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Walmart Canada has been recognized as a Platinum Level winner of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital Inc.

First named in 2009, this past year we were elevated to Platinum Level Status, which extends the designation for an additional two years following an annual review of key corporate performance indicators. We are the largest employer and the only grocery and general merchandise retailer on the top 10 list.

Marty Parker, Waterstone’s Managing Director commented on our selection, “Walmart Canada hires for fit and trains for skill – as an organization, they are completely aligned. Combined with their culture of recognition, an engrained corporate social responsibility strategy and their stellar performance, they are a clear winner.”

Our culture is growing

In receiving the award, Andrew Pelletier, Vice President Corporate Affairs and Sustainability offered this insight: “Corporate culture has a huge positive impact on hiring and retention at Walmart. We have many young associates who are joining us for the first time to begin their careers but we also employ many mature associates, and our culture is so universal , it crosses all those generations.”

The selection process was intensive – taking close to six months and polling over 200 senior Canadian executives in the process. Seventy-one finalists were selected from 400 candidate companies and Waterstone’s Board of Directors selected the 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures. The Platinum Level status represents an elite group of re-qualified winners.