Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 2, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why Ontario Energy Board / OEB was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):
- Ontario Energy Board offers exceptional family-friendly benefits, providing new mothers with maternity and parental leave top up (to 93 per cent of salary for a full year) and parental leave top-up for fathers and adoptive parents (to 93 per cent of salary for 35 weeks)
- Ontario Energy Board encourages employees to keep fit with subsidized memberships to a shared-use on-site fitness facility that offers a complete range of fitness equipment, as well as instructor-led fitness classes
- Ontario Energy Board encourages employees to save for the future with contributions to a defined benefit pension plan, and offers helpful financial benefits along the way including discounted home and auto insurance, low-interest home loans and discounted auto lease rates

Employees at Ontario Energy Board participate in the CN Tower Climb

Employees at Ontario Energy Board participate in the CN Tower Climb

Employees at Ontario Energy Board participate in the CN Tower Climb
Highlights
Industry | Provincial energy regulation |
Established in Canada | 1960 |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 234 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 4 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 47 years |
Longest serving employee | 36 years |
Benefits note | OEB has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 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 |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $1,500 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 93% of salary for 17 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 93% of salary for 35 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 93% of salary for 35 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 93% of salary for 35 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 6 months |
In-house training initiatives | in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships |
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 |
The Career Directory
Ontario Energy Board / OEB has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Provincial energy regulation |
Full-time employees in Canada | 101 to 250 |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON |
Student opportunities | paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Typical new grad positions | Project Management Analyst, Natural Gas Analyst, Major Applications Analyst, Incentive Rate Setting Analyst, Generation & Transmission Analyst, Performance Analytics & Reporting Analyst, Industry Policy & Compliance Analyst, Consumer Policy & Compliance Analyst, Public Information Officer, Desktop Support Analyst, Intermediate Programmer Analyst, HR Coordinator, Accounts Payable Coordinator, Records Management Administrator |
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 Arts
- Business
- Economics
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Information Systems
- Public Administration
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Bachelor of Engineering
- Electrical
- Environmental
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Bachelor of Laws
- Corporate
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Community College Diploma
- Communications / Public Relations
- Graphic Arts / Design
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Journalism
- Office Administration
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Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Microsoft Certifications
- Purchasing Management (PMAC, CPP)
Recruits at these schools
- McMaster University
- Queen's University
- Seneca College
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University