Top Employer: Egg Farmers of Canada

Recognized as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2021):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 1, 2021)

Here are some of the reasons why Egg Farmers of Canada was selected as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2021):

Egg Farmers of Canada recently updated its health benefits plan, offering employees a health spending account of $500 per year, as well as a separate allotment of $700 for mental health practitioners
Egg Farmers of Canada is an active member of the community, donating 4.8 million eggs to food banks, breakfast programs and charitable organizations each year, including more than 1.8 million eggs to Food Banks Canada (a partnership that spans more than 20 years)
Egg Farmers of Canada supports employees with young families, providing maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (to 70 per cent of salary for up to two weeks), followed by a parental top-up for new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents (up to 15 weeks)

Egg Farmers of Canada staff pose with the actor from the organization's 'it's not weird' commercials at a breakfast event

Highlights

Industry	Business associations
Established in Canada	1972
Major Canadian hiring locations	Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	60
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	39 years
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
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
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, reduced summer hours
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 36 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership training, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

COVID-19

Pandemic response

donated millions of eggs to food banks across Canada, hosted virtual events to help employees stay connected (town hall meetings, lunch and learns, birthday celebrations)

The Career Directory

Egg Farmers of Canada has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Egg Farmers of Canada employees at the company's annual staff day conference

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Business associations
Full-time employees in Canada	51 to 100
Major Canadian hiring locations	Ottawa ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Business Analyst, Policy Analyst, Communications Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator
Starting salary	$50K to $55K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, 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

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Arts
- Business
- Public Relations / Communications
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
Bachelor of Science
- Agriculture / Horticulture
- Animal Sciences / Medicine
Master of Science
- Agriculture / Horticulture
- Animal Sciences / Medicine

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