Remote HR Generalist (Canada)

Job summary

Manage the full employee lifecycle and HR operations for a remote Canadian workforce, including onboarding, offboarding, and HRIS data integrity. Partner with managers to handle employee relations, benefits administration, and ensure compliance with provincial employment standards.

Job details

About The Role Support a remote workforce across Canada by delivering consistent HR operations, employee support, and compliance-ready documentation. You will partner with managers and cross-functional teams to execute lifecycle processes, maintain HRIS data integrity, coordinate benefits and payroll inputs, and support employee relations in a distributed environment. Key Responsibilities Manage onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle documentation across provinces Maintain HRIS records, reporting, and data quality (audits, changes, access controls) Support benefits administration, leave management, and enrollment changes Coordinate payroll inputs and resolve employee pay/benefits inquiries with vendors Handle employee relations intake, investigations support, and issue documentation Support performance management cycles, calibration logistics, and manager enablement Draft, update, and socialize HR policies (remote work, conduct, time off, compliance) Ensure compliance with Canadian employment standards and privacy expectations Partner with Talent Acquisition on requisition intake, screening coordination, and hiring workflows Track HR metrics (turnover, time-to-fill, onboarding completion, case volumes) and recommend improvements Qualifications 3+ years of HR Generalist experience supporting remote or multi-site teams Working knowledge of Canadian employment standards and common provincial variations Experience using HRIS tools (e.g., Workday, BambooHR, ADP, Rippling) with high data accuracy Strong documentation skills for policies, SOPs, and employee relations case notes Comfort coordinating across time zones and managing confidential information Nice to have CHRP/CHRL (or in progress) Experience supporting cross-border teams (Canada/US) and vendor coordination Exposure to compensation benchmarking and job leveling support How To Apply Apply via Rex.zone with an up-to-date resume highlighting HR operations ownership, HRIS experience, and employee relations case handling.

What you’ll do

Manage the full employee lifecycle and HR operations for a remote Canadian workforce, including onboarding, offboarding, and HRIS data integrity. Partner with managers to handle employee relations, benefits administration, and ensure compliance with provincial employment standards.

Requirements

Requires 3+ years of HR Generalist experience supporting remote or multi-site teams with a strong understanding of Canadian employment laws. Proficiency in HRIS tools and strong documentation skills are essential, with CHRP/CHRL certification preferred.

Listed skills

• Teams · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Accuracy · Preferred
• Logistics · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Consistent · Preferred
• coordination · Preferred
• Onboarding · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• HR Operations
• Employee Relations
• HRIS Management
• Canadian Employment Standards
• Benefits Administration
• Payroll Coordination
• Onboarding
• Offboarding
• Performance Management
• Policy Drafting
• Compliance
• Talent Acquisition Coordination
• HR Metrics Tracking
• Case Documentation
• Leave Management

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Management & Leadership
• Administrative
• Technology

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