Top Employer: EF Educational Tours

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

Here are some of the reasons why EF Educational Tours was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

EF Educational Tours incorporates family-friendly programming into its culture with a Parent to Parent newsletter and virtual communities, as well as a dedicated Parents@EF employee resource group -- and provides maternity and parental leave top-up for parents-to-be (to 85 per cent of salary for up to 16 weeks)
EF Educational Tours staff can see more of the world through the company's staff tour travel policy, which is in addition to vacation time and provides an opportunity to participate in paid international travel at least once a year (tours are valued between $2,000 and $4,000)
EF Educational Tours maintains a flexible work program, allowing employees to work remotely two days per week with company-provided laptops and monitors -- when working on-site, employees can take advantage of a number of amenities, including a lounge (with a beer, wine and beverage fridge), a staff-led community library, and subsidized access to an on-site fitness facility (with personal training and group classes)

EF Educational Tours employees play at the games corner

Industry	Educational tour services
Established in Canada	1985
Parent company	EF Education First
Parent company head office	Zurich, Switzerland
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	122
Average age of employees in Canada	33.25 years
Longest serving employee	18 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours
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 $500 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 85% of salary for 16 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 85% of salary for 16 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 85% of salary for 16 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 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, leadership development programs, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,500 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)

An EF Educational Tours staff member on a Staff Tour in Germany

Industry	Educational tour services
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	EF Education First
Parent company head office	Zurich, Switzerland
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Student opportunities	co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	Educational Tour Consultant, Traveller Support Specialist, Integrated Marketing Specialist
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 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job