Jazz Aviation LP
Description: regional airline serving over 80 destinations across Canada and in the United States
Location: Dartmouth, N.S.
Full-time employees in Canada: 4,531
Perks of the job:

• formal mentoring, a number of in-house and online training options, including apprenticeship opportunities, and subsidies for professional accreditation
• retirement planning assistance and contributions to a defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan, depending on the employee’s position
• share purchase plan available to all employees
• variety of alternative work arrangements (depending on position), including flexible hours, telecommuting, and shortened and compressed work weeks. Employees can also schedule additional time off through an earned days-off program
• created the Jazz National Mentorship Program for Newcomers to Canada, in partnership with Assisting Local Leaders with Immigrant Employment Strategies (ALLIES), to provide mentoring opportunities to newcomers

Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union Ltd.
Description: provides a complete range of financial products and services to customers throughout Atlantic Canada.
Location: St. John’s, N.L.
Full-time employees in Canada: 130
Perks of the job:

• profit-sharing for all employees; range of additional financial benefits including signing bonuses for some employees; year-end bonuses for all; referral bonuses for employees who successfully refer a candidate
• formal mentoring, in-house and online training options, tuition subsidies for job-related courses, and subsidies for professional accreditation
• generous academic scholarship program for children of employees who pursue post-secondary studies (to $3,000 per child)
• retirement planning assistance and contributions to a matching RSP plan (to eight per cent of salary)
• in-house charitable foundation to raise funds for charitable initiatives across the province, directing support to a wide variety of local, national and international organizations every year

Northwood Group of Companies
Description: long-term care, independent living and community outreach organization
Location: Halifax, N.S.
Full-time employees in Canada: 956
Perks of the job:

• maternity and parental leave topup payments (depending on their position) as well as an option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence
• variety of onsite amenities, including an employee lounge, quiet room for meditation and relaxation, and fitness facility with exercise equipment and shower facilities
• contributions to a defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan, depending on employee group
• paid internships, co-op placements, and summer student roles

NTT Data Canada, Inc.
Description: information technology firm that provides application, infrastructure and business process outsourcing services
Location: Halifax, N.S.
Full-time employees in Canada: 810
Perks of the job:

• maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (to 75 per cent of salary for six weeks) and offers an option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence
• generous referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to help recruit friends, up to $5,000 for candidates that are successfully hired by the organization
• retirement planning assistance and employer contributions to a matching RSP plan
• employee-led sports teams and a health club subsidy to help cover the costs of gym membership
• in-house and online training programs, formal mentoring and tuition subsidies for courses taken at outside institutions (to $5,250)
• participates in a work placement program offered by Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services and provides partially paid work terms for up to six weeks for unemployed new Canadians