Working at Peel Region
Our innovative workforce fosters inclusivity and a sense of belonging.
Throughout your career at Peel Region, you’ll:
- Be part of something bigger. Join us in building a Peel where everyone thrives and feels safe and connected.
- Lead the way. Your role isn’t just a job: it's a unique opportunity to lead and shape Peel’s future.
- Impact Peel’s communities. Your work resonates deeply within our community. It matters to us and the people we serve.
- Grow, thrive, and succeed. We're invested in your well-being, development, and achievements. As a member of our diverse workforce, you're not just valued – you’re celebrated!
Learn about Peel at a glance and discover how our services impact residents’ lives every day.
Our Values guide and define how we work together. They help drive our behaviours and ultimately, our culture.
We're working with residents to create a healthy, safe, and connected community where everyone feels supported in every stage of life.
Working at Peel Region means putting residents’ needs at the centre of who we are and what we do.
It also means being part of a workplace and culture that embodies:
Leadership
- We’re all leaders in the work we do to motivate, inspire, and achieve a Community for Life.
Collaboration
- We find and implement solutions together to achieve our goals.
Care and support
- We care about and support everyone’s well-being and success.
Transparency
- We build trust in our services, programs, and each other by being genuine, transparent, and accountable.
Inclusion
- To foster a sense of safety and belonging, we create opportunities for everyone to contribute, be successful, and be recognized for their diversity and experience.
Impacting and improving lives
Our services impact and improve residents’ lives every day. Here are some of their stories:
We've built a healthy workplace program that’s based on the National Quality Institute (NQI) and Health Canada model.
Psychological health and safety
We’ve committed to our employees’ well-being through a positive workplace culture and a psychologically healthy and safe workplace.
We embrace the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace released by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) and the Mental Health Commission of Canada, which is made up of 13 workplace factors.
This standard is the foundation of our ‘Me, We, Us’ workplace psychological health and safety strategy.
Education and development
We offer programs and courses in leadership development, employee development, occupational health and safety, and wellness. We also offer a comprehensive catalogue of online training.
Career planning
We work with employees to develop career paths and the necessary education and training plans.
Performance Management Program
Our Performance Management Program focusses on open discussion and feedback, goal setting, professional development, and career management for non-bargaining employees.
Leadership Development Program
Supervisory and management-level employees can attend an in-depth Leadership Development Program. Similar courses are available to employees who want to become supervisors.
Tuition assistance
Employees can apply for reimbursement of tuition or registration fees for job-related courses leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or professional designation, up to a maximum of $2,000 per calendar year.
Employee development days
We hold regular employee development days focusing on a topic or theme that offers team learning and enrichment opportunities.
Advancement opportunities
Employees can apply for any available positions posted on our internal career site. We’re committed to giving our employees full consideration before recruiting from outside of our organization.
Pay for performance
Employees in non-bargaining positions receive annual performance appraisals and are eligible for increases based on the level of their performance the previous year.
Competitive compensation
We offer an attractive, competitive, and comparable compensation program.
Exceptional benefits
We offer wellness benefits, life insurance, dental, extended health benefits, and paramedicals. Non-bargaining employees also receive a Health Spending Account of up to $1,000 per year to offset approved medical and dental expenses not covered by the plan.
Paid holidays
In addition to the statutory holidays and the Civic Holiday, we provide 3 additional “float" days off with pay. This generally allows us to close some of our offices for the 3 business days before New Year’s Day.
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS)
Our employees are enrolled in the OMERS pension contribution plan that matches payroll deduction contributions.
Early retiree benefits
We offer a range of benefits to eligible employees who take early retirement. These benefits can continue from the time they retire until age 65.
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Our employees and their eligible family members can access confidential professional counselling and a free 24/7 referral service.
Work and life balance are important, so we provide an inclusive, vibrant organizational culture and flexible ways of working that support health and well-being.
Through our flexible workplace practices, we’ve re-defined 'how' employees work.
Depending on the role, we offer flexible hours and 3 different ways to work: remotely, onsite, or a hybrid of both. Each work mode depends on the role and its operational requirements.
These work modes let you manage and combine personal and professional responsibilities while meeting operational requirements and customer service expectations.
We strive to develop a workplace that:
- Values and respects diversity.
- Practices inclusion.
- Recognizes everyone’s unique contributions and abilities.
- Facilitates innovative thinking to ensure our programs and services address the diverse needs of Peel’s community and workforce.
Our employee surveys, organizational events, and learning and development opportunities are just some of the ways we’re working to become a more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive workplace.
We're committed to working with residents to deliver programs and services that are not only inclusive and equitable, but also reflect our communities.
Discover how we’re creating a diverse and inclusive Peel.
Meet the People of Peel
Ontario Works Caseworker Matt provides empathy, understanding and advocates for the clients he serves at Peel.