Harlequin was founded in 1949 and has experienced more than 60 years of success as a leading publisher of books for women.

Did you know that:

• We publish more than 110 titles a month in 34 languages in 114 international markets on six continents
• 95% of our books are sold outside Canada
• Harlequin titles regularly hit the New York Times, USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly and Bookscan bestseller lists, including appearances at the coveted #1 position
• We offer women a broad range of reading in many genres, including romance, fantasy, African-American, young adult, inspirational fiction, nonfiction and commercial literary fiction ...

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.  At Harlequin, we believe in engaging the right people through attracting, retaining, developing and motivating talented individuals. Strategy is shared and is top of mind across the organization.  Our working environment promotes communication with open-door management styles and cross departmental project teams.  The environment is respectful and supportive and we encourage creativity and innovation. 

Our Guiding Principles - Putting the Customer First, Doing What’s Right, Communicating Openly, Making it Happen, Innovating and Raising the Bar and Respecting People and Developing their Potential -  lay the foundation for a great place to work.  ...

At Harlequin we care about and reward our employees with a wide array of benefits including:

• Annual performance bonuses
• Group RRSP program
• Competitive Health and Dental care, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
• Childcare subsidy program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free onsite fitness centre
• Subsidized onsite fitness classes
• Service Awards

Learn, Develop, Perform 

Talented employees are the key to our success.  We are committed to investing in our people and have a proven track record of employees growing their careers within Harlequin.  Promotions, cross functional project teams and other challenging assignments are encouraged.  All employees participate in our annual Development Planning process.  Employees drive the process and, with manager support, are encouraged to consider various development opportunities including in-house classes, seminars, webinars, conferences, on-the-job training, stretch assignments to special project ...

Through our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program, Harlequin is an industry leader in community-focused corporate citizenship with an emphasis on causes that are important to women in North America.  The CSR Program consists of:

Harlequin More Than Words

The Harlequin More Than Words program aims to enhance the well-being of women.  We solicit nominations of women who have made extraordinary contributions to their communities.  Each year, three women are chosen as recipients of The More Than Words award and Harlequin makes a donation to their chosen causes.  Short stories inspired by these women and their charitable work are written by some of our top authors and these stories are distributed for free as ebooks.  For more information about the program, please visit: ...