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Dedicated staff from the Public Works Horticultural division work hard to Niagara Health values diversity, celebrates individuality, and promotes Maneuvering into position to repair the overhead power lines. brighten up our spaces. inclusion in all that it does. Photo courtesy of Burlington Hydro Inc.

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HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 celebrating the best places to work

Now entering its 14th year, Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the employers in the Hamilton- Niagara area that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

This year’s competition saw the largest number of employers to date take part in the selection process, which starts each spring. Mediacorp editors began by examining the recruitment histories of nearly 100,000 employers that it tracks for its popular job-search engine, Eluta.ca. From this pool, Mediacorp invited 10,000 employers to submit detailed applications, including a comprehensive review of their operations and HR practices that compares them to others in their industry and region. Employers interested in next year’s competition may also request an application online.

Details on the selection criteria and information for employers on applying is available on the competition homepage: https://www.canadastop100.com/hamilton/.

Brock University – employees also receive subsidies for professional Are a winners include: 1677 full-time employees accreditation and can take advantage of in-house career planning assistance ArcelorMittal G.P. www.brocku.ca - Varying by their employee group, Brock University 4791 full-time employees Brock University is a post-secondary educational helps all employees save for the future with contributions to a defined benefit pension plan – dofasco.arcelormittal.com institution with approximately 18,700 undergraduate and graduate students and 580 additionally, faculty can take advantage of phased-in ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. is a supplier of steel faculty members. work options when nearing retirement products to markets across North America. - To encourage employees to get involved in the wider - Brock University encourages its employees to continue community, Brock University requests employee - ArcelorMittal Dofasco supports long-term personal their education in-house with tuition fees waived for feedback on which initiatives to support and provides and professional development through generous the university’s undergraduate and graduate courses a paid half day off each year to volunteer tuition subsidies (up to $24,000) for courses both related and unrelated to an employees’ current position, and offers academic scholarships for children of employees who wish to pursue post- secondary education (up to $2,500 per child) - ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s employees can support charities of their choosing and direct their support through the Employee Donations Fund with over $40 million raised and donated over the past seven decades – employees also support numerous charitable causes through the Team Orange volunteer program - ArcelorMittal Dofasco maintains the F.H. Sherman Recreation and Learning Centre that is open to retirees and family members and supports of range of extended health services including smoking cessation, post-cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes support and mental health support City of Hamilton THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM Thursday, November 26, 2020 3

HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 Burlington Hydro Inc. 92 full-time employees www.burlingtonhydro.com Burlington Hydro Inc. is a provider of hydro services to residential and commercial customers. - Burlington Hydro helps employees plan for the future with contributions to a defined benefit pension plan, retirement planning assistance and phased-in work options for employees approaching retirement - Along with in-house training initiatives, Burlington Hydro invests in ongoing employee development with full tuition subsidies for courses related and not directly related to their current position - Burlington Hydro offers a 100 per cent compassionate top-up program with the number of weeks company’s success through a defined profit-sharing individual vacation entitlement discretionary and determined on a case-by-case basis plan (after five consecutive years) - InvestorCOM encourages a sense of community - IKEA Canada supports employee development with a through an employee incentive program that rewards City of Hamilton variety of in-house and online training programs and employees for recognition, participation in fun work 5651 full-time employees encourages continuous development through tuition events and charitable donations with points that can www.hamilton.ca subsidies for courses related to an employees’ position be redeemed for prizes that include a day off, clothing and subsidies for their professional accreditations or gift certificates The City of Hamilton provides municipal - To help balance employee priorities outside of work, government services to local businesses and a IKEA Canada offers paid Wellness Days (varying by Joseph Brant Hospital population of approximately 510,000 residents. employee group), which can be taken for a variety - Employees at the City of Hamilton are encouraged of personal reasons, including illness, supporting a 1070 full-time employees to keep their skills up to date through a variety of in- family member, participating in a community event, www.josephbranthospital.ca house training initiatives, as well as tuition subsidies appointments or spending time with a new pet – Joseph Brant Hospital is an acute care hospital for courses at outside institutions – and reaches out employees can also tailor their coverage through that provides integrated healthcare services to to the next generation through summer employment a generous combined $800 wellness and health Burlington and surrounding areas. opportunities, paid internships and co-op placement spending account - Varying by employee group, the City of Hamilton - Joseph Brant Hospital supports its new moms, dads supports its new moms with maternity leave top-up InvestorCOM Inc. and adoptive parents with maternity and parental leave top-up payments – to 84 per cent of salary for payments and offers a variety of alternative working 80 full-time employees options to help employees balance their work and up to 27 weeks for new moms, and up to 12 weeks personal commitments, along with a dedicated investorcom.com for dads and adoptive parents, with top-up duration workplace mental health and well-being strategy InvestorCOM Inc. provides a complete suite of varying by employee group software products for clients in the financial - Along with retirement planning assistance services, IKEA Canada Limited services industry, addressing document Joseph Brant Hospital helps employees save for the Partnership composition, delivery, compliance, marketing, future through a defined benefit pension plan – and 3500 full-time employees reporting and analytics. offers phased-in work options for employees when they near retirement www.ikea.ca - InvestorCOM helps employees keep their skills up to date through in-house training initiatives, as well - In addition to mental health coverage offered through IKEA Canada Limited Partnership is a home as tuition subsidies for courses at outside academic the health plan, Joseph Brant Hospital introduced a furnishings retailer that operates 12 stores across institutions free six-week mindful adaptive practice workshop the country. - InvestorCOM starts its newest employees with three series to help staff and physicians navigate the - IKEA Canada helps employees save for the future weeks of paid vacation (working to a maximum challenges of the pandemic – a mobile well-being with a matching RSP program and longer serving of five weeks for longer serving employees) and CARE cart was also arranged to travel around the employees have the opportunity to share in the considers previous work experience when setting hospital with snacks and words of encouragement 4 Thursday, November 26, 2020 THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM

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annual benefits coverage to $3,000 for services from registered psychologists, social workers and psychotherapists Mohawk College 1080 full-time employees www.mohawkcollege.ca Founded in 1947, Mohawk College is a post- secondary institute that offers full-time, apprenticeship, and co-op programs. - Mohawk College provides generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments to its new moms (to 93 per cent of salary for 52 weeks), as well as top-up for new dads and adoptive parents (to 93 per cent of salary ranging from 35 to 37 weeks, depending) - Mohawk College helps its employees plan ahead with retirement planning assistance services, contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and a retiree health benefits plan with no age limit - Mohawk College runs an onsite Health Centre for students, employees and the community staffed with a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners offering medical, therapeutic, dental and wellness MCMASTER UNIVERSITY services and utilizes virtual consultations during the pandemic – additionally, the college holds a variety of wellness workshops and sessions for employees L3HARRIS McMaster University throughout the year, such as mental health first aid, 1199 full-time employees 6210 full-time employees stress management and achieving work-life balance www.wescam.com www.mcmaster.ca L3HARRIS is a leading manufacturer of stabilized Founded in 1887, McMaster University is a post- National Tire Distributors, Inc. camera and microwave transmission systems that secondary institute that serves over 17,000 670 full-time employees produce stable images from moving platforms. students. www.ntdcanada.com - A subsidiary of American-based company L3Harris - As an educator, McMaster University encourages Since 1978, National Tire Distributors, Inc. Technologies, L3HARRIS participates in the company’s ongoing employee development with generous is a provider of tire distribution services to global recognition program, R.I.S.E., which recognizes tuition subsidies (to $3,573 annually) for courses independent tire dealers across Canada. peers and allows colleagues to nominate others to taken at McMaster as well as other institutions – the - National Tire Distributors supports new mothers and receive points or monetary awards for extraordinary school also offers a generous academic scholarship fathers with maternity and parental leave top-up achievements, as well as celebrate service milestones program for children of employees who are interested payments (including adoptive parents) – and offers - L3HARRIS supports employees who are new mothers in pursuing post-secondary studies (up to $4,650 per an adoption assistance subsidy of $2,000 per child with maternity and parental leave top-up, to 100 child) - National Tire Distributors invests in the education of percent of salary for 16 weeks, followed by 75 per - Along with supporting new families with maternity current and future generations with tuition subsidies cent for an additional 10 weeks – and provides and parental leave top-up payments (varying for employees pursuing additional education (to parental top-up for fathers and adoptive parents, to by employee group), McMaster University helps $5,000) and academic scholarships for employee 75 per cent of salary for 10 weeks employees balance their work and personal lives with family members and their children (to $5,000) - Along with helping employees save for the future, a variety of alternative work options where possible - Additionally, the company recently added a new L3HARRIS offers generous referral bonuses for and up to five paid personal days academic scholarship to any eligible student, of any employees who successfully recruit candidates from - McMaster University recently expanded mental age, internal or external to National Tire Distributors their personal networks, to $3,000 per hire health benefits for faculty and staff, increasing (to $1,000) THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM Thursday, November 26, 2020 5

HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 Niagara Health immediate family member’s tuition cost, as well as a opportunities for employees at every stage of their 4,800 staff, 600 physicians $2,500 donation to a hunger-related charity chosen career, from global mentoring to a future leaders by the recipient www.niagarahealth.on.ca academy for high-potential individuals to paid internships for young people Niagara Health is a provider of acute health Stryker Canada ULC care services to the residents of the Regional 677 full-time employees Tim Horton Children’s Municipality of Niagara. www.stryker.com Foundation, Inc. - Niagara Health helps their employees plan securely for the future with contributions to a defined benefit Stryker Canada ULC is responsible for the sales, 127 full-time employees pension plan, assistance with retirement planning and marketing, and distribution of Stryker’s medical company.timhortons.ca phased-in work options when they near retirement technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine The Tim Horton Children’s Foundation serves - Niagara Health offers training and development youth from low-income families in Canada and opportunities for individuals at various stages of products, to leading healthcare institutions in all provinces. the United States, and operates seven camp their career, from tuition subsidies for employees locations. pursuing additional education, to leadership training - Stryker Canada starts new employees with three for employees as they advance, to co-op placements weeks of paid vacation and considers previous - Tim Horton Children’s Foundation supports and paid internships for students and young people work experience when setting starting vacation employees who want to start a family with maternity - As part of Niagara Health’s commitment to employee entitlements for senior personnel – and longer and parental leave top-up payments, to 70 per cent health, safety and wellness, its Be Well strategy serving employees can apply for an unpaid leave of of salary for six weeks for new mothers and fathers focuses on healthy eating, stress management, absence, durations determined on an individual basis – and new parents can take advantage of a phased- smoking cessation and physical exercise initiatives - Stryker Canada provides generous maternity and in return to work to promote a balanced lifestyle, with support for parental leave top-up payments to new mothers and - Tim Horton Children’s Foundation’s longstanding initiatives such as massage chairs on quiet floors at fathers, including adoptive parents (to 100 per cent of sick day policy provides employees peace of mind in the organization’s five sites, a dedicated wellness salary for 26 weeks) and supports parents-to-be with keeping healthy, offering employees six paid sick days nurse who provides support and counselling on a subsidy for fertility drugs if needed (to $15,000) annually that can be carried into the next year and issues including mental health, mindfulness and life - Stryker Canada offers training and development supplement short-term disability payments, if needed coaching, and opportunities for staff to hear from local specialists on a variety of health-related topics

Sodexo Canada Ltd. 5700 full-time employees www.sodexo.ca Sodexo Canada Ltd. provides outsourced food and facilities management services to clients across Canada. - Sodexo Canada encourages ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions (to $1,500 annually) and manages a variety of in-house training initiatives, including specialized programs for frontline, managers and high-potential employees, access to an online learning platform and career planning services - Sodexo Canada encourages employees to share feedback on charitable causes to support and maintains a focus on initiatives that fight hunger and poverty – additionally, the company launched a new Gina Gentleman Stop Hunger scholarship to honour volunteerism and community involvement, which offers $2,500 to support an employee or their Joseph brant hospital 6 Thursday, November 26, 2020 THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM

HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 92 BURLINGTON HYDRO full time Supporting employees in a employees year of disruption 2 s Burlington Hydro employees at every level. Apprentices Acelebrates its 75th Motivation and inspiration are 2 Anniversary, the company is key components of an reminded of the versatility and Interns environment where employees dedicated service of its have room to excel. Burlington 6 employees through many Hydro places significant Co-op decades of change and growth. emphasis on professional Students “At the heart of 75 successful development, safety, staff Maneuvering into position to repair the overhead power lines. (Photo courtesy of Burlington Hydro Inc.) years are our employees both health and wellness, effective past and present. They are the internal communications, and workplace, Burlington customer service very core of our company - initiatives that foster a Hydro has confronted the “Burlington Hydro’s culture focuses representatives to control who we are and who we aspire rewarding work environment. challenges of an altered on the promotion of employee room staff and operation to be as we look forward to work environment with wellbeing, diversity and growth.” crews, the company many more years of providing Transparency and timely three primary objectives: continues to provide full power to our customers and actions to protect employees Jennifer Smith, Executive • Achieving effective service, with safety the community,” says Gerry have been fundamental to the Vice President, Corporate and preparation and response measures in place – from Smallegange, President and company’s COVID-19 through clarity, process Chief People Officer Chief Executive Officer. response. Measures and social distancing, protocols were adopted in the familiarity and confidence increased hygiene and the Today, Burlington Hydro’s protect employees and the earliest days of the pandemic for employees and other wearing of masks in common employee ‘Shine Inside’ brand public. based on the advice/direction stakeholders. areas of the office, among exemplifies creative thinking, of government health • Sharing appropriate Some office staff are rotating teamwork, diversity, adherence others. One example of authorities, and included between home and office, to safety, and professionalism, information - from official heightened protocols is the among others, important among other attributes. These sources - with employees and while many operational staff physical separation of are themes that reflect a access to mental heath support contractors in a timely manner. have remained on-site, operations’ crews in different company-wide culture aimed resources. • Modifying company adhering to measures designed garage locales to ensure air at engaging and recognizing Designated as an essential operations and procedures to to ensure their safety. From gaps between existing teams. Proud. Experienced. Committed. Acknowledged. Burlington Hydro is proud to be acknowledged as a leading employer. We credit our employees' unwavering commitment to operating an electricity distribution system recognized among the best in the Province for its innovation, reliability, and safety record. THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM Thursday, November 26, 2020 7

HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 Approximately CITY OF HAMILTON 8,000 Grow your career with employees one of Hamilton-Niagara’s

Top 100 Employers Provide public ur team of dedicated quality, cost conscious public services to Oprofessionals are among services that contribute to a approximately the best in the province at healthy, safe and prosperous providing high quality public community, in a sustainable 537,000 services. With approximately manner. Our strategic plan residents 8,000 employees, we truly priorities include; community value the commitment and engagement & participation, Dedicated staff from the Public Works Horticultural division work hard to brighten up our spaces. passion our staff bring to their economic prosperity & arrangements. Understanding for courses at partner our commitment to building a jobs every day serving the growth, healthy & safe the importance of mental and institutions to assist employees vibrant, prosperous city, make residents of Hamilton. We are communities, clean & green, physical health, employees are in augmenting their skills. We the City of Hamilton a great honoured to be recognized as a built environment & encouraged to prioritize health are partnership focused, place to grow one’s career. Top Employer in the Hamilton- infrastructure, culture & and wellness through a variety customer service oriented and Hamilton has consistently had Niagara Region. It is the hard diversity and a strong focus on of organized wellness leverage technology to enable a lower unemployment rate work and dedication of our our people & performance. All activities such as workshops, employees to be the reason relative to similar populations employees that enables us to City services align with and outdoor fitness in partnership Hamiltonians have trust and within the Province, helping provide quality public services support these priorities and with local providers and other confidence in their City our city earn its reputation for that contribute to a healthy, their desired outcomes. wellness activities. government. safe and prosperous being an extraordinary place The City offers a competitive Employees at the City of Our diverse team of talented community. Empowering our in which to live, work and compensation package which Hamilton are also supported in and ambitious staff embody employees to excel in their play. includes a health benefits plan their work and professional our values of sensational roles is central to achieving the and assistance in retirement development and are service, courageous change, New opportunities are posted city’s vision to be the best planning through a defined encouraged to pursue in-house steadfast integrity, collective every Thursday on www. place in Canada to raise a child benefit pension plan, as well training initiatives to keep ownership and being engaged hamilton.ca/jobs. Follow us on and age successfully. as pregnancy and parental their skills up-to-date. We also empowered employees. Our Twitter @cityofhamilton and Our mission is to provide high leave top-up and flexible work offer some tuition subsidies work culture, combined with on LinkedIn.

Proud to be a Top Employer in Hamilton-Niagara! Our vision: To be the best place to raise a child and age successfully.

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HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 1,911 JOSEPH BRANT HOSPITAL full and Teamwork is integral to part time staff leading to Joseph Brant Hospital’s pandemic response or the sixth year in a row, a The PRU is an external all-season 194 Fculture of compassion, structure situated on the hospital’s physicians accountability, respect and grounds, designed specifically for excellence has guided Joseph Brant COVID-19 patients with mild to Hospital toward a coveted position moderate symptoms who require on Hamilton-Niagara’s Top care and support that they can’t Joseph Brant Hospital’s Pandemic Response Unit stands ready to support COVID-19 patient care, adjacent to Employers list. receive at home. It now serves as a the state-of-the-art Michael Lee Chin & Family Patient Tower, with Lake as a beautiful landscape for “This past year has been a truly resource not only for Joseph Brant our healthcare facility. remarkable time that has tested our Hospital, but for other hospitals in providing this care. efforts to become a more Joseph Brant Hospital Staff & staff in ways no one could Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand, The state-of-the-art hospital, inclusive, safe and respectful anticipate, and they’ve risen to the Norfolk and Brant should the need which completed a Physicians are grateful for the place for everyone to visit, work challenge,” said Leah Martuscelli, arise. Redevelopment of a new Patient support by the local community and receive care. The hospital has Chief Human Resources Officer. Tower in 2017, is also listening “The PRU is just one example of during the COVID-19 pandemic. formed a Diversity and Inclusion From the very beginning of the how Joseph Brant Hospital and responding to feedback from Action Table comprising Joseph the community and staff to create COVID-19 global pandemic, the continues to meet the emerging and accepted. Joseph Brant Brant Hospital staff, physicians, hospital’s 194 physicians, 1,911 needs of the city of Burlington,” an even healthier, more positive Hospital has intentionally focused volunteer, patient advisor and workplace. A recent Worklife full- and part-time staff have said Martuscelli. “I’m proud we on co-designing the culture. Board representation. worked closely together to deliver had this foresight in supporting our Experience survey revealed that Together, staff, leadership, patients Being part of the Joseph Brant safe, quality care. community.” staff and physicians feel that the and the community have built a Hospital team offers an experience In April, the leading-edge Joseph Brant Hospital has worked hospital inspires their work, culture roadmap that will help to be part of a great culture, build community teaching hospital with other hospitals in the region to encourages cooperation among co- Joseph Brant Hospital create and became the first in Canada to build develop a shared strategy to support workers and supports diversity. sustain a healthy, caring and your career, work in state of the art spaces all while doing what you a Pandemic JBHResponse Half Page Unit Ad.pdf (PRU) 1 acute2020-11-19 COVID-19 2:27 PM care during the A low turnover rate demonstrates positive workplace culture for as part of their COVID-19 second wave of the pandemic. It is that this is a workplace where Joseph Brant Hospital. This is part love – contributing to exemplary preparedness and response plan. one of four designated hospitals employees feel valued, connected of the work to continue and expand health care.

We are proud to be one of this year’s Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers Our hospital is built of 2000 individuals working in many diverse professions, connected through the common goal to serve our patients and Burlington community with our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and every day.

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HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 MCMASTER UNIVERSITY 16,000 faculty Leading university noted and staff for employee learning and growth or the sixth year in a row, professors and researchers from Researchers FMcMaster University has 55 countries. Faculty and staff from secured a position on Hamilton- total close to 16,000, including 55 Niagara’s Top Employers list. 6,000 full-time employees. countries “There are so many reasons to “The staff and faculty are the be proud to work at McMaster, reason McMaster is a great from groundbreaking research place to work. From world- renowned researchers to to fundraising and talent “McMaster really is advance human and societal dedicated professionals, our development,” said Melanie synonymous with learning – McMaster really is synonymous health and well-being. Home people make this university an Garaffa, Associate Director, not only for our students, but to over 70 research institutes, amazing place,” said Garaffa. with learning – not only for our Talent, Equity and for our employee groups as it’s recognized as Canada’s students, but for our employee Development, Human “Our people are our greatest well. We invest heavily in the most research-intensive Resources Services. “It’s an asset,” added Wanda McKenna, continuous education of our groups as well. We invest heavily in university. It also lays claim exciting place to work that has Assistant Vice-President and staff and faculty and make it the continuous education of our to a museum of modern art, a become an important part of the Chief Human Resources easy to continue learning staff and faculty and make it easy planetarium and a nuclear Hamilton and Niagara Officer. “Thank you for making throughout your entire reactor. to continue learning throughout communities.” McMaster such a great place to career,” said Garaffa. your entire career For more information on McMaster is one of the largest work.” Leadership development McMaster University, visit employers in the Hamilton McMaster has an international programming includes three university forward towards hr.mcmaster.ca/careers/work- area; its contribution to the reputation for innovative distinct phases of individual achieving its goals and at-mcmaster https://hr. local economy is estimated at educational programming and development: programming, mcmaster.ca/careers/work-at- objectives. $3.9 billion. With a commitment provides many subsidized or experiential learning and mcmaster/ or check the to collaborative innovation, free development programs, resources. Each phase enables Ranked among the top 75 university’s Facebook page. global impact and an inclusive including a generous tuition leaders to build their universities in the world, https://www.facebook.com/ mindset, the university employs assistance allowance. capabilities and move the McMaster’s purpose is to mcmasteruniversity/ Join our team! We are hiring. careers.mcmaster.ca 10 Thursday, November 26, 2020 THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM

HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 Educate MOHAWK COLLEGE and serve Why Hamilton’s Mohawk 33,000 students College is a Top Employer per year ince 1966, Mohawk since 2007 the college has SCollege of Applied Arts reduced absolute greenhouse and Technology in Hamilton, gas emissions by 63 per cent. Ontario, has been training Why does this make Mohawk 3 people for exciting careers in a a top employer? “Employees Campuses plus multitude of disciplines. want to feel good about the learning hubs organization they work for,” Chief Human Resources across Hamilton Officer Megan Mascarin was said Mascarin. “It feels good attracted to the organization to work for an organization that has taken real action to based on Mohawk’s track Mohawk College, Stoney Creek Campus record when it comes to address an important issue like diversity and inclusion, among climate change.” employees of Mohawk have changes on the fly to faculty and staff see other things. Training and career been working from home. accommodate staff needs. themselves as contributors to Dedication to the advancement “For us, a top priority has our students’ success. You environment Mohawk offers staff training been to support the health, know you are making a safety and well-being of the You know you are making a difference here, and it leaves The Joyce Centre for and career advancement opportunities. Everyone has whole college community,” difference here, and it leaves you you with a sense of Partnership & Innovation, room to learn and grow within said Mascarin. accomplishment that is located on the Fennell Avenue with a sense of accomplishment the organization, regardless of often missing at other campus, is the largest With many employees that is often missing at other position. Many of these workplaces.” institutional net-zero building juggling their work and workplaces. professional development in Canada. It was also the first home lives while working Learn more about Mohawk programs are being offered of its kind in Hamilton. virtually, Mohawk offers at MohawkCollege.ca. virtually now, so the learning So, why should you consider Mohawk was the first college flexible schedules and other https://www.mohawkcollege. and growing hasn’t stopped. a career at Mohawk? in Ontario to adopt a supports to make this new ca/about-mohawk/careers-at- comprehensive environmental Facing the new normal normal work for them. Team “Regardless of position or role mohawk/why-work-at- management plan in 2011, and Since March 2020, most leaders are agile, making within the organization, mohawk-college

Human Resources to all our Congratulations G R O W employees for making Mohawk College a Top Employer for the eighth straight year. THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM Thursday, November 26, 2020 11

HAMILTON-NIAGARA’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2021 NIAGARA HEALTH 5,580 In It Together: Niagara staff Health teams shine bright during pandemic 600 physicians t has been a year like none our teams’ unwavering Iother at Niagara Health. dedication and commitment,” The regional health care said President Lynn Guerriero. provider – with multiple sites “Our response to the pandemic 750 and a growing network of is a testament to our supportive volunteers virtual and community-based workplace culture and the services – experienced many engagement of our teams. It has been impressive to see how our advancements in care. And then teams across Niagara have gone its teams were tested like never above and beyond, working before with the arrival of with our partners and the 40,000 COVID-19. community, to provide safe, acts of Inspiring during this challenging high-quality care during the kindness time is how the Niagara Health pandemic.” teams have pulled together and Niagara Health makes the top employer. This year, its community-based academic supported one another to experience of working or Workplace Acts of Kindness and research centre, Niagara continue providing the best and Niagara Health continually volunteering at its hospital sites challenge surpassed a milestone Health continually pushes itself safest care to their patients. pushes itself to raise the bar extraordinary through a range of 40,000 acts of kindness, to raise the bar in teaching and in teaching and learning, The response to COVID-19 of programs and initiatives that many of which were carried out learning, research and is a source of pride for Niagara support career growth – during the pandemic, when they research and innovation. innovation. Health. So is being named allowing teams to continually were needed the most. Niagara Health also continues one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top learn and improve. Niagara Health values diversity, For the second time, the to see great collaboration with Employers for the third straight A caring culture is a vital part of celebrates individuality, and organization was accredited its partners, which is integral to year. who they are and integral to promotes inclusion in all that with exemplary standing by creating a stronger, more “This recognition demonstrates what makes Niagara Health a it does. Accreditation Canada. As a integrated health care system. 12 Thursday, November 26, 2020 THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR • THESPEC.COM

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