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BC’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2025)
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NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT
LTD., Vancouver. Investment management; 507 employees. Maintains an
internal Nicola Gives Back charitable
committee and disbursed roughly $2.3
million to registered Canadian charities
in the past year.
NTT DATA, BCU INC., Burnaby.
Computer systems design services; 451
em-ployees. Offers a variety of flexible
work options including hybrid work,
shortened workweeks with less pay, and
a formal earned days-off program.
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KANAGAN COLLEGE,
Kelowna. Post secondary
schools, college; 981 employees.
Supports ongoing employee
development through paid time o昀昀 to
attend training and access to an annual
professional development fund.
OPPENHEIMER GROUP, Coquitlam.
Fresh fruits and vegetable distribution; 154
employees. Enables employees to lend a
helping hand in the community with two
paid days o昀昀 to volunteer.
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BC SOLUTIONS LTD.,
Saanichton. Insurance; 209
employees. Provides employees
who identify as Indigenous with
two paid days o昀昀 each year to observe
or participate in traditional Indigenous
activities.
PEDALHEADS, Vancouver. Children’s recreational programs; 53 employees. O昀昀ers
progressive time-o昀昀 policies, including
four weeks of vacation after four years on
the job and up to 昀椀ve paid personal days
per year.
PERKINS&WILL CANADA
ARCHITECTS CO., Vancouver.
Architectural services; 244 employees.
O昀昀ers compassionate leave top-up when
employees are called upon to care for a
loved one, to 100 per cent of salary for up
to six weeks.
PETERSON INVESTMENTS (CANADA)
INC., Vancouver. Real estate development
and management; 199 employees. Makes
the commute to work a little easier with
transit subsidies and free parking at its
head o昀케ce.
PLENTYOFFISH MEDIA ULC,
Vancouver. All other personal services;
124 employees. Supports employees
who volunteer their time to charitable
organizations with a donation of $10 for
every hour given.
PRINCE RUPERT PORT AUTHORITY,
Prince Rupert. Port authorities; 102 employees. Helps employees prepare for the
future with retirement planning assistance
and a de昀椀ned contribution pension plan.
PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE,
Vancouver. Hospitals; 5,369 employees.
O昀昀ers resources to support positive mental
health including self-care strategies, an
annual health and wellness fair, and a
mental health and wellness toolkit.
PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES
AUTHORITY / PHSA, Vancouver.
Healthcare services; 16,938 employees.
Encourages ongoing professional development with in-house career planning,
opportunities for formal mentoring and
leadership development programs.
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HR TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
Kelowna. Computer systems
design services; 590 employees.
Cultivates an ownership
mentality with a share
purchase plan, available to all employees.
NATURE’S PATH
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Arran and Ratana Stephens, co-founders of Nature’s Path Foods.
EDBRICK TECHNOLOGIES
INC., Victoria. Software; 112
employees. Manages a Personal
Signi昀椀cance Day program,
allowing employees to swap statutory
holidays for the alternative holidays of
their choice.
PHSA
2025 WINNERS
AANICH, DISTRICT OF, Victoria.
Municipal government; 781
employees. Maintains a generous
maternity and parental leave topup policy, providing mothers-to-be with 90
per cent of salary for up to 32 weeks.
SAANICH POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Victoria. Police services; 265 employees.
Supports a wellness committee that
sponsors a number of activities, including
trauma release therapy, yoga classes, and
family bowling.
SAFE SOFTWARE INC., Surrey. Software
publishers; 248 employees. Provides three
paid days o昀昀 during the summer and
winter holidays, in addition to three weeks
of starting vacation allowance.
SAP CANADA INC., Vancouver. Custom
computer programming services; 3,167
employees. Makes the commute to work a
little easier through generous commuting
Provincial Health Services Authority provides dedicated onboarding to new
employees and regularly surveys them to capture feedback on their
acclimation.
