Recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 17, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Groupe Dynamite Inc. was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):
- Groupe Dynamite encourages employees to recruit candidates from their personal networks with new employee referral bonuses, ranging from $150 to $1,000 depending on the position
- Groupe Dynamite's head office features a subsidized in-house restaurant (The Atrium) that offers a range of healthy meal choices, themed meal options for special occasions, pre-packaged and take-home meals, a sandwich bar, a full coffee bar and a rooftop terrace with pergola
- Groupe Dynamite launched an open vacation policy in response to employee feedback -- the policy replaces traditional vacation allowance as well as personal days-off, allowing employees to request time off with no set limit

Groupe Dynamite employees connect at a barbecue

Groupe Dynamite employees connect at a barbecue

Groupe Dynamite employees connect at a barbecue
Highlights
Industry | Retail |
Established in Canada | 1975 |
Major Canadian locations | Vancouver BC, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Calgary AB |
Full-time employees in Canada | 1,355 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 2,626 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 23.3 years |
Longest serving employee | 33.8 years |
Benefits note | Groupe Dynamite has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), telecommuting |
Long-term savings | matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 87% of the premiums |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $500 each year |
Unlimited vacation allowance | offers a no-limit vacation policy |
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, leadership development programs, paid internships |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $750 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 |