Switch Guide: Moving from BambooHR to Humi

BambooHR is a Utah-based HRIS built for American employment law. Canadian companies using BambooHR frequently encounter gaps: US-centric leave types, no native Canadian payroll, T4 and ROE forms that require workarounds, and provincial employment standard differences that BambooHR wasn't designed for. Humi is a Toronto-founded HR platform built specifically for Canada — from the ground up with provincial employment law, Canadian payroll tax tables, and the specific document requirements Canadian employers actually need. If you're running HR for a Canadian company, using an American HR system is like wearing shoes made for someone else's feet.

What You'll Gain

• Built for Canadian employment law: Provincial minimum wage, statutory holidays, vacation pay rules, and termination requirements by province — all built in.
• Native Canadian payroll: Process Canadian payroll with automatic CRA calculations, T4 generation, and ROE filing.
• Canadian data hosting: All employee data stored in Canada — critical for PIPEDA compliance with sensitive HR records.
• Quebec support: RQ (Revenu Québec) integration for Quebec employees handled natively.
• Benefits administration: Canadian group benefits integration with major Canadian insurers.
• Canadian support team: HR experts who understand Canadian employment law on the other end of the phone.

What You Might Miss

• Advanced reporting: BambooHR's reporting and analytics are more customizable than Humi's current offering.
• Performance management depth: BambooHR's performance review and goal tracking module is more mature.
• Integration ecosystem: BambooHR connects with more third-party tools out of the box.
• Applicant tracking: BambooHR's ATS is well-regarded. Humi's recruiting module is newer and less developed.

Migration Checklist

1. Export all employee data from BambooHR — Go to Reports → Custom Report and build a report with all employee fields. Export as CSV.
2. Export documents — Download all employee documents (offer letters, contracts, policy acknowledgments) from BambooHR's file storage.
3. Export time-off history — Export your vacation and leave balances and history — these are opening balances in Humi.
4. Set up Humi account — Work with Humi's implementation team. They offer guided onboarding specifically designed to migrate from US HRIS systems.
5. Import employee records — Upload your CSV to Humi. Map BambooHR's field names to Humi's Canadian fields.
6. Configure payroll — Set up Canadian payroll settings, bank accounts, and CRA business numbers.
7. Upload documents — Re-upload key employee documents to each employee's Humi profile.
8. Employee self-onboarding — Invite employees to complete their Humi profile (emergency contacts, banking, etc.).

Data Export Tips from BambooHR

BambooHR's custom report builder lets you export any combination of employee fields. Run separate reports for: core employee data (name, SIN equivalent, role, salary), time-off balances, and employment history. For documents, there's no bulk download — you'll need to download folder by folder or contact BambooHR support for an account-level export. Export payroll history separately from Payroll → Reports if you're using BambooHR Payroll (Note: BambooHR Payroll doesn't support Canadian payroll — your payroll data may be in a separate Canadian system already).

Timeline Estimate

Most Canadian companies complete this migration in 3–5 weeks. Employee data import and basic setup can be done in a week with Humi's help. Payroll configuration and parallel testing requires 2–3 pay cycles of parallel running before fully cutting over. Plan your switch to land at the start of a quarter for cleaner payroll records.

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