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AQA NORTH LTD. / TAQA,
Calgary. Oil and gas production
and distribution; 404 employees. Encourages employees to
become recruiters for the company with
generous new employee referral bonuses,
from $500 to $2,500 depending on the
position.
TEINE ENERGY LTD., Calgary. Crude
petroleum and natural gas extraction; 200
employees. Starts new employees with
four weeks of paid vacation and offers
employees the opportunity to purchase an
additional week of vacation through
payroll deductions.
TERRACON GEOTECHNIQUE LTD.,
Calgary. Geotechnical engineering
services; 193 employees. Encourages
ongoing professional development
through a range of in-house training initiatives, from onsite lunch and learns for
senior engineers to formal mentoring for
younger employees.
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN
ONCOLOGy, Edmonton. Clinical research
activities; 138 employees. Helps employees
save for the future with matching RSP
contributions and employees nearing
retirement may step away slowly though
phased-in retirement work options.
TRICAN WELL SERVICE LTD., Calgary.
Support activities for oil and gas operations; 1,227 employees. The long-standing
social committee (established in 1996)
manages a busy social calendar for
employees, including an annual golf
tournament, slo-pitch, off-site laser tag,
St. Patrick’s Day party and much more.
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FA CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED, Calgary. Farm supplies
merchant wholesalers; 886
employees. Increased mental
health coverage amounts to $2,500
annually and expanded the range of
eligible mental health services, including
psychotherapy and familiy therapy.
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CA CANADA LTD., Calgary.
Veterinary hospitals; 2,895 employees. Supports ongoing development throughout an employee’s career, including internship opportunities and formal mentoring plus academic tuition subsidies, to $3,000 annually.
ESTERN FINANCIAL
GROUP INC., High River.
Insurance and financial
services; 2,225 employees.
Starts new employees with three weeks of
paid vacation and employees also receive
up to 14 paid wellness days that are flexible
and can be used to take care of personal or
family matters.
WOOD PLC, Calgary. Engineering
services; 2,061 employees. Along with
hybrid and flexible work hour options,
employees can work an extra half-hour
each day to earn 1.2 days off every month
through a formal earned days off
program.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD
– ALBERTA, Edmonton. Administration
of human resource programs; 2,177
employees. Starts new employees with
four weeks of paid vacation and offers five
paid personal days to help employees
balance their day-to-day responsibilities.
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MCA CALGARY, Calgary.
Individual and family services;
372 employees.
Encourages all
employees to keep fit at its
extensive on-site fitness
facility that offers instructor-led fitness classes, dance
studios, a gymnasium,
indoor track and aquatic centre.
– Richard Yerema & Kristina Leung
WOOD PLC
q Employees at Calgary-based engineering firm Wood PLC attending a town hall meeting to receive an update from the leadership team.
