Top Employer: General Mills Canada Corporation

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

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 2, 2024)

Here are some of the reasons why General Mills Canada Corporation was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

As part of General Mills Canada's Work with Heart flexible work initiative, employees enjoy the flexibility of no mandatory in-office days, as well as the option to apply to work outside of their province of employment for up to 30 days per year (including outside of Canada)
General Mills Canada moves salaried employees to four weeks of vacation after five years on the job and supports a flexible vacation policy, enabling eligible employees to request up to two weeks of additional time off each year (unpaid)
General Mills Canada focuses its charitable efforts on initiatives related to the planet, people and food, and enables employees to have a hands-on impact in the community with a paid day off to volunteer -- the company also matches the generosity of its employees to a maximum of $1,000 USD per year

General Mills Canada team members celebrate Lunar New Year

Highlights

Industry	Food manufacturing
Established in Canada	1954
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	General Mills Inc.
Parent company head office	Minneapolis, MN, United States
Major Canadian locations	Mississauga ON, Winnipeg MB, Saint-Hyacinthe QC, Anjou QC
Full-time employees in Canada	604
Part-time employees in Canada	44
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	56.5 years
Benefits note	General Mills Canada Corporation has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting, reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension, 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 $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
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 6 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 $6,000 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)

The Career Directory

General Mills Canada Corporation has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

An employee at General Mills Canada serves a holiday lunch to colleagues

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Food manufacturing
Full-time employees in Canada	501 to 750
Parent company	General Mills Inc.
Parent company head office	Minneapolis, MN, United States
Major Canadian locations	Mississauga ON, Winnipeg MB, Saint-Hyacinthe QC, Anjou QC
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $6,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	Associate Brand Manager, Associate eCommerce Manager, Associate Brand Experience Manager, Financial Analyst, Sales Development Associate, Customer Supply Chain Analyst, Customer Service Operations Specialist
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Master of Business Administration

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