European Telework Week Coordinator, and General Secretary of the Belgian Teleworking Association Ian Culpin: "When a country like Canada, admired globally for its quality of life, education, and technical capabilities, believes it valuable to focus public attention on Telework, then perhaps we should all take some time to listen. New ways of working - such as Telework - are helping to transform our business and social lives. Many view these changes with a degree of anxiety that can be allayed by greater public understanding of the issues. I am sure that Canadian Telework Day will reach out and inform many both inside and outside Canada, much as the European Telework Week has done and continues to do. The Information Society is a challenge that confronts the whole world and perhaps we can anticipate future cooperation in spreading the message globally."

John Edwards, President, International Telework Association and Council (ITAC): " 2000 is a watershed year for Telework both on the American continent and worldwide. Canada’s Telework Day will provide the launching pad for what will be an amazing year.  The “Business Case Planets” have finally pulled themselves into alignment – this is happening because of the simultaneous need for: global competitiveness, recruiting & retention of scarce intellectual resources, work/life balance, and societal/social concerns. As the incoming President of ITAC, I am thrilled to be able to support Canada’s programme with all the resources at my disposal.  Telework has finally moved from the lunatic fringe image of its original evangelists to become a mainstream management strategy, which ensures organizational survival in an ever more competitive global economy."