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The
largest printer in Canada and sixth-largest in North America,
Transcontinental is the country’s leading publisher
of consumer magazines and French-language educational
resources, and its second-largest community newspaper
publisher. Transcontinental distinguishes itself by creating
strategic partnerships that integrate the company into
its customers’ value chain, notably through its
unique newspaper printing outsourcing model and its value-added
services. From mass to highly personalized marketing,
the company offers its clients integrated solutions which
include a continent-leading direct marketing offering,
a diverse digital platform and a door-to-door advertising
material distribution network. Transcontinental is a company
whose values, including respect, innovation and integrity,
are central to its operation.
Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has more than 15,000
employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and
reported revenues of C$2.3 billion in 2007. |
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Transcontinental has always and continues
to engage commit to playing an active role in the communities
in which it operates. The concept of social responsibility is
one that is solidly anchored in the company's business culture.
Transcontinental  has
chosen to concentrate its efforts on the vital areas of health,
education, culture and community development.
Furthermore, in 2007 the Corporation was ranked one of Canada's
50 most socially responsible corporate citizens for the fifth
time in six years by Corporate
Knights, an organization dedicated to the promotion of socially
responsible practices and investments. The ranking is based
on data provided by three research firms and takes into account
community involvement, labour relations, environmental practices,
occupational health & safety and profitability.
Every year, Transcontinental contributes to worthy causes either
through cash donations or through the provision of free printing
services, distribution services (through its Ad-Bag/Publisac)
and advertising space in its publications. |
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In the area of health care, Transcontinental
supports many hospitals and research centres, among
them the Canadian Cancer Society, the Multiple Sclerosis
Society of Canada, the Montreal Heart Institute, the
Montreal General Hospital, the Montreal Children’s
Hospital and the Saint-Justine Children’s Hospital.
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In the area of education, several universities
in Quebec benefit from various types of assistance from
Transcontinental, most notably HEC Montréal,
through the Carmelle and Rémi Marcoux Chair in
Arts Management, and the Université du Québec
en Outaouais. Elsewhere in Canada, recipients include
the School of Graphic Communication Management at Ryerson
University in Toronto, Manitoba University and Prince
Edward Island University. Also of note is that Transcontinental
has been one of the three main sponsors of the Institut
des communications graphiques de Montréal. |
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In terms of social and cultural support,
Transcontinental has donated significantly to Centraide
of Greater Montreal; the International Centre for Conflict
Resolution and Mediation; the ACTI-MENU Health Program
(an organization that encourages people to stop smoking);
Sun Youth and Portage; Les Impatients, a foundation
for art therapy and outsider art in Quebec; the Montreal
Symphony Orchestra; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts;
several theatres, including Espace Go and Théâtre
du Nouveau Monde; as well as Équiterre. |
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These are but a few examples that illustrate the
many ways in which Transcontinental maintains a positive presence
in the community. |
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