CN’s Employee Share Investment Plan (ESIP) offers all employees the opportunity to participate in CN’s ownership by purchasing CN shares. ESIP is a powerful financial tool that can help employees achieve personal savings goals over the long term as of their first day of work.

As a publicly-traded company, anyone can purchase CN shares. Our Employee Share Investment Program, benefits employees who acquire CN shares through payroll deductions with an additional 35% company match.

CN helps you save for your retirement by providing you access to a competitive retirement savings program, to which you and CN both contribute. This program allows you to accumulate an important source of retirement income through professionally managed plans that cover thousands of employees.

CN believes that everyone should have the opportunity to learn new skills and build their career. We have connected classrooms, online courses and hands-on training that provide collaborative, continuous and effective learning.

We offer learning and development programs at all levels from independent contributors, to front-line managers, to director level and above. These programs build culture and allow employees to excel in their current roles and advance in their careers.

CN’s employees have access to excellent healthcare choices. In some locations, we also offer onsite wellness and healthcare services, including flu shot clinics, fitness centres and classes to save you time and keep you healthy.

Because the health of our employees matters, CN has partnered with health care management companies in Canada and the U.S. to provide Telemedicine services to all our employees and their immediate familiy. The service includes easy, convenient and confidential access to healthcare professionals  for a variety of health-related issues, including pediatric issues, stress and mental health, prescription renewals and chronic disease management, amongst others.

Our partners in telemedicine provide employees and their family members an online concierge healthcare service, accessible through secure voice, text and video conferencing with 24/7 access to physicians, mental health specialists, and other medical and paramedical professionals is available via mobile, tablet or computer in English and French.

Our Employee and Family Assistance Program provides an avenue for our employees and their loved ones to seek help on a wide range of personal issues, including physical, mental, financial and professional concerns. This free and confidential service is available 24/7 and through multiple platforms (telephone, web-based, in-person) to ensure help and support is always accessible and meets personal needs and preferences.

CN’s main health and wellness program, CN Traction, encourages employees to adopt good health habits and maintain an active lifestyle. The program is supported by an online platform to facilitate engagement through year-round initiatives and wellness challenges geared towards our employees’ general well-being.

We believe that enabling our employees to have autonomy and flexibility in when and where they work is one of the best ways we equip them to thrive. Employees can balance their work and personal life with a range of workplace options, which may include flexible working hours as well as innovative tools to help them stay connected.

We invest in technology and tools to support our global talent with remote working options. Employees may take advantage of hybrid work conditions to perform their duties, which include hybrid working options, during working hours that balance their personal needs with those of the business. CN believes that with this flexibility, employees can better contribute to innovation, collaboration and achieve better work/life balance and greater productivity.

On top of a flexible work schedule, vacation, and sick leave, CN offers paid (or statutory) holidays and company days off, which may vary depending on an employee’s location and the local laws.

In addition to our hybrid working options, which allow moms and dads to juggle work and family demands more easily, CN ensures that parents who want to take time off for parental purposes have a job to return to and continued healthcare benefits to ensure their families are well taken care of.

CN continues to work towards finding ways to do what we can to support our CN moms and dads.