Top Employer: OCAS Application Services, Inc.

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

Here are some of the reasons why OCAS Application Services, Inc. was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

OCAS Application Services offers generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments to employees who are new mothers and fathers, including adoptive parents (to 93 per cent of salary for a full year)
OCAS Application Services supports ongoing employee development with generous tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions, up to $2,500 for courses related to their current position
Along with over four weeks of starting vacation allowance, OCAS Application Services provides paid time off during the winter holidays (up to five days) and summer months (up to five days)

OCAS Application Services employees donate bicycles to local charities

Industry	Administrative services
Established in Canada	1991
Major Canadian hiring locations	Guelph ON
Full-time employees in Canada	90
Part-time employees in Canada	1
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	27 years
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
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4.4 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 3 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 3 paid days)