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Business Development Bank of Canada

  

Business Development Bank of Canada
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Chosen as one of Best Employers for New Canadians for 2011:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  ( Mar 27, 2011)

Some of the reasons why Business Development Bank of Canada was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2011:
  • BDC's Halifax office works with Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services to provide employment workshops to new Canadians, and has also sponsored several of their events
  • other BDC offices across Canada work with local community agencies like ACCES Employment in Toronto and the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (ERIEC) to connect new Canadians to vacancies within the firm
  • attended the Business Information Fair organized by the Newcomers Centre of Peel, which provided new Canadian entrepreneurs with advice on how to successful start their own business
  • was also involved in the creation of the Ethno Business Council of British Columbia, which supports and celebrates the entrepreneurial achievements of new Canadians
  • recruiters recognize foreign education and experience during the hiring process
"BDC and Acces Employment have embarked on a very successful partnership. Since our first interview session with Acces program graduates in June 2010, we employed eight Acces candidates and are finding a high level of success with our new hires."
— Ellen A., Human Resources Partner

 Background Information

Established: 1944. Major Canadian hiring locations: Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Halifax NS. Full-time employees in Canada: 1,835. Part-time employees in Canada: 53. New jobs created in Canada last year: 99. Percentage of employees who are women: 49.2%. Of managers: 34.1%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 12.6%. Of managers: 6%.
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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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