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 Kruger Products Inc. was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):
- Varying by location and position, Kruger Products offers a range of flexible options, including flexible hours and hybrid work options (with the opportunity to work away from home for up to two weeks) -- additionally, the company has recently tested summer hours and compressed work week options at its manufacturing facilities
- Kruger Products encourages employees to learn at their own pace with over 1,100 self-directed courses available in English and French, as well as online access to Kruger Products University and Tissue University (which provide broad training and development on the industry for new employees) -- the organization also provides tuition subsidies for courses at outside academic institutions
- Kruger Products provides family-friendly benefits for salaried employees, offering maternity and parental leave top-up for new and adoptive parents and a reimbursement of up to $500 per child for summer camp enrolments

Kruger Products employees

Kruger Products employees

Kruger Products employees
Highlights
Industry | Paper products |
Established in Canada | 1997 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Major Canadian locations | Laval QC, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Mississauga ON, Crabtree QC, Gatineau QC, New Westminster BC, Trenton ON, Sherbrooke QC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 2,489 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 11 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 44 years |
Longest serving employee | 50 years |
Benefits note | Kruger has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting, reduced summer hours |
Long-term savings | defined-benefit (DB) pension, defined-contribution (DC) pension |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Wellness spending account | up to $300 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $400 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 70% of salary for 17 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 5 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 100% of salary for 5 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 100% of salary for 5 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 24 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, employees receive paid time off to volunteer |