Rogers Communications (RCI) is relocating 300 call centre jobs that had been based overseas to Western Canada as a condition of its $26 billion acquisition of rival Shaw Communications.
The call centre positions will be moved to British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba.
The federal government in Ottawa has mandated that Rogers create 3,000 new jobs in Western Canada as a condition of its Shaw takeover.
Federal rules require that Rogers create those positions within five years and maintain them for a decade.
Rogers said it plans to transition the 300 overseas jobs by the end of September this year, with the first of the call centre positions in place by July 1.
Previously, Rogers said it would prioritize the creation of digital and technology positions in Western Canada.
Rogers’ stock has declined 12% over the past year to $65.35 per share.
