Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2023):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Nov 30, 2022)
Here are some of the reasons why eSentire Inc. was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2023):
- eSentire encourages ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house and online training initiatives as well as tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions, varying by request
- eSentire recently updated their time-off policy to an unlimited vacation policy to allow employees to take the time they need -- and employees can work with their managers to incorporate hybrid work styles to provide greater flexibility
- Along with signing and year-end bonus programs, eSentire encourages all employees to become recruiters for the firm with generous new employee referral bonuses, up to $5,000

Members of eSentire's return to office welcoming committee
Highlights
Industry | Cybersecurity |
Established in Canada | 2001 |
Major Canadian hiring locations | Waterloo ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 317 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 3 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 35.8 years |
Longest serving employee | 20.5 years |
Hybrid work | office equipment loan program, employees can also use their lifestyle spending account for home office purchases |
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 100% of the premiums |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $750 each year |
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 are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |
Recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2022):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 4, 2022)
Here are some of the reasons why eSentire Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2022):
- eSentire reaches out to the next generation of employees through apprenticeship and co-op internship programs and encourages employees to recruit their friends through a new employee referral bonus program, up to $5,000 depending on the position
- eSentire encourages employees to save for the future with matching RSP contributions and lets employees share in the company's successes with a year-end bonus program that's open to all employees

eSentire employees volunteered at a local food bank's community garden
Highlights
Industry | Cybersecurity |
Established in Canada | 2001 |
Major Canadian hiring locations | Waterloo ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 302 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 1 |
Full-time employee growth in the past year | 3.4 % |
Average age of employees in Canada | 35.9 years |
Longest serving employee | 19.3 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, telecommuting |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
Performance recognition | individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, tailored and unique rewards (e.g. travel), long-service awards |