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Rise People partners with OneVest to create a private, fully integrated wealth management offering on the Rise platform

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Towards total productivity: Reimagining benefits for small business

Rise People introduces new scheduling and time tracking features to improve employee engagement for hourly and seasonal workers

Rise unveils Canada-first advisor engagement platform

Press Releases

May 25, 2026

Rise People’s Fully Managed Payroll Grows 400% in Six Months

October 6, 2025

Rise People launches new AI features to empower Canadian HR/Payroll teams

January 14, 2025

Rise People Launches Rise Health Platform, Redefining Group Benefits Through Advisor Partnerships

July 16, 2024

Rise People Joins Intuit Developer Platform to Reach Canadian QuickBooks Online Customers

February 28, 2023

Rise People announces new integration with global small business platform Xero

July 28, 2022

Rise Health, Rise People’s holistic health and financial wellness solution, makes modern and affordable benefits a reality for Canadians

July 21, 2022

Rise People partners with Pocketpills to redesign healthcare and bring fast and affordable online pharmacy services to Canadians

July 19, 2022

Rise People partners with OneVest to create a private, fully integrated wealth management offering on the Rise platform

March 22, 2022

Rise People adds in-app job offer letters to the company’s recruiting solution to further improve the candidate experience

February 24, 2022

Rise People is the first to introduce check-ins to the company’s already robust performance management solution

February 8, 2022

Rise People partners with Wealthsimple to simplify tax season for Canadians

February 1, 2022

Rise People launches one integrated group health shopping and admin experience for Canadian businesses

October 26, 2021

Rise People introduces new scheduling and time tracking features to improve employee engagement for hourly and seasonal workers

August 24, 2021

Rise People introduces performance management to evolve the employee experience and boost engagement

June 22, 2021

Rise People reimagines the employee experience for the new future of work after COVID-19

December 8, 2020

Rise People Announces Canada’s First Team-Based Recruiting and Onboarding Solution Featuring Seamless Integration with Indeed

August 11, 2020

Rise People Launches Canada’s First Advisor Engagement Platform

April 9, 2020

Rise People Offers Free HR and Payroll to Canadian Businesses in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

April 7, 2020

Rise People and Sun Life are Helping Canadian Businesses Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis

March 10, 2020

Rise People Appoints Julie Bevacqua as President to Drive Innovation and Expansion Strategy

February 26, 2020

Rise People Expands Leadership Team with the Appointment of Jeff Knisley as Vice President of Sales

October 2, 2019

Rise People Acquires Hazel to add Continuous Learning to its People Management Platform

September 24, 2019

Rise People Launches Free Payroll Offering in Quebec

May 14, 2019

Former Sun Life Executive, Diane Lafontaine, to Lead the Expansion of Rise People in Quebec

April 16, 2019

Rise People Launches Integrated Benefits Administration Experience to all Canadians

December 18, 2018

Rise Expands Strategy to Power Group Benefits Advisors

October 18, 2018

Sun Life Financial and Rise People Collaborate on All-in-One HR and Benefits Experience

August 9, 2018

Rise People and Cowan Insurance Group Announce Partnership to Launch Integrated All-in-One HR, Payroll and Insurance Solution into Canadian Market

May 1, 2018

Former ADP Sales Leader Joins Rise People to Expand Sales and Advisory Partner Program to Insurance and Benefits Advisors Across Canada

March 27, 2018

Rise People Announces New VP Engineering as Company Embarks on Ambitious Expansion Plans

December 6, 2017

Rise People Announces National Partner Program to Deliver First of its Kind Integrated HR, Payroll and Benefits Solution for Canadian Businesses

September 19, 2017

Rise People Extends its Successful Free Payroll Offering, Rise Lite, to More Canadian Small Businesses

August 9, 2017

Sun Life Financial Canada’s Former Senior VP of Group Benefits Joins Rise People’s Advisory Board

July 18, 2017

Rise People Making Strides with Innovative Payment Currency, Bitcoin

July 12, 2017

Canadian Disrupter Rise People Offers Free Payroll to Small Businesses in Canada

June 28, 2017

Rise People Launches Canada’s First & Only All-in-One HR Platform for Canadian Businesses

June 14, 2017

Sun Life Financial’s Former Director of Business Development Joins Rise People, as Senior Vice President, Group Benefits Strategy

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