Recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers (2022):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 14, 2022)
Here are some of the reasons why Canada Life Assurance Company, The was selected as one of Manitoba's Top Employers (2022):
- Canada Life encourages a holistic approach to employee well-being, offering a wellness spending account (to $600 annually) and a mental health practitioner benefit (to $5,000) as part of its health benefits plan
- Additionally, the company reinstated benefit maximums for an interim 6-month period in June 2020, doubling the amount of health and dental coverage available to employees
- Canada Life encourages ongoing employee development through online and in-house training programs, subsidies for professional accreditation and tuition subsidies for courses both related and not directly related to their current position (up to $2,000 annually)

Employee organizes donations collected through Canada Life's school supply drive
Highlights
Industry | Direct life insurance carriers |
Established in Canada | 1847 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Parent company | Great-West Lifeco Inc. |
Parent company head office | Winnipeg MB |
Major Canadian hiring locations | Winnipeg MB, London ON, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Regina SK |
Full-time employees in Canada | 10,734 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 190 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 42 years |
Longest serving employee | 45 years |
Long-term savings | defined-contribution (DC) pension |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 73% of the premiums |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $5,000 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 80% of salary for 15 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 80% of salary for 10 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 80% of salary for 10 weeks |
Flexible work options | flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), compressed work week, telecommuting |
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 6 months |
In-house training initiatives | in-house training, online training, paid internships |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |
The Career Directory
Canada Life Assurance Company, The has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Direct life insurance carriers |
Full-time employees in Canada | 10,001 to 25,000 |
Parent company | Great-West Lifeco Inc. |
Parent company head office | Winnipeg MB |
Major Canadian hiring locations | Winnipeg MB, London ON, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Regina SK |
Student opportunities | paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, in-house career planning services |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Typical new grad positions | Graduates would occupy Finance, Actuarial, Technology and Digital Strategy roles and various Management positions. |
Starting salary | $40K to $45K |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Academic fields recruited
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Bachelor of Arts
- Economics
- English
- French
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
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Bachelor of Laws
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Bachelor of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
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Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Business
- Communications / Public Relations
- Computer Science
- Graphic Arts / Design
- Legal Assistant / Law Clerk
- Marketing / Sales
- Nursing (RN)
- Purchasing / Logistics
- Real Estate Sales
- Secretarial
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Master of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Systems
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Master of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
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Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
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Secondary Education
- High School Diploma
Recruits at these schools
- Fanshawe College
- McMaster University
- Red River College
- University of Manitoba
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- University of Winnipeg
- Western University