Personnel in Corporate functions also contribute to CN's vision of being the best company in the transportation industry in North America. These functions include:

Finance and Strategic Planning

Finance and Strategic Planning includes departments that work closely together in managing the financial performance of the Company.

People working in Finance and Strategic Planning are primarily responsible for:

  • Collecting revenues and paying bills and salaries
  • Monitoring CN's financial portfolio
  • Developing CN's financial strategies
  • Developing strategic corporate initiatives

Typical positions include: finance, economics and business professionals, accountants, audit advisors, clerks and strategic planning officers.

Human Resources

The Human Resources department manages the employee portion of the business by being a value-added service provider to all the functions of the company.

People in HR are primarily responsible for:

  • Recruiting, developing and promoting the best talent
  • Managing LR issues
  • Providing training and development to all employees
  • Managing benefits, compensation and pension plans

Typical positions include: HR Managers with a specific function, HR Advisors in a specialized field (compensation, benefits, employee development, etc), HR Analysts, etc.

Legal Services

The Law Department capitalizes on the individual expertise of their staff to manage the legal aspects of CN's business.

The department is operating with four practice teams, each with the proper set of expertise:

  • Corporate, Commercial, Securities, Real Estate, Tax & Office of the Secretary
  • Human Resources, Pension, Labour, Immigration & Finance
  • Litigation & Insurance
  • Regulatory, Competition & Environmental

Public Affairs

Public Affairs manages the company's relationships with key stakeholders and the general public throughout North America to enable CN to achieve its vision.

People in Public Affairs are primarily responsible for:

  • Managing CN's strategic relationships with governments at all levels and regulatory agencies
  • Community relations, including the company's Community Investment Program
  • External and internal communications programs and vehicles for customers and employees

Information Technology

IT's mission is to spearhead the strategic technical direction of the company, by developing, implementing and maintaining all technologies at CN. It's providing the right tool at the right time.

People working in IT are primarily responsible for:

  • Deployment and integration of purchased packages such as: SAP, I2, SIEBEL, etc.
  • Development, implementation and support of key operating systems
  • Management of the telecommunication infrastructure and networking
  • Management of the computer infrastructure
  • E-Business
  • End-user support
  • Business intelligence (data warehouse)
  • Security administration

Typical positions include: programmers, developers, project managers, business partners, system programmers, system architects, help desk analysts, etc.