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

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Meet The Palette Skills Team

on a mission

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

“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

“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

partner with us

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.