Top Employer: Compass Group Canada

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2024):

Here are some of the reasons why Compass Group Canada was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2024):

Compass Group Canada helps employees shore up savings for the future with matching RSP contributions and offers referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to recruit candidates from their personal networks, up to $1,000 for successful hires
Compass Group Canada recognizes exceptional performance through the formal Be a Star awards program, featuring cash awards and all-expenses paid trips to Florida for the top performing employees across the country
Compass Group Canada provides maternity and parental leave top-up for employees who are new parents (varying by role and employee group) and offers the option to gradually phase-in their return to work

Compass Group Canada employees

Industry	Food services
Established in Canada	2000
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Compass Group PLC
Parent company head office	Chertsey, United Kingdom
Major Canadian locations	Mississauga ON, London ON
Full-time employees in Canada	11,392
Part-time employees in Canada	5,353
Average age of employees in Canada	40 years
Longest serving employee	50 years
Benefits note	Compass Group Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 75% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 80% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 80% of salary for 17 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 80% of salary for 17 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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 50% of tuition per year