Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2026) Magazine - Magazine - Page 18
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VENA
( 2026)
p Staff from Vena Solutions kick off the new fiscal year at the company’s Liberty Village headquarters in downtown Toronto.
2026 WINNERS
Continued
organizations; 515 employees. Enhanced its
benefits plan by increasing maximums for
dental and vision coverage in response to
employee feedback.
TORONTO, CITY OF, Toronto. Municipal
governments; 25,791 employees. Created an
earned deferred leave policy to allow employees to plan and self-finance an extended leave of absence while keeping benefits.
TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING
CORPORATION, Toronto. Administration
of housing programs; 2,275 employees. Offers compassionate leave top-up for employees in need of time to care for a loved one,
to 93 per cent of salary for eight weeks.
TORONTO ZOO, Toronto. Zoos and botanical gardens; 336 employees. Provides employees with passes for family and friends
granting free admission, parking, and complimentary ticketed adventures at the zoo.
TRISURA GUARANTEE INSURANCE
COMPANY, Toronto. Specialty insurance;
299 employees. Focuses its charitable
program on large and small organizations
and encourages employees to give back
with two paid days off to volunteer.
U
KEN INC., Toronto. Game
developers; 99 employees.
Provides employees with a
flexible spending allowance of
$900 per year that can be used to supplement health benefits or purchase
wellness-related items.
UNILEVER CANADA, INC., Toronto. Consumer product manufacturing and distribution; 901 employees. Manages a formal
“ramp down to retirement” program to
enable full-time employees to transition to
part-time while maintaining full benefits.
UNITY HEALTH TORONTO, Toronto.
Hospitals; 7,228 employees. Organizes wellness huddles featuring short departmental
stretch breaks, chair yoga, pet therapy, and
meditation sessions.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto.
Post secondary schools, university; 13,313
employees. Maintains a Family Care Office to provide support and resources on a
wide range of family issues, including
child care and caring for aging parents.
UNIVERSITY PENSION PLAN
ONTARIO, Toronto. Pension funds; 244
employees. Offers a health spending account of up to $1,200 as part of its benefits
plan, enabling employees to top up medical, dental or vision coverage as needed.
through the company’s Visa University,
with workshops delivered by external
trainers on topics such as negotiation and
executive presence.
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EALTHSIMPLE
TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
Toronto. Investment
services; 1,503 employees.
Offers generous maternity and parental
leave top-up for primary caregivers, to 100
per cent of salary for up to 27 weeks.
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AMAHA MOTOR CANADA
LTD., Toronto. Motorized
vehicle and equipment wholesale; 224 employees. Offers fuel
subsidies for employees who work onsite
for four or more days per week as well as
transit subsidies for those who commute
using public transportation or carpool.
WESTON CONSULTING GROUP,
Vaughan. Urban planning consulting
services; 68 employees. Provides coverage
for a wide range of mental health
practitioners, including marriage and
family therapists, behavioural therapists,
and psychotherapists.
YMCA OF GREATER TORONTO,
Toronto. Individual and family services;
3,600 employees. Organizes retirement
planning initatives such as one-on-one
sessions with financial advisors, online
webinars, and formal awareness and
education initiatives in November.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Toronto. Hospitals; 780 employees. Organizes an
annual Day of Excellence in Academics to
enable physicians, nurses, scientists and
researchers to showcase their work.
YORK REGIONAL POLICE, Aurora.
Police services; 2,540 employees. Offers
generous coverage for mental health
services, to a maximum of $10,000 per
year.
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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND
INSURANCE BOARD / WSIB, Toronto.
Workplace health and safety programs;
4,746 employees. Helps employees plan
securely for the future with contributions
to a defined benefit pension plan.
VISA CANADA CORPORATION,
Toronto. Payments technology; 239
employees. Hosts a global learning festival
WORLD VISION CANADA, Mississauga.
Charitable organizations; 427 employees.
Manages the unique Orange Days
program that offers all full-time
ENA SOLUTIONS INC., Toronto. Computer software and consulting services; 549 employees.
Supports all parents-to-be with
maternity and parental leave top-up, to 80
per cent of salary for up to 20 weeks.
employees an additional six paid days off
annually and are scheduled to extend
holiday weekends throughout the year.
Z
URICH CANADA, Toronto.
Insurance services; 798 employees. Created the Day to Invest
initiative to set aside one Friday
each month for employees to focus on
professional development, such as
working on projects of interest or
scheduling training or brainstorming
sessions.
– Richard Yerema & Kristina Leung
