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Sponsors and Partners

The IS Awards are made possible with the support of our sponsor and media partners.

Sponsor

RBCRoyal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries operate under the master brand name of RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization and one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. We provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking and transaction processing services on a global basis. We employ approximately 75,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 17 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 46 other countries.

Media Partners

Canadian HR ReporterCanadian HR Reporter, the national journal of human resource management, provides independent, timely, relevant and trusted news, information, case studies and features to HR and business professionals across the country. In addition to the newspaper, which is sent out every two weeks, paid subscribers receive an e-mail alert linked to Canadian HR Reporter’s website, www.hrreporter.com. The publication’s dynamic online presence includes daily news postings, recent issues and an archive featuring thousands of articles.

 

CBC TorontoCBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. With 28 services offered on Radio, Television, the Internet, satellite radio, digital audio, as well as through its record and music distribution service and wireless WAP and SMS messaging services, CBC/Radio-Canada is available how, where, and when Canadians want it.

 

The Toronto StarThe Toronto Star, founded in 1892, is read in print and online (thestar.com) by 2.9 million readers. The Toronto Star has been a media partner and award sponsor of TRIEC’s Immigrant Success (IS) Awards. The Toronto Star is a division of Star Media Group, which includes Toronto.com, Torstar Syndication Services, Shop TV, Eye Weekly, Sway Magazine, Real Estate News, Desi Life and The Canadian Immigrant. Star Media Group also includes the jointly owned Metro free daily newspapers in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Halifax, and the Chinese language newspaper Sing Tao. Star Media Group is a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, which is a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.

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