Top Employer: RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

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 RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

RioCan recently moved into a new head office designed with modern work styles and employee comfort in mind, offering collaboration and touch-down work spaces, a dedicated wellness room, on-site showers, two libraries, innovation and multipurpose rooms, kitchen areas on each floor and the central "RioCanteen" hub that features an extensive coffee bar, food prep and kitchen area
RioCan helps employees enjoy a little more time away with five days of paid shutdown during the winter holiday, in addition to three weeks of starting vacation allowance -- and offers paid personal days to help employees balance personal and professional commitments
RioCan supports all new parents with maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 80 per cent of salary for up to 17 weeks) -- and returning parents may gradually return to work with a phased-in return to work option

RioCan staff connect at an employee barbecue

Highlights

Industry	Real estate investment trusts
Established in Canada	1993
Publicly traded	yes
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Calgary AB, Ottawa ON, Vancouver BC, Edmonton AB
Full-time employees in Canada	565
Part-time employees in Canada	18
Average age of employees in Canada	45 years
Longest serving employee	30 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full 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 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $500 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $300 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 80% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 80% of salary for 17 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 80% of salary for 17 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 $2,000 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)

The Career Directory

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

RioCan employees at a networking event

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Real estate investment trusts
Full-time employees in Canada	501 to 750
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Calgary AB, Ottawa ON, Vancouver BC, Edmonton AB
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 $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Other info for new grads	RioCan offers programs to support new graduates and summer students including 'Building Your Brand' workshops, lunch and learns and industry networking events.
Typical new grad positions	Summer Student, Intern, Analyst, Investments, Analyst, Analytic, Development Coordinator, Construction Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator, Administrator
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, 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

Bachelor of Arts
- Business
- Economics
- Urban Geography / Planning
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
Bachelor of Laws
- Real Estate
Community College Diploma
- Engineering Technician
- Human Resources
- HVAC Systems
Master of Arts
- Urban Geography / Planning
Master of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
Master of Engineering
- Environmental
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Financial Planning (CFP, FMA)
- Microsoft Certifications
- Quality Assurance (TQM)
- Real Estate (RPA, CPM)

Recruits at these schools

Acadia University

Brock University

Carleton University

Dalhousie University

Fanshawe College

George Brown College

Laurentian University

McGill University

McMaster University

University of British Columbia

University of Calgary

University of Guelph

University of Ottawa

University of Regina

University of Saskatchewan

University of Toronto

University of Victoria

University of Waterloo

University of Windsor

Vancouver Community College

Vancouver Island University

Western University

Wilfrid Laurier University

York University

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