The Wall Street Journal’s Canada bureau is looking for an experienced correspondent to cover some of the country’s biggest corporate, general news and political stories, based in Toronto.
This job offers the opportunity to combine business reporting with a broad range of general news and feature-writing, and requires the ability to toggle between daily news hits and bigger-picture, longer-term projects.
On a day-to-day basis, this reporter would cover a broad corporate beat of the biggest names in Canada, with an emphasis on mining and resource companies including some of the world’s largest miners, like Barrick Corp., Potash Corp. and Teck Resources Ltd. The ideal candidate would also be alert to broad themes of interest to different sections, such as the soaring real estate markets of Vancouver and Toronto, the oil-fuelled woes of the Canadian dollar, the outsized national economic bet on natural resources and the conflict between resource development and environmental protection.
There’s also the chance to cover the great wilds of northern Canada. And of course, the terrain offers rich potential for quirky Canadian ahed. (Examples: http://www.wsj.com/articles/this-canadian-figure-skater-doesnt-need-ice-shes-got-wheels-1436486948; http://www.wsj.com/articles/permafrost-mining-equipment-1408741687; http://www.wsj.com/articles/last-licks-sheep-travel-to-island-for-tastier-pastures-1405737003; http://www.wsj.com/articles/canadian-fishermen-see-red-in-fight-over-lobster-size-1412974377; http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204005004578080593649606644.)
This correspondent should have some experience writing leders and section front stories, and a demonstrated ability to anchor coverage during major and breaking news events.
For an enterprising reporter, the role offers a chance to live in a city that frequently hits lists of the world’s most livable, while charting Canada in broad brush strokes as it continues huge demographic and political changes.
If you are interested, contact Adam Horvath: adam.horvath@wsj.com
