Compass Canada jobs

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Headquarters: Mississauga (Ontario)
Year of creation: 1941
Type of company: subsidiary
Sector of activity: food service

Features
Compass Group Canada is Canada’s leading foodservice and support services company. It provides contract and event planning services to cafés, universities, seniors’ residences, hospitals, offices, leisure and entertainment venues, airports, remote camps and off shore drilling platforms, to name but a few. Some of its support services include cleaning and janitorial services, building maintenance, pest control, reception, project management and security. It has regional offices in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and Nova Scotia. In Quebec, the company operates under the name Groupe Compass Quebec. Compass Group Canada is a subsidiary of the UK-based Compass Group PLC, which operates in more than 50 countries employing more than 550,000 people.

Employees
Compass Group Canada’s 25,000 employees across 2200 locations are committed to providing efficient and superior service for the benefit of all, be they customers, shareholders or associates. The company’s success is tied to its personnel who deliver exceptional service and results in all their key markets. Millions of clients across Canada are positively impacted by the services of the company and its employees.

Working environment
The health and safety of its employees and customers are of paramount importance to Compass Group Canada. It encourages a work environment that provides opportunities for learning, development and success. It provides its staff with competitive compensation and a benefits package that depends on the status of the position, whether it is hourly or not. Some benefits include health insurance, flex time, employee discounts and free lunch.

Corporate culture
Compass Group Canada partners with the communities in which employees live and work, supporting them through donations, volunteerism, and various investment initiatives. Some of these initiatives include Nourish, created to address food insecurity in the country, and Food Banks Canada (and its community gardens) to help families-in-need eat fresher and healthier food. It also partners with Junior Achievement as mentors in the Company Program where local high school students are mentored to create their own company. Compass Group Canada also provides scholarships and bursaries to deserving students through Chartwells, one of its operating sectors.