The Discovery Hotel and Tammaativvik Boarding House are two of Iqaluit’s leading providers of local accommodations. While both establishments have been operated by Edmonton-based Nova Group since 2018, their community history long precedes that time. Discovery Hotel (formerly known as The Discovery Lodge Hotel) was originally built to be Pan-Am Airline’s Crew Hotel and the current site has […]
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The Inclusion At Work Webinar Series
Inclusion Canada, the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) and The Inclusive Workplace invite you to join a three-part webinar series that explores practical, applied strategies to support inclusive hiring and shares examples of how businesses are building accessible and inclusive workplaces that benefit everyone. Who should attend? This series is designed for employers (C-Suite, leadership), […]
RWA Welcomes DHL Express Canada
Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) is very pleased to welcome DHL Express Canada as its newest employer partner. DHL Express is the world’s leading logistics company specializing in International Shipping and Courier Services and Transportation, with 400,000 employees in over 220 countries and territories. DHL is dedicated to being a Great Place to Work for all and is committed to maintaining a continuous improvement mindset that empowers every team member to […]
Home Depot ‘Gets More Done’ with Canada-wide Inclusive Hiring
The Home Depot has always recognized that a home is most Canadians’ single largest financial and emotional investment. As such, the history of The Home Depot in Canada is one of serving people well through its own ‘people strength’. Catering to do-it-yourselfers, as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals, The Home Depot, operates […]
Inclusive Hiring Works Out for a PEI Fitness Centre
The business 782 Fitness invites everyone to train, regardless of the level of their athletic skills. Thus, by creating an accessible environment for all, this business stands out in its philosophy to respect the limits of each person; the focus being on everyone having the pleasure and opportunity of getting in shape. 782 Fitness also […]
Bit Space Development Ltd: Where Inclusion is the Engine for Innovation
Based in Winnipeg, Bit Space Development Ltd. (BSD) is an interactive digital media studio that specializes in creating innovative learning experiences for the classroom and workplace. BSD works with educators and industry professionals from around the world to develop effective solutions for education and training using cutting edge Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies. For BSD, […]
Yellowknife Coffee Shop Celebrates Everyday Diversity and Inclusion
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 […]
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 […]
RONA Summer Jobs – An Opportunity to Build Inclusion
The Lowe’s Canada network (Lowe’s, RONA, Reno-Depot and Dick’s Lumber) has long met the needs of Canada’s home improvement DIYers and contractors alike with their network of more than 470 corporate and affiliated dealer stores from coast to coast. With over 26,000 employees serving their customers, Lowe’s Canada knows that hiring diversely and inclusively is […]
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. […]