Recognized as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 4, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Northern Digital Inc. / NDI was selected as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):
- Northern Digital supports accessible mental health care by providing up to $1,000 in annual coverage and offers mental health first aid training to promote positive mental health in the workplace
- Northern Digital encourages employees to gather and socialize through various activities, including an employee-led running club for mid-day runs on local trails and a monthly book club, with the company covering the cost of the books
- Northern Digital cultivates an ownership culture with a share purchase plan available to all employees and offers generous referral bonuses of up to $2,500 for successful candidate referrals

Northern Digital social committee team members host a staff barbecue

Northern Digital social committee team members host a staff barbecue

Northern Digital social committee team members host a staff barbecue
Highlights
Industry | Advanced spatial measurement systems |
Established in Canada | 1981 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Parent company | Roper Technology |
Parent company head office | Sarasota, FL, United States |
Major Canadian locations | Cambridge ON, Kitchener ON, Waterloo ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 158 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 3 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 43 years |
Longest serving employee | 31 years |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours |
Long-term savings | matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $1,000 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 95% of salary for 8 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 100% of salary for 1 week |
Adoption top-up | 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 12 months |
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 4 months |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
The Career Directory
Northern Digital Inc. / NDI has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

A Northern Digital employee uses the company's electromagnetic tracking tool

A Northern Digital employee uses the company's electromagnetic tracking tool

A Northern Digital employee uses the company's electromagnetic tracking tool
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Advanced spatial measurement systems |
Full-time employees in Canada | 101 to 250 |
Parent company | Roper Technology |
Parent company head office | Sarasota, FL, United States |
Major Canadian locations | Cambridge ON, Kitchener ON, Waterloo ON |
Student opportunities | paid internships |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, leadership training |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Typical new grad positions | System & Integration Specialist, Firmware Developer, Technical Applications Specialist, Design Verification Specialist, Software Developer, Quality Assurance Specialist, System Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Developer, Firmware Developer |
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
- Biomedical Electronics
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Mechanical
Recruits at these schools
- McMaster University
- Queen's University
- University of Waterloo
- Western University