Recognized as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 4, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why eSentire Inc. was selected as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):
- eSentire offers a lifestyle spending account of $500 per year that can be used for health and wellness expenses such as gym memberships, child care, fitness equipment, professional development, and even home office set up
- Additionally, eSentire recently doubled its mental health benefit, providing up to $1,500 in coverage per year for licensed mental health practitioners to ensure care is accessible to all
- eSentire's time-off policy includes an unlimited vacation policy that allows employees to take off the time they need -- employees can also work with their managers to incorporate flexible working arrangements, including flexible hours and hybrid work options

Employees at eSentire participate in a 'build your own bouquet' event
(Photo credit:
Gabriel Ramos)
Highlights
Industry | Cybersecurity |
Established in Canada | 2001 |
Major Canadian locations | Waterloo ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 357 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 37.3 years |
Longest serving employee | 18 years |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting |
Long-term savings | matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Wellness spending account | up to $500 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $1,500 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 66.7% of salary for 8 weeks |
Unlimited vacation allowance | offers a no-limit vacation policy |
Outside survey period | outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months |
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 1 paid day) |