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title: "Fractional HR Manager for Growing Canadian Companies | HR Team"
description: "A fractional HR lead about one day a week for companies with 50 to 200 employees: HR plan, pay structure, managers, investigations and hiring. From $1,990 a month."
url: https://hrteam.ca/fractional-hr/
last_updated: 2026-11-05
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# Fractional HR: a senior HR lead, part time

Growing companies reach a point where HR needs a seat at the management table, but a full-time HR director is not yet worth the salary. A fractional HR lead fills that gap.

## What a fractional HR lead does

- **Joins the management team**: Takes part in management meetings and brings the people side of each decision.
- **Builds the HR plan**: Hiring plan, structure, pay bands and the policies the company needs for its next stage.
- **Supports managers**: Coaching on performance, discipline and difficult conversations.
- **Handles the hard cases**: Investigations, accommodations, terminations and restructuring.
- **Develops your HR coordinator**: If you have a junior HR person or office manager, the fractional lead guides their work.

## When it makes sense

You have 50 or more employees, managers who were promoted for their skills rather than their people experience, and HR questions that now land on the owner's desk every week.

When the company is ready for a full-time HR leader, we can [recruit them](https://hrteam.ca/recruitment/hr/) and hand over.

## Price

| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| [Fractional HR Lead: up to 200 employees, about one day a week](https://hrteam.ca/pricing/) | from $1,990 a month |

Prices in CAD before tax. Recruitment fees are a percentage of the hired person's first-year base salary. Exact terms are set in a written agreement before work starts.

## Common questions

**What does a fractional HR manager cost compared with a full-time hire?**

A full-time HR manager in a major Canadian city often costs $90,000 to $120,000 a year in salary before benefits. Our Fractional HR Lead plan starts at $1,990 a month.

**Is it the same person every time?**

Yes. You get a named HR lead who learns your business.

**Can we start smaller?**

Yes. The [Growth plan](https://hrteam.ca/pricing/) gives you regular HR support without the management meetings.

## Related

- [HR outsourcing by monthly subscription](https://hrteam.ca/hr-outsourcing/)
- [Executive search for senior and leadership roles](https://hrteam.ca/recruitment/executive-search/)
- [Recruitment of HR professionals](https://hrteam.ca/recruitment/hr/)
- [HR consulting for one-off projects](https://hrteam.ca/hr-consulting/)

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