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SHELL CANADA LIMITED, Calgary. Oil
and gas production and distribution; 3,468
employees. Donated over 15,000 volunteer
hours on company time in the past year
and encourages employees to lend their
time to charitable initiatives with three
paid days o昀昀 to volunteer each year.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, Burnaby,
B.C. Post secondary schools, university;
3,534 employees. O昀昀ers employees a
unique campus lifestyle atop Burnaby
Mountain with free access to extensive
昀椀tness facilities that include instructor-led
classes and personal 昀椀tness consultations.
SMITH BROS. & WILSON, Surrey, B.C.
Construction; 133 employees. Along with
providing direct contributions to employees’ RSPs, the 昀椀rm ensures employees
share in the company’s successes through
a formal year-end bonus program.
SOBEYS INC., Mississauga. Supermarkets
and grocery stores; 43,964 employees.
Created a 昀氀exible statutory days policy,
allowing employees to substitute statutory
holidays for other days of cultural or religious signi昀椀cance in the calendar year.
STANDARDAERO LTD., Winnipeg. Aircraft engine maintenance services; 2,033
employees. Supports professional development throughout an employee’s career,
from summer jobs, internships and apprenticeships to generous tuition subsidies
and leadership development programs.
STATISTICS CANADA / STATISTIQUE
CANADA, Ottawa. Federal government,
national statistics agency; 6,010 employees.
Supports employee development through
a unique in-house assignment program
that lets employees work in di昀昀erent divisions for temporary work assignments and
gain additional career experience.
STRYKER CANADA ULC, Waterdown,
Ont. Medical equipment and supplies
wholesalers; 814 employees. Celebrates
outstanding performance via achievement
awards, with honourees receiving a preferred parking spot at the o昀케ce, $500 cash
reward, and an extra vacation day.
T
ECK RESOURCES LIMITED,
Vancouver. Mining; 4,134 employees. Across the company,
employees enjoy a variety of
company-paid holiday celebrations, including the impressive holiday party at
Christmas in Vancouver with over 700 employees and guests.
Employees and students from the Université de Montréal interact with the cultures of Québec’s 11 First Nations through
events at the university’s Place aux Premiers Peuples.
THALES CANADA INC., Ottawa. Aerospace systems; 1,368 employees. O昀昀ers a
number of 昀椀nancial incentives, including a
share purchase plan available to all, yearend bonuses, and referral bonuses of up
to $5,000.
TMX GROUP LIMITED, Toronto. Stock
exchanges; 1,550 employees. Support all
new parents with maternity and parental
leave top-up payments to 100 per cent of
salary for up to 15 weeks, and parents may
apply to extend their leave into an unpaid
leave of absence.
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING
CANADA INC. / TMMC, Cambridge, Ont.
Automobile manufacturing; 8,500 employees. Supports employees over the longer
term through a de昀椀ned contribution pension plan and a health bene昀椀t plan that
extends to retirees, with no age limit.
U
AP INC., Montréal. Motor vehicle supplies and new parts;
5,106 employees. Doubled
coverage for mental health
practitioners in the past year and expanded coverage to include a broader range of
specialists, including family and marriage
therapists, psychotherapists and clinical
counsellors.
UNITED WAY BRITISH COLUMBIA,
Burnaby, B.C. Charitable organizations;
200 employees. Through its iVolunteer
program, employees receive four paid volunteer days and are encouraged to volun-
teer with other charitable and non-pro昀椀t
initiatives.
UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, Montréal. Post secondary schools, university;
6,091 employees. Lets employees enjoy
more of their summer with a 32-hour
workweek over four days and the option
to take either Mondays or Fridays o昀昀 from
mid-June to mid-August.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK /
UNB, Fredericton. Post secondary schools,
university; 1,909 employees. In keeping
with its line of business, employees are
encouraged to continue their studies
through generous tuition subsidies along
with complimentary access to the LinkedIn Learning platform.
