MONTREAL, Feb. 25,
2025 /CNW/ - Air Canada was once again named one of
Canada's Best Diversity Employers
for 2025. It is the seventh time in 10 years Air Canada has
received this recognition.
"We are very proud to be recognized again for our longstanding
workplace diversity. As a global company connecting Canada to over 55 countries across the six
inhabited continents, we have long subscribed to the importance of
reflecting the best of Canada to
our employees, customers and stakeholders," said Arielle
Meloul-Wechsler, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources
Officer and Public Affairs at Air Canada.
Air Canada continues to foster
representation through numerous partnerships, its many
employee-based initiatives to support workplace inclusion and
belonging, and its successful outreach directly to diverse
communities when recruiting:
- Connecting with underrepresented communities to share aviation
career opportunities.
- Partnerships with Canadian organizations and specialty colleges
to provide scholarship opportunities for underrepresented
communities studying to be pilots and aircraft mechanics.
- Establishing a robust internal governance structure that
supports inclusion and belonging through all levels of the
organization.
- Celebrating the diversity of our workforce through Employee
Resource Groups and Champions for inclusion.
Canada's Best Diversity
Employers competition recognizes the nations' leaders in creating
inclusive workplaces for employees from five underrepresented
groups: women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities,
Indigenous peoples, and people who self-identify within 2SLGBTQIA+
communities. Employers are selected by the editors at
Mediacorp based on submissions to the annual Canada's Top
100 Employers project.
For more information on career opportunities with Air Canada
please visit aircanada.com/careers. In addition to being
named one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2025,
Air Canada has received other recent recognitions for employee
relations and engagement including being named:
- one of Canada's Top
Employers for Young People in Canada (2025) for the
second consecutive year by Mediacorp Canada Inc;
- a Gold Level Certification for Mental Health at Work from
Excellence Canada
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag
carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in
Canada, the United States and Internationally on six
continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air
Canada's Aeroplan program is
Canada's premier travel loyalty
program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's
largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an
extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners.
Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than
any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations
worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day
tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and
freighter aircraft. Air Canada's climate ambition includes a
long-term aspirational goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by
2050. For additional information, please see Air Canada's TCFD disclosure. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX
in Canada and the OTCQX in the
US.
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