Workopolis was a Canadian website specializing in online job searching. Headquartered in

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, Workopolis had offices in eight Canadian cities including

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and

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and provided its services in both English and French. It was acquired by Indeed.com in June 2018 and subsequently shut down as an independent job board. It remains as a white label portal for Indeed's Canadian job postings.

History

Formed initially by ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...

'' to host career postings, Workopolis gained its current name after

Torstar Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes news. It is known for publishing the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake. Torstar was purchased by NordStar Capital LP, which is currently owned by Jordan Bi ...

partnered with the Globe and Mail in 2000. In 2002,

Gesca Gesca Limitée is a division of the Power Corporation of Canada, which published French-language daily newspapers in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Gesca has since 2013 responded to the Internet challenge by expanding its free online servi ...

became the third partner of the site. In October 2006 both Torstar and Gesca acquired the 40% stake of the company from the Globe and Mail, parting 50% stake of the site. Workopolis was the supplier of Online Recruitment Services for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games. In 2013, Workopolis was described by

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as one of Canada's top jobs website. Recruit Holdings, owners of

Indeed Indeed, Inc. is an American worldwide employment website for job listings launched in November 2004. It is an independent subsidiary of multinational company Recruit Holdings. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and Stamford, Connecticut, w ...

purchased Workopolis in April 2018.

References

External links

Workopolis in French

Workopolis.com
{{Torstar Business services companies established in 2000 Employment websites in Canada Internet properties established in 2000 Multilingual websites 2018 mergers and acquisitions

History

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