Top Employer: Montréal, Ville de

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

Here are some of the reasons why Montréal, Ville de was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Ville de Montréal helps develop the next generation of employees through summer employment opportunities, paid internships, apprenticeships, formal mentoring and leadership development programs
Ville de Montréal provides its new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-up payments to 90 per cent of salary for up to 20 weeks -- and parents may apply to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence
Ville de Montréal supports employees as they transition into life after work, offering retirement planning assistance, the option to take a phased-in approach to retirement, and employer contributions to a defined benefit pension plan

Ville de Montréal engineers collaborate on street and cycle path projects (Photo credit: Mathieu Sparks)

Industry	Municipal governments
Established in Canada	1900
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	27,216
Average age of employees in Canada	43.9 years
Longest serving employee	49.5 years
Benefits note	Montréal, Ville de 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), compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay)
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 65% of the premiums
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 90% of salary for 20 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 90% of salary for 5 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 90% 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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, 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

Industry	Municipal governments
Full-time employees in Canada	25,001 to 50,000
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Office Agent, Administrative Assistant, Gardener, Leisure Intervention Assistant, Leisure Coordinator, Artistic Technician, Scientific Animator, Librarian Technician, Librarian, Municipal Engineering Technician, Traffic and Parking Technician, Environment Assistant Technician, Residential Property Assessment Inspector, Property Assessment Technician, Administrative Control Officer Payroll and Benefits, Design Developer, IT Analyst, Water Leak Detector, Technical Agent Water Network Analysis and Operations Support Technician, Landscape Architecture Technician, Junior Engineer, Tinsmith Roofer, Signaling Equipment Attendant, Security Agent, Judicial Secretary, Prosecutor, Process Attendant, Sanitation Water Worker, Firefighter, Policeman
Starting salary	$40K to $50K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Bachelor of Engineering
- Architectural / Building / Construction
- Civil
- Environmental
- Instrumentation
- Mechanical
- Water Resources
Bachelor of Laws
- Labour
Bachelor of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Information Studies / Library Science
Professional Accreditation
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Land Surveyor
- Professional Engineer
Secondary Education
- High School Diploma

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