- Priority to be given to qualified Canadian Veterans in hiring
across Bell operations
- Bell's commitment builds on a century of support for our
nation's military
MONTREAL, Nov. 11, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell today announced
that it has joined the federal government's Hire a Veteran
initiative and will give qualified Canadian Veterans priority in
hiring across Bell operations.
"Bell has a long and proud tradition of support for Canada's
military men and women. With many Veterans already working at Bell,
we know firsthand that they bring skills, focus and discipline to
the table," said George Cope,
President and CEO of Bell Canada and
BCE Inc. "We're pleased to join with Minister Fantino and Veterans
Affairs Canada in assisting those who have so proudly served
Canada."
"I applaud Bell Canada for
recognizing the value of giving priority to Canada's Veterans when
they are hiring new employees," said the Honourable Julian Fantino,
Minister of Veterans Affairs. "By joining our Hire a Veteran
initiative, they are affirming what we already know—Canada's men
and women in uniform are well-trained and accomplished individuals
with the skills and experience to be a real asset to any
organization."
The first communications company to join the Hire a Veteran
program, Bell employs more than 55,000 people in every province and
territory and hires thousands of new team members each year. Many
of the technical and other skills Veterans acquire during their
service are an asset to Bell. For instance, a number of Veterans
are part of the growing team of Bell employees rolling out the
next-generation Fibe TV service.
Hire a Veteran is a partnership between Veterans Affairs Canada
(VAC), corporate Canada and local businesses that assists Veterans
of the CAF transitioning from military careers to civilian careers
in the private sector. For more information on Veterans Affairs
Canada's programs and services, please visit Veterans.gc.ca.
Bell Remembers
Bell will observe a traditional 2 minutes of silence at
11am today in Bell office buildings
across Canada. More than 3,000 Bell employees served Canada in
wartime and 188 made the supreme sacrifice. Thousands of Veterans
found work at Bell on returning home after the World Wars; by 1946
more than 40% of Bell employees had served in the military.
Bell Let's Talk and the True Patriot Love Foundation have
created the $1-million Bell True
Patriot Love Fund to support programs delivered through Military
Family Resource Centres (MFRCs) that improve access to mental
health care for Canadian military families. For more information,
please visit www.truepatriotlovefoundation.com.
About Bell
Headquartered in Montréal since our founding in 1880, Bell is
Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers,
business and government customers with leading TV, Internet,
wireless, home phone and business communications solutions. Bell
Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in
television, radio and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by
Montréal's BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). The Bell Let's Talk mental
health initiative is a national charitable and awareness program
promoting mental health across Canada with the Bell Let's Talk Day
anti-stigma campaign and significant Bell funding of community care
and access, research, and workplace initiatives. To learn more,
please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada