Top Employer: Northern Digital Inc. / NDI

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2026) and Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema, Kristina Leung, and Sonja Verpoort, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Jan 19, 2026)

Here are some of the reasons why Northern Digital Inc. / NDI was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2026) and Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025):

Northern Digital's employee social committee arranges a number of events for employees, such as renting out a movie theatre for a private movie screening, an annual Multiculturalism Day potluck where employees sign up to bring their chosen dishes, and trivia days with lunch provided for all participants
Northern Digital also hosts a formal Wellness Month that includes activities such as a lunch hour "paws-itivity" visit from two trained therapy dogs, lunch hour strolls and healthy snack days -- in addition, the company offers a reduced summer hours option that lets employees leave the office at 1 p.m. on the Friday before statutory long weekends
Northern Digital supports its new mothers with maternity leave top-ups (to 95 per cent of salary for eight weeks) and lets all new parents flex their work schedules to accommodate emergency circumstances and family care

Employees at Northern Digital with their complete raised garden bed project

Highlights

Industry	Advanced spatial measurement systems
Established in Canada	1981
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Roper Technologies
Parent company head office	Sarasota, FL, United States
Major Canadian locations	Cambridge ON, Kitchener ON, Waterloo ON
Full-time employees in Canada	153
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Average age of employees in Canada	43 years
Longest serving employee	32 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 95% of salary for 8 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 1 week
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 4 months
In-house training initiatives	online training, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees receive paid time off to volunteer

The Career Directory

Northern Digital Inc. / NDI has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

A Northern Digital employee uses the company's electromagnetic tracking tool

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Advanced spatial measurement systems
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	Roper Technologies
Parent company head office	Sarasota, FL, United States
Major Canadian locations	Cambridge ON, Kitchener ON, Waterloo ON
Student opportunities	paid internships
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, leadership training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	System & Integration Specialist, Firmware Developer, Technical Applications Specialist, Design Verification Specialist, Software Developer, Quality Assurance Specialist, System Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Developer, Firmware Developer
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Engineering
- Biomedical Electronics
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Mechanical

Recruits at these schools

McMaster University

Queen's University

University of Waterloo

Western University

Northern Digital Inc. / NDI

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