CGA-Canada Recognized as One of Canada's Top 100 Employers

VANCOUVER, Oct. 19 /CNW/ - The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2011 by Mediacorp Canada Inc.

"It's an honour to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers," says Anthony Ariganello, President and CEO of CGA-Canada. "The association realizes that employees who are happy at work take better care of the organization and the members they serve. CGA-Canada has a diverse group of talented and dedicated employees and investing in them is a win-win situation for all." 

Out of 2,750 applications received by Mediacorp Canada Inc, CGA-Canada was ranked among the country's best companies for the quality of its work environment, vacation and leave options, employee engagement activities, professional development and community involvement.

CGA-Canada conducts bi-annual employee engagement surveys and has consistently achieved a response rate higher than the Canadian average. The association also recognizes the skills that new Canadians bring to the economy and is supportive of recognizing foreign trained professionals.

CGA-Canada has employees in Burnaby, BC and Ottawa, Ontario and its staff are 70 percent female. The association offers employment in the areas of curriculum development, continuing professional development and professional services as well as communications, research, government relations, information technology, linguistic services and publishing.

ABOUT CGA-CANADA
Founded in 1908, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada serves 75,000 Certified General Accountants and students in Canada and more than 90 countries. Respected accounting and financial management professionals, CGAs work in industry, finance, government and public practice. CGA-Canada establishes the designation's certification requirements and professional standards, offers professional development, conducts research and advocacy, and represents CGAs nationally and internationally.

For more information on CGA-Canada visit:

www.cga.org/canada
www.facebook.com/cgacanada
www.twitter.com/cgacanada

For further information:

Taylore Ashlie      
Director, Communications     
CGA-Canada  
Telephone: [phone]     
Cellular:  604-307-0212      
Email: [email protected]

Diana Sorace      
Senior Communications Advisor     
CGA-Canada      
Telephone:[phone]      
Email: [email protected]