Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 2, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why PepsiCo Canada was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):
- PepsiCo Canada encourages employees to adopt an ownership mentality through a share purchase plan, available to all employees, and offers a number of helpful everyday financial benefits, including discounted home and auto insurance, low-interest home loans, and discounted auto lease rates
- Varying by employee group, PepsiCo Canada supports new families-to-be with generous fertility support benefits (to $15,000), an adoption benefit (to $15,000), and maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (up to 16 weeks) -- and for employees with older children, the company manages a post-secondary academic scholarship program
- PepsiCo Canada empowers employees to take an active role in their local communities with paid time off to volunteer and generously matches employee donations dollar-for-dollar, to maximum of $10,000 per employee per year

PepsiCo Canada employees bond at a company-wide event
Highlights
Industry | Soft drink and food manufacturing |
Established in Canada | 1934 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Parent company | PepsiCo |
Parent company head office | Purchase, NY, United States |
Major Canadian locations | Mississauga ON, Calgary AB, Montréal QC, Vancouver BC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 11,441 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 872 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 39 years |
Longest serving employee | 55 years |
Benefits note | PepsiCo Canada 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-contribution (DC) pension, matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 80% of the premiums |
Health spending account | up to $700 each year |
Wellness spending account | up to $550 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $3,000 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 1 week |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 90% of salary for 15 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 100% of salary for 2 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 3 months |
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, 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 $5,000 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 1 paid day) |
Recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Jan 20, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why PepsiCo Canada was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):
- PepsiCo Canada offers an Emerging Leader Development Program, designed to help new graduates transition from school to the workplace -- participants are exposed to multiple areas of the business to gain understanding of how different functions collaborate to achieve business goals
- PepsiCo Canada encourages co-op students to build meaningful connections throughout their term, beginning with a comprehensive onboarding day where co-op students meet their peers and employees from all functions of the organization -- students also participate in other unique events, such as plant tours, social events, and Surf Week hosted by supply chain interns, providing participants with access to a minimum of four other sites over the course of a week
- PepsiCo Canada engages early career employees in various training and development opportunities, including a four-part Know the Business series led by functional leaders and the Campus Leadership series, a five-part virtual instructor-led training series that aims to help emerging leaders form professional networks and build leadership skills

PepsiCo Canada employees enjoy lunch together
Highlights
Industry | Soft drink and food manufacturing |
Major Canadian locations | Mississauga ON, Calgary AB, Montréal QC, Vancouver BC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 11,441 |
Student opportunities | summer jobs, co-op opportunities, paid internships |
In-house training programs | orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, mentoring, leadership training, apprenticeship/skilled trades programs |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Unique training and development opportunities | internships available in sales, operations, warehouse, communications, route relief, finance, and business information technology (internships include onboarding, training, and an opportunity to present term accomplishments to senior leadership), Know the Business sessions (four-part series hosted by functional leaders), campus leadership series (five virtual instructor-led sessions on building leadership skills for emerging leaders, includes break-out discussions) |
Additional highlights | events for students and new graduates (includes networking opportunities, plant tours and social events), Surf Week hosted by supply chain interns (gives interns access to at least 4 other sites and leadership teams over the course of a week) |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
The Career Directory
PepsiCo Canada has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Soft drink and food manufacturing |
Full-time employees in Canada | 10,001 to 25,000 |
Parent company | PepsiCo |
Parent company head office | Purchase, NY, United States |
Major Canadian locations | Mississauga ON, Calgary AB, Montréal QC, Vancouver BC |
Student opportunities | paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Typical new grad positions | Associate Marketing Manager, Associate Finance Analyst, District Sales Leader Designate |
Starting salary | $60K to $65K |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer |
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
- Human Resources
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
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Bachelor of Engineering
- Chemical
- Food Processing
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical
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Bachelor of Science
- Environmental
- Nutrition
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Master of Business Administration
- Marketing
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Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)