Sometimes the countries that seem most similar are the trickiest countries to navigate. When it comes to employment law, benefits, and even business setup, Canada is much more similar to EU countries than the US in some very important ways, yet, not in others for how they approach international expansion. This podcast explores the differences and similarities to help your Canada expansion go smoother.

Our guest expert is Bill Armstrong, the president of Safeguard Global Recruiting. Safeguard Global Recruiting is a global leader in professional staffing and consulting, helping with both temporary and full-time staffing, executive searches, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) across all major industries and countries. As part of Safeguard Global, the world’s leading provider of HR, Payroll, Accounting, Finance and Compliance services, they offer a diverse range of global solutions to help clients operate better and grow faster.

We discuss these important concepts and many more in this podcast:

  1. Some of the biggest differences between the US and Canada that companies are unaware of when expanding their business into Canada
  2. Cultural differences and expectations for doing business and hiring
  3. Key things to know about entity and business setup
  4. Taxes
  5. Hiring in Canada – finding talent, required and expected benefits, salaries, payroll setup, and unique labor laws
  6. New trade and tariff issues

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