Our 2nd Annual GTA Total Rewards forum aims to bring together TR and HR professionals to explore current challenges and opportunities in rewards, incentives and performance strategy.

This year, the forum will address the potential impact of the current economic and political climate; building resilient and high-performing organizations.

Session 1: Fireside Chat – Navigating Uncertainty: Tariffs, Inflation, and Unemployment

A moderated discussion, to explore how Canadian companies are responding to the current economic pressures, namely tariffs and increased uncertainty.

Breakout Sessions (choose one)

Breakout 1: Incentive Design – Integrating ESG and DEI into Pay Programs

Explore how Canadian organizations are adapting to THE changing landscape on how companies are addressing DEI and ESG initiatives AND HOW TO  stay true to your values and build an inclusive workforce.

Breakout 2: Pay for Performance – Communicating Value and Driving Impact

Learn how to better communicate rewards, link compensation to outcomes, and ensure alignment between employee effort and business performance. Best practices for pay-for-performance strategies in times of uncertainty.

Breakout 3: Levelling up – Building Influence

Learn to develop influence, communication, and business partnering skills. This is a skill building session for early and mid-level professionals.

The GTARA is excited to announce that we are hosting our first-ever Sales Compensation workshop on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

The in-person workshop will be led by our collaborators Stephen Hornberger and Emilia De Simone; top industry professionals with extensive, first-hand experience in this field.

This Sales Compensation workshop is designed to provide you with the foundational knowledge to design, implement and manage sales compensation programs. Some of the content areas are as follows:

• Best practices in Sales Compensation plan design, an examination of key design principles
• How to design Sales Compensation plans that drive the right sales behaviours, exploring various role types and how to align plan design with the required sales activities
• Plan evaluation and monitoring – how to determine if your sales compensation plans are achieving the desired outcomes
• The Sales Compensation design process – how to manage these projects internally, key participants, the steps involved, and lessons learned
• Sales Compensation plan governance, administrative policies, and how to minimize risk in your program

The details:

When: Wednesday May 28, 2025, 9am – 2pm, lunch is included

Where: WTW Office, 130 King Street West – 16th Floor, Toronto

Target audience: Entry-level to Mid-Career professionals in Total Rewards and HR

Fee - $50 for members, $100 for non-members