Chosen as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2012:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Highlights. Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
offers civilian and policing careers and is a growing employer -- adding over 75 new positions last year -- and located in one of the fastest growing regions of the country
encourages employees to keep in-shape with free membership to a fully-equipped fitness facility which includes a basketball court and instructor-led classes
provides maternity top-up payments (to 80% of salary for 27 weeks) for new mothers, as well as parental leave top-up payments (to 80% for 10 weeks) for new fathers and adoptive parents
returning employees can enroll their children in the subsidized onsite daycare centre that has room for up to 40 kids
provides a variety of in-house and online training programs, formal mentoring, career planning services and tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions
considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlements for experienced new candidates, with employees working to a maximum of eight weeks of paid vacation over the course of their careers
Background Information
Industry:Police Protection.
Established:1974.
Full-time employees in Canada:2,747.
Part-time employees in Canada:42.
Longest serving employee:40.69 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:9,937.
Average age of all employees:39.75.