Salesforce commits to fueling company's growth and innovation
in Canada in advance of a meeting
with The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of
Canada, at the company's
headquarters in San
Francisco
Announcement follows Salesforce being named the #1 CRM
provider in Canada by
Gartner
Canadian companies, including Air Canada, Husky Energy,
Loblaws, Manulife, Roots, TD Bank and TELUS, are using Salesforce
to connect with their customers in new ways
Salesforce employees in Canada also commit to 45,000 volunteer hours
in 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8, 2018 /CNW/ -- Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the
global leader in CRM, plans to invest $2
billion over the next five years to fuel the growth of its
Canadian business, the company announced ahead of a meeting with
Prime Minister Trudeau today.
Prime Minister Trudeau will visit Salesforce for a roundtable
with Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc
Benioff and other business leaders on the importance of
diversity and equality, following conversations at the World
Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland last month.
As part of this investment, Salesforce plans to increase its
headcount, real estate footprint and data center capacity to
support its rapidly-growing customer base in the country.
"Canada is one of the most
exciting investment opportunities for Salesforce and we are
thrilled to commit $2B over the next
five years to fuel future growth," said Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce. "As
the world's fastest growing top 5 software company, we look forward
to a great partnership and to expanding our employees, customers
and innovation in Canada."
Salesforce is the #1 CRM provider in Canada, with more than 1,300 local employees.
The company is also the fastest growing among the three largest
enterprise software vendors in the region according to Gartner
Inc.'s latest worldwide All Software Markets market share report,
based on 2016 total software revenue.1
More than 6,000 Canadian companies—including Air Canada, Husky
Energy, Loblaws, Manulife, Roots, TD Bank and TELUS—are using
Salesforce to connect with their customers in new ways across
sales, service, marketing, commerce and more.
Salesforce Ecosystem Fueling Canadian Economic Growth
Salesforce and its ecosystem of customers and partners in
Canada will create more than
28,000 new direct jobs and $17 billion
USD in new business revenue in Canada by 2022, according to research by
IDC.2 Additionally, Canadians have earned more
than 87,000 badges on Trailhead—Salesforce's free, gamified online
learning platform—acquiring the skills needed to succeed in today's
technology-driven economy and be a part of Salesforce's flourishing
ecosystem.
Salesforce's Commitment to Giving Back in Canada
Salesforce employees in Canada are
also committing to volunteer 45,000 hours in their local
communities in 2018. Employees volunteered more than 34,000 hours
in 2017 with local nonprofits. Salesforce.org has donated more than
$1 million to local communities, and
more than 800 Canadian nonprofits—including Canadian National
Institute for the Blind, Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario, MS Society of
Canada, Furniture Bank and Npower
Canada—use Salesforce for free or at a discount.
Additional Information
- Join Salesforce, alongside thousands of customer Trailblazers,
at World Tour Toronto on May 3:
https://www.salesforce.com/events/
- Like Salesforce on Facebook:
http://facebook.com/salesforce
- Follow @salesforce on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/salesforce
- Read the Salesforce blog: http://blogs.salesforce.com/
About Salesforce
Salesforce, the global CRM leader, empowers companies to connect
with their customers in a whole new way. For more information about
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit: http://www.salesforce.com.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other
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may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase
Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based
upon features that are currently available. Salesforce has
headquarters in San Francisco,
with offices in Europe and
Asia, and trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information
please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call
1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
1Gartner, Market Share: All Software Markets,
Worldwide, 2016, Mathew Cheung, et
al, May 2017
2Source: IDC White Paper sponsored by Salesforce, "The
Salesforce Economy Forecast: 3.3 Million New Jobs and $859 Billion New Business Revenues to Be Created
from 2016 to 2022," IDC #US43158917, October
2017.
Contact: pr@salesforce.com
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