Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025) and Nova Scotia's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 31, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Fleetway Inc. was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025) and Nova Scotia's Top Employers (2025):
- Fleetway experienced significant growth in the past year, increasing its full-time workforce in Canada by over 10 per cent -- the company provides generous referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to recruit friends, ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 per successful hire
- Fleetway supports soon-to-be mothers with maternity leave top-up of up to 100 per cent of salary for up to 15 weeks, and offers new parents the option to phase-in their return to work by gradually increasing their work hours -- employees can also utilize paid personal days for personal or family illness, mental health, appointments, or other unplanned life events (up to seven days per year)
- Fleetway offers mental health care coverage as part of its benefits plan (up to $2,500 per year), and launched a mental health strategy to guide internal programming that helps employees prioritize their health and wellness (programming includes wellness and step count challenges, mental health first aid training, and a "Mindful Minute" calendar)

Fleetway engineering team members work on a 3D modeling project

Fleetway engineering team members work on a 3D modeling project

Fleetway engineering team members work on a 3D modeling project
Highlights
Industry | Engineering |
Established in Canada | 1984 |
Parent company | JD Irving, Limited |
Parent company head office | Saint John NB |
Major Canadian locations | St. John's NL, Victoria NS, Dartmouth NS, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 341 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 44.21 years |
Longest serving employee | 38 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 64% of the premiums |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $2,500 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 15 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 |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities |
The Career Directory
Fleetway Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Engineering |
Full-time employees in Canada | 251 to 500 |
Parent company | JD Irving, Limited |
Parent company head office | Saint John NB |
Major Canadian locations | St. John's NL, Victoria NS, Dartmouth NS, Ottawa ON |
Student opportunities | paid internships, co-op opportunities |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training |
Tuition subsidies (related to job) | yes |
Typical new grad positions | Junior Engineer, Junior Technologist, ILS Analyst |
Starting salary | $50K to $60K |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Academic fields recruited
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Bachelor of Engineering
- Electrical
- Marine
- Mechanical
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Professional Accreditation
- Other Business / Technical/ Industry Certifications
- Professional Engineer
Recruits at these schools
- Algonquin College
- Camosun College
- Carleton University
- Dalhousie University
- Memorial University
- University of Ottawa
- University of Victoria