MONTREAL – The opening of a new Telus call centre will create at least 150 new jobs in the heart of Montreal by the end of June 2007, Telus announced Wednesday.
"The fact that a high-performing and thriving company like Telus chose to set up a call centre dedicated to businesses in the Montreal region shows once again that the province of Québec is a highly competitive place for companies that wish to expand their business," said Québec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export, Raymond Bachand.
That’s not the only reason why Telus is setting up there. The Government of Québec also said Telus will obtain a tax credit for major employment-generating projects in the information technology sector for its $3.5 million call centre.
The new team in Montreal will be responsible for small and medium size business clients located outside the province of Québec.
"Since 2000, we have spent and invested $4 billion and hired nearly 2,000 team members (in Quebec)," said Karen Radford, president of Telus Quebec.
