Top Employer: Alcoa Canada

Recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Alcoa Canada was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2023):

Alcoa Canada supports employee development through a range of in-house training and development programs, including paid internships, formal mentoring, leadership development programs and full tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions
Alcoa Canada helps employees plan for life after work with retirement planning assistance services along with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan
Alcoa Canada supports numerous local charities in the communities where the company operates through the formal Alcoa Sustainable Communities Fund, investing $1 million each year with a focus on environmental and educational initiatives

Employees at Alcoa Canada participate in the Pentathlon des neiges

Industry	Aluminium production
Established in Canada	1888
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Alcoa
Parent company head office	Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Montréal QC, Baie-Comeau QC, Deschambault QC, Bécancour QC
Full-time employees in Canada	2,307
Part-time employees in Canada	411
Average age of employees in Canada	45 years
Longest serving employee	45 years
Benefits note	Alcoa Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Hybrid work	formal program for salaried and office-based employees
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension, defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $1,270 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $720 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 95% of salary for 18 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 18 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities

Two Alcoa Canada employees at work

Industry	Aluminium production
Full-time employees in Canada	1,001 to 2,500
Parent company	Alcoa
Parent company head office	Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Montréal QC, Baie-Comeau QC, Deschambault QC, Bécancour QC
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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