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 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)

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

Ville de Montréal engineers collaborate on street and cycle path projects
(Photo credit:
Mathieu Sparks)
Highlights
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), telecommuting |
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 |
The Career Directory
Montréal, Ville de has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
Highlights for New Grads
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, telecommuting |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Academic fields recruited
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Bachelor of Engineering
- Architectural / Building / Construction
- Civil
- Environmental
- Instrumentation
- Mechanical
- Water Resources
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Bachelor of Laws
- Labour
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Bachelor of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Information Studies / Library Science
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Professional Accreditation
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Land Surveyor
- Professional Engineer
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Secondary Education
- High School Diploma
Recruits at these schools
- École de technologie supérieure
- HEC Montréal
- McGill University
- Université de Montréal
- Université du Québec à Montréal