Top Employer: London Hydro Inc.

Recognized as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why London Hydro Inc. was selected as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025):

London Hydro provides mothers-to-be with maternity leave top-up, to 100 per cent of salary for eight weeks, followed by 80 per cent of salary for 10 weeks, and helps employees balance work and family commitments with 16 hours of paid family responsibility leave
London Hydro offers free access to a personal wellness consultant (who is available during company time to discuss physical and mental health, nutrition, and fitness goals) as well as subsidized access to the on-site gym -- the organization also provides coverage for mental health care as part of its benefits plan, to $1,000 per year

London Hydro employees Hassan El Madhoun (left) and Jagoda Borovickic (right) look over engineering plans

Industry	Electric power distribution
Established in Canada	1910
Major Canadian locations	London ON
Full-time employees in Canada	314
Average age of employees in Canada	42.1 years
Longest serving employee	42.8 years
Benefits note	London Hydro Inc. has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 80% of salary for 16 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 2 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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, 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

Industry	Electric power distribution
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Major Canadian locations	London ON
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	Technician, Technologist, Systems Operator, Customer Service Representative, Powerline Maintainer, Engineer in Training, Accountant, Business Systems Analyst
Starting salary	$50K to $60K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Bachelor of Arts
- Business
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Information Systems
Bachelor of Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Power / Hydro
Bachelor of Science
- Computer Science
Community College Diploma
- Computer Science
- Electronics Technician
- Engineering Technician
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)

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