Top Employer: St. John's International Airport Authority

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

Here are some of the reasons why St. John's International Airport Authority was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025):

St. John's International Airport Authority helps employees starting a family with maternity and parental leave top-ups, to 93 per cent of salary for up 17 weeks for all parents, in addition to five family leave days per year
Varying by position, St. John's International Airport Authority helps employees balance their day-to-day responsibilities with flexible work hours, a formal hybrid program, and a compressed summer workweek option that allows them to bank extra hours in exchange for every second Friday afternoon off
St. John's International Airport Authority helps employees fulfill their professional goals with career planning services and leadership development programs, along with tuition subsidies to further their education

St. John's International Airport Authority employees are celebrated through the organization's years of gratitude service awards program

Industry	Airport operations
Established in Canada	1996
Major Canadian locations	St. John's NL
Full-time employees in Canada	99
Average age of employees in Canada	45.22 years
Longest serving employee	41 years
Benefits note	St. John's International Airport Authority has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 70% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 93% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 93% of salary for 17 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 93% 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 24 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, leadership development programs
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes