Recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Nov 22, 2023)
Here are some of the reasons why Niagara College Canada was selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2024):
- Niagara College encourages employees to keep fit and healthy with subsidized access to an onsite fitness facility that offers a complete range of equipment and amenities as well as instructor led fitness classes such as yoga, Zumba and full body HIIT
- Niagara College provides exceptional maternity and parental leave top-up for new mothers (to 93 per cent of salary for a full year) and offers parental top-up for fathers and adoptive parents (to 93 per cent of salary for up to 36 weeks) -- employees also have the option to phase-in their return to work
- Niagara College helps employees to plan ahead with retirement planning assistance and contributions to a defined benefit pension plan -- and encourages employees to remain connected to the college community through a dedicated retirees' association
Highlights
Industry | Post secondary schools, college |
Established in Canada | 1967 |
Major Canadian locations | Niagara-on-the-Lake ON, Welland ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 846 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 1,012 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 43 years |
Longest serving employee | 45 years |
Benefits note | Niagara College Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 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 100% of the premiums |
Health spending account | up to $3,000 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $1,750 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 93% of salary for 16 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 93% of salary for 36 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 93% of salary for 36 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 93% of salary for 36 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 | in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 50% of tuition per year |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities |