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Growing company, still stuck in the 80s.
Cabin Crew (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 20 November 2021
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The most useful review selected by IndeedDon’t get me wrong, no company is perfect. For someone who has never worked in aviation this company is for you. For many who have been in the industry, beware, as this company is very behind and not up to industry standards. It will make your mouth drop how behind they are. This company is stuck in their old ways and is not open to change, even though they want it. Management is uneducated in their positions, and you will feel micromanaged and not praised, or recognized for your experience. Potential to grow with this company as they have just merged, but you’ll still be frustrated in your position.
Pros
Decent Pay
Cons
Micro Management
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Good before the merger, now TERRIBLE
Stores Agent (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 12 April 2022
Used to be a company with pride before Bradley Air Services took over, now an inefficient, sad joke of an airline. Poor management from top down, understaffed due to everyone quitting, stressful, toxic culture, just a mess. Every day in the stores department was different and challenging, and often fun before the merger. The inefficiency and stress have killed all the enjoyment of working there. Most of the good employees have gone and nearly everyone left is looking for somewhere else to go unless they are very close to retirement age. The pay and benefits were decent, however the benefits keep getting cut back every year. The flight benefits were nice to have but not worth staying there for.
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- Support from manager
- Energizing work tasks
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Working for Canadian North was a soul destroying experience.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Former Employee) - Iqaluit, NU - 20 March 2022
Why would a highly trained professional ever want to work for incompetent amateurs? During my time at Canadian North I did not meet anyone in management who seemed to be the least bit interested in, or capable of, supporting front-line employees. Communication, planning and adoption of appropriate industry standards are entirely foreign concepts to this company.
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Enjoyable place to work
Charter (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 28 February 2022
Enjoy my time at Canadian North, every day is different and challenging. Workplace culture has improved since the merger. Pros - Good salary and benefits, management care about you. Cons - COVID has caused some long hours on ocassion.
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They hire everybody. You do not need to be smart or have much school.
Technician (Current Employee) - Iqaluit, NU - 17 January 2022
Nobody else wants to work nights in the arctic. Anyone who applies can easily get a job here. You do not need much school or know about aircrafts. Easy place to work as the manager is gone fishing.
Pros
It is easy to get hired, nobody wants to work nights in the arctic, I could not get an interview will any airline, I was hired because not many people stay too long, School or aircrafts experience is not needed, Often there is no work to do and we go buy groceries, . Some of the boss have to take medicine and see doctor so they stop yelling at me so much.
Cons
The old guys do not like young kids, I would not want to be a girl here, old guys say girls should not be working on aircrafts, There is not much good planning, and often no stuff what to do, I never know why I am yelled at, The old guys are often mad or hung over, and do not want to work for the company, We have many mistakes and accidents, everybody disagrees all the time.
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Slow to no growth and no opportunities for advancement unless you know someone higher up if you know what I mean
Load Controller (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 30 December 2021
Almost 8 years and applied for several management or trainer positions and they regularly turned me down and highered from outside the organization. Lots of favoritism throughout the organization.
Pros
the only pro is cheap travel benefits but they aren't that much cheaper than full fare now.
Cons
low pay for the industry standards.
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Toxic
AME (Former Employee) - Iqaluit, NU - 15 December 2021
Management is disconnected from reality and are clueless of what is going on. Very toxic work environment. Nobody cares. You're left on your own to figure things out.
Pros
salary
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Beware of this job
Charter Specialist (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 30 July 2021
Everything is what you make it. But be sure with this job you will be in a toxic environment. Unlike major airlines where you have specific departments, here you will be required to do it all. Low pay, odd hours and shifts and called in on your day off. No lunch breaks.
Pros
Flight benefits
Cons
Low pay
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Aweful
Charter Specialist and online Reservations Agent with Sabre (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 4 July 2021
Worse place to ever work. Toxic.. no support from management. Nasty Co workers... Not a good place to work. Don't expect to have a job long if you are a fighter.
Pros
No
Cons
No
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Depending on your job you could get to travel to some remote northern locations.
IT Support Technician (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 27 February 2021
depending on the department you could occasionally pull long hours, especially if there was a weather delay. Overall decent people to work with. Potential to travel to some pretty cool far northern locations.
Pros
My manager was great, worked hard and was severly under paid.
Cons
Depending on department you may be expected to work some ridiculous hours.
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One person could have destroyed the CompanyThe whole company
Maintenance Technician (Former Employee) - Edmonton - 25 June 2020
The whole company was a 10 out of 10 to work for but one person who was in authority could have destroyed the Company with his actions. There’s a lot of people's live’s he destroyed and to prevent the Company from losing good engineers the company should have a Review of the Management.
Pros
Good team work, learnt a lot.
Cons
Bad Management at the top
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great place
Casual/ Part-Time/ Full-Time Employment (Former Employee) - Cambridge Bay, NU - 18 May 2020
great place to work, decent benefits, pay was a little cheap, but cargo and flight discounts were nice to have, but always had a staffing issue for day to day work to be done.
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Great place
Cargo Agent (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 13 April 2020
It is great place to work, you can build your career.
The place need people want to work not standing for and chatting, if you work, you will get peppermint position then you on title of all benefits which is great.
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Positive friendly co-workers ,organized schedule, opportunity to grow within the company
Customer Representative (Former Employee) - Iqaluit, NU - 18 March 2020
I worked with Canadian North before the merger when it was called First Air, I loved working with this company. There is high dedication to customer relations and service. I had a good working relationship with my supervisor who I held in high regard for her scheduling skills and open communication with her subordinates. I liked the diversity in my day to day work life as we where up and moving constantly. Great benefits, and I loved the team I worked with.
Pros
advanced scheduling, vacation and health benefits for part-timers, travel discounts
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Greatest team to work with
Cargo Agent (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 9 March 2020
Was able to meet the best team. Very friendly environment, multi cultural staffs, diversity and openness. The bosses are always ready to help you and assist you in building your career.
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Excellent place to work
Licenced Aircraft Structural Technician (Former Employee) - Ottawa - 29 January 2020
Lots of experience on 737 and ATR’s. Definitely need some of the older employees to retire though, they have stayed too long in my opinion and need to give younger employees an opportunity to advance in the company since they could for retired about 10 years ago and are no longer able to preform a lot of their duties. That being said I really enjoyed working at First Air, would definitely work there again.
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Great Place to work
Flight Attendant (Current Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 16 January 2020
If you like to travel and want to fly to Canadas Arctic then this is the company to be with.
Based in Edmonton or Calgary. All training is provided. Good pay and good schedule for seniority based Flight attendants
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Poor management, underappreciated
Customer Service Associate (Current Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 17 December 2019
Company has been bought by First Air, and has gone straight downhill. Management only wants to keep their jobs, and the corporate culture is now terrible.
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Great Team
Lead Customer Service Agent (Former Employee) - Cambridge Bay, NU - 6 September 2019
Amazing workplace with amazing people. Everyday was a different day, if you love the travel industry this is definitely the career you want. Took my family all over Canada
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You will learn a lot
Flight Attendant (Former Employee) - Calgary - 17 August 2019
It's a unique culture, very clicky within the inflight department and can be tough to get into the cliques. As long as you are happy to learn, you will do well.
Pros
Hours
Cons
Gossip
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Assisting all customers needs
Customer Service Agent/Operations Agent (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 29 July 2019
This job is based solely on customer service and making sure all appropriate documents are in place that are required.
Making sure everything is done in a timely matter as well.
Pros
meeting people
Cons
N/a
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