Top Employer: Northern Digital Inc. / NDI

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Northern Digital Inc. / NDI was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2023):

Northern Digital encourages lifelong learning with tuition subsidies for courses related and indirectly related to an employees' current role (to $1,000) and also provides subsidies for professional accreditation
Northern Digital provides three weeks of paid vacation for new employees and considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlements for new employees
Northern Digital cultivates an ownership culture through a share purchase plan, available to all employees and offers generous referral bonuses for employees who successfully refer a candidate (up to $5,000)

Employees from Northern Digital's integration team demonstrate a product for new hire training

Industry	Advanced spatial measurement systems
Established in Canada	1981
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Roper Technologies, Inc.
Parent company head office	Sarasota, FL, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON, Cambridge ON, Kitchener ON, Waterloo ON
Full-time employees in Canada	137
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Average age of employees in Canada	47 years
Longest serving employee	30 years
Hybrid work	hybrid work program available and dependent on business needs, provides basic home office equipment for employees who are eligible to work from home
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
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
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 3 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, 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