Top Employer: Algoma Central Corporation

Recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Algoma Central Corporation was selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2025):

Algoma Central Corporation encourages employees to keep fit with corporate gym memberships at World Gym -- employees can also take advantage of reimbursements for other fitness related activities (to an equivalent amount) and all ships are equipped with on-board gyms for crews
Algoma Central Corporation provides a range of financial incentives including a share purchase plan (available to all employees), signing bonuses for some, and new employee referral bonuses
Algoma Central Corporation invests in ongoing professional development with subsidies for tuition and professional accreditation and financial bonuses for some course completions (ranging from $500 to $18,000)

Algoma Central Corporation employees

Industry	Marine transportation
Established in Canada	1899
Publicly traded	yes
Major Canadian locations	St Catharines ON
Full-time employees in Canada	1,400
Average age of employees in Canada	48 years
Longest serving employee	46 years
Benefits note	Algoma Central Corporation has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
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 75% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 6 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $20,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities