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KPMG LLP
KPMG employees and their families take part in the annual CIBC Run for the Cure
KPMG employees and their families take part in the annual CIBC Run for the Cure
Chosen as one of Best Employers for New Canadians for 2013:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors   (Mar 11, 2013)

Some of the reasons why KPMG LLP was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2013:
  • in partnership with the MicroSkills Development Centre, organized an employment workshop for graduates of the MicroSkills program -- the workshop includes training on job search, resume writing and interview skills
  • has been involved in the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council's (TRIEC) Mentoring Partnership for over seven years and regional offices have since partnered with their respective regional councils to offer similar programs (Mentorat Montréal, Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council and the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council)
  • in association with the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association, the Calgary office offers work placement opportunities for new Canadian women
  • the firm also offers paid internship opportunities to internationally educated professionals through partnerships with Career Bridge and ACCES Employment
  • recently launched a mentorship program to help Chartered Accountants from India understand the Canadian accreditation process -- mentors and mentees meet for approximately 4 to 6 hours per week for a 5 week period
  • 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
  • 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

 Background Information

Major Canadian hiring locations: Toronto ON, Calgary AB, Montréal QC, Vancouver BC. Established: 1840. Full-time employees in Canada: 5,778. Part-time employees in Canada: 189. New jobs created in Canada last year: 365. Revenues: $1,139 million. Percentage of employees who are women: 53%. Of managers: 52%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 24%. Of managers: 22%.

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