In the largest .ca (Canadian country code) sale on record, Ogopogo Media Inc. announced today that it has acquired the domain name Jobs.ca from Domed Technologies, Inc. of Montreal for $600,000 (USD). Ogopogo Media executives said the company will develop Jobs.ca as the core property of a planned job network, which will include JobSearch.ca and Resumes.ca that will cover all the needs of both job seekers and employers.  

Ogopogo CEO and co-founder Robert Montgomery said  “Jobs.ca is unquestionably the most intuitive, typed-in domain name for Canadian job seekers. It gives us a huge competitive advantage to hitch our brand to the domain name that defines the industry and the marketplace." Montgomery said Jobs.ca  routinely receives thousands of valuable type-in visitors each day. 

Ogopogo President Shaun Pilfold added “Our first order of business was to 

Ogopogo CEO Robert Montgomery (left) 
and President Shaun Pilfold

search for a seasoned Job Board  professional to lead our entry into the Canadian job services marketplace. To that end, Mark Huttram, former VP of Sales and Customer Satisfaction at Monster.ca, will lead the team. In the coming months, Jobs.ca will be searching for other key staff experienced in the online job segment, including sales and customer service.
(Posted May 6, 2008)