Job Description
YOUR NEXT CO-OP PLACEMENT
Work term: Summer 2026
Work term length: 8 months
From classroom to co-op to career, every step of your journey has an impact on your future. That’s why it makes sense to choose a co-op placement with a company that offers truly rewarding work and real-life experience. At Definity®, your contributions, creativity, and energy will be put to good use, and you’ll get to be involved with initiatives that support our strategic goals and use your skills in a supportive team environment.
If you’re looking for a company that takes care of its people — full time, part time, and co-ops alike — and has a track record of doing big things, get ready to love it here.
What You’ll Be Doing
At Definity, we believe a great employee experience (EX) is essential at every stage of the employee lifecycle. We’re committed to creating a positive, inclusive, and engaging culture where all employees can thrive. Our Employee Promise of CARE—Collaborative, Ambitious, Rewarding, Empowering—guides everything we do.
As an Employee Experience Co-op, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting employee experience programs and initiatives across the organization. You’ll work on projects that shape our culture, strengthen engagement, and foster belonging. This is your opportunity to learn, contribute and build practical experience in EX and HR.
- Support EX programs including engagement and listening, performance management, recognition initiatives, employee journeys and hybrid experience.
- Assist with employee listening initiatives, including lifecycle surveys (Annual, Pulse, Onboarding, Exit) in Qualtrics.
- Support survey set-up, testing and troubleshooting.
- Assist with data analysis, identifying themes and summarizing insights.
- Provide project coordination and operational support across HR initiatives, including writing communication plans, tracking programs, maintaining records and generating reports.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on project planning, developing communications and delivery of programs.
- Support other Talent & Culture initiatives as needed.
What You Bring
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Data & Analytics, Communications, or a related field.
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with ability to manage priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with Qualtrics or survey tools is an asset.
- Team oriented, curious, and self-motivated.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Comfortable working in a hybrid environment.
Did you know?
- We care about our co-ops: Definity’s co-op students are considered the best pipeline of talent for our full-time, permanent positions.
- We care about students: Definity distributes $85,000 in scholarships to students across Canada each year.
- We care about our community: Definity donates more than $1 million every year to causes that drive true change in the neighborhoods in which we live and work.
What can Definity offer you?
- Meaningful work forwarding our purpose of building a better world by helping our clients and communities adapt and thrive in their hardest times of need.
- Culture of accountability, empowerment, and collaboration.
- Opportunities to support personal and professional growth through real-life experience and unique learning opportunities. Our Leadership Essentials program builds knowledge and skills to Team Leaders to Directors
- Opportunity to join our employee groups - focused on women's empowerment, LGBTQ+, anti-racism and cultural equity, and environmental activism.
- Determined to create positive change for our environment, our people, and our communities, now and in the future. Check our ESG work !
About Us
This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.
The hourly compensation for the role starts at $22.50 per hour and will increase based on factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, and the recommended rates as set by the respective educational institution.
We also take potential into consideration. If you don’t have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.
Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting accessibility@economical.com.
Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).
About The Team
Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.
