Top Employer: National Capital Commission

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

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

National Capital Commission helps employees plan for a financially secure future through contributions to a defined benefit pension plan
National Capital Commission supports a range of flexible work options, including flexible hours, telecommuting and newer hybrid work from home arrangements with ergonomic assessments for home offices
National Capital Commission recognizes employee contributions through formal awards in four categories, including client service and support, leadership, diversity and inclusion, and teamwork -- the commission also recognizes employees' day-to-day and other important achievements through the Bravo awards

National Capital Commission employees collaborate at work

Industry	Federal government, land and building management
Established in Canada	1959
Parent company	Public Service Procurement Canada
Parent company head office	Gatineau QC
Major Canadian locations	Chelsea QC, Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	496
Part-time employees in Canada	8
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	40 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), reduced summer hours
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
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,000 each year
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 37 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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities