National

Rogers Creating 350 Jobs Next Year At New Call Centre In Kelowna, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Sep, 2019 07:33 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. - Rogers Communications is opening a new customer call centre in Kelowna, B.C., that the company says will create 350 jobs.

The centre is scheduled to open next summer and Rogers says it is expected to handle about one million interactions with Rogers and Fido customers a year.

The company says in a news release it will open the centre in the city's Landmark District and it will begin hiring next spring.

Rogers says it expects the call centre to grow to 500 employees over time.

Renovations on the space that will house the 3,000 square metre call centre will begin early next year.

The company says over the last 18 months, it has hired more than 1,000 workers in similar positions across the country.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Oceans, Glaciers At Increasing Risk, Including Canada's: Climate Report

Damage to Earth's oceans and glaciers from climate change is outpacing the ability of governments to protect them, a new report from an international scientific panel concludes.

Oceans, Glaciers At Increasing Risk, Including Canada's: Climate Report

Canada's Top 1% Saw Fastest Income Acceleration, Overall Decrease In Taxes

The incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else in 2017 — and, overall, they saw their taxes edge down, says a new study.

Canada's Top 1% Saw Fastest Income Acceleration, Overall Decrease In Taxes

Privacy Report Says B.C. Medical Clinics Must Do More To Protect Information

VICTORIA - A privacy audit says medical clinics in British Columbia must do more to protect the sensitive personal information they collect from patients.

Privacy Report Says B.C. Medical Clinics Must Do More To Protect Information

Andrew Scheer Offers Tax Credit For Green Home Renovations After Trudeau Attacks

The 20-per-cent refundable tax credit could be worth up to $3,800 annually, he said, as he shot back at Trudeau's promise from Tuesday to achieve zero net carbon emissions in Canada by 2050.

Andrew Scheer Offers Tax Credit For Green Home Renovations After Trudeau Attacks

No Shift In Domestic Homicide Rates In Spite Of Efforts, New Research Finds

Canada's efforts to address intimate partner violence and its impacts have failed to make any appreciable dent in the country's domestic homicide rates, researchers suggested Wednesday as they called for a more nuanced national conversation on the issue.

No Shift In Domestic Homicide Rates In Spite Of Efforts, New Research Finds

U.S. Military Court Appoints Panel To Hear Omar Khadr's War-crimes Appeal

TORONTO - An American military court has appointed three judges to hear Omar Khadr appeal his war-crimes convictions, signalling a possible end to a years-long delay in the Canadian's quest to clear his name.