Postmedia Network and Workopolis Join Forces to Provide Premium Career Channels

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Postmedia Network, Canada’s largest publisher of paid English language daily newspapers and Workopolis, Canada’s largest and most trafficked job board, today announced that the career channels for all 10 Postmedia daily newspaper websites will be powered by Workopolis. The co-branded career channels are scheduled to launch in the fall.

“Joining forces with Postmedia is a win-win for both companies and for Canadians”

“We are excited to be working with the largest and most popular job board to provide the latest opportunities and career-related content to our audiences,” said Paul Godfrey, President and CEO, Postmedia. “Bringing together all of our great brands combined with our exceptional reach of more than five million monthly unique visitors will enhance the online experience for our audience and deliver great results for Canada’s employers.”

The agreement will provide Postmedia customers with leading digital recruiting solutions that give them access to the 1.6 million Canadians who visit Workopolis monthly to perform over 11 million job searches. Canadian employers will benefit from the combined strength of two national brands with strong local and regional sales and service presence right across the country.

“Joining forces with Postmedia is a win-win for both companies and for Canadians,” said Kelly Dixon, President, Workopolis. “The new Postmedia/Workopolis career channels will make it even easier for Canadians to find up-to-the minute job opportunities by adding over 30,000 new jobs from Workopolis to the newspaper sites that they visit daily.”

*Postmedia daily newspaper websites include www.nationalpost.com, www.vancouversun.com, www.theprovince.com, www.ottawacitizen.com, www.calgaryherald.com, www.edmontonjournal.com, www.montrealgazette.com, www.leaderpost.com, www.thestarphoenix.com and www.windsorstar.com.

About Workopolis

Founded in 2000, Workopolis is Canada’s leading career site helping employers and candidates connect with each other online. In addition to the millions of monthly visitors to www.workopolis.com, Workopolis reaches users across the web through exclusive partnerships and community sites as well as through innovative use of social networking sites and mobile applications.

Canadian owned and operated, Workopolis is an equal partnership between Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, and Square Victoria Digital Properties Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada.

About Postmedia Network Inc.

Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is the largest publisher by circulation of paid English-language daily newspapers in Canada, representing some of the country’s oldest and best known media brands. Reaching millions of Canadians every week, Postmedia Network engages readers and offers advertisers and marketers integrated solutions to effectively reach target audiences through a variety of print, online, digital, and mobile platforms.