Top Employer: Spiegel Ryan

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

Here are some of the reasons why Spiegel Ryan was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Spiegel Ryan offers four weeks of vacation after five years on the job and provides five days of paid holiday shutdown in December, allowing employees to spend extra time with friends and family
Spiegel Ryan supports new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-up (100 per cent of salary for up to 25 weeks), and offers flexible scheduling and remote work options to help accommodate family appointments and personal needs
Spiegel Ryan encourages employees to save for the future with matching RSP contributions and helps employees approaching retirement transition with phased-in work options, allowing them to gradually reduce their hours

Octavio Trillos (left) Adriana Cristea (right), two assistants at Spiegel Ryan, collaborate at work

Industry	Law firms
Established in Canada	1967
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	134
Part-time employees in Canada	15
Average age of employees in Canada	44 years
Longest serving employee	40 years
Benefits note	Spiegel Ryan 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), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 7 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 5 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 25 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	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer

Here are some of the reasons why Spiegel Ryan was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2025):

Spiegel Ryan expanded its full-time workforce in Canada by over 10 per cent in the past year and leverages employee networks to fill vacancies with generous referral bonuses of up to $5,000 per successful referral
Spiegel Ryan invests in long-term career development with opportunities for formal mentoring, in-house training options, tuition subsidies for job-related courses and subsidies for professional accreditation

Litigation lawyers at Spiegel Ryan visit a sugar shack

Industry	Law firms
Established in Canada	1967
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	134
Part-time employees in Canada	15
Full-time employee growth in the past year	11.7 %
Average age of employees in Canada	44 years
Longest serving employee	40 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), reduced summer hours
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, long-service awards