Top Employer: Fleetway Inc.

Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2024) and Nova Scotia's Top Employers (2024):

Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 25, 2024)

Here are some of the reasons why Fleetway Inc. was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2024) and Nova Scotia's Top Employers (2024):

Fleetway supports soon-to-be mothers with maternity leave top-up, to 100 per cent of salary for up to 15 weeks, and offers new parents the option to phase-in their return to work by gradually increasing their work hurs
Fleetway supports charitable initiatives related to health and the environment and encourages employee giving, matching employee donations dollar-for-dollar, to a maximum of $1,000 per year
Fleetway offers coverage for mental health care as part of its benefits plan (a maximum of $2,500 per year) and established a mental health strategy to drive internal programming to help employees prioritize their health and wellness (programming includes wellness challenges, step count challenges, mental health first aid training, and a mindful minute calendar)

Fleetway employees conduct a ship survey (Photo credit: Caileigh Johnston)

Highlights

Industry	Engineering
Established in Canada	1984
Parent company	JD Irving, Ltd.
Parent company head office	Saint John, NB
Major Canadian locations	St. John's NL, Victoria NS, Dartmouth NS, Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	299
Part-time employees in Canada	7
Average age of employees in Canada	44.77 years
Longest serving employee	37.21 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 15 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 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities

The Career Directory

Fleetway Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

A Junior Technologist and student at Fleetway reviewing ship drawings

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Engineering
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Parent company	JD Irving, Ltd.
Parent company head office	Saint John, NB
Major Canadian locations	St. John's NL, Victoria NS, Dartmouth NS, Ottawa ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Junior Engineer, Junior Technologist, ILS Analyst
Starting salary	$50K to $60K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Engineering
- Electrical
- Marine
- Mechanical
Professional Accreditation
- Other Business / Technical/ Industry Certifications
- Professional Engineer

Recruits at these schools

Algonquin College

Camosun College

Carleton University

Dalhousie University

Memorial University

University of Ottawa

University of Victoria

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