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Many small, early-stage or rapidly growing organizations realize that they can’t address Human Resources challenges on their own, but they don’t have the need for a full-time HR professional.
Pobl offers flexible and customizable HR solutions to suit your organization’s needs so that you can concentrate on building your business.
ABOUT pobl.
Pobl was founded to service the Greater Toronto area.
We offer flexible and customizable HR solutions to suit your organization’s needs so that you can concentrate on building your business.

Margaret Evans
Margaret Evans is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Pobl. As a bilingual HR professional with over 15 years of experience, Margaret has focused on strategic HR management to maximize organizational effectiveness and business value in both union and non-union environments in a variety of private and public sector industries.
Margaret’s vast experience provides her with an appreciation for the impact HR initiatives have on organizational effectiveness as well as the need for cost effective programs in support of business results.
In addition to her Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation, Margaret holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Guelph, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from Humber College, a Master’s Degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources from the University of Toronto, and a Certificate in Private Investigation from the Canadian School of Private Investigation and Security Ltd.
Team
Margaret works with a team of independent HR consultants who are either experienced at a senior generalist level, or who are experts in a specific area of HR management. As a team, we specialize in developing and optimizing HR capabilities for small, early-stage or rapidly growing businesses.
PARTNERS + SKILLS.
We partner with subject matter experts on an as-needed basis who share our commitment to bringing you the best possible solutions to your unique HR challenges. Having these experts in our network offers our clients highly specialized guidance when they need it. Our partners include specialists in:
Efficiency and Productivity
Corporate Communications
Mergers & Acquisitions
Immigration
Career Coaching
Employment Law
Strategic Planning
OUR INDUSTRIES.
Current and past clients operate in the following sectors:
Grocery
Retail
Spa Services
Community Agency
Private Education
Web-Design and Branding
Healthcare
Transportation
Hospitality
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Real Estate
Distribution
Agriculture
Consumer Packaged Goods
Travel & Tourism
Cannabis
Digital Security
OUR CLIENTS.
Current and past clients we've had the pleasure to work with:
100km Foods
Alimentari
Aitas Japanese Immersion School
Ardith
BlueRush
Bolton Railings
Brainstorm Strategy Group
Canada Pooch
Central Roast
Civic Heart Centre
Complex Injury Rehab
Cumulus Architects
Downtown Yonge BIA
Early Bird & Worm
ETEE
Etherington Designs
Flemingdon Health Centre
Fresh City Farms
Go Veggie
Granite REIT
Greenbelt Greenhouse
GreenSpace Brands
Health Access Thorncliffe Park
Holistic Choice
Holy Crap Food Inc.
House Fitness
iQuest Media
Kiju
Life Choices
Love Child Organics
Mabel's Bakery
Manditours
Meat Bar
Mycionics
Nest + Hatch
Nudge
Open Farm
Ottawa Valley Coffee
Plant & Co
Pristine Homes
Propeller Coffee Co.
Propel Physiotherapy
Public Outreach
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
Q&B Pie Co.
Quinn Digital Asset Protection
RetiSpec
Rolling Meadow Dairy
Rowe Farms
Salvo
Sanagan's Meat Locker
Scout
Sone Rovet Chasson LLP
The Healthy Butcher
The Oxley
The Queen and Beaver
Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office
VG Meats
Walterhouse HR Consulting
Williams HR Consulting
CASE studies.
HOW WE work.
If you are not quite sure what you need, we begin by assessing your current environment and prioritizing immediate projects that may resolve any business friction – such as performance management, internal communications, legislative compliance or recruitment. After evaluating the organization and addressing urgent needs, ongoing engagements typically focus on delivering both strategic and operational services on an “as needed” basis over time.

In other cases, we deliver custom projects or interim support based on your exact needs and timelines.
For all clients, our goal is to drive business results through appropriate and effective HR strategies and tactics.
OUR services.
We work collaboratively with you to determine exactly where we can leverage our expertise to meet your organization’s needs.
HR FOUNDATION
- HR Practices Review
- Compliance Assessment
- Organization Alignment Review
- Compensation Review
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Salary Structure
- Executive Compensation
- Stock Options/Equity
- Sales Compensation
- Job Levelling
- Incentive Programs
- Benefit Plans
- Pay Equity
- Job Evaluations
- Market Survey & Analysis
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
- New Employee Orientation
- Communication Skills
- Manager Development
- Performance Management Concepts
- Leadership Training
- Thinking Strategically & Innovatively
- Planning & Execution
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Project Management Basics
- Managing Change
- Difficult Conversations
- Customer Service
- High Performance Team Development
- Effective Hiring
HR STRATEGY
- Workforce Planning
- Change Management
- Total Compensation Strategy
- Organization Design
- Succession Planning
TALENT MANAGEMENT
- Rewards & Recognition
- Performance Management
- Employee Engagement
- Conflict Management
- Mediation Services
HEALTH & SAFETY
- Program Audits
- Hazard Assessments
- Workplace Inspections
- Joint Health and Safety Committee Training
- Complete Program Development
- Awareness Training for Workers
- Awareness Training for Supervisors
- WHMIS
- Claims Management
- Violence, Harassment & Sexual Harassment Prevention
RECRUITMENT & TALENT ACQUISITION
- Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Resource Planning
- Sourcing Strategies
- Attraction & Retention
- Job Analysis
- Job Descriptions
- Applicant Screening
- Onboarding Process
- Employment Agreements
POLICY DEVELOPMENT & LEGISLATIVE COMPLIANCE
- Employee Handbooks
- Policies & Procedures
- Employment Legislation
- Compliance Training
- Accessibility (AODA) Programs
- Workplace Investigations
HR TECHNOLOGIES
- End-to-End Service
- Human Resources Information Systems
- Payroll Administration Systems
- Talent Acquisition Software
- Training Software
CONSULTANCY partnerships.
We love working with other people. If you are a consultant looking for expertise or assistance on a project, contact us!
CONTACT US.
Our services are truly customizable. Contact us to discuss how we can help you.
Contact information
MARGARET EVANS
Pobl.
- margaret@pobl.ca
- pobl.ca