Top Employer: BCF LLP

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

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

BCF LLP offers generous referral bonuses when employees help to successfully recruit a new candidate, ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 depending on the position
BCF LLP offers maternity and parental leave top-up payments for new mothers, to 100 per cent of salary for 25 weeks, and offers the option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence -- and partners with a daycare centre next door to provide up to three emergency care days when needed
BCF LLP encourages employees to adopt active and healthy lifestyles with a sports reimbursement program, mixed employee soccer and softball teams, and on-site yoga classes hosted for employees

Employees at BCF play on the soccer team together

Industry	Law firms
Established in Canada	1995
Major Canadian locations	Québec QC, Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	452
Part-time employees in Canada	25
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	29 years
Benefits note	BCF LLP has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay)
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 80% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 7 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 20 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 25 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	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes