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CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (2026)
Buddy program
to support young
employees
Subsidies for
professional
accreditations and
development
In-house training
programs
Employees at Air Canada are encouraged to collaborate across teams to best benefit from the organization’s
culture of support.
“Mentoring is really about
sharing,” she says. “Through an
application process, we match the
mentor and mentee.” Guercio
herself seeks to mentor new
people managers to the company.
“Sometimes a junior employee
may be afraid to ask their leader
questions. A mentorship is a
safe space where the mentee
can share their challenges
and learn. I remember when
I started, sometimes I took two
steps back to take three steps
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forward.”
When supporting the launch of
Rouge, Guercio recalls pushing
herself and her team too hard.
“Looking back, I’ve learned that
sometimes you have to put your
hand up and ask for help. That
Paid internships
and co-op terms for
students
was the best mistake I learned
from,” she says.
When asked what has been his
biggest “pinch me” moment since
joining Air Canada, Yahya doesn’t
hesitate: “It’s the mentorship. It all
goes back to the people.”
