Université de Montréal

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PO Box 612, Station Centre-Ville
Montréal, QC H3C 3J7
Founded in 1878, Université de Montréal is a post-secondary institution that offers 600 programs to a student population of more than 67,000.

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Université de Montréal employees  

Recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025) and Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Nov 14, 2024)

Here are some of the reasons why Université de Montréal was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025) and Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

  • Université de Montréal starts its support personnel with four weeks of paid vacation and offers union and non-union employees a summer Fridays off program from mid-June to mid-August -- employees can work an additional hour each day to make every weekend a long weekend during the summer
  • Université de Montréal brings employees together through major social gatherings such as the week long Fest’hiver (Winter Festival) that features concerts, conferences, photo exhibitions, ice sculpture contests, quizzes, First Nations artisanal workshops, free ice skating, events on the Place Publique, a Cine-Campus screening, and, of course, warm wine and beaver tails, cultural exchange kiosk, poetry reading, and much more
  • Université de Montréal provides excellent family-friendly benefits, including maternity and parental leave top-up payments for employees who are new mothers, fathers or adoptive parents, the option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence, and the convenience of on-site child care when they are ready to return to work
Université de Montréal invites employees and community members to the annual 'UdeM en fête', a festive holiday celebration  

    Employer Background

    Work Environment Rating: A+

    Work Atmosphere & Communications Rating: B

    Financial Benefits & Compensation Rating: A

    Health & Family-Friendly Benefits Rating: A+

    Vacation & Personal Time-Off Rating: A+

    Employee Engagement & Performance Rating: B

    Training & Skills Development Rating: A+

    Community Involvement Rating: B+

    Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

    By Kristina Leung, Chantel Watkins, and Cypress Weston, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 24, 2025)

    Here are some of the reasons why Université de Montréal was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

    • Université de Montréal offers a preferred first name procedure request, enabling students and employees across the campus to use an alternate preferred first name instead of their legal one while studying or working at the university (including on the student and employee card, corporate email address, administrative systems and websites, the telephone directory, and internal documents where possible)
    • Université de Montréal appointed its first special advisor of equity, diversity and inclusion to the rector, who helped coordinate the development of three-year action plans entitled "Pour l'équité et l'inclusion" (for equity and inclusion) and "Place aux Premiers Peuples" (welcoming Indigenous Peoples) and addresses issues such as the recruitment and progression of staff belonging to minority or at-risk groups -- the university also recently introduced financial support for faculties hiring Indigenous professors
    • Université de Montréal offers training and education on a number of equity, diversity and inclusion topics, including minimizing unconscious bias and inclusive leadership, psychological health in the workplace, and racism and systemic discrimination
    Université de Montréal employees host the congress for l'Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences (ACFAS)   (Photo credit: Hombeline Dumas)

      Highlights

      Industry Post secondary schools, university
      Major Canadian locations Rimouski QC, Brossard QC, Montréal QC, Laval QC, Saint-Hyacinthe QC, Trois-Rivières QC
      Full-time employees in Canada 5,907
      Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives special advisor of equity, diversity and inclusion (mandate is to coordinate diversity efforts and develop action plans to guide future efforts), two 3-year action plans entitled "Pour l'équité et l'inclusion" (for equity and inclusion) and "Place aux Premiers Peuples" (welcoming Indigenous Peoples), action plans address issues such as the recruitment and progression of staff belonging to minority or at-risk groups, associate secretary general for equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigenous relations role support action plans, chief advisor of equity, diversity and inclusion
      Performance management and accountability self-identification survey, representation targets for women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and Aboriginal communities (has met targets for women, and people living with a disability)
      Employee resource groups Kwe Kwe committee (for Indigenous employees), Aboriginal committee (comprised of technical and administrative support employee unions), Comité Femmes et Droit (women and the law committee), Groupe d’action Trans (advocates for trans rights on campus), Caucus des employées et des employés noirs, Handicap, Accompagnements, Regroupement, Recherche et Projets (promotes universal accessibility)
      Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies preferred first name procedure for employees and students
      Recruitment initiatives self-identification questions included in the application process, formal process to facilitate accommodation, partnerships with local organizations that work in employability for people with disabilities, immigrants, and Indigenous Peoples (approximately 30 partnerships in total), provides unconscious bias training to managers involved in the recruitment process, ensures an equity, diversity and inclusion requirement is included in all management-level job offers, provides financial support to faculties hiring Indigenous professors
      Training and awareness initiatives training on inclusive leadership and minimizing unconscious bias, psychological health in the workplace, trans diversity, and racism and systemic discrimination, guide to inclusive behaviour, guide for inclusive writing for the French-speaking community
      Diversity highlights Indigenous Cultural Week (est. 2015, 5-day event highlights the heritage, cultures, and knowledge of Aboriginal communities, in addition to initiating discussion on issues related to Aboriginal Peoples), celebrations for Pride
      Highlights from the past year Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Intersectional Justice, Decolonization and Equity (CRI-JaDE), Racism Prevention Week

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      Université de Montréal employees

        Highlights for New Grads

        Industry Post secondary schools, university
        Full-time employees in Canada 5,001 to 10,000
        Major Canadian locations Rimouski QC, Brossard QC, Montréal QC, Laval QC, Saint-Hyacinthe QC, Trois-Rivières QC
        Student opportunities paid internships, summer jobs
        Training orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring
        Tuition subsidies (related to job) yes
        Work benefits health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, transit subsidies
        Vacation allowance new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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