Top Employer: Corus Entertainment Inc.

Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2024):

By Kristina Leung and Stephanie Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 4, 2024)

Here are some of the reasons why Corus Entertainment Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2024):

Corus' DEI council is comprised of employees with different lived experiences across the country and from various parts of the business, including ERG co-chairs -- the council provides business-driven insights and advice on the organization's DEI work and champions inclusive behaviour and leadership
Corus recently launched a work stream focused on diversity and authentic representation in content -- a dedicated DEI team member conducted a current state analysis, in-depth sessions with nine business areas to determine objectives in front of and behind the camera (and identified initiatives to support the objectives) and is working on creating dashboards for each business area with a baseline of measures
Corus created Corus.Futures to support students from underrepresented communities as industry creators and leaders -- two scholarships were launched in radio and broadcast television, which includes a financial contribution, a paid internship and a career mentorship and there are plans to expand the number and variety of scholarships in the coming years

Highlights

Industry	Media production and broadcasting
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Ottawa ON, Winnipeg MB, Montréal QC, Saskatoon SK, Regina SK, Halifax NS
Full-time employees in Canada	3,051
Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives	multi-year diversity, equity and inclusion action plan in all business areas, content, and industry partnerships, dedicated DEI team, DEI council provides insight on DEI work (comprised of employees with different lived experiences), dedicated ethics and conduct office to investigate workplace concerns
Performance management and accountability	self-identification survey with additional categories, employee movement and inclusion data with information on underrepresented groups (hiring, promotions, terminations, quarterly inclusion index scores and quarterly engagement index scores)
Employee resource groups	all groups have an executive leadership team member as an executive sponsor, and welcomes members of the community as well as allies into membership: BOLD (Black Organization for Leadership and Development), CREATE (Corus Recognizes Excellence in Asian Talent & Energy), Out at Corus, All Access, ¡HOLA!, neechie, and WIN (Women’s Inclusion Network)
Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies	CEO communicates progress on its DEI initiatives, statistics and progress every quarter in an email and is posted internally and on the website, all members of the executive leadership team are assessed on their active support of the implementation of the DEI action plan and functional team engagement with DEI initiatives, work stream focused on diversity and authentic representation in content (is working on developing dashboards for each business area and a baseline of measures)
Recruitment initiatives	conducts multiple interviews with more than one interviewer to reduce bias, hiring managers prioritize designated group members when skill set and experience factors are equal, Corus.Futures sponsorship and internship programs support students from underrepresented communities
Retention and development programs	Ezra (women-focused leadership development program), launched another program specifically focused on racialized communities, Indigenous Peoples, 2SLGBTQ+ communities and persons with disabilities
Diversity highlights	Corus.Futures launched two scholarships (one for radio and broadcast television) which includes plans to expand the number and variety of scholarships, supports Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures scholarship program for Indigenous students, partnered with new organizations focused on supporting content creators and talent from underrepresented communities

The Career Directory

Corus Entertainment Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Corus employees present a donation to the Toronto Fire Fighters' Toy Drive

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Media production and broadcasting
Full-time employees in Canada	2,501 to 5,000
Parent company head office	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Ottawa ON, Winnipeg MB, Montréal QC, Saskatoon SK, Regina SK, Halifax NS
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Arts
- Business
- English
- Human Resources
- Journalism
- Public Relations / Communications
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Human Resources
- Marketing
Bachelor of Laws
- Copyright / Patent
- Corporate
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Animation / Computer Animation
- Audio/Video Technician
- Communications / Public Relations
- Facility Management
- Graphic Arts / Design
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Journalism
- Legal Assistant / Law Clerk
- Marketing / Sales
- Office Administration
- TV/Radio Arts / Broadcast
Master of Arts
- Human Resources
- Public Relations
Master of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Marketing
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Microsoft Certifications

Recruits at these schools

Centennial College

George Brown College

Humber College

Seneca College

Toronto Metropolitan University

Western University

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