Top Employer: New Brunswick Community College / NBCC

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

Here are some of the reasons why New Brunswick Community College / NBCC was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025):

New Brunswick Community College cultivates a culture of lifelong learning through generous tuition subsidies for job-related courses at external institutions (to a lifetime maximum of $10,000), as well as subsidies for general interest courses -- additionally, employees can take any courses offered by the college at no cost
New Brunswick Community College actively seeks employee feedback on a range of topics through a college-wide employee engagement survey and formal engagement sessions hosted by the President and CEO -- last year, over 300 employees participated across 17 sessions, with their feedback shared directly with senior executives
New Brunswick Community College supports employees in preparing for the next chapter with pension plan contributions, phased-in work options for those nearing retirement, and access to health benefits after retirement (with no age limit)

New Brunswick Community College employees celebrate the launch of the organization's new mobile training centre

Industry	Post secondary schools, college
Established in Canada	1973
Major Canadian locations	Miramichi NB, Woodstock NB, Moncton NB, Fredericton NB, Saint John NB, Saint Andrews NB
Full-time employees in Canada	1,239
Part-time employees in Canada	92
Average age of employees in Canada	47 years
Longest serving employee	41 years
Benefits note	New Brunswick Community College has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension, defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 75% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $300 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 16 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
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	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, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

New Brunswick Community College employees graduating from the college's Instructor Development Program

Industry	Post secondary schools, college
Full-time employees in Canada	1,001 to 2,500
Major Canadian locations	Miramichi NB, Woodstock NB, Moncton NB, Fredericton NB, Saint John NB, Saint Andrews NB
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
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	Community College Instructors, Finance, IT, HR, Student Services, Advancement
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job