Purpose-driven and thriving: this year’s ‘BC’s Top Employers’ are announced
VANCOUVER, February 13, 2024 – Job-seekers across British Columbia are looking for employers that make a meaningful difference in their communities – and employers are responding with innovative programs that make a positive local impact. The best of these initiatives were recognized today as BC’s Top Employers (2024) were announced in a special magazine copublished by the Vancouver Sun and Mediacorp Canada Inc., organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers project.
“There’s a dated assumption that meaningful work comes at a cost,” says Richard Yerema, executive editor of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. “Caring for your people isn’t counter to running a successful organization, it’s key. And what better proposition to attract talented individuals than to offer progressive benefits along with the ability to have a positive impact on the broader community.”
This year’s winners are drawn from a diverse set of industries, from software to engineering and the public sector, which reflect the province’s overall economy. Among the winners are organizations that are purpose-driven themselves – such as Covenant House, a provider of housing and support services to youth facing homelessness, and United Way British Columbia, a not-for-profit organization that supports people in need.
“Many of this year’s winners are keenly aware that at the root of their success as organizations is the wellbeing of their employees,” says Kristina Leung, managing editor of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. “Whether it’s enhancing coverage for mental health care or increasing paid time off to enable employees to spend more time with loved ones, this year’s winners understand that taking care of employees is a central part of every decision their organizations make.”
Now in its 19th year, BC’s Top Employers is a special designation that recognizes the British Columbia employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Editors at Mediacorp review employers on eight criteria, which have remained consistent since the project’s inception: (1) Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. The editors publish detailed ‘reasons for selection’ for these criteria, providing transparency in the selection of winners and a catalogue of best practices for employers and job-seekers alike. The 2 competition is open to any employer with their head office or principal place of business located within British Columbia.
Founded in 1992, Mediacorp Canada Inc. is the nation’s largest publisher of employment periodicals. Since 1999, the Toronto-based publisher has managed the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, which includes 19 regional and special-interest editorial competitions that reach millions of Canadians annually through a variety of magazine and newspaper partners, including The Globe and Mail and Vancouver Sun. Mediacorp also operates Eluta.ca, one of Canada’s largest job search engines, used by millions of job-seekers annually to find new job postings and discover what the nation’s best employers are offering.
The full list of BC’s Top Employers (2024) was announced today in a special magazine published with the Vancouver Sun. Detailed ‘reasons for selection’ for each of this year’s winners, as well as hundreds of additional stories and photos about their initiatives, were released today by the editors and are accessible via the competition homepage.
Further information:
Stephanie Leung, Editor, stephanie.leung@mediacorp.ca
BC’s Top Employers
2024 Winners
Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc., Vancouver
Advanced Solutions, Victoria
Alida Inc., Vancouver
AME Group, Victoria
Arrow Transportation Systems Inc., Vancouver
Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc., Burnaby
BC Assessment, Victoria
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Vancouver
BC Energy Regulator, Fort St. John
BC Financial Services Authority / BCFSA, Vancouver
BC Housing Management Commission, Burnaby
BC Hydro, Vancouver
BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc. / BCIB, Vancouver 3
BC Pension Corp., Victoria
BC Public Service, Victoria
BC Transit, Victoria
Best Buy Canada Ltd., Vancouver
Binary Stream Software Inc., Burnaby
Black & White Zebra Industries Inc., Vancouver
Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
British Columbia Automobile Association / BCAA, Burnaby
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. / BC Ferries, Victoria
British Columbia Institute of Technology / BCIT, Burnaby
British Columbia Investment Management Corp. / BCI, Victoria
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch, Burnaby
British Columbia Lottery Corporation / BCLC, Kamloops
British Columbia Utilities Commission, Vancouver
Burnaby, City of, Burnaby
Canfor Corporation, Vancouver
Capilano University, North Vancouver
Century Group Lands Corp., New Westminster
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia / CPABC, Vancouver
CityWest, Prince Rupert
Clio, Burnaby
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, The, Vancouver
Community Living BC, Vancouver
Concert Properties Ltd., Vancouver
Copperleaf Technologies Inc., Vancouver
Coquitlam, City of, Coquitlam
Covenant House Vancouver, Vancouver
Delta Police Department, Delta
Dexcom Canada, Co., Burnaby
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc., Vancouver
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Douglas College, New Westminster
DP World Canada Inc., Burnaby
Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Burnaby
First Credit Union, Powell River
First Nations Finance Authority, Westbank
First West Credit Union, Langley
FortisBC Inc., Surrey
Fresh Prep Foods Inc., Vancouver
Full Circle Studio, Burnaby
Grosvenor Canada Ltd., Vancouver
Hatfield Consultants LLP, North Vancouver
Houle Electric Limited, Burnaby
Hudson Pacific Properties, Vancouver
ICBC / Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, North Vancouver
Interfor Corp., Burnaby
iQmetrix, Vancouver
Island Health, Victoria
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey
LandSure Systems Ltd., Vancouver
Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia, Victoria
Law Society of British Columbia, The, Vancouver
Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Ledcor Group of Companies, Vancouver
Legal Aid BC, Vancouver
Maple Ridge, City of, Maple Ridge 4
McElhanney Ltd., Vancouver
MEC Mountain Equipment Company Ltd., Vancouver
Mosaic Forest Management Corp., Vancouver
Mott MacDonald Canada Limited, Vancouver
Nature’s Path Foods Inc., Richmond
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd., Vancouver
North Vancouver, Corporation of the District of, North Vancouver
Okanagan College, Kelowna
Oppenheimer Group, Coquitlam
PageFreezer Software Inc., Vancouver
Pedalheads, Vancouver
Perkins&Will Canada Architects Co., Vancouver
Peterson Investments (Canada) Inc., Vancouver
Plentyoffish Media ULC, Vancouver
Powerex Corp., Vancouver
Prevue HR Systems Inc., Vancouver
Prince Rupert Port Authority, Prince Rupert
Providence Health Care, Vancouver
Provincial Health Services Authority / PHSA, Vancouver
QHR Technologies Inc., Kelowna
Raymond James Ltd., Vancouver
R.F. Binnie & Associates Ltd., Burnaby
Rocky Mountaineer, Vancouver
RTS Canada Inc., Richmond
Saanich, District of, Victoria
Saanich Police Department, Victoria
SAP Canada Inc., Vancouver
SilverChef Rentals Inc., Vancouver
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
SkilledTradesBC, Richmond
SkyBox Labs Inc., Burnaby
Smythe LLP, Vancouver
Sophos Inc., Vancouver
St. George’s School, Vancouver
Teck Resources Limited, Vancouver
TELUS Communications Inc., Vancouver
Tolko Industries Ltd., Vernon
TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority), New Westminster
TYBO Contracting Ltd., Langley
UBC / University of British Columbia, Vancouver
United Way British Columbia, Burnaby
University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George
University of the Fraser Valley / UFV, Abbotsford
University of Victoria, Victoria
Vancouver, City of, Vancouver
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver
Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Vancouver
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
Ventana Construction Corporation, Burnaby
Victoria Airport Authority, North Saanich
Wesgroup Equipment LP, Surrey
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., Vancouver
WorkSafeBC, Vancouver
Yulu Public Relations Inc., Vancouver