Top Employer: Provident10

Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Provident10 was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025):

Provident10 fosters a family-friendly culture with maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers and the option for employees to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence, or take a phased-in approach when they are ready to return to work -- the organization also provides up to $15,000 in coverage for fertility drugs to support employees undergoing fertility treatments
Provident10 supports ongoing professional and personal development with unlimited tuition subsidies for courses both related and unrelated to their current position -- and offers a number of in-house training initiatives, including subsidies for professional accreditations, leadership development programs and access to LinkedIn Learning
Provident10 helps employees save for the future with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and year-end bonuses for all

An employee at Provident10 (Photo credit: Alex Stead)

Industry	Pension plan administration
Established in Canada	2015
Major Canadian locations	St. John's NL
Full-time employees in Canada	70
Average age of employees in Canada	43 years
Longest serving employee	8 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 60% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 16 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 24 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	online training, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities

A student at Provident10

Industry	Pension plan administration
Full-time employees in Canada	51 to 100
Major Canadian locations	St. John's NL
Student opportunities	co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Pension Administrator, Data Administrator, IT Administrator, Receptionist, Accounts Payable Administrator
Starting salary	$40K to $50K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job