Canada Goose | Bonuses for fast workers

Nearly 15% of the clothes in the winter 2022 and spring 2023 collections by Canada Goose are produced in Quebec. While the company will begin designing its new women’s collection in its Montreal and Boisbriand factories within two days, nearly 300 positions are still vacant. And to attract employees, we rely on a beautiful environment and on productivity bonuses: the faster they are in the stages of manufacturing coats, the more generous the pay.

Nathaelle Morissette
The Press

“The salary is really unlimited,” says a production manager at the Montreal plant, during a visit to the facilities located on Chabanel Street on Tuesday. The latter – whom the company asked us not to name since he does not have the title of spokesperson – affirms that some employees earn $30 an hour and even more. Importantly, they are all entitled to the same base salary. “But the faster you are, the more money you have,” he added. A few hours after the visit, Canada Goose made it clear once again that all employees received a base salary and that they were not encouraged to become “machines” to the detriment of their health and the quality of the product. .

Currently, the factory in the metropolis – in operation since 2019 – produces 450 coats a day, but it could double its production… if it had more arms. However, the company known for its famous down parkas, some models of which sell for more than $1,000, is no exception when it comes to labor shortages. And she misses it badly.

During our visit, on production line number 8, several dozen sewing machines were covered with a blue cover, always waiting for an employee to set up there to sew sleeves or a hood. Is it difficult to recruit? In response, we are shown the completely empty production line.

Normally, each of the production lines can accommodate 45 to 50 operators. For the moment, they are around thirty on average and, out of a total of ten channels, seven are in operation.

However, the vast spaces, the lighting, the large windows, the high ceilings, the cafeteria equipped with more than twenty microwave ovens and as many toasters seemed to offer a pleasant environment to the employees present during of the visit. The Montreal factory has an area of ​​1500 square feet.

Canada Goose has 700 employees in Quebec. Over the past six months, around 15 workers from Ukraine have been hired by the company in the province. The coat maker, headquartered in Toronto, also has three factories in Ontario and three more in Manitoba. Its coats are sold in nearly 40 countries.