Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 4, 2023)
Here are some of the reasons why Kruger Products Inc. was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2024):
- Kruger Products encourages employees to learn at their own pace with access to over 1,100 self-directed courses in English and French and a digital Kruger Products University and Tissue University to provide broad training and development on the industry
- Kruger Products provides family-friendly benefits for salaried employees, offering maternity and parental leave top-up for new and adoptive parents and a reimbursement of up to $500 per child for summer camp enrolment
- Kruger Products celebrates workplace safety milestones by awarding manufacturing plants that achieve 250,000 consecutive hours of work without a recordable event with a $2,500 donation to a charity of the plant's choosing
Highlights
Industry | Paper products |
Established in Canada | 1997 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Major Canadian locations | Laval QC, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Mississauga ON, Crabtree QC, Gatineau QC, New Westminster BC, Trenton ON, Sherbrooke QC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 2,328 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 12 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 43 years |
Longest serving employee | 49 years |
Benefits note | Kruger has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting, reduced summer hours |
Long-term savings | defined-contribution (DC) pension |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Wellness spending account | up to $300 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $400 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 70% of salary for 17 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 5 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 100% of salary for 5 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 100% of salary for 5 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, paid internships |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer |