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2026 WINNERS
ATLANTIC CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2026)
to care for their loved ones while receiving
their full salary for up to 18 weeks.
NATURE’S WAY CANADA LIMITED,
Dartmouth, N.S. Nutritional supplements;
75 employees. Hosts a monthly Lunch
Club tradition to bring all employees
together over good food, providing the
chance to connect outside of meetings and
the normal day-to-day routine.
NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY
COLLEGE / NBCC, Fredericton. Post-secondary schools, college; 1,200 employees.
Along with no fees for courses offered at
the college, employees receive tuition
subsidies for academic programs at other
schools, up to $10,000 (lifetime maximum).
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
CREDIT UNION LTD., St. John’s. Credit
unions; 122 employees. Manages a
dedicated Kindness Committee that works
closely with employees to identify and
select local charitable initiatives to receive
support every year.
NEWFOUNDLAND POWER INC., St.
John’s. Electric power distribution; 667
employees. Encourages ongoing professonal development with academic tuition
subsidies along with the option to apply
for a paid education leave of absence, up
to eight weeks in duration.
NORTH ATLANTIC, St. John’s. Petroleum
distribution; 318 employees. Helps its
families through a dedicated academic
scholarship program that’s open to
employees’ children pursuing post-secondary education, to $1,000 per child.
Service New Brunswick invites employees, including the translators shown above, to nominate charitable initiatives for
financial support and encourages them to volunteer in the community with paid time off.
become recruiters for the firm with new
employee referral bonuses, up to $1,000
depending on the position.
Out program that offers employees
opportunities to job shadow and gain
experience in other departments and
credit union branches.
NORTHWOOD, Dartmouth, N.S. Nursing
care facilities; 988 employees. Head office
site is located on the Bullfrog Business
Campus and features walking trails, a fully
equipped fitness centre with instructor-led
classes and a community garden with
plots for rent.
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NOSEWORTHY CHAPMAN
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTANTS, St. John’s. Accounting;
54 employees. Manages a unique paid
leave policy that incorporates paid
vacation, short-term illness and paid
personal time, starting at 135 hours
annually and moving to over 172 hours
after four years.
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PROVINCIAL CREDIT UNION LTD.,
Charlottetown. Credit unions; 178
employees. Offers the unique Branching
SERCO CANADA INC., Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. Technical consulting
NOVA SCOTIA PENSION SERVICES
CORPORATION, Halifax. Pension plans;
82 employees. Encourages employees to
FFICE INTERIORS, Dartmouth, N.S. Office furniture
and equipment; 89 employees.
Employees stay engaged
through in-person CEO town halls,
quarterly meetings (followed by pizza and
beverages) and regular Friday afternoon
happy hours to close the week.
ROVIDENT10, St. John’s. Pension
plan administration; 70 employees. Supports employees in the
family planning stages with
fertility treatment coverage when needed,
up to $15,000.
ESMED HALIFAX ULC,
Bedford, N.S. Custom computer
programming services; 315
employees. Provides generous
coverage for mental health professionals
as part of the benefits plan, to $3,000
annually.
EKISUI DIAGNOSTICS P.E.I.
INC., Charlottetown. Medical diagnostic products; 197 employees.
Assists new parents with maternity
and parental leave top-up payments and
offers the option to extend their parental
leave into an unpaid leave of absence.
and management services; 920 employees.
Encourages employees to keep an eye out
for new talent with an employee referral
bonus program, from $500 to $2,000
depending on the position.
SERVICE NEW BRUNSWICK, Fredericton. Provincial government programs and
services; 1,976 employees. Encourages
employees to nominate their preferred
charitable initiatives for financial support
and employees are also encouraged to
volunteer directly with one paid volunteer
day annually.
ST. JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT AUTHORITY, St. John’s.
Airport operations; 71 employees. Offers a
range of in-house training programs, from
a job-shadowing program to highlight
career options to a first-aid training
program sponsored by its own firehall
personnel.
