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Port Metro Vancouver

  

Port Metro Vancouver
Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2011:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  ( Feb 21, 2011)

Some of the reasons why Port Metro Vancouver was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2011:
  • manages several Aboriginal outreach initiatives including an Aboriginal summer student internship program and targeted recruitment campaigns
  • also forwards job postings to First Nations offices as well as the Native Education College to ensure positions reach qualified Aboriginal candidates
  • operates an employment equity committee, which reviews the representation of designated groups within the Port's workforce and addresses employment barriers candidates may encounter
  • is a member of the Greater Vancouver Business Leadership Network (GVBLN), a non-profit organization that supports the employment efforts of disabled job seekers -- the Port forwards job vacancies to the network to ensure that positions are accessible to disabled candidates
  • provides employment presentations to high school students with disabilities, which includes information on available jobs at the Port as well as within the port community, and advice on the application process

 Background Information

Percentage of employees who are women: 49.7%. Of managers: 25.6%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 24.3%. Of managers: 12.8%. Average age of all employees: 44.4. Major Canadian hiring locations: Vancouver BC. Full-time employees in Canada: 190. Part-time employees in Canada: 9.

Score on The Equity Continuum by TWI Inc.: 1.73
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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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