Does First Student Canada pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Student Canada employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Student Canada. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Student Canada?

57% of First Student Canada employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Student Canada 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at First Student Canada?

School Bus Driver (43) , Bus Driver (16) , Mechanic (6) , Dispatcher (4) , Driver (2) , School Bus Driver/Trainer (2)

What are the pros of working at First Student Canada according to real employee reviews?

"Free training for a B Licence." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great people to work with." ((in 6 reviews)); "Friendly staff." ((in 3 reviews)); "can meet with various customers and flexible time" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at First Student Canada according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and not easy to drive under bad weather" ((in 11 reviews)); "Management was awful, completely unorganized place, passes the blame to everyone else, does not care about employee's, always has drivers over there legal hours and just keeps pushing, if you don't want to work for them anymore they just dump you off at the closest airport and you have to find your own way home on your own dime yet they flew you into camp from you home." ((in 7 reviews)); "No benefits" ((in 6 reviews))

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3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)

Dennis R. Maple

62% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture and values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

First Student Canada has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Student Canada employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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119 reviews

1.0

19 Mar 2026

Turn and run from this place!!!!!!

Mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Mon-Fri shift Everything else about the place was subpar

Cons

Almost everything there except the “shop people”

3.0

16 Jan 2026

Company Overview

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Part time morning and afternoon runs and you will be free during the day for other activities or work

Cons

You will be responsible for a bus full of students but the salary does not really match.

2.0

16 Oct 2025

Bad

Bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Low work hours. Fun friends in company

Cons

Bad pay, hard work and gong show

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