Jazz Aviation LP
Enfield, N.S.
Airline

• Contributions to a matching RSP, defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan.
• Helps pay for in-vitro fertilizations for employees trying to start a family
• Offers good work-life balance with shortened and compressed work-week options; employees can earn extra days off
• In-house and online training programs, apprenticeships and leadership courses. Tuition subsidies for job-related training
• Supports charities and provides paid time off to volunteer

Johnson Inc.
St. John’s, N.L.
Insurance

• Health and dental plan
• Reimbursement for health-related expenses
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Online learning tutorials, coaching, continuing education support
• Rewards for employees who recruit new staff
• Mentoring initiative for new staff
• Staff start with three weeks paid vacation
• Helps pay for in-vitro fertilization
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Tuition support, scholarship for employees’ children

Medavie EMS Inc.
Dartmouth, N.S.
Emergency services system operator

• Tuition subsidies for job-related courses, formal mentoring, in-house and online training programs plus maternity and paternity leave and contributes to retirement plan, health benefits extend into retirement
• Employees help company select charities to support each year, including Salvation Army’s “Pack an Ambulance” food drive to the unique “Camp Courage” initiative, which introduces young females to the emergency services field

Miller Tire Services Ltd.
Dartmouth, N.S.
Wholesale/retail sales of tire products and automotive services

• Profit-sharing plan available to all employees and additional financial rewards including signing and year-end bonuses for some and referral bonuses for employees who refer a candidate that is successfully hired by the company
• Subsidies for job-related courses and professional accreditation, financial bonuses for some course completion and in-house apprenticeship opportunities
• Academic scholarship program available to the children of employees pursuing postsecondary studies

Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union
St. John’s, N.L.
Personal and business financial services

• Employer-paid benefits plan and full tuition reimbursement. Scholarships for employees’ children
• Service recognized bi-annually with certificate, gift and dinner
• Encourages employees to volunteer
• Flexible work options including part-time, full-time, flex-time and compressed work week
• Mentoring program for professional growth and advancement
• Year-end bonuses for employees, referral bonuses

Northwoodcare Group Incorporated
Halifax, N.S.
Long-term care, independent living and community outreach

• Subsidies for tuition, professional accreditation, in-house and online training programs
• Mentoring and leadership training
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Onsite amenities including lounge, cafeteria with healthy menus, meditation and relaxation room
• Phased-in retirement work options and contributions to benefit

NTT Data Canada, Inc.
Halifax, N.S.
Information technology services

• Signing and year-end bonuses, referral bonuses
• Contributes to retirement plans and Offers phased-in work options, retirement planning help
• Covers some costs of adoption
• Offers good work-life balance with flexible hours, telecommuting and shortened work week option
• Supports employee development with in-house and online training programs, mentoring, tuition subsidies and career planning services

Trihedral Engineering Limited
Bedford, N.S.
Monitoring and control software development for industrial applications

• Offers work-life balance with flexible hours, telecommuting and paid personal days off
• In-house training programs, tuition subsidies for job-related courses and subsidies for professional accreditation
• Share-purchase plan available to all employees
• Hosts social events like Grey Cup and Super Bowl parties, barbecue lunches, summer family party

Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems
Dartmouth, N.S.
Defense electronics manufacturer

• Maternity and paternity leave, subsidizes in-vitro fertilization
• Work-life balance options like flexible hours, telecommuting and shortened or compressed work week options
• Retirement planning assistance and contributions to a matching RSP plan
• Signing and year-end bonuses for some employees, referral bonuses, as well as profit-sharing and share purchase plans available to all employees

Technip Canada Limited
St. John’s, N.L.
Project management, engineering and construction services

• Flex-time to accommodate range of schedules, telecommuting, compressed work week, earned days off
• Performance appraisals and bonuses, salary reviews and paid training
• Quarterly staff meetings
• Free kickboxing and yoga lessons in the office, supports soccer matches
• Monthly lunch-and-learns on business or lifestyle issues like stress management and healthy eating
• Maternity and paternity leave

University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, N.B.
Post-secondary academic institution

• Work-life balance encouraged through flexible hours, telecommuting, shortened work week option and reduced summer hours
• Tuition subsidies for courses taken at outside institutions, financial bonuses for some course completion and subsidies for professional accreditation
• Maternity and paternity leave and onsite daycare
• Retirement planning assistance, phasedin work options and contributions to a defined benefit pension plan

Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
Halifax, N.S.
Safe work promoter and benefits provider to injured workers

• Health and dental coverage
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible work week plan
• Reward and recognition plan
• Healthy spending accounts to support active lifestyle
• Central location in walkable part of Halifax
• Tuition subsidies, in-house and online training, mentoring and career planning
• Staff start with three weeks paid vacation
• Retirement planning workshops, contributions to pension plan and health benefits extending into retirement

Xplornet Communications Inc.
Woodstock, N.B.
High-speed internet service provider

• Free access to a fitness facility (with state-of-the-art equipment), employee lounge and quiet room for meditation and relaxation
• Subsidies for tuition and professional accreditation, career planning services and a range of in-house and online training programs
• Scholarship program for children of employees who pursue post-secondary education
• Year-end bonuses available to all employees, referral bonuses