Best Buy, Encana, Sasktel among top employers in West

Competition based on 8 criteria including benefits, communications

Best Buy, Encana and Sasktel are among the top employers for the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, according to the Canada’s top 100 Employers competition.

The annual competition by Mediacorp Canada recognizes employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Employers are evaluated using the same eight criteria as the national competition: physical workplace; work atmosphere and social; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time off; employee communications; performance management; training and skills development; and community involvement.

Top employers in B.C.:

1-800-GOT-JUNK?
6S Marketing
AbeBooks
Arc'Teryx Equipment
BC Housing Management Commission
BC Hydro
BC Public Service
Best Buy Canada
British Columbia Institute of Technology
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
British Columbia Lottery Corporation / BCLC
British Columbia Public School Employers' Association
British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation
Cactus Restaurants
Canadian Cancer Society, British Columbia and Yukon Division
Canadian Forest Products / Canfor
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Connect Hearing
Daishowa-Marubeni International
Davis
Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada
DIALOG
Family Insurance Solutions
FinancialCAD
Flatiron Construction
G & F Financial Group
Goldcorp
Great Little Box Company, The
HP Advanced Solutions
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia / ICBC
Interior Health Authority
Knight Piésold
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Ledcor Group of Companies
MTU Maintenance Canada
Nature's Path Foods
Parklane Homes
Perkins+Will Canada
Prospera Credit Union
Providence Health Care
Provincial Health Services Authority
QHR Technologies
Rescan Environmental Services
Royal British Columbia Museum
Schneider Electric Canada
Simon Fraser University
Sophos
St. George's School
Strangeloop Networks
Surrey, City of
TELUS
University of British Columbia
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver International Airport Authority
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Vancouver, City of
West Fraser Timber Co.
Whistler Blackcomb

Top employers in Alberta:

Agriculture Financial Services / AFSC
Agrium
Alberta Blue Cross
Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan / ASEBP
Alberta Utilities Commission / AUC
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries
AltaGas
ATB Financial
Bayer CropScience Canada
Bennett Jones
Bethany Care Society
BioWare ULC
Bonavista Energy
Calgary Airport Authority, The
Calgary Laboratory Services
CapitalCare Group
Carewest
CEDA International
CH2M HILL Canada
Churchill Corporation, The
Collins Barrow Calgary
ConocoPhillips Canada
Edmonton Regional Airports Authority
Enbridge
Encana
Enerflex
ENMAX
EPCOR Utilities
First Calgary Financial Credit Union
Golder Associates
Graham Group
Hallmark Tubulars
Jayman MasterBUILT
Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart
Keyera Corporation
Matrix Solutions
Medicine Hat, City of
MEGlobal Canada
National Energy Board
Nexen
North American Construction Group
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, The / NAIT
Olympia Financial Group
PCL Constructors
RedPoint Media Group
Rogers Insurance
SAIT Polytechnic
Shaw Communications
Shell Canada
Suncor Energy
Syncrude Canada
TAQA North
TransCanada
Trican Well Service
United Farmers of Alberta Cooperative / UFA
United Way of Calgary and Area
Upside Software
WestJet Airlines
Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta
WorleyParsons Canada Services

Top employers in Saskatchewan:

Alliance Energy
Cameco
Co-operators Life Insurance Company
Information Services Corporation / ISC
ISM Canada
Mosaic Company, The
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Prairie North Regional Health Authority
Prince Albert Parkland Health Region
Ranch Ehrlo Society
Saskatchewan Government Insurance
Saskatchewan Public Service
Saskatoon Police Service
Saskatoon Regional Health Authority
Saskatoon, City of
SaskPower
SaskTel
Solvera Solutions
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan

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