MONTREAL, June 13, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada is proud
to partner with major Francophone festivals across the country,
notably the two that kick off today in Ottawa and Vancouver. The Festival franco ontarien in our
nation's capital runs from June 13-15
and on the West Coast, the Festival d'été francophone de
Vancouver is from June 13-23.
"As Canada's largest
private-sector customer-facing company offering bilingual services
in Canada and around the world, we
proudly support events that highlight Canada's unique culture and our two official
languages. Stretching from coast to coast, the Franco festivals
showcase French Canadian culture through music, arts and language,"
said Arielle Meloul-Wechsler, Senior
Vice President, People, Culture and Communications and Champion of
Official Languages at Air Canada.
In Ottawa, Air Canada will have
a kiosk at Major Hill's Park on June
15, while in Vancouver a
street booth will promote the careers we offer as well as our
international francophone destinations. Air Canada is also sponsoring the closing show on
June 23 featuring Diane Tell.
Early next month, Air Canada will also be present at the
Franco-Fête de Toronto, which runs
from July 5-7.
In addition, Air Canada participates in a number of other events
to promote its commitment to bilingualism, such as les Rendez-vous
de la Francophonie, Canadian Parents for French and Fédération des
Communautés Francophones et Acadiennes du Canada (FCFA).
We value our role in promoting bilingualism in Canada both at our head office in Montreal and throughout our global
network.
When recruiting new front-line employees, Air Canada always
gives priority to bilingual candidates. Since 2017, approximately
50% of Air Canada's new employees speak both French and English.
Each year, the airline invests in language training, offers new
employees awareness sessions and showcases its language training
programs to familiarize employees with its active offer of
bilingual services. More than 2,400 employees attended French
classes in 2018.
Air Canada is also recognized
as a leader in the promotion of diversity in the workplace, being
named one of Canada's Best
Diversity Employers for four years in a row.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international
airline serving nearly 220 airports on six continents. Canada's flag carrier is among the 20 largest
airlines in the world and in 2018 served nearly 51 million
customers. Air Canada provides
scheduled passenger service directly to 62 airports in Canada, 54 in the
United States and 100 in Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central
America and South America.
Air Canada is a founding member of
Star Alliance, the world's most
comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,317 airports in
193 countries. Air Canada is the
only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking
according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax, which also
named Air Canada the 2018 Best Airline in North America. For more information, please
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SOURCE Air Canada