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HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2025)
$
1,000
maximum unrelated tuition
subsidies
the time I need,” he says. “And we
have a great employee assistance
program and benefits for stressful
times.”
A comprehensive wellness plan
will be rolled out in 2025, and
diversity, equity and inclusion
initiatives are always top of mind.
“We understand the changing
labour force and that we’re in a
competitive space,” says Burgess.
“As a result, we need to recruit and
retain all kinds of employees.”
The best part of Burgess’s role?
“I get the most joy out of assembling a great team, seeing them
develop professionally and then
watching them develop their own
teams that will have an impact for
the next 10 years.”
Burgess points to one more perk
that exists outside his office at
city hall: “I have the pleasure of
driving past the Falls every day on
my way to work, and I never get
tired of seeing them.”
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100%
employer-paid retiree health
premium
$
550
mental health practitioner
benefit
7,547
job applications received
last year
City of Niagara Falls recently launched its People Plan, which focuses on implementing improvements directly
in the workplace and beyond.
PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS
ONE OF HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S
TOP EMPLOYERS
The City of Niagara Falls, Canada