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CIBC
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent1. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with CIBC to recruit for positions in Toronto. ...
Kinaxis
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent1. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Kinaxis to recruit for positions in Toronto...
Shared Services Canada
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent.1 Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Shared Services Canada (a Canadian Government...
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis...
TD Bank
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with TD Bank to recruit for positions in the Toronto...
Data Engineer
Are you interested in using and developing your skills in software development? Do you enjoy problem solving and critical thinking? Does transforming data into technology-based solutions sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Develop...
Anti-Money Laundering Programs Officer
Do you have an aptitude for solving problems or making deductions from facts? Does monitoring activity and reporting unusual transactions sound like something you would enjoy? Are you willing to learn about anti-money laundering? Here’s what you will do: Learn to use...
Pricing Analyst
Do you have a strong attention to detail and accuracy? Does reviewing and approving various pricing requests related to mortgages and home purchase plans sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Learn how to use internal systems to review,...
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Are you interested in developing your technical skills in a collaborative and supportive environment? Does performing testing for CIBC contact centre desktop applications sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Assist with managing Quality...
Development Integration Tester
Are you an analytical thinker with a high attention to detail? Do you enjoy detecting errors and debugging code? Does testing software applications to ensure they meet the project requirements sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Review and...
Criteria Partners with Specialisterne to Increase Access to Employment for Neurodiverse Populations
Criteria, a market-leading SaaS people analytics platform, is pleased to announce a partnership with Specialisterne, an international, award winning non-profit setting the “gold standard” for neurodiversity employment.
Transformative hiring practices article featuring Specialisterne & its clients in RoB Magazine
The March issue of the Report On Business Magazine includes an article by Jennifer Lewington reporting on the impetus driving Specialisterne partner employers like TD, Kinaxis, EY and Microsoft to seek out neurodivergent workers, and describes the impact it's having...
Specialisterne CEO Alan Kriss receives Report on Business Changemakers award from The Globe & Mail
Award recognizes Kriss’ leadership in transforming traditional recruitment and management practices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – (February 26, 2021) Specialisterne Canada is pleased to announce that CEO, Alan Kriss has received a 2021 Globe and Mail Report on...
Recruitment program evaluation shows highly competitive outcomes for Specialisterne recruits
Since 2013 Specialisterne Canada has been working with Dr. Glenn Rampton, Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) School of Rehabilitation Sciences at McMaster University, to evaluate and improve its programs. Survey data has been collected regularly from managers and...
Inclusive Talent Management Maturity Model
The Inclusive Talent Management Maturity model is a framework for evaluating an organization's current state, future diversity goals, as well as establishing a path to achieving them. Specialisterne developed this model in partnership with Dr. Rob Austin of the Ivey...
An eLearning Suite for Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Specialisterne is excited to introduce a comprehensive elearning suite designed specifically for employers in the journey toward increasing the neurodiversity of their workforce. This program has been created and is offered in partnership with Distinctability. It...
Exceeded expectations in integrated mobility projects
Through its program called Smart Commute, Metrolinx works with employers, schools, communities and GO Transit to advance multi-modal transportation solutions that help to alleviate traffic congestion. In the spring of 2015, Metrolinx and Specialisterne Canada...
CIBC
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent1. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with CIBC to recruit for positions in Toronto. ...
Kinaxis
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent1. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Kinaxis to recruit for positions in Toronto...
Shared Services Canada
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent.1 Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Shared Services Canada (a Canadian Government...
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis...
TD Bank
Specialisterne Canada is recruiting! Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with TD Bank to recruit for positions in the Toronto...
Data Engineer
Are you interested in using and developing your skills in software development? Do you enjoy problem solving and critical thinking? Does transforming data into technology-based solutions sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Develop...
Anti-Money Laundering Programs Officer
Do you have an aptitude for solving problems or making deductions from facts? Does monitoring activity and reporting unusual transactions sound like something you would enjoy? Are you willing to learn about anti-money laundering? Here’s what you will do: Learn to use...
Pricing Analyst
Do you have a strong attention to detail and accuracy? Does reviewing and approving various pricing requests related to mortgages and home purchase plans sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Learn how to use internal systems to review,...
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Are you interested in developing your technical skills in a collaborative and supportive environment? Does performing testing for CIBC contact centre desktop applications sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Assist with managing Quality...
Development Integration Tester
Are you an analytical thinker with a high attention to detail? Do you enjoy detecting errors and debugging code? Does testing software applications to ensure they meet the project requirements sound like something you would enjoy? Here’s what you will do: Review and...
“I am really grateful for my senior manager”
“I am really grateful for my senior manager because she played an important role in helping me gain confidence. When...
“Workforce neurodiversity helps set the tone for different thinking”
“Workforce neurodiversity helps set the tone for different thinking and fosters creativity and innovation. A common...
A story about building and growing trust
“I started working with Specialisterne Canada in 2013. The organization worked very hard to partner me up with...
How workplaces can help remove barriers to benefit employees with autism
Anthony Spezzano joined the Capital Markets Risk Management group at TD in 2017 at the age of 22. A recent graduate...