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2026 WINNERS
BANK OF CANADA
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF
CANADA, Montréal. Secondary market
昀椀nancing; 2,992 employees. O昀昀ers 昀椀nancial planning workshops and ensures
employees save through a de昀椀ned bene昀椀t
pension plan, along with a savings and
investment plan with matching employer
contributions.
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ANADA ENERGY
REGULATOR, Calgary. Federal
government, regulation of the
oil, gas, and electric utility
industries; 576 employees. Supports
ongoing professional development
through numerous in-house training
initiatives and tuition subsidies, along with
an educational leave of absence option, up
to 52 weeks in duration.
CBCL LIMITED, Halifax. Engineering
services; 459 employees. Recently moved
to a de昀椀ned bene昀椀t pension plan to ensure employees have access to a lifetime
pension.
CIBC, Toronto. Banking; 42,280 employees. Helps new families with adoption and
fertility support bene昀椀ts (to $15,000) and
o昀昀ers industry-leading maternity and parental leave top-ups for all parents, to 100
per cent of salary for 17 weeks.
CLIO, Burnaby, B.C. Computer software;
1,128 employees. In support of its hybrid
work model, employees are encouraged to
get together through a formal Intentional
Gatherings program that ensures teams
have time to reconnect when onsite.
CO-OPERATORS GROUP LIMITED,
THE, Guelph, Ont. Insurance; 6,595 employees. Recently moved into a new head
o昀케ce that features spaces for collaboration
and private work, an outdoor walking trail,
indoor and outdoor 昀椀tness facilities, small
café and a full-service cafeteria.
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND
SURGEONS OF ONTARIO, Toronto.
Professional organizations; 357 employees.
Through the formal Sta昀昀 Cares
Committee, employees vote to select one
charity to receive support (over a threeyear period) and direct all fundraisers in
support of their chosen initiative.
CREATIVE OPTIONS REGINA, INC., Regina. Mental health support services; 292
employees. Enhanced its maternity and
parental leave top-up signi昀椀cantly, moving
from eight weeks of paid leave to 33 for all
parents-to-be.
Employees at the Bank of Canada listen to a local Indigenous drumming group, the Ottawa River Singers, at the launch of
an initiative to promote greater reconciliation.
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ANONE CANADA,
Boucherville, Que. Food manufacturing; 572 employees.
Encourages employees to recognize their colleagues through the “Bucketlist” peer-to-peer recognition program
that o昀昀ers redeemable points for gifts or
charitable donations.
DASH SOCIAL, Halifax. Software; 225 employees. O昀昀ers a quarterly wellness bene昀椀t of $450 to cover the costs of services
or items that will make employees’ lives
better, such as 昀椀tness, learning, travel, or a
bene昀椀t top-up.
DENTONS CANADA LLP, Calgary. Law
昀椀rms; 1,391 employees. Hosts a three-day
Senior Associate Leadership Academy
and a New Partner Leadership program,
and o昀昀ers all employees a new Leadership
Playbook to help demystify pathways to
becoming a leader.
DESJARDINS GROUP / MOUVEMENT
DESJARDINS, Lévis, Que. Financial in-
stitutions; 50,908 employees. Along with
hybrid and 昀氀exible work options, employees receive a $200 commuting allowance
to o昀昀set transit and car-sharing costs, and
employees can connect through a new inhouse ridesharing platform.
DIAMOND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS
INC., Toronto. Architecture; 288 employees. Encourages employees to reach out
into the community with paid volunteer
time and matching charitable donations,
ranging from $100 to $1,500.
DIGITAL EXTREMES LTD., London,
Ont. Software publishers; 450 employees.
Introduced a new “connection fund” that
provides a set budget for managers to help
plan tailored team building events for
their employees, from kayaking trips to
virtual games nights.
DP WORLD (CANADA) INC., Burnaby,
B.C. Deep sea freight transportation; 382
employees. O昀昀ers 昀椀nancial planning
services to help employees plan for retire-
ment as well as workshops on how employees can best utilize their bene昀椀ts.
E
MERA INC., Halifax. Electric
power generation and distribution and gas distribution; 2,639
employees. Supports ongoing
education with tuition subsidies for
job-related roles, to a maximum of $5,000
annually.
EQUINIX, INC., Toronto. Data centre
services; 535 employees. O昀昀ers $3,000 of
coverage per year for mental health practitioners, including clinical counsellors,
marriage and family therapists, and psychotherapists.
ETRO CONSTRUCTION LTD., Burnaby,
B.C. Construction management; 140 employees. Implemented a compassionate
leave top-up policy in the past year, enabling employees to take up to 15 weeks of
paid leave to care for a loved one.
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA,
Ottawa. International trade 昀椀nancing and
