Understand where you stand, identify skills that need work, and choose a clearer next step with assessments supported by more than 10,000 questions.
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How START works
Pick a real role, test the skills it needs and see where you stand. Then follow a plan for the week that closes your gaps.
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Driving Talent to Success
START Canada
START Canada bridges the gap between education and employment. We help students, newcomers, and career changers prepare for their next step through mentorship, skills assessment, practical training, and professional verification.
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Employment Readiness
As automation and AI change the workplace, career readiness means more than finding a job. We help people understand their strengths, close skill gaps, and demonstrate their readiness through AI-driven assessments, job-focused training, and Professional Profile Authenticity Certificates.
Our Foundation
Born from the roots of the Poludo Institute of Technology and Media and built through strategic partnerships with educational, government, and corporate initiatives, START Canada is committed to delivering measurable results that transform and drive employment outcomes across Canada.
Career Readiness Solutions
Assess your readiness, prepare through programs and events, build professional proof, and review verification information in one connected journey.
Build practical skills through guided programs, projects, and career events that connect learning with career preparation.
Explore bootcamps and events
Bring your experience, achievements, and professional evidence together in one profile, then decide what you want to share.
Explore the Authenticity Certificate
Review information that may come up during hiring, check important details, and prepare useful context before questions arise.
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Who We Empower
Empowering every stakeholder in the employment ecosystem
Students & Newcomers
Bridge the gap between education and employment. Get job-ready skills, Canadian work culture insights, and career launch support tailored for your journey.
- University Students
- Skilled Migrants, Digital Nomads
- Newcomers
- Upskilling Enthusiasts
- Aspiring Professional
Employers & Partners
See how START Canada's connected tools can support career-readiness conversations, profile review, and workforce development.
- SaaS / White label customers
- Corporate Structures
- Non-Profit, Non-Government org.
Educational Institutions
Give students or employees an institution-branded path through assessments and career-readiness support, with custom question banks and a separate admin view for progress and reporting.
- Institution-branded web portal
- Custom assessment questions
- Institution-scoped admin insights
- Managed institution program rollout
Students & Newcomers
Bridge the gap between education and employment. Get job-ready skills, Canadian work culture insights, and career launch support tailored for your journey.
- University Students
- Skilled Migrants, Digital Nomads
- Newcomers
- Upskilling Enthusiasts
- Aspiring Professional
Employers & Partners
See how START Canada's connected tools can support career-readiness conversations, profile review, and workforce development.
- SaaS / White label customers
- Corporate Structures
- Non-Profit, Non-Government org.
Educational Institutions
Give students or employees an institution-branded path through assessments and career-readiness support, with custom question banks and a separate admin view for progress and reporting.
- Institution-branded web portal
- Custom assessment questions
- Institution-scoped admin insights
- Managed institution program rollout
Proven Impact
Building Canada's workforce with measurable results
10,000+
Assessment Questions
Across technology, business, and soft skills
3+
Levels of Expertise
Junior, Intermediate, Expert
10+
Areas of Knowledge
ML, Data Viz, Python, AI & more
95%
Satisfaction Rate
From bootcamp participants
Built on years of career training at the Poludo Institute, and now tested with learners and institutions on the START platform. Backed by industry advisors and continuously refined with feedback from learners and institutions.
What our graduates say
From graduates of the Poludo Institute, the career training START Canada grew out of.
Eran More
DevOps Developer
Global Relay
After only ten weeks I accepted a great job offer from a great tech company adding 60% to my salary.
Shamil Shaipov
QA Analyst
Lululemon
It has changed my life and career dramatically. I started making three times more than before!
Michael Noland
Automation Engineer
Hewlett Packard
I have three different offers, and the biggest problem now is to choose one.
Dmitry Ivanov
Systems Analyst
ICBC
The strong knowledge base I gained there, in a friendly and fun environment, helped me to find my first job in just two months.
Shabnam Ahsan Ahmmed
IS Analyst
EA Canada
After finishing my program, I was called to three or four interviews every week, whereas I did not get a single call from employers before the course.
Galina Kovalenko
IS Analyst
IBM
I got my job after the third interview, and I have been working in the same place for almost five years.
Svetlana Shipilov
Software Developer
SAAB
The training at Poludo was absolutely amazing: I was looking forward to my classes every day.
Stan Yartsev
Automation Engineer
BCAA
Best instructors ever. The most complex topics are delivered in a very simple, comprehensive way.
Anton Meledin
IS Analyst
Lululemon
Most importantly, the course gave me much needed confidence and prepared me to be successful on the market.
Common questions
Quick answers about START.
What is START Canada?
START Canada is a career-readiness platform built by StartNew Technologies in North Vancouver, BC. Students, newcomers and career changers use it to measure their job skills, prove them to employers with a START verified certificate, and close gaps through bootcamps and events. Colleges run it under their own branding to see how ready their learners are.
Who is START for?
Three groups. Learners use it to find out where they stand and prove it. Colleges and training institutions use it to measure readiness across a program. Employers receive verified profiles from candidates before the interview.
Is START free?
You can start for free. Create an account and take assessments at no cost to see where you stand. When you want more, paid plans give you fuller access to the platform, and AI-powered tools such as resume tailoring, interview practice and career coaching run on credits. Colleges and employers get enterprise plans quoted per program, so contact us. Self Check background checks are paid directly to Canpro Technologies.
What is the Employability Score?
It shows how ready you are for a specific job role. START looks at the skills that role requires, takes your latest result in each, and weights it by how many of those skills you have covered. Once you finish the role's comprehensive assessment and every required skill, your score for that role is marked Verified.
Who can see my results?
You. If you joined through a college, its career staff can see your scores and progress. Anyone else sees a result only if you send them a link, and employers see nothing unless you share it.