Top Employer: Motive Studio

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

Here are some of the reasons why Motive Studio was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Motive Studio gives employees the opportunity to choose their work model, from 100 per cent remote to hybrid work options -- when working on-site, employees can enjoy complimentary breakfast options (cereals, pastries, eggs, bread, fruit), access to a games lounge (pool table, foosball, video games, ping pong), as well as transit subsidies to help reduce commuting costs
Motive Studio cultivates an ownership culture through a share purchase plan available to all employees and helps employees shore up long term savings with matching RSP contributions
Motive Studio encourages employees to support causes they care about by matching charitable donations up to $5,000 per individual per year -- the company also rewards volunteer efforts by donating $1,000 for every 20 hours an employee dedicates to volunteering

A Motive Studio employee brainstorms growth and development ideas

Industry	Video game developers
Established in Canada	2015
Parent company	Electronic Arts Inc.
Parent company head office	Redwood City, CA, United States
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Québec QC, Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	192
Part-time employees in Canada	1
Longest serving employee	19.84 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $500 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 12 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 4 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 4 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 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
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)