Registration - In-house Organization

Palette Skills Inc. / Rhonda Barnet, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Palette Skills Inc.
Responsible Officer Name: Rhonda Barnet, CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2018-03-06
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 950852-361766

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 111

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 14 of 20 (2021-03-30 to 2022-01-10)

Registration versions:

Version 14 of 20 (2021-03-30 to 2022-01-10)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Tourism

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Sector Initiatives Program, with respect to securing pilot funding to help mid-career workers transition between sectors.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Upskilling - funding to support the expansion of training programs for mid-career workers

Policies or Program

Innovation and Skills Plan, with respect to funding for labour market information gathering for industry training

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Bank of Canada
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Palette works with fast growing companies to identify common high demand job skills then partners these firms with training providers to create a rapid, intensive and relevant retraining and upskilling system that inherently matches labour demand to talent supply. Activities include research, partnership development, and program facilitation and delivery.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Arvind Gupta, CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Palette has one class of members. As per our by-laws: "Membership in the Corporation shall be available to persons interested in furthering the Corporation's purposes and who have applied for and been accepted into membership in the Corporation by resolution of the Board or in such other manner as may be determined by the Board."

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2020-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$300,000.00	Yes
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	$491,895.00	Yes
Government of Ontario, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development	$50,000.00	Yes
Government of Ontario, Ministry of Labor, Training & Skills Development	$0.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
20 Dundas Street West
Suite 921
TORONTO, ON M6K 0C2
Canada

Telephone number: 604-719-1719

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Arvind Gupta, Chair | No public offices held
Sean Zohar, Communications & Stakeholder Relations Lead | No public offices held

Palette Skills Inc.

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Palette Skills Inc.	2018-03-06	2024-10-16

Palette Skills Inc.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Rhonda Barnet	2022-01-10	2024-10-16
Arvind Gupta	2021-03-30	2022-01-10
Sean Zohar	2019-09-03	2021-03-30
Allison Tibando	2018-03-06	2019-09-03

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Palette Skills Inc. / Rhonda Barnet, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 14 of 20 (2021-03-30 to 2022-01-10)

Version 14 of 20 (2021-03-30 to 2022-01-10)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization