CDW Canada recognized as a Great Place to Work® for fifth consecutive year

ETOBICOKE, ON, April 17, 2014 /CNW/ - CDW Canada, a leading provider of technology solutions in the public and private sectors, has been recognized by the Great Place to Work^® Institute as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for the fifth year in a row. This list, and related stories, appeared today in a special national report in The Globe and Mail.

"We're thrilled to be recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for the fifth consecutive year," said Mary Ann Yule, Vice President and General Manager, CDW Canada. "This is a true honour, especially as our coworkers have played such an important part in this achievement. Our coworkers are passionate about helping us serve and delight our customers and we owe much of our success to them and their ability to be the best at what they do, every day."

In addition to this great accomplishment, CDW Canada has had much to celebrate in the past year, including becoming a publicly-traded company, celebrating a 10-year anniversary in Canada and becoming the number one solution provider in Canada as determined by Computer Dealer News (CDN), to name a few. 

This list of "Best Workplaces in Canada" is compiled by Great Place to Work® Institute Canada. The competition process is based on two criteria: two-thirds of the total score comes from a 58-statement survey completed by a random selection of employees, along with their open-ended comments about their organization; the remaining one-third of the score comes from an in-depth review of the organization's culture, including an evaluation of HR policies and procedures. This offers a rigorous representation of the organization from an employee perspective, and an overall portrait of the workplace culture. Together, they provide crucial data relative to the five trust-building dimensions of a great place to work®: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie.

This year's list received over 300 nominations and over 60,000 employees participated in the 2014 "Best Workplaces in Canada" survey. 

For information on how to participate in next year's "Best Workplaces in Canada" list or on how to create a Great Place to Work®, please contact the Institute at [email protected] or visit www.greatplacetowork.ca.

About the Great Place to Work® Institute
Great Place to Work® Institute is a global research and management consultancy with expertise on workplace transformation and a presence in 46 countries worldwide. Our mission is to improve society by creating better workplaces. We are best-known for our global Best Workplaces Programme, which we produce in conjunction with prestigious media partners such as the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times and Fortune. With more than 5,500 organizations surveyed every year across the globe, the programme is the world's largest of its kind. We believe passionately that any company or organization can become a great place to work. Our mission is to help you do it.

About CDW Canada
CDW Canada is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare. Ranked the No. 1 solution provider in Canada on the Computer Dealer News Top 100 Solution Providers' list, CDW Canada has dedicated account managers who help customers choose the right technology products and services to meet their needs. The company's technology specialists and solution architects offer expertise in designing customized solutions and assist customers with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions. Areas of focus include software, network communications, notebooks/mobile devices, data storage and solutions such as virtualization, collaboration, security, mobility and data centre optimization. CDW Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vernon Hills, Illinois-based CDW Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. For more information, visit www.cdw.ca.

SOURCE: CDW Canada Inc.

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