Canada: Meet top 20 family-friendly companies; some offer fertility treatments

Across Canada, 20 companies have been recognised for their dedication to fostering employee well-being through pioneering family-oriented benefits, with some offering financial aid for adoption or IVF and fertility treatments, as well as adaptable work structures.

This list was featured as part of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers ranking which recognises policies in companies that leads the way in enabling employees to balance professional obligations with familial responsibilities.

These companies offer progressive support systems for working families such as extended maternity and parental leave schemes, subsidised or on-site childcare, paid personal leave, earned-days-off (EDO) programmes, flexible work arrangements, compassionate leave entitlements and eldercare resources.

In today’s competitive job market, prioritising work-life balance and family-friendly policies has become a hallmark of forward-thinking employers.

Kristina Leung, managing editor at Mediacorp, remarked, “Nearly three-quarters of this year’s applicants provide some form of maternity or parental leave. What sets the top employers apart is their proactive approach, offering services like adoption and IVF support and creating flexible working environments to accommodate family duties.”

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For Canadian-born or skilled migrants preparing to expand their families, these companies provides career opportunities and good support programmes which are worth considering during a job search.

Bank of Canada (Ottawa, ON)

The Bank of Canada provides a sense of community for parents and caregivers through The Family Table, an employee-led interest group for sharing resources and experiences. The bank has 2,338 full-time staff.

Bell Canada (Verdun, QC)

Bell Canada is a communications company which employs over 35,000 people, and promotes inclusivity with a flexible holiday policy, enabling staff to substitute any of its 13 official holidays for dates that hold personal significance.

Boston Consulting Group Canada ULC (Toronto, ON)

BCG is a management consulting firm which offers inclusive benefits, including reimbursement for surrogacy and adoption, coverage for fertility treatments, and top-ups for both maternity and parental leave. The staff strength is 567.

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (Victoria, BC)

BCI is a portfolio management corporation with 732 employees that ensures clarity for expecting parents by holding pre-leave consultations to discuss benefit entitlements and financial planning during leave.

Canada Energy Regulator (Calgary, AB)

This is a government regulation company in Canada with 578 employees that helps to balance employees personal and professional life. Employees receive up to five paid family leave days annually.

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Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)

This university encourages rest with at least four weeks of starting holiday allowance and additional paid time off during the winter break. The employee strength is 2,779.

Danone Canada (Boucherville, QC)

Danone is a food manufacturing company that supports expectant and adoptive parents with full salary top-up for up to 26 weeks during maternity or parental leave. It employs 553 full-time workers.

Dentons Canada LLP (Calgary, AB)

This international law firm, employing 1,371 people, provides extensive family benefits including fertility coverage, adoption assistance, and leave top-ups.

Employment and Social Development Canada (Gatineau, QC)

With over 40,000 staff, ESDC offers up to $5,000 annually in mental health coverage to acknowledge the holistic needs of working families.

Export Development Canada (Ottawa, ON) – Trade Financing

This company is involved in trade financing and employs up to 2,094 persons. The company endeavours to support family caregivers with a leave top-up of 95 percent salary for up to eight weeks.

Fidelity Canada (Toronto, ON)

This financial firm involved in portfolio management, creates a dedicated family care leave policy for eldercare and emergency child care needs. It employs 1,981 people.

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HarperCollins Canada & Harlequin Enterprises (Toronto, ON)

This publishing company employs 265 employees, offering unlimited paid sick leave, allowing staff to care for ill family members without time constraints.

The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON)

This hospital supports its 6,741 staff with holistic wellness programmes, including mindfulness workshops, healthy eating seminars, and guided stretching sessions.

Nasdaq Verafin (St. John’s, NL)

The tech firm involved in financial software offers a unique “work from almost anywhere” policy, allowing employees up to four off-site weeks a year, making it ideal for those balancing work with travel or family retreats. About 985 people makes up the workforce.

Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. (Mississauga, ON)

This pharmaceutical company, assists parents by maintaining core working hours of 10 am to 3 pm, making school drop-offs and pickups more manageable. Its full-time employees are 464 in number.

SAP Canada Inc. (Vancouver, BC)

SAP is a software development company that employs 3,167 people, and provides extensive family-focused benefits, including IVF and prescription coverage, plus an adoption grant of up to $20,000.

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Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, BC)

SFU supports parents with full salary top-ups for maternity and parental leave, up to 35 weeks, including adoptive parents. It has 3,572 staff members.

Stryker Canada ULC (Waterdown, ON)

Stryker, a medical equipment company creates community among its 754 employees, with its family-friendly events, such as professional sports games to seasonal skating

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (Cambridge, ON)

Toyota leads its sector with parental leave benefits of up to 65 percent salary for between 35 to 50 weeks. Its workforce size is 8,500.

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union / Vancity (Vancouver, BC)

Vancity provides new mothers with parental leave top-ups to 85 percent salary for up to 76 weeks, setting a high bar among credit unions. Its total staff strength is 2,490.

These employers demonstrate that supporting families is more than a perk—it’s a core part of modern workplace culture. Their forward-thinking policies are helping reshape how Canadians experiences both work and home life.

Ngozi Ekugo

Ngozi Ekugo is a Senior Labour Market Analyst and Correspondent, specializing in the research and analysis of workplace dynamics, labour market trends, immigration reports, employment law and legal cases in general.

Her editorial work provides valuable insights for business owners, HR professionals, and the global workforce. She has garnered experience in the private sector in Lagos and has also had a brief stint at Goldman Sachs in the United Kingdom.

An alumna of Queens College, Lagos, Ngozi studied English at the University of Lagos, holds a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Hertfordshire and is an Associate Member of CIPM and Member of CMI, UK.