Recognized as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 4, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why ATS Corporation was selected as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):
- ATS encourages ongoing professional development throughout an employee's career, from apprenticeship programs to generous tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions (to $2,000 annually)
- ATS helps employees balance their work and personal lives through a range of work options, including hybrid schedules and flexible work hours

An employee at ATS
(Photo credit:
Tim Hutchinson)

An employee at ATS
(Photo credit:
Tim Hutchinson)

An employee at ATS
(Photo credit:
Tim Hutchinson)
Highlights
Industry | Automation technology |
Established in Canada | 1978 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Cambridge ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 1,610 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 11 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 41 years |
Longest serving employee | 45 years |
Flexible work options | flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours |
Long-term savings | matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Health spending account | up to $600 each year |
Wellness spending account | up to $600 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $1,500 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 75% of salary for 6 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 12 months |
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 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 $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |