Top Employer: Telefilm Canada

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

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

Telefilm Canada offers long-term peace of mind with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and health benefits that extend to retirees, with 50 per cent premium coverage and no age limit
Telefilm Canada provides a starting vacation allowance of three weeks and allows employees to carry over up to five unused vacation days -- unused sick and personal obligation days are also transferred at the end of each fiscal year
Telefilm Canada enhanced its health benefits plan, offering $5,000 per year in coverage for mental health care, additional paramedical services including massage therapy and osteopathy, and up to $75,000 for gender-affirming care

Telefilm Canada employees

Industry	Federal government, cultural agency
Established in Canada	1967
Major Canadian locations	Halifax NS, Vancouver BC, Toronto ON, Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	205
Part-time employees in Canada	12
Average age of employees in Canada	46.9 years
Longest serving employee	36 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting, earned days off program
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
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $5,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 93% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 93% of salary for 35 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 93% of salary for 35 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 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year