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M any organizations would say its greatest asset – its 'secret sauce' – is its people, and in turn, they completely rely on their employers' ability to pay them. Yet, the process of payroll and work management can be a painful one if the platform is cumbersome, inflexible, or even inaccurate. "For most people, pay day is a good day. It's gratifying to pay people! At Blue Canvas we want to make this job easy and fun for our clients so preparing for payday isn't stressful," says Wendie Karlowsky, who stewards the business operations at Blue Canvas. Meet Blue Canvas, whose mission is to help organizations solve their work management and payroll problems by leveraging the most advanced, accurate, and easy-to-use cloud-based software platform in Canada. Blue Canvas provides organizations of all sizes with full and self-service payroll, scheduling, time and attendance, and customizable reporting. The Blue Canvas platform is currently paying 15,000 employees in more than 350 organizations across Canada. Providing the best personal service to help solve their clients' problems and ultimately wanting to see them succeed is what gets the Blue Canvas team out of bed every morning. "It seems obvious to be customer-focused as a business, but really it comes down to truly understanding your clients' problems by talking to them and then collaboratively design solutions that are the right fit," according to Protegra steward, Wadood Ibrahim. "That is the Blue Canvas difference – going beyond transactions and creating genuine client relationships to find the best solutions that meet clients' needs." Sue Barkman, CEO of ThirdQuarter / Skills Connect, who is a valued client of Blue Canvas, agrees: "ThirdQuarter jumped at the chance to work with Blue Canvas because of our strong relationship with Protegra. It is reassuring to know the Blue Canvas platform is backed by a powerful software company like Protegra. Good partnerships are like Lego – they have to fit perfectly and should feel like they work right in your business. That's how we feel about Blue Canvas." As a well-established industry, payroll was one of the first substantial business processes to be automated. The Blue Canvas team saw gaps in the marketplace that it could fill and innovate on by providing top-notch customer service and building a platform that is customizable for finance and payroll professionals. "What attracted me to join the Blue Canvas team is their commitment to providing personal, dedicated customer service, expert advice and peace of mind to payroll professionals," says new Blue Canvas Client Relationship Management team member, Bill Phantha. The Blue Canvas team strongly believes in contributing to the community in which they do business as proven by being the official work management and payroll solutions service provider and affinity partner for the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce including the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. "Blue Canvas is passionate about payroll, pay attention to detail, and are very professional. We enthusiastically endorse them!" says Barkman. PAY DAY IS A GOOD DAY BLUE CANVAS CREATES LEGO-LIKE PARTNERSHIPS www.bluecanvasgroup.com

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