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, CA, Feb. 8, 2017 /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.
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.
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
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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
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Customers who purchase Salesforce applications should make their
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