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MONTRÉAL’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2025)
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Montréal’s dynamic work culture benefits employees
Companies competing for talent are offering better perks, benefits and career opportunities
M
ontréal is a city where history
and innovation intersect. In
the Old Port’s cobbled streets,
established companies with
deep-rooted traditions and cultures share
walls with businesses in emerging and
dynamic industries, creating a unique
corporate ecosystem that benefits
employees in ways that few cities can
match.
As companies try to attract talent, they
offer innovative benefits and cultures that
raise the bar for employers across the city.
This is on full display in Montréal’s Top
Employers (2025), a competition that, for
two decades, has highlighted the most
progressive employers in the city. This
year, 75 organizations were honoured, an
increase of five in a sign of the growing
competitiveness of the project.
In his time as executive editor at
Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Richard
Yerema has noticed a cross-pollination
effect as companies in emerging industries
and established businesses meet each
other’s benefit offerings as they compete
for workers.
“Some of the newer organizations will
come out with things like work from
anywhere,” says Yerema. “Some of the
more established organizations then adapt
to ensure that they’re able to remain
competitive, because they are recruiting
the same talent.”
Evolving employee expectations
As workers’ lifestyles and needs change,
companies adjust their offerings
accordingly. Time off is particularly
important to Montréalers, and employers
have responded by expanding vacation
policies. According to Yerema, the
percentage of companies offering two
weeks of vacation to start has dropped
