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KPMG LLP

  

KPMG LLP
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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 KPMG LLP was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2011:
  • has been involved in the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council's (TRIEC) Mentoring Partnership for the past five years and recently hosted a networking event for participants from KPMG and Fraser Milner Casgrain -- the Edmonton office also has an active relationship with the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (ERIEC)
  • works with the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) to provide monthly training seminars to new Canadians on resume writing, interview skills, and networking strategies -- also provides quarterly training seminars to employment counsellors on the hiring process from an employer's perspective
  • participated in a study organized by EMCN and the Vancouver Community College to develop an accounting-based English as a second language program for newcomers
  • provides training placements for participants of the Toronto District School Board's Enhanced Language Training for Financial Services Program
  • partners with the Consortium of Agencies Serving Internationally Trained Professionals (CASIP) to provide workshops for community agencies on the hiring process at KPMG, which enables them to better prepare new Canadian job-seekers for the recruitment process at the firm
  • covers the cost of courses or assessments required for foreign reciprocity for the Canadian Chartered Accountant designation
  • manages an "International Club" for employees who are international hires, providing in-house support for obtaining Canadian designations, information on the Canadian business culture, and working and living in Canada

 Background Information

Established: 1840. Major Canadian hiring locations: Vancouver BC, Kamloops BC, Kelowna BC, Prince George BC, Vernon BC, Victoria BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Lethbridge AB, Regina SK, Saskatoon SK, Winnipeg MB, Toronto ON, Hamilton ON, Kingston ON, London ON, North Bay ON, Ottawa ON, Sault Ste. Marie ON, St. Catharines ON, Sudbury ON, Waterloo ON, Windsor ON, Montréal QC, Halifax NS, Fredericton NB, Moncton NB, Saint John NB. Full-time employees in Canada: 5,270. Part-time employees in Canada: 231. New jobs created in Canada last year: 25. Revenues: $1,074 million. Percentage of employees who are women: 54.1%. Of managers: 15.4%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 24.3%. Of managers: 7.1%.
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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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