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Air Canada's reputation as one of the country's top employers makes the airline a destination of choice for people who seek a challenging career – and drives traffic to the airline's website. The employment section of aircanada.com receives 23,000 visits each month and, on average, 340 applicants per vacant position. So what makes Air Canada such a desirable place to work? The airline sees its culture as a competitive advantage and prioritizes engagement of its 36,000 global employees (including 700 based in Winnipeg as pilots, airport staff, aircraft line maintenance professionals, finance and accounting teams, and with Jazz Aviation, which operates Air Canada Express regional flights). Recognition as an employee-focused workplace with diverse and interesting career opportunities enables Air Canada to bring in the best and brightest people in all areas of business. "By having a diverse and inclusive workforce, we can attract and retain the best talent and our customers and stakeholders also see themselves and their cultures reflected in our 36,000 employees," said Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, Senior Vice President, People, Culture and Communications, Air Canada Employees offer service in more than 80 languages. Air Canada offers equal career opportunities to qualified members of all communities and participates in various job fairs, which include Indigenous and French communities. It partnered with Indspire's Indigenous scholarship program to provide financial support for Indigenous students in aviation-related programs. The airline also promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers for young women and employs women in prominent positions, from non-traditional roles to the C-suite. Its leadership in emerging areas, such as artificial intelligence and predictive thinking, continue to shape its business transformation and recruitment process. The company has developed human resources programs and forward-thinking policies that include state-of-the-art training facilities; generous discounts and perquisites for employees and their families; programs to promote health, fitness and wellness; and a consultative approach to workplace developments, such as head office renovations. Employee engagement is a significant reason why Air Canada was recently rated the Best Airline Staff in Canada and Best Airline in North America by the widely-respected Skytrax World Airline Awards, not to mention other accolades in 2019 for Diversity in Leadership (Airline Strategy Awards), 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ (Achievers) and Canada's Top 100 Employers and Best Diversity Employers (Mediacorp Canada Inc.). on aircanada.com careers section on average per vacant position filled Approximately based in Winnipeg globally 700 employees 340 applicants 36,000 employees 23,000 Culture is a competitive advantage courtesy Air Canada Air Canada "We believe culture is a competitive advantage, thus having an engaged workforce is an important business priority for us. We have continued to further evolve our culture to provide our 36,000 employees the opportunity to act as entrepreneurs and take responsibility as they deliver excellent service to customers." Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, Senior Vice President, People, Culture and Communications, Air Canada 26 TH E WINNIPEG INVE STOR

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