Top Employer: D2L Corporation

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

Here are some of the reasons why D2L Corporation was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

D2L encourages employees to become recruiters for the firm with new employee referral bonuses, from $100 to $2,000, depending on the position
D2L supports its own Wellness Committee that works to provide wellness resources, including a wellness map, mental health resources, a healthy eating program, weight management resources to quit smoking -- and participates in the Bell Let's Talk initiative and Not Myself Today program to address mental health issues in the workplace
D2L provides maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (to 100 per cent of salary for the first two weeks and 80 per cent of salary for six additional weeks) and offers the option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence, along with a phased-in return to work option when ready to come back

D2L's employee 'Moose Crew' at the company's Fusion learning conference

Industry	Software publishers
Established in Canada	1999
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON, Vancouver BC, Kitchener ON, Toronto ON, Richmond BC, Winnipeg MB
Full-time employees in Canada	626
Part-time employees in Canada	10
Average age of employees in Canada	36 years
Longest serving employee	21 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
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
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

Here are some of the reasons why D2L Corporation was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2021):

D2L manages a two-year graduate software program, which features rotations through four different teams in the product development department -- participants learn a variety of programming languages and work on various aspects of the company's product
D2L develops future leaders through the LEAD (Learning, Engagement and Development) program, which helps employees grow and move to the next level in their careers -- nominated participants take part in reflection and reviews on leadership competencies, leadership meetings and skills development sessions, and check-ins with sponsors and leaders
Additionally, LEAD participants work on an action learning project throughout the duration of the program, which splits participants into two groups to solve a real D2L problem that they present to senior leaders at the end of the program

Members of D2L's people and culture team celebrating the holidays last year

Industry	Software publishers
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON, Vancouver BC, Kitchener ON, Toronto ON, Richmond BC, Winnipeg MB
Full-time employees in Canada	626
Student opportunities	co-op opportunities
In-house training programs	orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, mentoring
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Unique training and development opportunities	quarterly new hire and executive meet and greet, GROW@D2L (weekly professional development opportunities), Micro Learning Monday (weekly development video series), Learn@Work week (forum for employees to share their expertise on a topic, project, or program with their colleagues)
Additional highlights	students have the chance to interact with executives through events like new hire lunches and "cake and questions" to talk about their work progress throughout the year
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

D2L employees show off their trophies from a chilli cook-off

Industry	Software publishers
Full-time employees in Canada	501 to 750
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON, Vancouver BC, Kitchener ON, Toronto ON, Richmond BC, Winnipeg MB
Student opportunities	co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Other info for new grads	Experience in programming, design, sales and customer service would be an asset.
Typical new grad positions	Test Developer, Software Developer, Product Designer, Inside Sales Executive, Marketing Specialist, Business Development Representative, Customer Service Representative, Product Support Analyst
Starting salary	$60K to $65K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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