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SASKATCHEWAN’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2026)
2026 WINNERS
Continued
through an unpaid leave of absence option
(to 24 months) or through a self-funded
deferred salary leave of absence (to 12
months).
SASKATCHEWAN TEACHERS’
FEDERATION, Saskatoon. Professional
organizations; 143 employees. Starts new
employees with four weeks of paid
vacation (senior levels start with more)
and employees can also apply for unpaid
or self-funded leaves of absence, up to 12
months.
SASKATCHEWAN WORKERS’
COMPENSATION BOARD, Regina.
Workplace health and safety programs;
610 employees. Manages the unique WCB
Cares program that offers to match funds
for money raised by employees in support
of colleagues facing serious life and health
challenges.
SASKENERGY INCORPORATED,
Regina. Natural gas distribution; 1,150
employees. Supports its new moms with
generous maternity and parental leave
top-up payments during their leave, to 95
per cent of salary for 36 weeks.
SASKPOWER, Regina. Electric power
generation; 3,471 employees. Provides
support for young families with maternity
leave top-ups for moms (to 100 per cent of
salary for 17 weeks) along with an
academic scholarship program for those
with older kids.
SASKTEL, Regina. Telecommunications;
2,946 employees. Encourages retired
employees to stay informed and involved
with the company and their communities
through the long-standing SaskTel
Pioneers Network.
SYNERGY CREDIT UNION (now Conexus
Credit Union* ), Regina. Credit unions; 224
employees. Encourages employees to
support charitable initiatives in their
communities with paid volunteer time
(with no set limits) and matching charitable donations.
U
NIVERSITY OF
SASKATCHEWAN, Saskatoon.
Post-secondary schools,
university; 5,246 employees.
Supports all new parents with maternity
and parental leave top-ups, to 95 per cent
of salary for 21 weeks, and offers on-site
child care services when they’re ready to
return to work.
V
ADERSTAD INDUSTRIES
INC., Langbank. Farm machinery and equipment distribution;
289 employees. Supports
early-career development for younger
employees (and future employees)
through paid internships, formal apprenticeship and mentoring programs.
VIRTUS GROUP CHARTERED
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS &
BUSINESS ADVISORS LLP, Saskatoon.
Accounting services; 153 employees. Senior
leaders recognize exceptional employee
work with on-the-spot awards and
employees also receive recognition awards
that are tailored to their personal interests.
– Richard Yerema & Kristina Leung
* EDITORS’ NOTE: Cornerstone Credit
Union and Synergy Credit Union, along with
Conexus Credit Union, amalgamated as one
credit union under the name Conexus Credit
Union on Jan. 1, 2026. Cornerstone Credit
Union and Synergy Credit Union were
evaluated and selected independently for this
list prior to this date.
. This story was produced by Mediacorp in
partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of
Saskatchewan’s Top Employers.
q SaskPower is committed to gender diversity in the company’s skilled trades, partnering with post-secondary educational institutions to promote skilled trades and
SASKPOWER
providing necessary on-the-job training to apprentices on their journey to successful certification.
