Birthdays, years of service and goodbyes, on autopilot
Work anniversary automation and employee birthday cards for Canada
Connect your HR platform once and every birthday and years of service milestone gets a card signed by the people who work alongside that employee. It shows up in their inbox at the hour you schedule, signed by colleagues from Moncton to Kelowna. When someone moves on, a farewell card takes two clicks.
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Free company account. Team cards with no card fee. Free pilot on request.
- Start dates become cards: Years of service are read from each profile, so no anniversary depends on a calendar reminder.
- Signed ahead of the day: Colleagues are invited early and the finished card arrives on the date.
- Signed coast to coast: Colleagues sign from one link whatever their time zone, from Newfoundland to Pacific.
- Farewells in two clicks: Start a goodbye card for a departing coworker straight from the workspace.
The birthday spreadsheet problem every Canadian office knows
In plenty of companies, staff birthdays and anniversaries live in one coordinator’s spreadsheet and one coordinator’s memory. That works until they go on vacation, change roles or simply have a busy week.
- A birthday missed is noticed: Employees rarely complain about it, but they remember the year the team forgot. The cost is quiet and it lands on morale.
- Years of service arrive late: A five or ten year anniversary often gets acknowledged at the next quarterly meeting, if at all. By then it feels like an afterthought.
- Goodbyes get rushed: Someone gives two weeks notice, the card is bought on day nine, and half the team at the other site never hears about it.
How the automation works, from HR data to inbox
You decide the rules once. Thankeeu then builds every card from employee profiles, invites signers and handles delivery, so your coordinator can stop watching the calendar.
Synced from your HR platform
Birthdays and start dates come straight from your HR system and update whenever you sync again.
Colleagues invited early
Thankeeu emails the signing link to their department or the whole company before the date, so the card is full when it arrives.
Every years of service milestone
First anniversary, fifth, tenth and beyond. Each one gets its own card, not a line in a newsletter.
Staff birthdays covered
Every employee gets a birthday card from their team without HR building it by hand.
Delivered by email at your hour
The finished card is sent to the person’s inbox at the time you schedule, on the day itself.
Welcome cards for new starters
New hires receive a welcome from their future teammates in their first days, which helps a remote start feel warm.
Connects to your HR system: Personio, HiBob, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Deel, Zoho People, SeamlessHR, WorkPay, or import a spreadsheet of your team. Most people teams in Canada already keep birthdays and hire dates in an HR platform. Thankeeu pulls those details from the systems shown below, and a spreadsheet works for everyone else. When staff join or leave, sync again and the calendar of upcoming cards updates.
Inside every automated card
Automation only helps if the card is worth opening. Each one carries the voices and faces of the team, not a template greeting from HR.
Voice notes and video
Colleagues who would rather talk than type can record a voice note or a short video from their phone.
Photos from the archive
Old team photos, the first day picture, the winter party. Signers add them right next to their message.
Private messages
A signer can mark a note as private so only the recipient reads it.
A pooled gift, no envelope
Coworkers chip in by card in Canadian dollars. The recipient claims it to their bank or as a digital gift card.
A short film to keep
Every card becomes a Memory Movie with music, made from the messages, photos and voice notes.
PDF copy
Download the card as a PDF for the employee file or to print for a desk.
Service anniversary cards that people actually keep
Many Canadian employers have a long tradition of marking years of service, often with a pin, a certificate or a lunch at five year intervals. Those gestures are good. What they often lack is the voice of the team, the specific memories that make the milestone personal.
A Thankeeu service anniversary card collects those memories automatically. Colleagues are invited to sign before the date, the card lands on the morning of the anniversary, and the employee gets a film of it to keep. Your existing pin or lunch carries on, and now the whole team is part of it.
- 1 year: A thank you for getting through the first year.
- 5 and 10 years: The milestones most employers already mark.
- 20 years and beyond: Long tenure, celebrated by every colleague, not only the ones in the room.
Employee birthday cards in Canada, on long weekends and across provinces
Canadian calendars are full of long weekends: Family Day in most provinces, Victoria Day, Fête nationale (Saint Jean Baptiste Day) in Québec, Canada Day, the August Civic Holiday, Labour Day and Thanksgiving. Birthdays that fall on one of those days are the ones most often missed, because the office is empty.
Automated birthday cards do not care whether it is a working day. The card is signed during the week before and sent on the birthday itself, at the hour you choose. The employee opens it with their morning coffee, at home or at the cottage.
A farewell card for a coworker, in English, French or both
Leaving cards are the one occasion HR cannot schedule from a profile, so Thankeeu makes them quick to start. A manager picks a cover, adds the last day as the delivery date and shares the link in the team chat. Colleagues at every site sign before the farewell lunch.
Bilingual teams often mix languages on the same card, and that is welcome. A French speaking colleague in Québec looking for a carte de départ collègue can write their message in French while teammates in Alberta write in English. If you need a one off card outside your company workspace, see our online group cards for Canada.
From spreadsheet to automated cards in a week
- Day 1: free company account: Create your account and workspace, and invite one or two colleagues to help manage it.
- Day 2: bring in your people: Connect the HR platform or upload the birthday and start date spreadsheet you already keep.
- Day 3: choose the occasions: Switch on birthdays, work anniversaries and new hire welcomes, and set the delivery hour.
- Day 5: watch the first one arrive: Tell staff what to expect, then check the dashboard as the first cards fill up and go out.
Thankeeu for Teams pricing in Canada
Automation sits on the Teams plan, charged per employee per month, with two months free on yearly billing. Cards made from a free company account carry no card fee. The table shows the current Canadian dollar figures for several team sizes, and bigger organisations can ask for a tailored quote.
Pay yearly and get 2 months free. The Teams plan covers cards for your whole team, automations, the HR dashboard, imports and HR system sync, gift pooling, video and the Memory Movie on every card. Larger organisations get a tailored quote.
Free company account: Create cards for any colleague, any occasion, with no card fee. Upgrade when you want birthdays and anniversaries to run on their own.
Thankeeu for Teams compared
Applauz, Bonusly and Kudoboard all help with recognition, in different ways. Applauz and Bonusly centre on points and rewards, while Kudoboard offers group boards with automation on its Enterprise plan. This table compares the details published on their own pricing pages.
| Feature | Thankeeu for Teams | Applauz | Bonusly | Kudoboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Standard rate, per employee a month. Pay yearly and get 2 months free. | $3.75 per licence a month, or $12 per celebration | $5 per user a month (Team), free up to 8 users | From $299 a year (Business, 1 to 50 employees) |
| Free option | Free company account, team cards with no card fee | No | Up to 8 users | No |
| Group cards the whole team signs | Yes, on every plan | No | No | Yes |
| Automatic birthdays and work anniversaries | Yes: birthdays, work anniversaries, new hires and more | Yes | Yes | Enterprise plan only |
| HR system sync | Personio, HiBob, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Deel and more | Not listed | Yes | Enterprise plan only |
| Pooled gift | Cash pot, claimed to bank or as a gift card | Rewards marketplace | Points for a rewards catalog | Group gift collection |
| Keepsake video | Memory Movie on every card | Not listed | Not listed | Slideshow on some boards |
Competitor prices and features as published on each company’s own pricing page in October 2026. Not listed means we could not find it there. Check their sites for changes.
Questions HR teams ask
How does work anniversary automation work?
Thankeeu reads each employee’s start date from your HR system or spreadsheet, creates the anniversary card ahead of time, invites colleagues to sign and delivers it on the date at the hour you choose.
Can we automate employee birthday cards in Canada?
Yes. Once your team is imported, every employee gets a birthday card created and delivered automatically at the time you schedule.
What should a service anniversary card say?
The best ones are specific: a project they led, a habit people value, a moment the team remembers. Thankeeu gathers those messages from colleagues, so HR does not have to write them.
Does it work for staff in different provinces?
Yes. Teams in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, the Prairies and British Columbia all sign from the same link whatever their time zone, and each card arrives at the time you schedule.
How do I make a farewell card for a coworker in Canada?
Pick a leaving cover, set the last day as the delivery date and share the link with the team. Everyone signs from any phone or laptop, and colleagues can chip in to a gift in Canadian dollars.
Can colleagues write in French?
Yes. Messages can be written in any language, so French and English sit together on one card. The app screens are in English.
Which milestones can be automated?
Birthdays, work anniversaries and new hire welcomes run automatically, plus company wide moments such as International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day. Farewells, retirements, promotions and similar cards are started in a couple of clicks.
What if a birthday falls on a statutory holiday?
The card is still sent on the day. Because signing happens in the days before, nobody needs to be in the office for it to work.
Which HR platforms can we connect?
Personio, HiBob, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Deel, Zoho People and WorkPay, among others. Any other setup can use a spreadsheet import.
Do signers need to download anything?
No. Signing works in the browser on any phone or laptop, with no account or app.
Can we add a group gift to an anniversary card?
Yes. Colleagues contribute by card while they sign, and the recipient claims the total to their bank account or as a digital gift card.
Who sees whether people have signed?
HR admins see who has signed each card in the dashboard, along with upcoming occasions and an activity log.
Can we try anniversary automation for free?
A free pilot of 14 or 30 days is available on request when you book a demo. You can also use the free company account for cards with no card fee.
Is there a keepsake the employee can share with family?
Yes. Every card becomes a Memory Movie, a short film with music, and can also be downloaded as a PDF.
Guides for HR and people teams
Never miss another milestone
Book a demo and we will set up birthday and work anniversary automation with your own staff list, or open a free company account and send a farewell card this afternoon.