Recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 17, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Pratt & Whitney Canada was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):
- Pratt & Whitney Canada enhances access to mental health care more accessible with coverage for accredited practitioners (to $2,500 per year) as part of it's benefits plan -- employees also receive training on resilience, work-life balance, stress management, recognition, mindfulness, and conflict management to promote a positive mental health culture
- Pratt & Whitney Canada gives back to the communities where it operates, contributing over 1,500 volunteer hours on company time in the past year -- the company also generously matches employee donations in kind, up to $30,000 per employee per year
- Pratt & Whitney Canada offers referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to recruit candidates from their personal networks, to $3,000 per successful hire

Pratt & Whitney Canada employees showcase their work to other departments at an internal career day

Pratt & Whitney Canada employees showcase their work to other departments at an internal career day

Pratt & Whitney Canada employees showcase their work to other departments at an internal career day
Highlights
Industry | Aircraft engine manufacturing |
Established in Canada | 1928 |
Parent company | Pratt & Whitney |
Parent company head office | East Hartford, CT, United States |
Major Canadian locations | Saint-Hubert QC, Enfield NS, Longueuil QC, Mississauga ON, Mirabel QC, Lethbridge AB |
Full-time employees in Canada | 6,371 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 27 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 44 years |
Longest serving employee | 51 years |
Benefits note | Pratt & Whitney Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting, reduced summer hours |
Long-term savings | defined-contribution (DC) pension, matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 90% of the premiums |
Health spending account | up to $200 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $2,500 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 75% of salary for 18 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 | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, 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 $20,000 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 |