Top Employer: ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P.

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

Here are some of the reasons why ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. was selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2025):

ArcelorMittal Dofasco manages a formal corporate community investment fund that directs support through three primary areas: STEM education; health and well-being; and environmental conservation -- employees also support local community initiatives through the longstanding Dofasco Employee Donations Fund
ArcelorMittal Dofasco supports the annual Personal Best Program, with personalized coaching to help employees start the new year with a healthy focus, as well as an internal wellness team offering programs under the Live Well initiative -- trained staff provide health assessments, injury prevention programs, diabetes prevention, post-cardiac rehab and post-physiotherapy programs
ArcelorMittal Dofasco supports long-term personal and professional development through generous tuition subsidies for courses both related and unrelated to an employee's current position (which covers up to $24,000 of expenses incurred per calendar year, paid out to a maximum of $6,000 each year) and offers academic scholarships for children of employees who wish to pursue post-secondary education (up to $2,500 per child)

A health and safety specialist at ArcelorMittal Dofasco checks a galvanizing line

Industry	Iron and steel mills
Established in Canada	1912
Parent company	ArcelorMittal
Parent company head office	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Major Canadian locations	Hamilton ON
Full-time employees in Canada	4,675
Average age of employees in Canada	41.6 years
Longest serving employee	51 years
Benefits note	ArcelorMittal Dofasco 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-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $800 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 8 weeks
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
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities

Here are some of the reasons why ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):

ArcelorMittal Dofasco partners with Mohawk College to operate one of Ontario's largest trades apprenticeship programs -- the program includes on-the-job hours, a certificate of qualification exam, and a certificate of apprenticeship upon completion
New employees at ArcelorMittal Dofasco's Hamilton campus participate in an extensive onboarding program that integrates classroom, shop, gamification and simulated training into its programming, as well as Play to Win, an offsite experiential learning program where new employees participate in an open forum with the president and CEO, along with other executive team members
ArcelorMittal Dofasco recently launched the Student Insight Program to give interns a comprehensive understanding of the organization's operations -- the program consists of four events that offer opportunities for networking and skill development

ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees participate in a group fitness class (Photo credit: Sandra Mulder)

Industry	Iron and steel mills
Major Canadian locations	Hamilton ON
Full-time employees in Canada	4,675
Student opportunities	summer jobs, co-op opportunities, paid internships
In-house training programs	orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, mentoring, leadership training, apprenticeship/skilled trades programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Unique training and development opportunities	opportunities for global assignments
Additional highlights	encourages young women to consider STEM careers through in-school mentorship and education initiatives, sponsors elementary and high school robotics competitions and coding clubs and provides employee mentors, sponsors the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (for grades 7 through 12), sponsors business case competitions, Skills Ontario competitions and hackathons, skilled trades apprenticeship program offered in partnership with Mohawk College, bursaries for graduating high school students who have participated in STEM or skilled trade programs, funds 3 scholarships for engineering students at McMaster University
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job