Top Employer: Laurentide Controls Ltd.

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 Laurentide Controls Ltd. was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Laurentide Controls recognizes exceptional performance through an annual gala, featuring employee awards such as Rookie of the Year, and the President's Club, with finalists treated to a trip for themselves and their loved ones (recent destinations include Mexico, Banff, and Whistler) -- the company also launched an online platform for employees to recognize peers for going above and beyond
Laurentide Controls fosters an ownership culture with a share purchase plan available to all employees and supports long-term financial security through a defined contribution pension plan and matching RSP contributions
Laurentide Controls' family-friendly policies include maternity leave top-up for new mothers (100 per cent of salary for 18 weeks) and parental leave top-up for fathers (100 per cent of salary for five weeks)

Laurentide Controls employees collaborate at work (Photo credit: Karine Kalfon)

Highlights

Industry	Process control equipment and services
Established in Canada	1968
Major Canadian locations	Jonquiere QC, Baie-Comeau QC, Gatineau QC, Montréal QC, Trois-Rivières QC, Québec QC, Saguenay QC, St. John's NL, Kirkland QC, Saint John NB
Full-time employees in Canada	401
Part-time employees in Canada	8
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	38 years
Benefits note	Laurentide 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, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), 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 50% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $100 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $100 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	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
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 1 month
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer

The Career Directory

Laurentide Controls Ltd. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Process control equipment and services
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Parent company	3224635 Canada Inc. (Holding Company)
Parent company head office	Kirkland QC
Major Canadian locations	Jonquiere QC, Baie-Comeau QC, Gatineau QC, Montréal QC, Trois-Rivières QC, Québec QC, Saguenay QC, St. John's NL, Kirkland QC, Saint John NB
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Inside Sales Engineer, Application Engineer, Systems Engineer, Accountant, Human Resources Coordinator, Marketing, Customer Service Coordinator, Service Technician, Service Engineer, Junior Reliability Engineer, Inside Sales Technical Representative, IT Technician, Automation Engineer, Junior Intelligent Automation Developer
Starting salary	$60K to $70K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, 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
- Human Resources
- Industrial Relations
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
Bachelor of Engineering
- Chemical
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Instrumentation
- Mechanical
- Metallurgy
- Pulp & Paper
Community College Diploma
- Autocad
- Business
- Computer Science
- Engineering Technician
- Human Resources
- HVAC Systems
- Office Administration
- Other Trades
- Pulp & Paper
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Professional Engineer

Recruits at these schools

Algonquin College

Bishop's University

Carleton University

Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

Concordia University

Dalhousie University

École de technologie supérieure

HEC Montréal

LaSalle College

McGill University

Memorial University

Polytechnique Montréal

Université de Montréal

Université de Sherbrooke

Université du Québec

Université du Québec à Montréal

Université Laval

University of New Brunswick

University of Ottawa

University of Waterloo

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