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SASKATCHEWAN’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2025)
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For the University of Saskatchewan, taking part in the Saskatchewan’s Top Employers competition provides an opportunity to showcase the university as an excellent
place to work.
Saskatchewan winners keep pace with changing employee priorities
Employers are improving their workplace policies and benefits in response to changing employee preferences
T
he Canada’s Top 100 Employers
project celebrates 25 years in
2025 while the Saskatchewan’s
Top Employers (2025) competition
marks its 20-year milestone. While the
purpose and the overall structure of the
competition have remained steadfast over
those years, “the questions we ask are
more detailed today,” says Richard Yerema,
executive editor of Canada’s Top 100
Employers.
The Saskatchewan’s Top Employers (2025)
competition is organized by the editors of
Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Winners for
both competitions are judged on criteria
including: (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.
Certain trends, such as the evolution of
maternity leave and paternity leave to
universal top-ups for all types of parents,
clearly emerged through the years. Time
off is another noticeable area. “While
three weeks starting vacation is the
standard in Saskatchewan, we used to see
two-weeks for roughly one-quarter of
employers across the country,” explains
Yerema. “Today, the two-week group is
down to six per cent and we’ve seen
four-week and unlimited vacation policies
being adopted by almost one-third of the
winning employers nationally.”
