Spectra Energy Corp / Union Gas

Calgary, Alberta - Minister Blackburn meets with Spectra Energy employees in Calgary, Alberta and presents company officials, Bohdan Bodnar, VP Human Resources Canada and Gary Weilinger Vice President & President B.C. Pipeline and B.C.Field Services Division with a certificate of recognition for their contributions in achieving an inclusive workplace under the Employment Equity Act.

Spectra Energy attributes its success with employment equity largely to the long-standing partnerships it has established with community organizations that represent or assist designated group members. Targeted outreach through these partnerships has enabled Spectra Energy to significantly reduce the gaps identified through its workforce analysis by allowing it to extend more job opportunities to designated group members. One such organization, Equitek Employment Equity Solutions, the pioneer of strategic diversity sourcing, distributes job postings to over 250 designated group organizations.

"Today's progressive corporations understand that being an employer that values diversity is more than being a good corporate citizen; it is a sound business strategy. Over the next decade, people from the designated groups will represent a significant percentage of the new labour market. Progressive employers know they need this new labour market to meet their employment needs; augmenting their traditional recruitment strategy now will position their corporation to meet the challenges of the future."- Equitek Employment Equity Solutions

To see accompanying write up on Department of Labour website, click on the link and then click on "More" for the entire write-up.

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/corporate/ministers/blackburnjp/2007/july/calgary/index.shtml

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