Diverse cultures, races, religions, sexes, disabilities, creeds bonded together as distinct parts create an inclusive work environment where everyone can contribute based on their unique strengths. In 2009, the current owners of the Javaroma Gourmet Coffee & Tea, a coffee shop in Yellowknife imagined a friendly place where people could have good conversations over a […]
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The latest updates, news and announcements from RWA happening across Canada.
Announcing a new Pilot Project with Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) is very pleased to announce that we have just undertaken a Pilot Project with Loblaw Companies Ltd. The Pilot will include approximately 60 of their market, discount, and wholesale locations, located in the provinces of Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Quebec. Loblaw […]
Ready, Willing, and Able is very pleased to welcome auticon Canada as its newest national employer partner
Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) is very pleased to welcome auticon Canada as its newest national employer partner. With headquarters in Calgary, and offices in both Montreal and Toronto, auticon Canada is well positioned to hire job seekers on the autism spectrum, as well as provide a neurodiverse and agile workforce for other RWA employment opportunities across the country. […]
The Benefits of Inclusive Hiring – Belpro Medical
Founded in 1996, Belpro Medical is a family-owned company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of products mainly intended for the healthcare market. Specialist in orthopedic supply, restraint, preventive surface and identification bracelet, Belpro Medical stands out for its great ability to adapt its products to the needs of its customers. Belpro Medical is a […]
METRO – Hiring for a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
METRO is a company that is literally built on the power of partnership. Starting as Magasins LaSalle Stores ltee back in 1947, the roots of what would become METRO were founded in the cooperation of a number of independent grocery retailers who decided to form a buying group that would enable them to offer its […]
Inclusion and Innovation: IBM Makes Diversity a Business Priority
The drive to increase inclusion and diversity within the realm of employment has long been pursued under the banner of employer “innovation”. And when it comes to the combination of employment and innovation (technological and beyond), there’s very few companies with a bigger legacy than IBM. Founded over 100 years ago, IBM has long been […]
New National Employer Partnership confirmed with IBM
Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) is pleased to announce the establishment of a national employer partnership with IBM Canada. For several years, RWA and IBM have collaborated at a local level in Nova Scotia. Building on this success, RWA and IBM will now expand their collaboration to other locations across the country. IBM has […]
Ready, Willing and Able is delighted to recognize The Brick as our newest national employer partner
With an initial focus on meeting staffing needs within its 7 Distribution Centres across the country, the partnership with RWA will assist The Brick in advancing its efforts in workplace diversity and inclusion by leveraging the skills and talents of persons with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder. The Brick is well recognized for […]
Inclusive Hiring Delivers Great Results for Purolator
For more than 60 years, Purolator has grown to become one of Canada’s leading express package delivery company. The company’s particular strength lies not only its size and urban reach, but in their development of the most extensive rural delivery route for any Canadian courier company. The result is a company that strives to ensure […]
For PepsiCo Canada Foods, inclusive hiring is successful!
PepsiCo Canada employs nearly 11,000 Canadians and is organized into two business units – PepsiCo Beverages Canada and PepsiCo Foods Canada. PepsiCo is celebrated for its commitment to doing business the right way. As a company, it believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion is doing business the right way and a guarantee of […]