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Canada's Top Employers for Young People, put together by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers recognizes the companies that offer the best benefits for younger employees from tuition benefits, co-op or work-study programs, mentoring and career management to immediate health benefits, top-ups on maternity leave, generous vacations, etc.

Some companies that made the list this year include:

• Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Toronto: 8,643 employees. Offers tuition subsidies and in-house courses for staff.
• GAP Adventures Inc., Toronto. Tour operators; 133 employees. Offers summer job opportunities.
• Golder Associates Ltd., Burnaby, B.C. Engineering services, 2,541 employees. Provides leadership development program.
• Research in Motion (RIM), Waterloo, Ont. Wireless communications equipment manufacturing; 8,576 employees. Provides tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.
• Rogers Communications Inc., Toronto. Cable and other subscription programming; 23,432 employees. No waiting period for health benefits.

See the complete list.