Our compensation and benefits packages include the following: Comprehensive health, dental and optional insurance coverage. Pension plan. Share purchase program. Wellness program. Fitness subsidy program. Employee and Family Assistance Program. Scholarship program for employees' children. Part-time study subsidies.
What is the difference between Canadian and US worker's compensation?
A subtler difference between Canadian and US worker’s compensation systems is what primarily drives costs. Because Canada has social healthcare and its Employment Insurance leaves program, some of the pressure is taken off the worker’s compensation system.
What happened to the Canadian Pacific Railway?
When a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. train plunged 60 metres off a bridge in February, 2019, killing three of the company’s employees, chief executive officer Keith Creel issued a statement that called it “a tragedy that will have a long-lasting impact on our family of railroaders.”
What is Canada's worker's comp system?
One point of confusion for US companies hiring in Canada is our worker’s compensation system. Some aspects of Canada’s worker’s comp system will seem familiar to US companies, but others are very different; the biggest one being that in Canada, employers fund workers’ comp through premiums.