Kim Champion

Kim Champion

Human Resources Director Canada

Kim Champion

Senior Writer - Special Reports

20+ years experience

Kim's specialty topics

Workplace Culture & Best Places to Work HR Innovation Rising HR Talent Industry Recognition

Kim Champion is Senior Writer of Special Reports for Human Resources Director Canada, where she covers the organizations, leaders, and market forces shaping workplace culture across Canada. Her reporting centers on the country's best places to work, alongside the HR innovators and executives, rising talent, and organizations recognized on the industry's Global 100 and at the Canadian HR Awards. She's driven by curiosity about what makes these leaders and organizations excellent at what they do, and by the challenge of telling their stories well. Kim brings over two decades of journalism experience to the role, including B2B special reports and sponsored content across the legal, insurance, mortgage, human resources, and financial sectors. As a founding reporter for a digital-first community news outlet, part of one of Canada's largest hyperlocal news networks, she set the editorial tone for its local journalism, pairing storytelling that celebrated the community with hard-hitting coverage of issues such as homelessness and poverty. Prior to that, she led award-winning newsrooms from Parry Sound to York Region, setting the gold standard for enterprise reporting in local politics, and her own agenda-setting work in community journalism earned two provincial news awards for editorial writing within a five-year span, along with regional and international recognition. She is known for producing high-impact industry coverage that pairs data and expert insight with compelling storytelling. A love of community and a desire to help make it better anchor her volunteer work, particularly with the Spelling Bee of Canada.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I have the best job in the world, getting on a call with someone who's spent decades becoming excellent at what they do, and hearing them think out loud about how they got there. It's my privilege to be trusted with those conversations, and I’m thrilled to give the reader a seat at that table, too.”

Awards and recognition

Also published by

Insurance Business Canada · Insurance Business Asia · Human Resources Director Australia · Sudbury Northern Life · YorkRegion.com · Canadian Mortgage Professional · MPA - Mortgage Professional America · NZ Adviser · Canadian Lawyer · Guelph Today · Barrie Today · NewmarketToday · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Bradford News · MidlandToday

Featured content from Kim

Best Places to Work in Canada: The Listening Advantage Companies with the Top HR Innovators in Canada | Most Innovative HR Teams The Best HR Service Providers in Canada

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Senior Writer - Special Reports
  • Newmarket Today / Village Media — Reporter
  • The Vaughan Citizen / Star Metroland Media — Managing Editor
  • The Parry Sound North Star / Star Metroland Media — Managing Editor

Education

  • Journalism Diploma, Centennial College

Read the latest stories by Kim

What makes Inn from the Cold one of Canada’s best workplaces

The Alberta family shelter putting people-centred HR at the heart of its mission

What makes Inn from the Cold one of Canada’s best workplaces

Peel region expands equitable access to HR with Employee Service Centre

How a digital HR hub earned Innovative HR Teams 2026 recognition

Peel region expands equitable access to HR with Employee Service Centre