Sparta Global & Canada Life
Canada Life partners with Sparta Global to modernise its technology operations and embed Agile ways of working across the business.
“The Spartans have really strong, positive attitudes and that is absolutely vital in any kind of change programme. If we are faced with problems or situations where things are not going by the theory book, it is really important that your team is made up of people with a positive, practical attitude and that is absolutely what the Spartans have.”
Canada Life is one of Canada’s leading insurance and wealth management providers, serving over 14 million customer relationships through 13,000 employees and 21,000 advisor partnerships. Founded in 1847 as Canada’s first domestic life insurance company, it has since grown to become one of the country’s most trusted financial institutions – today spanning insurance, retirement savings, workplace wellness, and community investment. With an increasing focus on automating internal processes and enhancing its digital services, Canada Life identified the need to expand its technical workforce across key areas of development and business analysis – roles seen as critical to modernising operations and delivering greater value to its customers. As recruitment conversations began, opportunities emerged not only to fill immediate technical positions, but to embed new ways of working that would have a lasting impact on how the business operated. By embracing the benefits of Agile principles, Canada Life partnered with Sparta Global to support the company’s evolving digital journey and drive meaningful, sustainable change across its teams.
Embedding Agile Ways of Working Across the Business:
Working closely with Canada Life, Sparta Global deployed talented Spartans into essential roles across development, testing, DevOps, and business analysis – helping to nurture an Agile mindset across teams from day one. The Agile mindset instilled at the Sparta AI & Tech Institute quickly proved its value across the wider business, with Spartans going above and beyond to drive adoption and bring fresh energy into the organisation. Beyond cultural change, Spartans have made practical, tangible improvements to Canada Life’s operations – streamlining manual processes, strengthening testing capability, and helping to embed ways of working that have had a lasting impact on how the business delivers. Through their positive attitudes, technical expertise, and genuine commitment to the business, the Spartans have brought real, lasting value to Canada Life, its people, and its customers.
