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CENTURY GROUP LANDS CORP., New
Westminster. Real estate development and
management; 102 employees. Encourages
employees to build long-term savings with
a defined contribution pension plan and
retirement planning assistance.
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTANTS OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA / CPABC, Vancouver. Professional organizations; 157 employees. Provides
a flexible benefit as part of its health plan,
enabling employees to spend $500 between
a health or wellness spending account.
CITYWEST, Prince Rupert. Telecommunications; 151 employees. Provides
employees with 10 wellness days annually
that can be used to attend to family
matters and allows them to transfer up to
five unused days to the following year.
CLIO, Burnaby. 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 on site.
COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION, Surrey. Credit unions;
1,643 employees. Hosts an annual Toast to
Coast event, bringing employees together
from across all regions to celebrate
accomplishments with games and live
entertainment.
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND
SURGEONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,
THE, Vancouver. Professional organizations; 211 employees. Prioritizes the longterm welfare of its employees by extending
health benefits to retirees, with no age
limit and 100 per cent premium coverage.
COMMUNITY LIVING BC, Vancouver.
Community services; 698 employees.
Makes the commute to work a little easier
with transit subsidies and free or subsidized parking.
COQUITLAM, CITY OF, Coquitlam.
Municipal governments; 1,099 employees.
Supports ongoing professional development with tuition subsidies for job-related
courses, to a maximum of $6,000 annually.
D
ELTA POLICE
DEPARTMENT, Delta. Police
services; 273 employees.
Supports employees who want
to start a family with generous coverage
for fertility treatments and maternity and
parental leave top-up.
Young people gain valuable work experience through an Indigenous Youth internship program at BC Public Service.
DLA PIPER (CANADA) LLP, Vancouver.
Law firms; 598 employees. Provides
dedicated coverage for mental-health
practitioners as part of its benefits plan, to
a maximum of $3,000 per year.
DOUGLAS COLLEGE, New Westminster.
Post-secondary schools, college; 1,179 employees. Organizes regular visits with therapy dogs from the Pacific Assistance Dogs
Society as part of its wellness strategy.
DP WORLD (CANADA) INC., Burnaby.
Deep sea freight transportation; 382
employees. Offers financial planning
services to help employees plan for
retirement as well as workshops on how
employees can best utilize their benefits.
DRAX GROUP CANADA, Richmond.
Renewable energy services; 550 employees.
Recognizes employees who help improve
the company’s processes and procedures
with a cash reward or up to 10 per cent of
their salary in shares.
E
-COMM EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS FOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA
INCORPORATED, Vancouver.
Emergency support services; 737
employees. Supports hybrid work options
and provides a one-time taxable benefit of
$500 for the purchase of home office
equipment.
ECONOLEASE FINANCIAL SERVICES,
Vancouver. Commercial equipment wholesalers; 126 employees. Provides broad coverage through a health and lifestyle spending account, with eligible expenses ranging from gym memberships to ski passes,
pet care and tuition.
EMIL ANDERSON GROUP, Kelowna.
Construction management; 578 employees.
Organizes a biannual well-being survey to
collect feedback and employee input.
ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS BC,
Burnaby. Professional organizations; 160
employees. Manages a flex day program,
allowing employees to work compressed
work weeks in exchange for alternating
Fridays off, which is equivalent to 21 days
off per year.
ETRO CONSTRUCTION LTD., Burnaby.
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.
F
AMILY INSURANCE
SOLUTIONS INC., Vancouver.
Insurance agencies and
brokerages; 74 employees. Lets
everyone share in the company’s success
with profit-sharing and a share purchase
plan.
FIRST CREDIT UNION, Powell River.
Credit unions; 77 employees. Provides
pre-adoption leave top-up of up to three
weeks, along with parental leave top-up
for all parents, to 85 per cent of salary for
up to 15 weeks.
FIRST NATIONS FINANCE
AUTHORITY, Westbank. Financial
investment services; 34 employees. Offers
nine days of special leave to enable
employees to take time for family
responsibilities.
FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY
/ FNHA, West Vancouver. Health-care
services; 1,101 employees. Provides a health
spending account of up to $1,100 per year,
allowing employees to top up medical,
dental and vision coverage to suit their
needs.
FIRST WEST CREDIT UNION, Langley.
Credit unions; 1,186 employees. Helps
employees adopt healthy habits with
quarterly challenges to promote physical
activity and monthly team-based wellness
huddles.
FORTISBC, Surrey. Utilities; 2,624
employees. Is committed to ongoing
learning and development, investing an
average of $2,900 in training per full-time
employee per year.
