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A MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMY

We’re building a future where people and companies thrive

Palette is a national nonprofit whose purpose is to connect Canada’s most innovative companies with the talent they need to grow. We’re working with partners across the country to build a national upskilling system that creates new career paths for untapped talent to meet their full potential.

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CHANGING PERCEPTIONS

Unleashing Canada’s Untapped Talent

Everyone needs to feel there is a place for them in the future economy. But without transition pathways to new employment, more and more people will find themselves stuck in declining industries with fewer and fewer options. By helping people adapt, upskill and transition into great careers in innovative sectors, Palette Skills helps companies compete globally and ensures that Canadians continue to prosper.

Scaling Impact

Building a National Ecosystem

 

Upskilling workers at the scale necessary requires an ecosystem-level approach. Palette Skills is taking the insights, models, and lessons we’ve learned over the past five years, and working with partners across the country to develop a new talent system that enables cross-sector career transitions through employer-led upskilling.

WHAT WE DO

A Talent Pipeline for Growing Companies

DIRECT PROGRAM DELIVERY

We develop and deliver our own upskilling programs to drive impact, develop best practices, and test new approaches in helping connect employers to the talent they need.

ENABLE PARTNER-LED PROGRAMS

We work with partners to strengthen and enable the development of their own industry-led upskilling programs, leveraging our insights and experience to support their success.

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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

Built on a foundation of research, we use data-driven insights to evaluate our programs, iterate and continuously improve, while generating new knowledge to share with upskilling partners across the country.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Meet The Palette Skills Team

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Rhonda Barnet

CEO

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AJ Tibando

Executive Director

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Our Board

  • Janet Yale, Lawyer and Economist, Former Executive Vice President at TELUS (Board Chair)
  • Sean Speer, Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs
  • Pelra Azondekon, Director of Corporate Venture Capital, Quebecor
  • Hon. Marie-Lucie Morin, Vice-Chair, Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
  • Margaret Pacheco, President Baywall Consulting Inc.
  • Gerry Pond, Chair & Co-Founder, Mariner Partners Inc.
  • Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto
  • Drew Fagan, Vice-Chair, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Meet our partners

Praise From Our Hiring Partners

"SalesCamp has been a great partner to Edison Financial. Palette does the heavy lifting by sourcing and providing initial training to well-screened candidates, and that gives us a really strong foundation. We are actively looking for more SalesCamp participants to bring on as Team Members. It’s a win-win!”
Bekim MerditaVP, Sales & Business Development at Edison Financial
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“SalesCamp allows us to quickly meet a large number of great, pre-vetted candidates. They are motivated individuals, each with their own unique story - and those stories help them become excellent salespeople. SalesCamp also helps us attract diverse talent to our growing organization.”
Stephen MandelDirector of Employee Partnerships & Account Management at Riipen
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“SalesCamp is an excellent way to meet with motivated candidates from diverse backgrounds that have the transferrable skills to be successful in sales.”
Fariz MohamedAEM, Centre of Excellence at Adobe
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Rapid Upskilling for in-Demand Careers.

We help fast-growing companies that are struggling to fill talent needs. Contact us to learn how you can become a partner, find amazing talent, and support the growth of the  Canadian job market.

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Palette Skills is funded in part by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario with support from the Government of Canada.

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Eligibility for SalesCamp

To be admitted and accepted into the program, you must be:
  • Be actively searching for work and ready to take on employment opportunities tech sales.
  • Be able to legally work in Canada. 
  • Not be a full-time student.
  • Be a highly motivated individual actively seeking out new opportunities.
  • Have least 3 years of formal work experience in Canada or abroad.
  • Have an English language rating of CLB Level 8, or IELTS of 6.5 overall.
  • Be available for Zoom sessions, many of which will be full-time.
  • Be able and committed to attending networking day events as part of regular programming.
  • Be comfortable using technology and learning online.
  • Live or intend to live in the province where the program is being offered.
  • Have a reliable internet connection, device, and a quiet environment for virtual learning.
  • Be committed and able to join the Canadian workforce full-time immediately following the program.
You may not be eligible if:
  • You do not pass our application and/or interview skills assessment. 
  • You are not actively searching or able to start a job in business-to-business tech sales.
  • You are not able to legally work in Canada.
  • You do not reside in the province where the program is operating.
  • You are going to school full-time.
  • You do not have three years of work experience outside of your studies.
  • You are interested in taking SalesCamp solely for learning purposes, but are building your own business and not intending to work in the field.

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