Alberta's Top Employers (2026) Magazine - Magazine - Page 9
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2026 WINNERS
AVONLEA/CAA
ALBERTA’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2026)
Continued
Helps employees retire with confidence by
providing resources to help build financial
literacy as well as health benefits that
extend to retirees.
ATCO LTD., Calgary. Energy, transportation and infrastructure development; 5,154
employees. Maintains a flexible benefits
plan, enabling employees to distribute flex
credits to health or personal spending
accounts, RRSPs, flex days, or to offset
pension contributions.
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, Athabasca.
Post-secondary schools, university; 747 employees. Provides employees who work
from home with a one-time home office
setup grant of $2,000 and a biweekly $35
subsidy for supplies and internet costs.
B
ENNETT JONES LLP, Calgary.
Law firm; 1,093 employees.
Expanded its mental health benefits to provide $6,000 in coverage
per year, inclusive of clinical counsellors,
psychotherapists and social workers.
BETHANY GROUP, THE, Camrose.
Seniors housing and health care services;
239 employees. Hosts an annual staff
appreciation event and provides each site
and department with a dedicated budget
for employee recognition.
BIRD CONSTRUCTION INC., Calgary.
Industrial, commercial and institutional
building construction; 2,130 employees.
Made learning an essential part of its
culture by creating a goal of 65 hours of
learning per employee for 2025.
BLUEARTH RENEWABLES INC.,
Calgary. Renewable power generation; 130
employees. Offers a remote working
program to provide eligible employees the
opportunity to work from approved
destinations for up to eight weeks per year,
including four weeks in another country.
BOARDWALK REIT, Calgary. Real estate
investment trust; 1,548 employees. Matches
employee donations dollar-for-dollar to a
maximum of $1,000 per year.
BURNET, DUCKWORTH & PALMER LLP,
Calgary. Law firm; 162 employees. Supports
parents-to-be with parental leave top-up,
to 100 per cent of salary for up to 17 weeks.
C
ALGARY AIRPORT
AUTHORITY, THE, Calgary.
Airport operations; 355 employees. Provides opportunities for
employees to gain exposure to other areas
Calgary Airport Authority lets employees gain exposure to other areas of the organization through acting roles and special
projects, as well as the option to temporarily take on a new role through a secondment.
of the organization through acting roles
and special projects, as well as the option
to temporarily take on a new role through
a secondment.
CALGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT, Calgary. Elementary and
secondary schools; 4,815 employees. Helps
employees save for the future with
contributions to a defined benefit pension
plan.
CALGARY, CITY OF, Calgary. Municipal
governments; 14,946 employees. Provides
partial reimbursement of annual passes at
participating city and city-partner
recreation facilities through its Active
Living Program.
CALGARY POLICE SERVICE, Calgary.
Police services; 3,235 employees. Manages
the Calgary Police Youth Foundation,
which raises $2 million annually to fund
six youth-based programs focused on
education, prevention and early intervention.
CALGARY WEST CENTRAL PRIMARY
CARE NETWORK / CWC PCN, Calgary.
Health care; 149 employees. Maintains a
generous time-off policy of four weeks of
starting vacation allowance, moving to five
weeks after five years on the job.
CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR, Calgary. Federal government, regulation of
the oil, gas and electric utility industries;
576 employees. Supports ongoing professional development through numerous inhouse training initiatives and tuition subsidies, along with an educational leave of
absence option, up to 52 weeks in duration.
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY /
CPKC, Calgary. Railroad transportation;
9,895 employees. Encourages employees to
adopt an ownership mentality through a
share purchase plan, available to all
employees.
CAPITALCARE GROUP INC., Edmonton.
Residential care facilities; 692 employees.
Invests in ongoing employee development
with tuition subsidies for job-related
courses and subsidies for professional
accreditation.
CLAYSTONE WASTE LTD., Ryley. Waste
management services; 66 employees. Offers a health spending account of up to $850
per year as well as a separate wellness
spending account of up to $500 per year.
CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.,
Calgary. Computer systems design
services; 871 employees. Introduced a
health and lifestyle spending account,
providing reimbursement for expenses
such as gym memberships, family leisure
activities, day camps for children and even
pet care services.
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE CANADA,
Calgary. Agriscience research and development; 671 employees. Encourages employees to have a hands-on impact in the local
community with two paid days off to
volunteer.
COVENANT HEALTH, Edmonton.
Health care and continuing care services;
2,946 employees. Offers leadership
development programs for employees
aspiring to advance as well as opportunities for formal mentoring.
D
E HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT
OF CANADA LTD., Calgary.
Specialty aircraft manufacturing; 1,628 employees. Increased
its full-time workforce in Canada by
roughly 17 per cent in the past year.
DENTONS CANADA LLP, Calgary. Law
firms; 1,391 employees. Hosts a three-day
Senior Associate Leadership Academy and
a New Partner Leadership program, and
offers a new Leadership Playbook to help
all employees demystify pathways to
becoming a leader.
