How IT Svit retained a relocating employee in Canada and grew with Rivermate since 2023
How IT Svit retained their top talent by using Rivermate as their Employer of Record to navigate the complexities of the employee’s relocation to Canada
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Quick facts
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Region (HQ)
Europe
Company size
50
Country
Canada, Germany
Rivermate products used
Employer of Record (EOR)
Year partnership started
2023
Length of relationship at publication
~3 years
Client
IT Svit
About the client
IT Svit is an IT outsourcing and consulting company providing cloud architecture, DevOps, and software development services, with delivery teams spread across Europe. The company works with clients ranging from early-stage startups to established enterprises on cloud migration, infrastructure, and custom development work. itsvit.com
The challenge
IT Svit faced a situation in the summer of 2023 when a valued employee needed to relocate to Canada for personal reasons. IT Svit wanted to retain the employee but had no infrastructure to employ someone internationally, and needed a way to keep the employment compliant with Canadian law without taking on the cost and complexity of opening a local entity.
What was at stake
The main risk was simple: employing someone in Canada without the proper setup could lead to compliance issues. IT Svit wanted to avoid this by keeping the employee legally employed through the right structure instead of using an informal arrangement.
Why they chose Rivermate
IT Svit chose Rivermate for its flexibility and proactive approach to solving an unusual employment situation. Rivermate was the only provider willing to accommodate a specific request — organizing employment in a particular Canadian province — without imposing high additional costs. The Rivermate team, including Lucas Botzen, founder of Rivermate, built a personal connection with IT Svit early on, responding quickly and in detail to the company's requests. Rivermate's in-country partner model gave IT Svit confidence that compliance was being handled by someone with direct local knowledge, rather than a generic process.
What Rivermate did
Rivermate set up compliant employment for IT Svit's relocating employee in the specified Canadian province, handling the legal and administrative work involved and offering direct support to both IT Svit and the employee throughout the transition.
The relationship has grown since that first hire. IT Svit now employs 3 people across Canada and Germany, all under Rivermate's EOR product.
What this means for similar companies
If you're a company that needs to retain or hire an employee in Canada or Germany without setting up a local entity, you're facing the same question IT Svit did. Rivermate handles this routinely, including situations where an employee later needs to move between entities or be paid in a different currency as a company's needs evolve.
Results
Employee retained through the move to Canada.
IT Svit kept the working relationship intact while the employee relocated, avoiding disruption to the role or the team.
Compliant Canadian employment set up.
Rivermate arranged the employment structure in line with Canadian requirements, allowing IT Svit to support the relocation properly.
Local entity setup avoided.
IT Svit achieved the hire without opening a Canadian entity, avoiding the cost and administrative burden of a local presence.
Internal resources freed up.
Rivermate handled the legal and administrative work, reducing the workload on IT Svit’s own team.
Smooth relationship maintained since onboarding.
The engagement has continued without major friction, giving IT Svit a reliable setup for the employee in Canada.
In Anastasiia's words
Rivermate's flexibility and proactive approach set them apart in the EOR market. They didn't just meet our expectations; they consistently overdelivered. Their willingness to accommodate our specific needs without high additional costs was crucial in our decision to partner with them.
Anastasiia Drozd, Legal Counsel
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About the Rivermate expert
Martijn is an Account Executive at Rivermate with several years of experience in the EOR and global HR space. He works with companies expanding internationally, helping them navigate cross-border employment, compliance, and local labor laws without needing to set up entities. His focus is on building scalable sales processes and driving both inbound and outbound growth, collaborating closely with SDRs, Account Managers, and Customer Success teams to support a strong customer journey. He has been actively involved in shaping outbound strategy and go-to-market optimization using tools including Pipedrive, Apollo, and Clay, and regularly advises clients on EOR best practices and global hiring strategies.
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Quick facts
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Region (HQ)
Europe
Company size
50
Country
Canada, Germany
Rivermate products used
Employer of Record (EOR)
Year partnership started
2023
Length of relationship at publication
~3 years
Client
IT Svit
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If your team needs to retain or hire talent in Canada or Germany without a local entity, we can take over compliant employment and act as a single point of contact across both markets.
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