National Capital Region's Top Employers (2026) Magazine - Magazine - Page 7
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2026)
2026 WINNERS
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employees. Supports new parents with
generous maternity and parental leave
top-ups to 93 per cent of salary and follows
up with priority access to a nearby daycare
facility when they’re ready to return.
CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING
FEDERATION OF CANADA, Ottawa.
Co-operative housing; 44 employees.
Offers health plan flexibility through a
health spending account to enhance
coverage as well as a wellness
reimbursement for additional coverages.
CPCS TRANSCOM LTD., Ottawa.
Transportation consulting services; 78
employees. Encourages employees to
become recruiters for the company with
generous new employee referral bonuses,
from $2,000 to $5,000 depending on the
position.
PHOTOS (FROM TOP):
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AIRY FARMERS OF CANADA
/ LES PRODUCTEURS
LAITIERS DU CANADA,
Ottawa. Business associations;
91 employees. New employees start with
three weeks paid vacation and receive
additional time off during the Christmas
and holiday season.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE CANADA,
Ottawa. Federal government, general
economic programs; 910 employees.
Manages the FIN Ideas Hub that offers a
variety of informal learning sessions such
as the unique 30-minute Lunch-in-French
sessions with French-speaking employees.
E
GG FARMERS OF CANADA,
Ottawa. Business associations; 75
employees. Encourages employees to become recruiters for the
organization with referral bonuses, to
$500 for each successful new recruit.
EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT CANADA, Gatineau.
Federal government, social development,
employment insurance, passport services;
41,081 employees. Offers four targeted
formal mentoring programs, for students,
women working in IT, aspiring directors
and aspiring managers who are
Indigenous or a visible minority.
2. Employees from the Canadian Internet
Registration Authority / CIRA take time to
volunteer planting trees to support the Forêt
Capitale Forest project in the Mer Bleue sector.
CIRA
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA /
DCC, Ottawa. Contracting and construction management; 1,313 employees.
Provides greater flexibility to the health
benefits plan with a flexible health
spending account (to $750) and a dedicated wellness spending account (to $400).
1. With its high ceilings, lush greenery and natural
light, the atrium at the Bank of Canada is the place
where employees get inspired, take a break or
meet a friend for a meal.
