Top Employer: NAVBLUE

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

Here are some of the reasons why NAVBLUE was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

NAVBLUE maintains a local charitable focus and encourages employees to get involved with one paid volunteer day, matching charitable donations (to $100) and $200 donations for every 100 hours that an employee volunteers
NAVBLUE supports ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions (to $1,000 annually) as well as through in-house and online training programs
Employees at NAVBLUE can pay a little extra to enhance their health benefit coverage levels -- and employees can take advantage of a number of unique services, from "My Childcare" to access emergency childcare at no cost, to the newly established "GOeVisit" program (during the pandemic) for direct online access to medical advice and feedback

NAVBLUE's executive team hosted a pancake breakfast for employees

Industry	Custom computer programming
Established in Canada	2016
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Airbus
Parent company head office	Blagnac, France
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Full-time employees in Canada	176
Average age of employees in Canada	41 years
Longest serving employee	24.7 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting
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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 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)

NAVBLUE employees dress up for Halloween

Industry	Custom computer programming
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	Airbus
Parent company head office	Blagnac, France
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op placements in finance, technology, quality, performance engineering and procurement, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	Software Developer, Performance Specialist, Software Test Specialist, Customer Support Specialist, Technical Support Specialist, DevOps Pipeline Specialist, General Accountant, Instructional Designer, to name a few
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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