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Newalta Corporation

  
Newalta Corporation
Newalta employee with emergency services staff member during a stage safety exercise
Newalta employee with emergency services staff member during a stage safety exercise
Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2012:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  ( Feb 20, 2012)

Some of the reasons why Newalta Corporation was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2012:
  • offers Aboriginal awareness training on topics such a Aboriginal history and culture, and recently attended the Aboriginal Human Resource Council's "Inclusion Works" conference and career fair
  • established the "Women's Leadership Network" in 2008 to support the advancement of female employees, and recently hosted a national in-house conference, "Women in Leadership", to celebrate and encourage women in the pursuit of their career aspirations
  • also created a mentoring program for female employees and partnered with the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) to provide a ten-week work placement opportunity to a CIWA member
  • based on the success of the Women's Leadership Network, established a formal diversity committee and is revising the current three-year diversity plan
  • partners with a variety of community organizations in the development of diversity outreach initiatives, including the Calgary Business Diversity Group, Alberta Brain Injured Association and Woodland Cree

 Background Information

Percentage of employees who are women: 25%. Of managers: 24%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 6%. Of managers: 5%. Average age of all employees: 40. Major Canadian hiring locations: Burlington ON, Brossard QC, Darthmouth NS, Vancouver BC. Full-time employees in Canada: 1,623. Full-time at this location: 285. Full-time worldwide: 1,779. Part-time employees in Canada: 175.
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©2012 Mediacorp Canada Inc. All rights reserved. Used by Eluta with permission. For comments or questions on this employer review, please contact Mediacorp's editorial team.



   

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