Employee Benefits

Our benefits programs provide choice and flexibility! As an employee you would be provided with multiple options allowing you to select benefits according to your and your family's needs and goals.

General Dynamics Canada offers to its eligible employees:

Health Plan - including provincial group plans, prescription drug cards, eye care, hospital and medical services, and emergency medical services outside Canada;

Optional Dental Plan - covering preventative and basic care, major restorative and orthodontic treatment;

Health Spending Account - available to pay medical expenses incurred by you and your dependent family members, if you opt out of the health and dental plans;

Basic Life Insurance - coverage provided by General Dynamics Canada;

Supplemental Life Insurance - employees may elect to purchase additional life insurance for themselves or their spouse;

Income Protection - generous sick leave, short-term and long term disability plans;

Vacation - start at three weeks in the first year of employment;

Employee Assistance - includes confidential, professional counselling available to employees and their eligible dependants for personal, family or work issues that may be causing concern or stress;

Retirement Benefits - Company- and employee-supported defined contribution pension plan with immediate vesting, optional personal investment plan, company-sponsored group registered retirement savings plan and financial education seminars;

Compensation - we offer a generous, competitive program, and when the Company succeeds we all succeed thanks to our incentive plan;

Relocation Assistance - we offer a competitive relocation package;

Flexible work environment - includes flexible work hours, compressed work week option, and a business casual environment;

Learning and Development - a host of in-house training programs are provided to meet the needs of specific businesses across the company to ensure employee have the skills required to perform their jobs as effectively as possible. In addition, employees have an opportunity to receive tuition reimbursement for courses at local universities and colleges;

Recreation and Social Association - our very active association sponsors a great variety of sports and leisure opportunities, as well as annual events like the children's and adult's Christmas parties, Family day, Calgary stampede breakfast, and Employee Appreciation nights;

On-Site Fitness Facilities - open 24/7 and includes nautilus equipment, free weights, aerobics, yoga and Taekwondo classes, cardio equipment, locker rooms and shower facilities.