10/23/2026
Owners usually hire when they feel busy. The better test is whether the role pays for itself inside a defined window.
Run the math before you post the job:
Fully loaded cost, not salary. Add CPP, EI, WSIB, vacation, benefits, equipment and the time it takes to train them.
The revenue or capacity the role has to produce to cover that.
How many months of runway you have if it takes longer than expected.
A good hire pays for itself. A premature one eats the cushion that would have let you make a good hire three months later.
If you are about to add someone and have not run those numbers, that is a twenty minute conversation worth having first.