Nexient Learning (formerly CrossOff Incorporated of Sydney, Nova Scotia) is one of the largest corporate training providers in Canada.
Nexient Learning is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is a subsidiary of Global Knowledge of Cary, North Carolina.
On June 26, 2009, Nexient Learning announced that it had entered into creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), to allow Nexient Learning to conduct a sale process of its assets and to provide financing to continue operations without disruption.
Nexient Learning was created out of a series of acquisitions and mergers among some of Canada's largest skills development firms.
The primary companies involved in recent years include CrossOff Incorporated's wholly owned subsidiary Polar Bear Corporate Education Solutions formerly IBM's PBSC, Acerra Learning, and CDI Corporate Education Services.