Many thanks go to Sharon Forsyth, who has compiled this list of companies who offer adoption benefits to their employees. If you know of any other Canadian companies that should be added, please submit these to us and we will put them on the list.

Adoption Benefits in Canada

EI Top-ups
· Pfizer Canada Inc. - tops up EI to 100% for 17 weeks. This matches what is offered to those on maternity leave. Unknown whether two-week waiting period for EI is covered.
· Shoppers Drug Mart - tops up EI to 75% for 10 weeks for both adoptive parents and for biological fathers taking a parental leave. Biological mothers who are employees receive maternity leave top-up for 17 weeks. Salary is paid for two-week EI waiting period.
· Eli Lilly - tops up EI to 100% for six weeks. This matches what is offered to those on maternity leave. Unknown whether two-week waiting period for EI is covered.
· New Brunswick Power - tops up EI to 100% for 10 weeks. This matches what is offered to those on maternity leave. Unknown whether two-week waiting period for EI is covered.
· National Post - tops up EI to 80% for 17 weeks. This matches what is offered to those on maternity leave. Unknown whether two-week EI waiting period is covered.
· Province of Ontario (non-unionized and unionized staff) - tops up EI to 93% for 10 weeks. Also pays 93% of salary during two-week waiting period. This matches what is offered to those on maternity leave.
· City of Toronto (non-unionized staff) - tops up EI to 75% for 35 weeks. This matches what is offered to those on parental leave generally; there is no distinction between parental leave and adoption leave in terms of benefits. No compensation for two-week EI waiting period.
· Aliant Telecom - tops up EI to 75% for 10 weeks. No compensation for two-week EI waiting period.
· Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - tops up EI to 55% for 10 weeks. Pays 95% of salary during two-week EI waiting period.

Expense Reimbursement
· IBM Canada - reimburses 80% of adoption expenses, limited to a maximum of $1,500.00.
· Thomson Canada Limited - reimburses adoption expenses, limited to a maximum of $3,000.00 [this may be in US dollars and the Canadian figure has not been verified].
· Gillette Canada - reimburses adoption expenses, limited to a maximum of $5,000.00, and excluding travel expenses. Employees also receive one week of paid adoption leave.
· Mentor Graphic - reimburses adoption expenses, limited to a maximum of $5,000.00.
· KPMG - reimburses adoption expenses, limited to a maximum of $5,000.00.
· EDS Canada Inc. - reimburses adoption expenses, limited to a maximum of $3,500.00 [this may be in US dollars and the Canadian figure has not been verified].