Workplace Culture
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This guide will help you find the information you need to start working in British Columbia. You can use the menu buttons to move between sections of the guide.
As a newcomer, you may find Canadian workplace culture different from that of your home country. Practices such as shaking hands, use of personal names and methods of communicating with co-workers and supervisors vary greatly amongst cultures.
While Canadian work environments do vary depending on the employer and the type of job, there are basic business etiquette rules common to most Canadian workplaces. Learning these rules is an important step in looking for and keeping a job.
This guide explores some of the essentials of Canadian workplace culture.