Canada is the world’s second largest country and is characterised by an extraordinary variety of landscapes, climates and a diverse multicultural population. As an affluent, high-tech industrial society, with a highly skilled workforce and abundant natural resources, Canada is a natural choice for foreign investment. Assignees posted to Canada will enjoy the benefits and challenges of living and working in Canada. However, they may still find the experience frustrating and stressful if they do not have a thorough grounding in the cultural rules and values prevalent when living and working in Canada.
Communicaid’s Living & Working in Canada courses are designed to respond to the needs of international assignees by providing practical information and advice on the various aspects of living and working in Canada, as well as conveying an understanding of the underlying elements that shape Canadaian culture inside and outside the workplace.
Benefits
A Communicaid Living and Working in Canada course will provide you with:
- A comprehensive overview of Canada’s cultural context including historical, social and
economic background
- Key communication tools and skills to understand—and respond to— business and social
subtleties and nuances of Canadian culture
- An awareness of culture and country shock and ways of surviving it
- Essential practical and information to improve your experience of “living and working” in the
Canada
Who should attend
A Communicaid Living and Working in Canada course will be of benefit to you if you:
- Are about to relocate or have just relocated to Canada for business purposes
- Work on short-term assignments or projects in Canada and spend periods of time in Canada
Course content
- Preconceptions and stereotypes of Canada
- A geopolitical, historical and economic overview of Canada
- The importance of religion in Canadian society
- Practical information on living and working in Canada
- Social and business etiquette
- Attitudes and values in the Canadian business culture
- Managing Canadian teams
- Negotiating with and presenting to the Canadians
- Effective business communication
- Strategies and tips for successful living and working in Canada
Approach
Living and Working in Canada courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Living and Working in Canada course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Living and working in Canada Course Trainer
Your Living and working in Canada trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is a sample profile of a member of our Cultural Awareness Training team.
JW
With a BA degree from Toronto University, a MSc from University of Southampton, currently reading for a PhD in Psychology, JW is our principal cultural trainer for Canada.
A Canadian national, JW has travelled extensively throughout every province/territory in Canada as part of her role as Manager of Consumer Travel and Public Relations and subsequently, Director of the Canadian Tourism Office. This experience, combined with her public speaking skills, developed in her roles as Assistant to the Minister of Industry and International Trade Officer, means that she is ideally placed to discuss issues on living and working in Canada.
JW has successfully run her own marketing consultancy and at present while completing her PhD, tutors and lectures in the field of behavioural psychology. She has been working as a consultant providing training on Canada for Communicaid since 2002. Assignments have included delivering Living and Working in Canada courses to delegates from Talisman Energy and Cadbury Schweppes.
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