More and more remote job offers pop up in large companies. The job market needs all sorts of specialists: from translators and call centres operators working from home to tutors and software developers.
Many telecommuting employees work legally, receive a decent salary and often enjoy a flexible schedule. Canadian companies offering remote jobs mainly target those who already live in Canada. However, international job seekers can find interesting options, too.
1. Dotdash
Working as a writer at Dotdash, an American digital media company with an office in Edmonton, means that you can choose from seven topics depending on what kind of content you want to write, and be paid on a per-article basis. Your payment increases with page view growth.
2. Accentus
Medical Ottawa-based company hires remote specialists for transcription of medical personnel’s audio files into a text format in order to fill out patients’ medical charts. Also, the company needs coders to categorize diagnoses, services, procedures, and consumable material in order to issue a bill for medical services.
3. Advanis
This Edmonton-based market research company seeks call centre operators to perform surveys. The most sought-after candidates are those who are bilingual in French or Spanish. You’ll benefit from paid training and a fixed wage.
4. AccuTran Global
This Ontario-based company recruits work-at-home transcriptionists, review writers and editors. Wages start at C$4 per 1,000 words.
5. Aim-for-A
Online tutors from around the world teach maths, science, and English to students from anywhere globally using Skype. Teaching experience and a college diploma or a university degree in the subject taught are required.
6. Art + Logic
This software company seeks remote software developers from anywhere in North America. Relocation is not required.
7. Sykes
Sykes is a large call centre company employing home-based operators all across the US and Canada. The company is hiring workers to take incoming calls related to customer service and sales. Employees benefit from paid training and hourly wages starting from C$10. Those who are bilingual in French have an advantage.
8. American Express
The company recruits travel counselors for remote jobs in Canada. American Express Consumer Travel Network (CTN) counselors offer clients various travel options. Requirements include at least 3 years of work experience in domestic and international tourism sales services, experience in flight tickets and hotels booking, knowledge of domestic and international destinations. Counselors should be able to take on different shifts including night and weekends hours.
9. Covance
This American biopharmaceutical development company with research departments in more than 25 countries seeks home-based specialists involved in clinical research.
10. Creative English Solutions (CES)
This Canadian-based company develops practice TOEFL and TOEIC tests and is open to hiring experienced writers and voice actors from Canada.
11. GlobaLink Translations
Global Link Translations is a Canadian company that helps clients with translations and cultural adaptation. Their job offers target both translators and translation reviewers.
12. Google
Google offices in Canada include several locations in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta. The corporation seeks remote ad quality raters who evaluate the accuracy of Google web advertising and the effectiveness of web pages. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree, fluency in English and in Chinese, German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish, an understanding of the culture of the speakers of the specific language, web researches capabilities and analytical skills.
13. Intuit
The company hires remote accountants and tax advisors who would assist clients in information on TurboTax products using the phone, email, and online chat tools, as well as send written reports on tax solutions. The candidates choose from full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions. It is possible to get a promotion to a full-time managing position. It is required to work 30 to 40 hours during tax season that ends at the end of April.
14. Smarthinking.com
This company based in Washington, DC, hires telecommuting online tutors in May-August and November-December of each year. The candidates are required to have a reliable Internet connection, a US bank account, and (preferably) a master’s degree or above. Tutors teach a variety of subjects to high school and college students, are paid on an hourly basis and work part-time (usually 10–20 hours per week).
15. Enterprise Holdings
The car rentals company that owns Alamo, Enterprise and National Car Rental, offers telecommuting jobs to reservation agents who live in specific cities in Ontario and New Brunswick. Wages start from C$12.5 per hour for English speakers and from C$14 per hour for those who are skilled in French or Spanish.