Top Employer: Cooke Aquaculture Inc.

Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Cooke Aquaculture Inc. was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2023):

Cooke Aquaculture offers coverage for mental health practitioners as part of its benefits plan (to $1,000 annually) and maintains a Cooke Wellness portal to encourage employees to adopt healthy behaviours
Cooke Aquaculture encourages ongoing employee development with subsidies for job-related courses and professional accreditation
Cooke Aquaculture provides referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to recruit candidates from their personal networks (to $1,000 for successful hires) and offers signing bonuses for some positions

Processing employees at Cooke Aquaculture have a French toast lunch during an employee appreciation event

Industry	Fish farming
Established in Canada	1985
Major Canadian hiring locations	Charlottetown PE, St. Alban's NL, Hermitage NL, Liverpool NS, Shelburne NS, Digby NS, Truro NS, Blacks Harbour NB, Saint-George NB, Saint John NB
Full-time employees in Canada	1,971
Part-time employees in Canada	87
Average age of employees in Canada	44 years
Longest serving employee	31 years
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 50% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, 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

Cooke Aquaculture employees, Kristen and Vincent collaborate in the office

Industry	Fish farming
Full-time employees in Canada	1,001 to 2,500
Major Canadian hiring locations	Charlottetown PE, St. Alban's NL, Hermitage NL, Liverpool NS, Shelburne NS, Digby NS, Truro NS, Blacks Harbour NB, Saint-George NB, Saint John NB
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, online training, in-house training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Work benefits	flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Bachelor of Arts
- Business
- Economics
- Human Resources
- Industrial Relations
Bachelor of Engineering
- Agriculture
- Chemical
- Environmental
- Food Processing
- Marine
- Welding
Bachelor of Laws
- Corporate
- Environmental
- Labour
Bachelor of Science
- Agriculture / Horticulture
- Animal Sciences / Medicine
- Environmental
- Microbiology
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Agriculture / Horticulture
- Animal Health
- Business
- Communications / Public Relations
- Computer Science
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Laboratory Technician
- Legal Assistant / Law Clerk
- Marine Engineering
- Marketing / Sales
- Secretarial
Doctorate (Arts)
- Economics
Doctorate (Eng.)
- Chemical
- Civil
- Mechanical
Doctorate (Science)
- Animal Sciences / Veterinary Medicine
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Environmental
Master of Engineering
- Agriculture
- Chemical
- Electrical
- Food Processing
- Industrial Chemistry
- Marine
- Welding
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Cisco Certifications
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Insurance (RIBO, OTL, CIP)
- Logistics (CITT, CIFFA)
- Microsoft Certifications
- Professional Engineer
- Purchasing Management (PMAC, CPP)
- Quality Assurance (TQM)