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Got perks? Generous pension? Nap time? Canadas Top 100 Employers in Macleans this week

Research reveals plenty of benefits are available, despite the recession.
Photo:employersDo you want to know which organizations flex hours, a beer cart, generous pensions, and/or a nap room?  

You can find out the answers by viewing Maclean’s Top 100 Employers.

Despite the economic recession retaining and motivating employees hasn’t taken a back seat in the agenda.  It is just as important to a productive workplace.

Here are just a few of Canada’s Top 100 employers:

    -  Canada Post Corp. (postal services, Ottawa)
    -  N.B. Power (public electric utility, Fredericton)
    -  Loblaw Cos. Ltd. (grocery store chain, Brampton, Ont.)
    -  McGill University (university, Montreal)
    -  Halifax Herald Ltd. (newspaper publisher, Halifax)
    -  Royal B.C. Museum Corp. (provincial museum, Victoria)
    -  Sophos Inc. (spam and virus detection software, Vancouver)
    -  PCL Constructors Inc. (general contractor, Edmonton)
    -  Toronto-Dominion Bank (financial services, Toronto)
    -  Ceridian Canada Ltd. (human resources services, Winnipeg)


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