Top Employer: YWCA Toronto

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

Here are some of the reasons why YWCA Toronto was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

YWCA Toronto manages a unique secondment program that lets employees take on vacant positions for up to a maximum of 12 months, and offers job shadowing opportunities after one full year of employment
YWCA Toronto promotes work-life balance by starting new employees with four weeks of paid vacation allowance, as well as four paid personal days which can be scheduled as needed throughout the year
YWCA Toronto offers six dedicated health promotion days each year to help employees take care of personal health and wellness matters, conducts employee wellness surveys to better understand employee needs, and offers a dedicated mental health practitioner benefit (to $1,000 annually) as part of the health benefits plan

Employees attend YWCA Toronto's Women of Distinction Awards (Photo credit: Michael Tenaglia)

Industry	Individual and family services
Established in Canada	1873
Parent company	YWCA Canada
Parent company head office	Toronto ON
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON
Full-time employees in Canada	283
Part-time employees in Canada	341
Average age of employees in Canada	45.34 years
Longest serving employee	38 years
Benefits note	YWCA Toronto 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), telecommuting
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 $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 15 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 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	in-house training, online training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $250 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year