Charles Fraser – RPR, CCS

Creating empowered environments where the best talent is not only attracted to join, but actually stays.

Commencing his professional recruiting career in 1999, Charles is a fluently bilingual, experienced and action-oriented recruitment professional and leader. He possesses a distinct ability to achieve and translate corporate mandates into human capital goals and results by effectively navigating ambiguity, planning and consistently executing through, and alongside others.

Clearly understanding what is required to “get the job done” in multiple situations and environments, he is regarded as a “roll up his sleeves” collaborator and mentor which he draws on from a blend of: experience, passion for the recruiting craft, acute alertness and ongoing education which are all key to winning in the rapidly changing and competitive talentscape.

Specialties: Recruiting, Recruitment Advisory & Mentoring, Brand Development, Change Management, Interim Leadership, Direction, General Management, Financial Management, People Development, Adverse Risk Mitigation, Budgeting, P&L, Internal Policy Development, Training & Facilitation, Business Development, Proposal Generation, Professional Recruitment, Career Consulting, Interview Consulting, Career Branding, Executive Search, AI in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Contracting, Consulting, ATS, Headhunting, Leadership.

Certifications: RPR – Registered Professional Recruiter, CCS – Certified Career Strategist

Experience

CN Railway                                                                                                                 April 2025 – January 2026

(North American Leading Railway – 2024 Revenues = $17.04 billion / 24,000 employees)

  • Director, Talent Acquisition – Canada & USA – April 2025 –  January 2026, Montreal, QC

WSP  Global                                                                                                              September 2017 – April 2025

(Global Engineering/Professional Services Firm – 2023 Revenues = $14.4 billion / 69,000+ employees)

  • National Director, Talent Acquisition – April 2020 – April 2025, Montreal, QC
  • Regional Manager, Talent Acquisition, Quebec & West – March 2019 – April 2020, Montreal, QC
  • Talent Lead & Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor – September 2017 – March 2019, Montreal, QC

Kerosene Interim – (Professional Services)

  • Managing Partner – January 2017 – September 2017

Kiewit Corporation – (Leading North American Construction & Engineering Firm)

  • Canadian Recruiting Manager – March 2015 to October 2016

FIND HR Partners Inc.

  • Director & Senior Consultant – Canada – March 2012 – February 2015

GSA Search Consultants a Division of Noramtec 

  • General Manager – Atlantic Canada – February 2007 – November 2011

Spherion Staffing Solutions/The Mergis Group

  • National Director, Search and Placement – February 2006 – February 2007
  • Director, Eastern Canada/Atlantic Canada – January 2003 – January 2006

Quantum Management Services (Staffing Agency)

  • Placement Director/Supervisor – October 1999 – December 2002

Education

Registered Professional Recruiter – RPR
Certified Career Strategist – CCS

Vanier CEGEP/College

  • DEC (Collegiate Diploma) – Social Sciences/Sciences Humaines, 1988 – 1991


Community and Association Involvement

  • Current serving Member of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Quebec Region)
  • Former Board Member Canadian Forces Liaison Council
  • Guest lecturer Junior Achievement
  • Former National Board Member and Regional Vice-President of ACSESS (Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services)
  • Past Board of Director’s member and founding member for the Generations Foundation, a self-funded charitable organization that’s mission is to feed less fortunate children in the Montreal school system