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International Hiring: Logistic Benefits When Nearshoring With Canadian Employees

Jul 24, 2024 | Remote Work

For USA companies, hiring employees in Canada is known as “nearshore” hiring. While you are accessing the talent pool of another country, Canada is not far away. It is not nearly as far as most other countries on the globe. Nearshore hiring in Canada is convenient for several reasons. It can drastically improve your logistics planning compared to other international hiring options.  As a Canadian-based employer of record (EOR), BrightR is glad to share 5 of the most surprising and convenient logistical benefits of hiring your next employees in Canada.

1. Similar Time Zones

Canada and the United States share similar time zones. Canada and the US share a continent and span from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or from the Eastern Time Zone to the Pacific Time Zone – a distance of 3 hours (4 at the max). This makes scheduling and coordination much easier compared to employees who live on the opposite side of the world whose clock may be fully reversed or even offset by a confusing half-hour depending on the location. Canadian and US employees share the same schedule range. A team with Americans and Canadians is no more complex than US-only remote team management.

2. Affordable Equipment Shipping

If you need to ship equipment to new employees, Canadians are nearby and can receive overland shipping as easily as anywhere in the US. Most US package carriers ship to Canada, often without extra charge beyond the consideration for distance. This makes shipping equipment, gifts, incentives, and other packages easy and fast without needing specialized overseas carriers, costs, or customs.

3. No Additional Language Barrier

The primary language spoken in Canada is English, and Canadian professionals speak English as their first language. This makes it easy for US-based companies to communicate with Canada-based employees without additional language barriers. Canadians are more likely to speak French as a second language. Americans, on the other hand, are more likely to speak Spanish as a second language. Both countries also have a diverse multicultural population where many second ( third, fourth, and fifth) languages are represented. However, companies with American and Canadian employees can reliably use English as their primary language.

4. Not-Too-Far Travel for Company-Wide Events

Canadians can easily travel to the US for the occasional company-wide event. If your company holds large parties or training sessions and you prefer all employees to attend, hiring employees in Canada is no problem. Flights to and from Canada are short and affordable. Even road trips may be enjoyable depending on the relative locations. This makes semi-hybrid hiring possible with nearshore Canadian employees, even if they work remotely in Canada.

5. Shared Cloud Service Regions

A final logistical advantage to hiring employees in Canada is the cloud service region. Cloud servers and platform services base their operations on regions. These regions serve a certain radius around localized data centers. Canadian employees often fall into the same service regions as their US neighbors because of the shared continent and because most Canadian cities are close to the Southern border.

Remote Hiring in Canada With BrightR

If you want to hire nearshore remote employees, an employer of record (EOR) like BrightR can streamline the process and ensure you benefit from these logistic advantages. BrightR will act as the on-paper employer, providing payroll and HR services that comply with Canadian labor laws while your company leads policies, projects, and assignments. BrightR will become your Canada-based hiring partner, enabling your company to expand without going through the rigmarole of legally establishing a business branch in Canada to hire Canadian employees. You can hire remote talent in Canada and we’ll take care of the compliance and paperwork considerations as your HR service. Contact us today to explore remote hiring in Canada with BrightR as your EOR business partner.

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