Putting qualified talent to work.
About Us
VISION
MISSION
Eliminating barriers to employment by connecting Canadian employers to job seekers through a paid internship model that effectively lays the foundation for Canada’s future workforce.
METHOD
Through our proven paid internship model, we break the ‘no experience, no job’ cycle.
Values
PASSION
We come to work each day inspired, knowing we will positively impact another person’s life.
INTEGRITY
Everything we do is done with the highest of standards.
COLLABORATION
We believe in the power of together to ensure the success of our candidates, employer, and industry partners.
INCLUSION
Every individual has the right to have an opportunity to contribute to a successful and prosperous Canada.
Logo
Our kaleidoscope symbolizes the greatness created by assembling movement, change, and diversity.
Team
Jeff Lazenby
President and CEO
Kyle Gray
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Tamara Stone
Payroll & Human Resources Coordinator
Marwa ElMorsy
Senior Marketing & Strategy Lead | Career Edge Alumna
Bavneen Anand
Marketing Coordinator
Fauziyyah Randera
Accounting and Payroll Intern
Jasveen Kaur
Talent Specialist - Team Lead| Career Edge Alumna
Saradha Swaminathan
Talent Specialist | Career Edge Alumna
Shreya Goyal
C# Programmer Analyst, Information Technology
Purvi Patel
C# Programmer Analyst, Information Technology
Board of Directors
Christine Robinson, M.Ed., CHRP | Chair
Chief Talent and Culture Officer, Impact Leadership Group Inc.
Michael Lank
Senior Managing Director, OMERS Private Equity
James (Jim) Smith | Secretary
Senior Vice President, Network Planning & Engineering, Rogers Communications Inc. (Retired)
Hayley Angus
Consultant, Egon Zehnder
Sudha Dwivedi
Chief Human Resources Officer, Teranet Inc.
Shohreh Mouri
VP, Contact Center Technology, RBC
Michael Ras
Senior Vice President, Counsel Public Affairs
Janice Vohrah
Director and Senior Tax Counsel, RBC
Serena Nguyen
Global Lead, Ecosystem and Program Development, Climate Edge
Rod Diaz Varela CPA, MBA
Vice-President, Customer Promotions, Canadian Tire Corporation
Aakash Bhattacharya
Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
History
In 1996, after learning more than 600,000 Canadian graduates were unemployed or underemployed, business leaders from Canada’s largest organizations made a commitment to helping youth start their careers. They founded First Jobs, a private-sector initiative, later renaming it to Career Edge. Since, the founding organizations have been joined by more than 1,000 employers, launching more than 13,000 careers through paid internships.
13000
careers launched
Awards
Career Edge was voted Canada’s Top Specialized Recruiter for 2017 & 2018 in the
Canadian HR Reporter Readers’ Choice Awards!