Top Employer: Fairstone Financial Inc.

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

Here are some of the reasons why Fairstone Financial Inc. was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Along with a formal employee assistance program (EAP), Fairstone Financial's health benefits include dedicated access to a mental health practitioner (to $1,200 annually)
Fairstone Financial invests in ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for job-related courses (up to $3,000) and a variety of in-house and online training programs -- employees may also receive subsidies for professional accreditation
Fairstone Financial shows its appreciation for a job well done through points-based awards (at manager's discretion), quarterly and yearly recognitions, and its Summit of Excellence award to recognize individuals who continuously exceed their goals (past winners have received trips to Aruba and Palm Desert, California)

Fairstone Financial human resources team members attend a job fair

Industry	Financial services
Established in Canada	1926
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, London ON, Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	1,676
Part-time employees in Canada	90
Average age of employees in Canada	40 years
Longest serving employee	46 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension, matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 96% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,200 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 17 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 75% of salary for 8 weeks
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 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $3,000 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)