National Corporate Partners

ALLIES has relationships with national employers across the country that are actively working on solutions to employ skilled immigrants.  These partners have identified senior local leadership in their organizations to participate and engage in deliberations around creating and developing local immigrant employment councils.  They have also identified, encouraged and supported corporate leadership to participate in solution-oriented actions such as mentoring, internships, public awareness campaigns and award programs. The partners have been able to inform the discussion around the advantages of hiring skilled immigrants with other local stakeholders including government, regulatory bodies and universities.

Deloitte is one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, providing accounting and auditing, tax, and management consulting services throughout the country.

• one the most active participants in The Mentoring Partnership program, with over 150 employee mentors helping new Canadians access jobs and establish networking relationships in their fields of expertise
• is a corporate partner in the Connector and Mentor programs in Halifax and the Mentorship Pilot Program in Edmonton
• provides internships to new Canadians through the Career Bridge program, and have hired former interns as full-time employees

Learn more about Deloitte’s actions to employ skilled immigrants>>

KPMG LLP is a leading accounting and professional services firm, providing auditing, tax and financial advisory services to businesses across Canada.

• helps new Canadian jobseekers access professional networks in their field of expertise through The Mentoring Partnership program in the Greater Toronto Area, Waterloo Region and its pilot program in Edmonton
• is partnering with the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council (ERIEC), the British Colombia Immigrant Employment Council (BCIEC) and the Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network (WRIEN) to help build a diverse workforce
• reimburses the cost of Chartered Accountant equivalency courses or assessments for new Canadian employees writing the CA reciprocity exam
• requires all employees to complete diversity in the workplace training
• provides resources to all employees on language training, cultural competency, and global business protocols
• assists new immigrants, international hires and secondees through the International Club by providing support and mentoring as they acclimatize and enter the Canadian business environment.

Learn more about KPMG’s actions to employ skilled immigrants>>

Rob Brouwer speaks about skilled immigrant talent at KPMG

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is the country’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization, with more than 80,000 full and part-time employees serving more than 18 million personal, business, public and institutional clients across Canada, the United States and 53 other countries.

• Gordon M. Nixon, President and CEO and Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer, are the Co-Chairs  of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)

• provided internship positions to over 100 qualified professionals through the Career Bridge program with the vast majority becoming full-time employees following their internships.
• mentors new Canadians through the Mentoring Partnership program
• a key sponsor of the annual Immigrant Success Awards that recognizes Toronto region employers and individuals that recruit, retain and promote skilled immigrants in the workplace
• Supporter of the Immigrant Access Fund, funds to provide micro-loans to internationally trained newcomers in Calgary for accreditation, training and upgrading of skills
• Co-sponsor of Immigration Works in Halifax – a public awareness campaign aimed at educating employers on the benefits of hiring immigrants and shifting their attitudes around hiring newcomers in Halifax.

Learn more about RBC’s actions to employ skilled immigrants>> and RBC’s Diversity Initiatives>>

The Best Employers for New Canadians competition is managed by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The award recognizes the nation’s best employers for recent immigrants. These employers offer interesting programs to assist new Canadians in making the transition to a new workplace. This special designation is a part of the larger Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition. ALLIES is the sponsor of this competition.

Learn more about the 2009 Winners>>

Become a National Corporate Partner!

There are several benefits of becoming a national corporate partner:

• Gives you a voice at the forefront of a local movement to tap into the talents of skilled immigrants
• Provides a potential key leadership role in a local effort
• Allows for a role in implementing solutions that have a clear, measurable and visible impact in local communities
• Grants direct access to skilled immigrant through direct engagement (mentoring, learning about employer practices)
• Creates opportunities for public profile and media coverage (awards, employee recognition, mentor recognition, etc)
• Allows access to immigration and labour market policy trends, solutions, deliberations and actions both at the local and at other governmental levels.

To become an ALLIES National Corporate Partner please contact Peter Paul, Project Leader, ALLIES.