Top Employer: Provincial Aerospace Ltd. / PAL

Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2019):

Here are some of the reasons why Provincial Aerospace Ltd. / PAL was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2019):

Provincial Aerospace Ltd. created nearly 250 new full-time jobs in the past year, increasing its overall workforce by approximately 36% -- the publicly traded company also offers employees a chance to become owners through a share purchase plan, available to all
Provincial Aerospace Ltd. supports employees who are new mothers with maternity leave top-up payments (to 100% of salary for up to 17 weeks) and provides the option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence
Provincial Aerospace Ltd. invests in ongoing professional development with no-limit tuition subsidies for job-related courses and a variety of in-house training and apprenticeship programs

Provincial Aerospace Ltd. employees sharing a laugh (Photo credit: David Howells)

Industry	Air transportation
Established in Canada	1974
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Exchange Income Corporation
Parent company head office	St. John's NL
Major Canadian hiring locations	Montréal QC, Halifax NS, Comox BC, St. John's NL, Ottawa ON, Goose Bay NL, Mississauga ON
Full-time employees in Canada	930
Part-time employees in Canada	158
Average age of employees in Canada	39 years
Longest serving employee	34 years
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 50% of the premiums
Alternative work options	35-hour work week (with full pay), telecommuting, reduced summer hours
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, leadership training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Scope of charitable involvement	local, national
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer

An AME apprentice working at PAL Aerospace

Industry	Air transportation
Full-time employees in Canada	751 to 1,000
Parent company	Exchange Income Corporation
Parent company head office	St. John's NL
Major Canadian hiring locations	Montréal QC, Halifax NS, Comox BC, St. John's NL, Ottawa ON, Goose Bay NL, Mississauga ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Starting salary	$35K to $40K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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