Recognized as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 3, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Canadian Transportation Agency was selected as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2025):
- Canadian Transportation Agency supports employees in expanding their families with maternity and parental leave top-ups, on-site child care at its head office, and dedicated time off for family appointments
- Canadian Transportation Agency employees can arrange for additional paid time off through a self-funded leave of absence program, up to one year in duration
- Canadian Transportation Agency encourages ongoing employee education with tuition subsidies for courses related and not directly related to their current position (no annual maximum), in-house and online training programs, and subsidies for professional accreditation -- the organization also supports the next generation with paid internships, apprenticeships, and a formal mentoring program

Canadian Transportation Agency employees connect at work

Canadian Transportation Agency employees connect at work

Canadian Transportation Agency employees connect at work
Highlights
Industry | Federal government, transportation programs |
Established in Canada | 1904 |
Major Canadian locations | Vancouver BC, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 450 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 17 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 42 years |
Longest serving employee | 34 years |
Benefits note | Canadian Transportation Agency has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting |
Long-term savings | defined-benefit (DB) pension |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 93% of salary for 18 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 93% of salary for 34 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 93% of salary for 5 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 93% of salary for 37 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 4 months |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships |
Tuition subsidies (related to job) | yes |
Employee charitable involvement | employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |