Top Employer: Alcoa Canada

Recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Alcoa Canada was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

The social committees at Alcoa Canada organize events for employees across all of its locations, ranging from Christmas celebrations, seafood dinners and fishing excursions to golf tournaments and summer food trucks
Alcoa Canada helps employees prepare for life after work with retirement planning assistance and contributions to a defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan, depending on the employee group
Alcoa Canada lets everyone share in the company's year-over-year successes through a formal year-end bonus program

Employees at Alcoa Canada

Industry	Aluminium production
Established in Canada	1888
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Alcoa
Parent company head office	Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC, Baie-Comeau QC, Deschambault QC, Bécancour QC
Full-time employees in Canada	2,790
Part-time employees in Canada	197
Average age of employees in Canada	44.4 years
Longest serving employee	47 years
Benefits note	Alcoa Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, compressed work week, 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 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
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 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 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job