Egg Farmers of Canada

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21 Florence St
Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6
Egg Farmers of Canada is a national organization that represents more than 1,000 egg farmers nationwide.

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Egg Farmers of Canada
Egg Farmers of Canada employees connect at a social event   (Photo credit: Julien Lavoie)

Recognized as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 3, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Egg Farmers of Canada was selected as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2025):

  • Egg Farmers of Canada encourages employee volunteerism with two paid days off each year to volunteer and the annual Get Cracking award to reward employees for their efforts (the organization makes a donation to a charity of the recipient's choosing) -- in the past year, the association donated over four million eggs to Food Banks Canada
  • Egg Farmers of Canada provides maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (to 70 per cent of salary for up to two weeks), followed by a parental top-up for new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents (70 per cent of salary up to 15 weeks)
  • Egg Farmers of Canada encourages employees to assist with recruitment by offering new employee referral bonuses, to $500 for each successful hire
Egg Farmers of Canada employees take part in an egg poaching workshop as a part of the organization's staff conference day   (Photo credit: Julien Lavoie)

    Highlights

    Industry Business associations
    Established in Canada 1972
    Major Canadian locations Ottawa ON
    Full-time employees in Canada 70
    Part-time employees in Canada 2
    Average age of employees in Canada 41 years
    Longest serving employee 36 years
    Flexible work options hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours
    Long-term savings defined-contribution (DC) pension
    Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
    Health spending account up to $500 each year
    Mental health practitioner benefit up to $700 each year
    Maternity top-up (mothers) up to 70% of salary for 2 weeks
    Parental top-up (mothers) up to 70% of salary for 15 weeks
    Parental top-up (fathers) up to 70% of salary for 15 weeks
    Adoption top-up up to 70% of salary for 15 weeks
    Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
    Outside survey period outside consultant surveys are held every 6 months
    Employee performance reviews employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
    In-house training initiatives in-house training, leadership development programs, paid internships
    Tuition subsidies (related to job) yes
    Employee charitable involvement employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

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