Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2023):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Nov 30, 2022)
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
Highlights
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 |