Waterloo Area's Top Employers
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Kitchener, Ontario
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-Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
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Area together with the cities of Guelph
Guelph
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and Cambridge
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
, Ontario. Published annually since October 2007, the designation recognizes the employers that lead their industries in creating forward-thinking workplaces with progressive human resources policies. Winners are chosen by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers
Canada's Top 100 Employers
Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. Winners are...
and announced in editorial features published each fall by the Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury
Guelph Mercury
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and the Cambridge Times
Cambridge Times
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Applicants for the award are compared to other employers in their industry, using eight main criteria: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. The winning employers are the ones that offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. An academic advisory board, composed of four distinguished professors from across Canada, oversee the competition's selection criteria each year.
Any employer with its head office or principal place of business in the Waterloo area may apply to be considered for the award, which is made for one calendar year. The competition is open to public-sector and private-sector employers alike. Employers complete a single application to be considered for both the annual Waterloo Area's Top Employers and the Canada's Top 100 Employers designation.