employers, including foundational HR planning, policy and procedure development, total compensation management, health and safety support, employee engagement surveys, leadership and management training, and on-site or transitional HR outsourcing. The firm also delivers custom-designed interactive training programs and uses web-based survey and assessment technology to support engagement, job description, and performance review processes.

Product overview

The Employers' Choice Inc. (TEC) is a human resources consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services on both consulting and outsourced bases. The core offering consists of four main service pillars: The Core of Human Resources (foundational HR services including planning, outsourcing, policies, compensation, and health & safety), Reaching Out to Employees (engagement surveys, workplace climate, wellness, and interventions), Developing Employees (training programs and leadership development), and Technology Solutions (web-based surveys and assessments via Vovici). Training programs are delivered through the In-House Training Catalogue featuring modules like Management Excellence Workshops, Building Healthy Organizations, Selection & Retention, Legislation Basics, and Health & Safety. The company also provides free HR templates and resources, publishes a newsletter called 'The Typed Word', and offers upcoming seminars. The flagship Leadership Foundations Program won the Gold Canadian Award for Training Excellence from CSTD in 2008.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Core of Human Resources Foundational HR services for employers covering human resources planning, needs assessment tools, outsourcing, policies and procedures development, total compensation management, and health and safety support.
• Reaching Out to Employees Employee engagement and workplace climate services for employers, including focus groups, surveys, organizational health and wellness programs, workplace dynamics interventions, team development, coaching, mediation, conflict resolution, assessments, investigations, and exit interviews.
• Developing Employees Training and employee development programs including the Management/Supervisory Foundations Program and employee training workshops designed to enhance people management skills and workplace effectiveness.
• Technology Solutions for HR Web-based technology tools for employee engagement surveys, job description questionnaires, and performance management processes, powered by the Vovici web-based survey software platform with multi-input capabilities and process verification.
• In-House Training Catalogue Custom-designed interactive educational training programs on HR-related topics including management excellence, building healthy organizations, selection and retention, legislation basics, and health and safety, delivered on-site at client organizations or through webinars.
• Management Excellence Workshops Six workshops covering becoming a great manager, teamwork, coaching, delegation, conflict resolution, and problem solving, designed for managers and supervisors.
• Excellence in Building Healthy Organizations Workshops covering employee engagement, work-life balance, attendance management, accommodation, and managing workplace stress for HR and management audiences.
• Best Practices in Selection and Retention Training on hiring best practices, performance reviews, feedback, and disciplinary procedures for managers and HR practitioners.
• Legislation: Understanding the Basics Training covering HR law for managers, positive work environments, terminations, union avoidance, collective agreements, and grievance processes.
• The In's and Out's of Health and Safety Training on health and safety compliance, WSIB claims management, Ministry of Labour investigations, and workplace investigations.
• Leadership Foundations Program Comprehensive leadership development program with a launch session, four half-day workshops, team projects, and graduation ceremony; the flagship custom program that won the 2008 Gold Canadian Award for Training Excellence and graduated over 100 DundeeWealth leaders over a two-year period.
• Upcoming Seminars Seminars and events for HR professionals covering relevant human resources topics, delivered outside the in-house training catalogue.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DundeeWealth Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2008DundeeWealth Inc. partnered with TEC to create the Leadership Foundations program, a leadership development initiative. Over 100 DundeeWealth leaders graduated from the program during the two-year partnership. The program included a launch session, four half-day workshops, team projects, and a graduation ceremony. This partnership resulted in the Gold Canadian Award for Training Excellence from CSTD.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Lattice: Lattice is a modern performance management and employee engagement SaaS platform — overlapping with TEC's Technology Solutions pillar (engagement surveys, performance reviews) but delivered as a standalone SaaS product.

Direct peers

• Hireup: Hireup is a Canadian HR consulting and outsourcing firm offering fractional HR services and HR tech to SMBs — closely comparable to TEC's HR outsourcing model in the same Canadian market.
• Citation Group: Citation provides HR, employment law, and health & safety support to SMBs in the UK and Canada — directly comparable to TEC's combined HR consulting and compliance outsourcing offering for smaller employers.
• McLean & Company: McLean & Company is a Canadian HR research and advisory firm providing HR best-practice research, tools, and consulting — highly comparable to TEC's HR consulting practice serving Canadian employers.
• Peninsula Group: Peninsula is a major HR, employment law, and health & safety advisory/outsourcing firm serving SMBs — directly comparable to TEC's boutique HR advisory + compliance outsourcing model, including its lawyer-backed HR support.

Broad incumbents

• Mercer: Mercer is a global HR consulting and benefits leader; serves the same compensation, benefits, and HR advisory buyer as TEC but at enterprise scale across many geographies.
• Aon: Aon's HR consulting and outsourcing practice overlaps with TEC's compensation, benefits, and HR advisory work, particularly with mid-market and enterprise clients globally.
• ADP: ADP is a leading HR outsourcing, payroll, and benefits administration provider — overlapping with TEC's HR outsourcing pillar but operating at vastly larger scale and via a SaaS-led model.
• Lockton: Lockton is a large insurance and HR/benefits consulting firm — comparable buyer base (employers needing HR, benefits, and compliance advice) but at much greater scale and geographic reach than TEC.
• Ceridian / Dayforce: Ceridian (Dayforce) provides HCM, payroll, benefits, and talent management — competing for the same HR outsourcing and HR tech budget TEC addresses, but with a full enterprise SaaS platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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