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CANADA’S TOP SMALL & MEDIUM EMPLOYERS (2026)
salary for up to 17 weeks, and lets returning parents ease back to full-time work
with phased-in return options.
STARTECH.COM LTD., London, Ont.
Computer hardware manufacturing; 223
employees. Works hard to keep employees
connected, hosting over 30 events last year,
from ice cream socials and summer
barbecues to quarterly town halls and
holiday celebrations.
STERLING BROKERS, Toronto. Health
benefits plan administration; 184 employees. Continues to expand (adding 15 new
positions last year) and encourages
employees to help recruit with referral
bonuses, to $1,000 depending on position.
SV LAW, Guelph, Ont. Law firms; 131
employees. Encourages employees to
provide feedback on their favourite
charitable initiatives and all employees
receive one paid volunteer day to help
lend a hand.
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range of in-house training initiatives, from
paid internships and apprenticeships to
formal mentoring and leadership
development programs.
THINKIFIC LABS, INC., Vancouver.
Online learning software; 271 employees.
As part of the health benefits plan,
employees receive generous mental health
coverage for a range of practitioners, up to
$3,000 annually.
TRANSCONA
p Winnipeg-based Transcona Roofing helps employees called upon to care for a family member with compassionate leave
ATHAM ENGINEERING
LIMITED, Collingwood, Ont.
Engineering services; 190
employees. Encourages
employee connections by providing each
department with its own budget to
organize after-hours celebrations, from
sports events to cooking classes.
top-up payments, to 95 per cent of salary for up to eight weeks.
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RODAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.,
Mississauga. Energy management services;
71 employees. Helps employees save for
the future with matching RSP contributions along with helping them share in the
company’s success through year-end
bonus and share purchase plans.
RUBICON STRATEGY INC., Toronto.
Business management consultant; 27
employees. Starts new employees with
four weeks of paid vacation and offers all
employees additional time off between the
Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
R.V. ANDERSON ASSOCIATES
LIMITED, Toronto. Engineering
consulting services; 460 employees.
Incorporates employee feedback when
selecting charitable initiatives for support
and encourages staff to get involved with
paid volunteer time.
S
ABRE LTD., Calgary. Electrical
equipment manufacturing; 173
employees. Encourages ongoing
employee development with a
SAFE SOFTWARE INC., Surrey. Software
publishers; 283 employees. Encourages
employees to share job postings with
friends for generous referral bonuses, up
to $2,500 for successful new hires.
SCALIA PROPERTIES INC., Montréal.
Real estate development; 50 employees.
Starts new employees with a very
generous four weeks of paid vacation and
helps all employees balance their
day-to-day responsibilities with a variety
of flexible work options.
SEQUENCE BIOINFORMATICS INC., St.
John’s. Biotechnology and data analytics;
17 employees. Offers a flexible paid
time-off policy that lets employees work
with their managers in establishing
vacation time, personal appointments, sick
time and bereavement leave.
SILVACOM GROUP, THE, Edmonton.
Custom computer software and consult-
ing; 135 employees. Encourages employees
to help the growing company find new
employees with referral bonuses, ranging
from $400 to $800 depending on the
position.
SMITH BROS. & WILSON, Surrey, B.C.
Construction; 133 employees. Encourages
employees to reach out and volunteer in
the community with a number of local
initiatives and one paid volunteer day.
SMS ENGINEERING LTD., Winnipeg.
Engineering services; 98 employees. Offers
a summer hours program from May
though the Thanksgiving weekend that
features an earlier start time during the
week and an afternoon closing on Fridays.
SPIEGEL RYAN, Montréal. Law firms; 165
employees. Supports ongoing professional
development with subsidies for professional accreditation along with full tuiition
subsidies for career-related programs.
SPROTT INC., Toronto. Asset management services; 71 employees. Supports all
new parents with maternity and parental
leave top-up payments, to 100 per cent of
TIN SHACK LTD., Collingwood, Ont.
Footwear wholesale and distribution; 54
employees. Owns a farm property within
five minutes of the head office where
employees are encouraged to spend time
planting, tending and harvesting, or as a
reflective spot to enjoy lunch.
TRANSCONA ROOFING LTD., Winnipeg. Roofing contractors; 75 employees.
Supports employees when called upon to
care for a family member through
compassionate leave top-up payments, to
95 per cent of salary for up to eight weeks.
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN
ONCOLOGY, Edmonton. Clinical
research activities; 138 employees.
Supports new mothers, fathers and
adoptive parents with maternity and
parental leave top-ups for six weeks and
returning parents can apply to extend
their leave into an unpaid leave of absence.
