Top Employer: Canadian Transportation Agency

Recognized as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2024):

Here are some of the reasons why Canadian Transportation Agency was selected as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2024):

Canadian Transportation Agency encourages ongoing employee education with tuition subsidies for courses related and not directly related to their current position (no annual maximum), in-house and online training programs, a formal mentoring program and subsidies for professional accreditation
Along with coverage for mental health care, Canadian Transportation Agency maintains two networks of trained volunteers to listen and confidentially discuss issues -- Purple Couch volunteers can suggest resources for employees to turn to for more help if needed, and the Rainbow Couch enables employees to talk about LGBTQ2+ issues in a safe and positive space
Canadian Transportation Agency makes it easier for employees to expand their families with maternity and parental leave top-up, the convenience of onsite child care at its head office as well as dedicated time off for family appointments

Canadian Transportation Agency employee takes a break in the office kitchen

Industry	Federal government, transportation programs
Established in Canada	1904
Major Canadian locations	Vancouver BC, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	290
Part-time employees in Canada	8
Average age of employees in Canada	43.3 years
Longest serving employee	34 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 93% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 93% of salary for 34 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 93% of salary for 5 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 93% of salary for 37 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 4 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)