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TransCanada Corporation

  

TransCanada Corporation
TransCanada employee playing foosball
TransCanada employee playing foosball
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 TransCanada Corporation was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2011:
  • hires newcomers with foreign engineering credentials at the "Technologist" level, moving them to Engineering classification after they receive accreditation from the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
  • employees continue to volunteer as mentors for the the New Horizons mentorship program organized by Youth in Motion Calgary
  • supports local community agencies such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Edmonton and the Africa Centre -- employees act as mentors to members, providing information on Canadian culture, English language development, and general support for newcomers as they transition and settle
  • also participated in the pilot phase of the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council's (CRIEC) Mentoring Collaborative program

 Background Information

Established: 1951. Full-time employees in Canada: 2,448. Part-time employees in Canada: 78. New jobs created in Canada last year: 111. Revenues: $8,900 million. Percentage of employees who are women: 33%. Of managers: 24%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 14%. Of managers: 8%.
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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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