Top Employer: Pythian Services Inc.

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

Here are some of the reasons why Pythian Services Inc. was selected as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers (2025):

Pythian Services encourages ongoing education with generous tuition subsidies for courses taken externally (to $5,000 for job-related and general interest courses) and offers financial bonuses for some course completion (to $1,000)
Pythian Services regularly shares health and wellness resources in its internal newsletter and enables employees to expense up to 20 per cent of their annual self-directed education and development allowance towards wellness-related purchases (fitness classes, gym memberships, sports equipment)
Pythian Services supports its new moms with maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 100 per cent of salary for 20 weeks) and offers the option to phase-in their return by gradually increasing their hours

Pythian Services employees at the Women in IT Summit and Awards

Industry	Computer systems design and support services
Established in Canada	1997
Parent company	Mill Point Capital
Major Canadian locations	Ottawa ON, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	119
Part-time employees in Canada	1
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	25 years
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Wellness spending account	up to $500 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
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 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

Two of Pythian Services' Algonquin co-op students

Industry	Computer systems design and support services
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	Mill Point Capital
Major Canadian locations	Ottawa ON, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Vancouver BC
Student opportunities	paid internships
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	DevOps Specialist, Database Specialist, Junior Cyber Security Analyst, Service Desk Technician, Junior Software Developer, Business System Analyst, Application Developer, Implementation Specialist, Engineer Trainee
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, 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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