Recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025) and BC's Top Employers (2025):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Nov 14, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why SAP Canada Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025) and BC's Top Employers (2025):
- SAP Canada's head office features an on-site fitness facility (with free employee memberships) that offers instructor-led yoga, weight training and circuit training classes and features a therapy wellness room for nutritionists, massage therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors and acupuncturists
- SAP Canada offers excellent family-friendly benefits, from generous coverage for IVF fertility treatments and prescription drugs to an adoption subsidy of up to $20,000 -- the company also offers maternity and parental leave top-up for birth mothers (to 24 weeks), as well as full top-up for fathers, partners and adoptive parents to four weeks (along with 10 paid days of family leave for all new parents)
- SAP Canada offers a FlexConnect app that lets employees book workspaces (and find out who else is in the office that day) and employees can work hybrid from any of its six Canadian office locations -- the company makes it easier to commute through generous commuting subsidies (to $1,440 annually) and a daily on-site lunch subsidy (to $525 every quarter)

Employer Background
Industry | Custom computer programming services |
Established in Canada | 1989 |
Publicly traded | yes |
Parent company | SAP SE |
Parent company head office | Walldorf, Germany |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC, Waterloo ON, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 3,167 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 263 |
Full-time employees worldwide | 108,206 |
Workforce engaged on a contract basis | 5% |
Average age of employees in Canada | 43 years |
Longest serving employee | 43 years |
Work Environment Rating: A+
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting, FlexConnect app (lets employees book workspaces and know who else is in the office), Flex Location (lets employees to work hybrid from any of the company's six Canadian offices), adapted many workspaces to better accommodate flexible work |
Commuter amenities | walk to public transit, transit subsidies, online carpool sign-up, subsidized parking, electric vehicle charging stations, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, nearby bike sharing station |
Onsite workplace features | telecommuter workstations, sit-stand workstations, private phone booth, nap room, sleep pods, religious observance room, outdoor patio, outdoor barbecue, discounts at local restaurants |
Employee lounge amenities | comfortable seating, fireplace, music, television, video games, pool table, foosball table, table hockey, board games, staff rooms, collaborative spaces, design thinking rooms, game rooms, wellness rooms, "doodle" rooms, unique booth spaces, nap room |
Onsite cafeteria | healthy menus, special diet menus, subsidized meals |
Other food options at main location | Lunch On Us program (provides employees with a daily credit of up to $25 to use on Ritual, up to $525 each quarter) |
Onsite fitness facility | for employees only, free membership, treadmills, stationary bikes, stairmasters, instructor-led classes (yoga, weight training, circuit training), elliptical trainers, rowing machines, weights, shower facilities, therapy wellness room for nutritionists, masseuses, physiotherapists, chiropractors and acupuncturists |
Work Atmosphere & Communications Rating: A
Employee social committee name | Canada Community Team (est. 1998) |
Past social events | formal employee engagement teams (25 teams across the company) that organize weekly events, game nights and networking events across the company |
Cultural aspects | business-casual dress daily, dress-for-your-day policy, casual dress (e.g. jeans) daily, music while working, concierge services available, employee sports teams, organized social activities for retirees |
Employee communications | intranet site, company newsletter, traditional/email suggestion box, internal social media |
Other in-house communications | quarterly new hire lunches with senior executives, open forum quarterly meetings |
Financial Benefits & Compensation Rating: A
Outside salary surveys | participates in outside salary surveys every 6 months |
Employee salary reviews | individual salaries are reviewed every 6 months |
Long-term savings | defined-contribution (DC) pension |
Long-term planning | retirement planning assistance, phased-in retirement work options |
Share purchase plan | available to all employees |
Year-end bonuses | available to all employees |
Referral bonuses (max) | new employee referral bonuses (up to $3,500) for some positions |
Additional financial benefits | corporate discount program (e.g. retail, services, travel, etc.), discounted home insurance, discounted auto insurance, discounted auto lease rates, defined contribution pension plan (is 2.5% of employees’ base salary up to an annual maximum of $2,500), commuter subsidy program (for transit, parking and ride-sharing services to $1,440 annually), group rates for home, auto and pet insurance, domestic, business and international relocation support services as needed |
Health & Family-Friendly Benefits Rating: B+
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Flexible coverage | health plan is flexible with adjustable premiums and coverage levels |
Minimum hours worked for coverage | 24 hours per week |
Waiting period | there is no waiting period for coverage |
Family coverage option | yes |
Dental coverage | routine, restorative |
Eyecare | $100 every 1 year |
Paid sick days | employees receive 10 days off each year |
Health plan includes | traditional coverage (e.g. prescription drugs), employee assistance (EAP) plan, semi-private hospital room, physiotherapy, medical travel insurance, homecare, medical equipment and supplies, massage therapy, nutrition planning, podiatrist, osteopathy, chiropractor, alternative coverage (e.g. acupuncture, naturopathy), virtual healthcare services |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $2,500 each year |
Health spending account | up to $1,130 each year |
Additional health plan information | Wellbeats (online fitness and nutrition program), gender affirmation support (to a $100,000 lifetime maximum) |
Additional health and wellness initiatives | LifeSpeak online platform (offers more than 800 videos and podcasts on a wide range of topics from over 100 leading experts in the field), Village Wellness (range of initiatives, including wellness coaching and online meditation classes), formal Wellness Week (hosted in October offering wellness activities, onsite vendors and awareness initiatives) |
In vitro fertilization (IVF) | $10,000 per lifetime |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 20 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 4 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 100% of salary for 4 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 100% of salary for 4 weeks |
Adoption assistance subsidy | up to $20,000 per child |
Additional family-friendly benefits | extended parental leave to unpaid leave, phased-in return to work for new parents |
Additional family-friendly information | family paid leave benefit (up to 10 days for all parents), Maturn (program supporting mothers through personal and career challenges moving to and from maternity leave), Rethink (program to support parents of children with learning, behavioural and developmental disabilities), compassionate leave (up to 12 weeks), organ donation leave (up to 26 weeks), bereavement leave (up to 10 days), crisis and care leave (up to 10 days), family paid leave days (up to 10 days), military reservist leaves of absence), Cleo (caregiver program to help employees manage family care priorities at home, from birthing plans to education planning to special health care needs) |
Vacation & Personal Time-Off Rating: B+
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Vacation jump | vacation increases after 3 years of employment |
Maximum vacation allowance | employees move to a maximum of 5 weeks of vacation over their career |
Personal paid days off | employees can schedule 5 personal days off each year, as needed |
Unpaid leave maximum | 12 months |
Employee Engagement & Performance Rating: A+
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 3 months |
Managers receive performance review training | yes |
360° feedback option | as part of the review process, performance feedback is also solicited from co-workers and other managers familiar with each employee's work |
Confidential employee feedback | employees can also provide confidential feedback on their manager's performance |
Exit interview | exit interview option is available for departing employees |
Performance recognition | online recognition platform, individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, long-service awards, tailored and unique rewards (e.g. travel) |
In-house survey period | in-house surveys are conducted every 6 months |
Outside survey period | outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months |
Training & Skills Development Rating: A
Career planning | in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, mentoring, in-house training, online training, leadership development programs, paid internships, subsidies for professional accreditation, mentoring to transfer retirees' skills |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $10,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Unique training & development programs | SAP Innovator Challenge (6-month learning program created by employees for employees), Solution Advisory and Product Support rotational program (lets engineers get closer to customers, and sales and support teams benefit from greater exposure to technical expertise) |
Community Involvement Rating: A
Scope of charitable involvement | local, national, international |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |
Total employee volunteer hours (on company time) | over 2,975 hours last year |
Total number of charities supported last year | approximately 12 charitable and community organizations were supported last year |
Some of the community organizations supported | TRANSFORM Support Hub (provides pro-bono consulting services for non-profit and social enterprises), UNICEF, Templeton STEM (youth education partnership with the Vancouver School Board and British Columbia Institute of Technology), Buy Social Canada, Science World, League of Innovators, BC Tech |
Charitable giving | matches employee donations, matches employee volunteer hours with company donations |
Community highlight | SAP's charitable efforts are focused on digital inclusion initiatives, with the goal to "help everyone participate in, and benefit from, today’s digital world" -- the company focuses on two main areas: accelerating social business and building future skills -- SAP also manages a unique "social sabbaticals" program that brings together volunteers from cross-functional teams to volunteer their specific expertise in areas such as strategy, marketing, IT, finance, consulting or legal to nonprofit organizations, government agencies or educational institutions |
Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2024):
By Kristina Leung and Stephanie Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 4, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why SAP Canada Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2024):
- SAP Canada is a founding partner of the Maturn program, which supports birthing and non-birthing mothers throughout their maternity leave so they can transition back to work with ease and confidence -- the program includes self-directed modules, live monthly group coaching sessions, monthly guest experts and Q&A's on relevant topics as well as an online community
- SAP Canada participated as a pilot country for its parent company's Autism at Work program, which now has over 200 employees with autism in 27 different job types located in 16 countries (10 in Canada) -- SAP also created the Autism at Work executive advisory committee in 2022 to engage executives across the organization with board area and regional representation as well as a rotating employee representative seat
- SAP Canada is committed to fair pay, reviewing salaries annually to ensure external competitiveness and offering a transparent compensation framework and pay ranges (as of 2022, 99.8 per cent of employees have transparency on their pay range) -- pay adjustments are implemented for similar roles that fall outside of the acceptable spread as part of its annual pay equity analysis

Over the last decade, my professional trajectory in recruiting has been underscored by a resolute commitment to allowing every individual from underrepresented communities an equitable opportunity in the interview and hiring process. As an immigrant myself to Canada, this mission has been a personal one, guiding my efforts to collaborate with hiring managers in mitigating biases and ensuring that all candidates have a fair chance to showcase their capabilities. Zahi Diab-Maalouf, diversity and inclusion manager
Highlights
Industry | Custom computer programming services |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC, Waterloo ON, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 3,110 |
Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives | global diversity and inclusion office responsible for coordinating efforts to ensure inclusive hiring and inclusive behaviours |
Performance management and accountability | board-level commitment to improve representation of women in leadership (goal to have 30% by 2023), also aims to consistently achieve the same promotion ratio for men and women, measures KPIs related to diversity and inclusion |
Employee resource groups | over 15 employee network groups in Canada including Women@SAP, Latinos@SAP, Black employee network, Indigenous Ally network and Pan Asians@SAP, Pride@SAP; global networks include Business Women's Network (with 90 chapters and over 15,000 members) and Pride@SAP (over 7,000 members) |
Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies | performs pay equity analysis annually with adjustments if those in similar roles fall outside of the acceptable spread, 99.8% of employees have transparency on their pay range |
Recruitment initiatives | SAP Autism at Work program to remove barriers to entry for candidates with autism (program is available in 16 different countries and employs over 200 individuals with autism in 27 different job types), partners with service provider Daivergent to launch a pilot program to help neurodiverse individuals find meaningful career paths |
Retention and development programs | action plans for top performers with clearly communicated and transparent promotion processes, analyzes data to identify progression gaps and career stall trends, mentoring tool to enable inclusive mentoring, Women to Watch and Talent to Watch development programs build a pipeline of diverse talent for senior roles, Maturn program supports mothers through their maternity leave |
Training and awareness initiatives | D&I toolkit for managers, created accessibility standards for site-wide communications and developed a checklist for leading inclusive meetings, offers Focus on Insight training to introduce mindsets, behaviours and strategies that promote an inclusive culture, launched an Indigenous inclusion initiative to help guide the company's understanding of reconciliation, ally program managed by the Pride@SAP network, women's professional growth webinar series |
Diversity highlights | Free to BE Me @ SAP campaign to encourage employees to bring their whole self to work, Activating Men for Parity program to encourage men to participate actively in diversity and inclusion efforts, SAP Autism Inclusion Pledge to inspire more organizations to become autism inclusive (features a free digital platform of SAP best practices), #WomenForward executive series events (to enable women leaders in SAP's customer base to gather and network), early-stage investment fund committed to investing up to 40% of investable capital in underrepresented groups in enterprise software (such as startups founded or led by female entrepreneurs) |
Highlights from the past year | Indigenous inclusion steering committee accomplished a number of initiatives to help guide efforts towards reconciliation (decolonization training, D&I toolkit for hiring managers and leadership, partnered with PLATO to create training and employment opportunities), launched Brave Leadership program for women in management to help build self-awareness and confidence to advance, working to establish gender neutral restrooms across all North American offices |
Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 15, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why SAP Canada Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2024):
- SAP Canada's Green Teams in Vancouver, Waterloo, Toronto and Montreal collaborate to organize the Sustainability Impacts Series featuring virtual and hybrid sessions and featuring guest speakers on various sustainability topics, from a Zero Waste Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Workshop to Sustainable investing 101
- SAP Canada has reduced its overall paper consumption by an impressive 78 per cent over a baseline year of 2009 -- and has set zero-waste goals, e-waste recycling and refurbishment programs, water use reduction targets and the phasing out of single-use plastics
- SAP Canada has used 100 per cent renewable electricity to power all of its data centres since 2014 -- and has set the ambitious target of ensuring all operations are carbon neutral by the end of 2023, which is two years earlier than its original 2025 target

Highlights
Industry | Custom computer programming services |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC, Waterloo ON, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 3,110 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 175 |
Employee green team | SAP's Green Team |
Senior executive who oversees initiatives | Chief Sustainability Officer |
Formal strategy/policy name | global environmental policy |
Publishes sustainability report | yes |
Green highlights | SBTi Net-Zero Standard (commitment to achieve net zero across its entire value chain by 2030), Global Environmental Policy (commitment to recycle and divert close to 100% of discarded SAP equipment within its operations from incineration and landfill by 2030), aligned business strategy to environmental strategy (created a completely "green cloud" through renewable electricity certificates to offset energy consumed) |
Noteworthy initiatives | office Green Teams collaborated across Canada and launched the Sustainability Impacts Series that included virtual and in-person events featuring leading experts and speakers on various sustainability topics (topics included Accelerate Into Circular Economy & Sustainable Management, Zero Waste Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Workshop, Food Sustainability & Regenerative Agriculture, and Sustainable investing 101) |
Building footprint includes | PV solar panels, rainwater collection, green roof, solar water heating, geothermal heating/cooling, electric vehicle charging stations, solar air heating, community garden, has used 100% renewable electricity to power all of its data centres since 2014, LED lighting retrofits, water use management strategy |
Extended recycling | paper use reduction strategies (has reduced paper consumption by 78% since 2009) |
Commuter amenities | electric vehicle fleet expansion program (goal to ensure one-third of all company cars are eco-friendly alternatives by 2025), shared-use bicycle programs for employees to use for free, walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, online carpool sign-up, transit subsidies |
Community partnerships | Earth Hours (offices across Canada) |
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 SAP Canada Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):
- SAP Canada employs young professionals through their Internship Experience Program, offering students and recent graduates internships ranging from four to 12 months -- the program includes formal and informal learning in both online and offline formats and an Innovation Challenge, where interns are tasked with finding solutions to a business problem or challenge
- SAP Canada manages the Academy of People and Business Transformation, a year-long program for new graduates that includes rotations across three business areas, a dedicated onboarding program, mentorship opportunities and extensive training to build knowledge on end-to-end business and human resources process
- SAP Canada supports a Canada Intern Committee to connect students from across the world -- the committee takes on a variety of initiatives, including workshops and social events, bi-weekly newsletters, and an online challenges series

Highlights
Industry | Custom computer programming services |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC, Waterloo ON, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 3,167 |
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, apprenticeship/skilled trades programs |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $10,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Unique training and development opportunities | Next Talent Program (18-month program for recent graduates that offers opportunities in software development, design, and data science), Global Early Talent Experience program (provides professionals early in their career with networking opportunities, development resources and tips on getting acclimated to the organization), Early Talent Advisory Board program (enables emerging leaders to develop their personal leadership plan and future career plan over the course of 9 months), Global Fellowship program (employees can experience a different role or team, with opportunities ranging from 1 to 16 months), employees have access to online courses through openSAP learning platform, Academy for Engineering (6-month training program targets young engineers at the organization with 0 to 3 years of job experience), Academy for Customer Success (1-year program to develop pre-sales and sales talent through classroom training in California, product training, and mentoring), Catalyst Development program (22 pool-specific development journeys based on high-need roles, participants are identified based on manager nomination), Solution Advisory and Product Support rotational program (6-month fellowship for technical employees to gain first-hand customer experience through the solution advisory group and product support team), career support for interns (including career advice, coaching programs, global mentoring), Intern Spotlight initiative provides greater visibility to students seeking full-time employment opportunities |
Additional highlights | volunteering opportunities for interns (interns receive up to 8 hours of time off for volunteering each year), SAP iXp Global Orientation for new interns (delivered to new interns joining SAP in one of the 22 SAP iXp countries by a global program lead), Year One Success global onboarding program (a learning-centered onboarding program that contains a guided learning plan, networking building, and peer learning) |
Dedicated employee resource group | Early Talent Ambassadors (early-talent employees who organize career development events and provide peer mentoring, including executive panel discussions, expert coffee corners, and networking events), SAP Canada Employee Engagement planning teams (plan development opportunities and run projects) |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
The Career Directory
SAP Canada Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Custom computer programming services |
Full-time employees in Canada | 2,501 to 5,000 |
Parent company | SAP SE |
Parent company head office | Walldorf, Germany |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC, Waterloo ON, Ottawa ON |
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 |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $10,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Typical new grad positions | Account Executive Associate, Administration Associate, Business Processes Associate, Consulting Graduate Developer Associate, Developer/Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Finance Associate, Information Developer Associate, Inside Sales Associate, IT Application Associate, Consultant Presales Associate, Project Associate, Quality Associate, Solution & Product Marketing Associate, User Experience Design Specialist, User Interface Designer, Product Specialist, Technical Writer, Project Coordinator, Business Development Associate, Business Transformation Associate, Communications Specialist, Customer Success Partner |
Starting salary | $60K to $70K |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |
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
- Public Relations / Communications
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Systems
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Bachelor of Engineering
- Automation / Robotics
- Civil
- Computer Engineering
- Engineering Physics
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Bachelor of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
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Community College Diploma
- Information Technology
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Doctorate (Science)
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
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Master of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Systems
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Master of Engineering
- Computer Engineering
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Master of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
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Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Logistics (CITT, CIFFA)
- Other Business / Technical/ Industry Certifications
Recruits at these schools
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Brock University
- Capilano University
- Concordia University
- Dalhousie University
- Douglas College
- École de technologie supérieure
- Emily Carr University of Art and Design
- HEC Montréal
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Laurentian University
- MacEwan University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Memorial University
- Mount Royal University
- Polytechnique Montréal
- Queen's University
- Red River College
- Simon Fraser University
- Thompson Rivers University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université Laval
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Ottawa
- University of Regina
- University of the Fraser Valley
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Windsor
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University