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Canada Incentive Plan Design

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Successful short-term and sales incentive plans must align with your business’s strategies in order to motivate current employees and attract potential candidates. However designing the right plan tailored towards your company’s specific needs can be difficult and time consuming.

Make your job easier with the Canada Incentive Plan Design surveys - Short-Term Incentive Plan Design Survey, Sales Incentive Plan Design Survey, or both. Review or design your company's incentives using data that spans 15 distinct industries across numerous employee groups.

Successful short-term and sales incentive plans must align with your business’s strategies in order to motivate current employees and attract potential candidates. However designing the right plan tailored towards your company’s specific needs can be difficult and time consuming.

Make your job easier with the Canada Incentive Plan Design surveys - Short-Term Incentive Plan Design Survey, Sales Incentive Plan Design Survey, or both. Review or design your company's incentives using data that spans 15 distinct industries across numerous employee groups.

  • Aecon Group Inc., Construction
  • Aéroports de Montréal, Transportation and Warehousing
  • Aimia Canada Inc., Services - Other or Combination
  • Air Liquide Canada, Inc., Chemical
  • Alberta Health Services, Healthcare - Public
  • Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Securities
  • All Weather Windows, Consumer Goods - Other or Combination
  • Alter NRG Corporation, Oil and Gas Upstream
  • Altus Group Limited, Real Estate
  • AMI Partners Inc., Services - Other or Combination
  • ARC Resources Ltd., Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Mining/Milling/Smelting (except Oil & Gas)
  • ATB Financial, Banking
  • Atlantic Central, Banking
  • Bank of Montreal, Banking
  • Becton Dickinson Canada Inc. , Life Sciences - Medical Devices
  • Bell Aliant, Telecommunications
  • Bombardier Aerospace, Transportation Equipment - Aerospace
  • Campbell Company of Canada, Food
  • Canadelle Inc., Apparel
  • Canadian Depository Securities, Business/Professional Services
  • Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc., Services - Other or Combination
  • Canadian Tire Corporation, Retail
  • Canlan Ice Sports Corp., Hospitality/Restaurant
  • CBC/Radio-Canada, Entertainment
  • CIMA+, Services - Other or Combination
  • Cineplex Entertainment LP, Entertainment
  • Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, Banking
  • Conexus Credit Union, Banking
  • Co-operators, The, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Corby Distilleries/Hiram Walker & Sons Limited, Beverage and Tobacco
  • Crowe Soberman LLP, Business/Professional Services
  • DATA Group of Companies, The, Business Process Outsourcing
  • Deloitte LLP, Business/Professional Services
  • Diageo, Consumer Goods - Other or Combination
  • E. I. du Pont Canada Company, Chemical
  • Economical Insurance Group, The, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • EPCOR Utilities Inc., Utilities - Energy
  • Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Hospitality/Restaurant
  • Ferus Inc., Oil and Gas Upstream
  • First Calgary Financial Credit Union Limited, Banking
  • FT Services, Services - Other or Combination
  • Gardner Denver, Inc., Machinery
  • Groupe Geloso, Beverage and Tobacco
  • Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Holcim (Canada) Inc., Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • Imperial Tobacco Canada, Beverage and Tobacco
  • Industries Lassonde inc., Food
  • International Financial Data Services Ltd., Business Process Outsourcing
  • Invacare Corporation, Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • Johnson & Johnson, Life Sciences - Healthcare Products
  • Jones Packaging, Inc., Nondurable (excluding Consumer Goods) - Other or Combination
  • Just Energy Corp., Utilities - Energy
  • Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette, Business/Professional Services
  • KPMG LLP (Canada), Services - Other or Combination
  • LifeLabs, Healthcare - Private
  • Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Retail
  • lululemon athletica, Apparel
  • MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates, Inc., Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., Telecommunications
  • Manulife Financial, Insurance - Other or Combination
  • MC Commercial Inc., Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • MCAP, Services - Other or Combination
  • McCain Foods Limited, Food
  • Medtronic of Canada Ltd., Life Sciences - Medical Devices
  • Meridian Lightweight Technologies Inc., Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • Messier-Dowty Inc., Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • Michaels Stores, Inc, Retail
  • Molson Coors Brewing Company, The, Beverage and Tobacco
  • Moneris Solutions, Banking
  • MTS Allstream, Telecommunications
  • NAL Resources Management Limited, Oil and Gas Upstream
  • Northwestel, Inc., Telecommunications
  • Ontario Medical Association, Healthcare - Public
  • Ontario Securities Commission, Securities
  • Oxford Properties Group, Real Estate
  • Parkland Fuel Corporation, Wholesale Distribution
  • Pharmascience, Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, Business/Professional Services
  • Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Business/Professional Services
  • Recochem Inc., Chemical
  • Regent Resources Ltd, Oil and Gas Upstream
  • Reitmans (Canada) Limtied, Retail
  • Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Business/Professional Services
  • Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Telecommunications
  • SaskTel, Telecommunications
  • Savanna Energy Services Corp., Oil and Gas Upstream
  • Scandinavian Tobacco Group Canada, Consumer Goods - Other or Combination
  • Sierra Flower Trading, Wholesale Distribution
  • Sleeman Breweries Ltd., Beverage and Tobacco
  • Sleep Country Canada, Retail
  • Sodexo Canada, Services - Other or Combination
  • Southern Pacific Resource Corp., Oil and Gas Upstream
  • St. Jude Medical, Inc., Life Sciences - Medical Devices
  • Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, The, Insurance - Other or Combination
  • StandardAero, Transportation Equipment - Aerospace
  • Sun Life Financial, Insurance - Life
  • Takeda Canada Inc., Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical
  • Teck Resources Limited, Mining/Milling/Smelting (except Oil & Gas)
  • Toronto Hydro Corporation, Utilities - Energy
  • Tower Group Companies, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Vale Canada Limited, Mining/Milling/Smelting (except Oil & Gas)
  • West Wind Aviation, Transportation Equipment - Aerospace
  • Woodbridge Group, The, Durable Goods, Miscellaneous
  • Sales incentives
  • Air Liquide Canada, Inc., Chemical
  • ATB Financial, Banking
  • Becton Dickinson Canada Inc. , Life Sciences - Medical Devices
  • Bell Aliant, Telecommunications
  • Canadelle Inc., Apparel
  • Canlan Ice Sports Corp., Hospitality/Restaurant
  • CBC/Radio-Canada, Entertainment
  • Cineplex Entertainment LP, Entertainment
  • Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, Banking
  • Co-operators, The, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Diageo, Consumer Goods - Other or Combination
  • E. I. du Pont Canada Company, Chemical
  • EastGen, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
  • Economical Insurance Group, The, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Hospitality/Restaurant
  • First Calgary Financial Credit Union Limited, Banking
  • Imperial Tobacco Canada, Beverage and Tobacco
  • Johnson & Johnson, Life Sciences - Healthcare Products
  • lululemon athletica, Apparel
  • Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., Telecommunications
  • MCAP, Services - Other or Combination
  • Medtronic of Canada Ltd., Life Sciences - Medical Devices
  • Molson Coors Brewing Company, The, Beverage and Tobacco
  • MTS Allstream, Telecommunications
  • Northwestel, Inc., Telecommunications
  • Parkland Fuel Corporation, Wholesale Distribution
  • Pharmascience, Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical
  • Recochem Inc., Chemical
  • Reitmans (Canada) Limtied, Retail
  • Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, Insurance - Property and Casualty
  • Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Telecommunications
  • Sierra Flower Trading, Wholesale Distribution
  • Sleeman Breweries Ltd., Beverage and Tobacco
  • Sodexo Canada, Services - Other or Combination
  • Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, The, Insurance - Other or Combination
  • StandardAero, Transportation Equipment - Aerospace
  • Sun Life Financial, Insurance - Life
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  • Participation Start Date06/16/2025
  • Participation End Date08/10/2025
  • Sub TitleEvaluate your short-term and sales incentive plans to enhance organizational strength
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  • Short DescriptionShort-term incentive and sales incentive data to help you evaluate your plan.
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Product Highlights

 

Product Participants Non-Participants
2023 Canada Short-Term Incentive Plan Design Survey CAD 1,200 CAD 3,300
2023 Canada Sales Incentive Plan Design Survey CAD 1,200 CAD 3,300

*This is a biennial survey. The next participation year and survey release is planned for 2021.

  • Participation Opens: July
  • Participation Deadline: September
  • Report Available: November

*This is a biennial survey. The next participation year and survey release is planned for 2021.

  • Participation Opens: September 8
  • Participation Deadline: October 8
  • Report Available: December
  • Number of Organizations: 63

Based on data from the 2021 Canada Short-Term Incentive Plan Design survey.

  • Funding
  • Minimums, targets, and maximums
  • Payout criteria
  • Payout formula
  • Payout timing and frequency
  • Performance measures
  • Plan communication
  • Plan effectiveness
  • Plan eligibility
  • Plan type

Industry

  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Goods
  • Energy
  • Healthcare Services
  • High Tech
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Mining & Metals
  • Other Manufacturing
  • Other Non-Manufacturing
  • Retail & Wholesale
  • Services (Non-Financial)
  • Transportation Equipment

Analyzed by

  • Employee groups
  • Industry

Custom analyses by Geographic Area, Employee Size (FTEs), or Revenue Size will be priced upon request. Survey results are delivered in a published PDF format to your imercer.com account under My Downloads.

Interested in short-term and sales incentive plan data for the US? Check out the US Incentive Plan Design survey to further enhance your organization's talent strategy.

Product Highlights

 

Product Participants Non-Participants
2023 Canada Short-Term Incentive Plan Design Survey CAD 1,200 CAD 3,300
2023 Canada Sales Incentive Plan Design Survey CAD 1,200 CAD 3,300

*This is a biennial survey. The next participation year and survey release is planned for 2021.

  • Participation Opens: July
  • Participation Deadline: September
  • Report Available: November

*This is a biennial survey. The next participation year and survey release is planned for 2021.

  • Participation Opens: September 8
  • Participation Deadline: October 8
  • Report Available: December
  • Number of Organizations: 63

Based on data from the 2021 Canada Short-Term Incentive Plan Design survey.

  • Funding
  • Minimums, targets, and maximums
  • Payout criteria
  • Payout formula
  • Payout timing and frequency
  • Performance measures
  • Plan communication
  • Plan effectiveness
  • Plan eligibility
  • Plan type

Industry

  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Goods
  • Energy
  • Healthcare Services
  • High Tech
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Mining & Metals
  • Other Manufacturing
  • Other Non-Manufacturing
  • Retail & Wholesale
  • Services (Non-Financial)
  • Transportation Equipment

Analyzed by

  • Employee groups
  • Industry

Custom analyses by Geographic Area, Employee Size (FTEs), or Revenue Size will be priced upon request. Survey results are delivered in a published PDF format to your imercer.com account under My Downloads.

Interested in short-term and sales incentive plan data for the US? Check out the US Incentive Plan Design survey to further enhance your organization's talent strategy.

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You tell us what’s happening in your organization – from what you pay to how you pay – for your positions and we’ll give you a discount on the results. Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. Missed this year’s participation window? Contact us to learn how you can participate in the next edition.

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Opens: 06/16/2025

Closes: 08/10/2025

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