Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

Human Resources Director Canada

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience2,958 Total views on Human Resources Director Canada in 2025

Jhoanna's specialty topics

flexible work models employee retention learning and development mental health and wellbeing workplace culture

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specializing in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She earned a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Every HR story is ultimately about how work affects people's lives. I keep that in mind when I write - not just for the leader reading it, but for the teams they look after”

Also published by

Canadian HR Reporter · Investment News · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

Why consider sabbatical leave for your company? How to handle employee theft 12 of the best leadership books for people leaders

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Poor sleep is driving conflict with managers, research finds

New research links poor sleep to heightened conflict with supervisors and higher-ranking colleagues, with implications for HR wellbeing strategies

Poor sleep is driving conflict with managers, research finds

Workers trust judgment over tools, new AI adoption survey finds

Most professionals use AI to think and create, not automate – and the data has clear implications for how HR execs design L&D and manage change

Workers trust judgment over tools, new AI adoption survey finds

Financial stress cutting into Canadian workers' productivity: report

One in five workers say financial worry has directly impaired their ability to perform their work

Financial stress cutting into Canadian workers' productivity: report

Canadian employers remain optimistic about 12-month outlook: StatCan

Quarterly survey finds challenges round recruitment, tariff pressures, AI

Canadian employers remain optimistic about 12-month outlook: StatCan

Employee attitudes toward AI turn sharply negative: report

Glassdoor data reveals which occupations are most unhappy about new tools

Employee attitudes toward AI turn sharply negative: report

Canadian payroll employment flat in June as wages rise 3.4%

Statistics Canada data reveals a mixed labour market picture, with stalled payroll growth and rising average weekly earnings

Canadian payroll employment flat in June as wages rise 3.4%

Nearly 50 researchers leaving US universities and heading to Canada: report

Trump-era science policy drives historic cross-border talent shift

Nearly 50 researchers leaving US universities and heading to Canada: report

Corus job cuts put rolling layoffs under the HR microscope

Mounting losses force another round of reductions across Global News and other broadcasters

Corus job cuts put rolling layoffs under the HR microscope

When old posts resurface: what the MacLeod case means for workplace speech

A Nova Scotia minister's decade-old rap lyrics are back in the headlines – and the fallout has real implications for how Canadian employers approach social media conduct

When old posts resurface: what the MacLeod case means for workplace speech

1 Canadian city joins Bangkok, others among top workcation cities for 2026

Which Canadian city ranked among the top cities?

1 Canadian city joins Bangkok, others among top workcation cities for 2026