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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

and communities. “We are deeply honored to be recognized by Here are some of the reasons why Toyota Motor Manufacturing
such esteemed organizations,” said Rick Couchman, founder Canada Inc. / TMMC was selected as one of Canada's Top 100
and co-owner of The Poop Valet. Employers (2025), Top Employers for Canadians Over 40 (2024),
“These awards reflect the hard work of our dedicated team, Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers (2024), Waterloo
the trust of our clients, and the values we uphold as a local Area's Top Employers (2025) and Southwestern Ontario's Top
business committed to excellence, reliability, and community Employers (2025):
service.” • TMMC leads its industry in offering family-friendly benefits,
Founded in 2022, The Poop Valet offers comprehensive weekly, providing maternity and parental leave top-ups for new moms
bi-weekly and one-time pet waste removal services for both (to 65% of salary for 50 weeks) and parental leave top-ups for
residential and commercial clients across Kitchener, Waterloo, new dads and adoptive parents (to 65% of salary for 35 weeks)
Cambridge, Guelph, and Ayr. -- and also manages a generous academic scholarship program
for children of employees, to $5,000 per child
TMMC named one of Canada’s Top • TMMC employees and their family members gathered for a

100 Employers huge summer picnic with almost 6,000 people in attendance
-- the event was hosted at nearby water park complete with a
For the 21st consecutive year Toyota Moto Manufacturing barbecue lunch and activities for all ages, including bowling,
Canada Inc. has been recognized by the editors of Canada’s face painting, balloon twisters, mini-golf, and much more
Top 100 Employers.
The the annual competition was launched in 2000 to recognize • TMMC employees can take advantage of a variety of impressive
organizations with the most progressive workplace policies onsite amenities, such as free membership (includes family
across the country. members and retirees) to an impressive fitness facility with
The project, run by Mediacorp Canada Inc., has been recording a full gymnasium, an employee lounge, a quiet room for
the evolution of work through more than two decades of meditation and religious observance, outdoor walking trails,
societal change. Looking back, what’s emerged is a remarkable basketball court, tennis courts, a soccer field, and the Teaching
archive on the nature of work. Garden for those wanting to exercise their green thumb.

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