Top Employer: ULMA Construction Systems Canada Inc.

Recognized as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 4, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why ULMA Construction Systems Canada Inc. was selected as one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025) and Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2025):

Ulma Construction Systems encourages employees to give back to the community by offering five paid volunteer days, focusing its charitable efforts on youth, individuals with special needs and community food banks
Ulma Construction Systems offers a health spending account as part of its benefits plan, helping employees cover additional medical and dental expenses -- employees receive between $600 and $1,200 annually, with the option to carry forward unused credits to the following year
Ulma Construction Systems provides generous maternity and parental leave top-ups for new mothers, providing 100 per cent of salary for up to 26 weeks

Ulma Construction Systems engineering employees review a drawing at the organization's headquarters in Cambridge, ON

Highlights

Industry	Concrete forming and shoring systems
Established in Canada	2009
Parent company	ULMA C y E, S. Coop.
Parent company head office	Oñate, Spain
Major Canadian locations	Coquitlam BC, Ottawa ON, Bolton ON, Cambridge ON
Full-time employees in Canada	74
Longest serving employee	8 years
Flexible work options	flexible work hours
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $1,200 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $1,200 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 15 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 11 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
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
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, (up to 5 paid days)

The Career Directory

ULMA Construction Systems Canada Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Employees at Ulma Construction Systems Canada work together in the company's head office

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Concrete forming and shoring systems
Full-time employees in Canada	51 to 100
Parent company	ULMA C y E, S. Coop.
Parent company head office	Oñate, Spain
Major Canadian locations	Coquitlam BC, Ottawa ON, Bolton ON, Cambridge ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, online training, in-house training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Administrator, Designers (Engineering), Marketing, General Labour
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

ULMA Construction Systems Canada Inc.

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