Top Employer: Canadian Canola Growers Association

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

Here are some of the reasons why Canadian Canola Growers Association was selected as one of Manitoba's Top Employers (2025):

Canadian Canola Growers Association takes a comprehensive view of employee health and wellness, offering three paid personal days per year, flexible sick time, and lunch-and-learns on various wellness topics (mental, physical, and financial) -- in addition, the organization recently increased its health spending account to $1,000, giving employees greater flexibility to tailor coverage to suit their personal needs
Canadian Canola Growers Association invests in ongoing employee development by offering subsidies for job-related courses and professional accreditations -- and supports employees in advancing in their careers through mentoring and leadership development programs
Canadian Canola Growers Association supports new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-ups of up to 90 per cent of salary for 27 weeks and extends parental leave top-ups to new fathers and adoptive parents for up to 12 weeks

Canadian Canola Growers Association team members make breakfast at the office

Industry	Business associations
Established in Canada	1984
Major Canadian locations	Winnipeg MB
Full-time employees in Canada	81
Average age of employees in Canada	41 years
Longest serving employee	20 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), telecommuting
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 $1,000 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $500 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 90% of salary for 15 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 90% of salary for 12 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 90% of salary for 12 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 90% of salary for 12 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 3 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 5 paid days)

Canadian Canola Growers Association employees decorate cookies as part of the organization's Mental Illness Awareness Month activities

Industry	Business associations
Full-time employees in Canada	51 to 100
Major Canadian locations	Winnipeg MB
Student opportunities	paid internships
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Customer Service Representative, Accounting Clerk
Starting salary	$40K to $50K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job