Top Employer: Royal Ontario Museum / ROM

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Royal Ontario Museum / ROM was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

Royal Ontario Museum starts new employees with three weeks of paid vacation and offers employees up to five paid personal days off annually -- and employees can apply for unpaid or self-funded (deferred salary) leaves of absence
Royal Ontario Museum helps employees plan securely for the future with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and discounted benefits rates for retirees
Royal Ontario Museum supports all new parents with maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 95 per cent of salary for up to 17 weeks) and manages a summer club and child care program during the summer months

The Gallery of Korea at Royal Ontario Museum

Industry	Museum
Established in Canada	1912
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON
Full-time employees in Canada	364
Part-time employees in Canada	167
Average age of employees in Canada	44 years
Longest serving employee	51 years
Benefits note	Royal Ontario Museum / ROM has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay)
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
Health spending account	up to $200 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 95% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 95% of salary for 17 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 95% of salary for 17 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership development programs, paid internships