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TRISURA GUARANTEE INSURANCE
COMPANY, Toronto. Specialty insurance;
299 employees. Supports ongoing
professional (and personal) development
with generous tuition subsidies for courses
related and not directly related to their
current position.
KEN INC., Toronto. Game
developers; 99 employees.
Encourages employees to
volunteer in the community
with paid volunteer time, up to three days
annually.
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UV INSURANCE, Drummondville, Que.
Insurance; 249 employees. Along with an
on-site gym at the head office, employees
receive an annual allowance as part of the
health plan (to $485) that can be used for
physical fitness activities.
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ERB INTERACTIVE INC.,
Halifax. Marketing and advertising; 274 employees. Provides a
range of helpful perks through
its employee assistance plan, including 25
free HelloFresh meals and generous
discounts (to 85 per cent) on Factor meals.
VIRTUS GROUP
CHARTERED
PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTANTS
& BUSINESS
ADVISORS LLP,
Saskatoon.
Accounting
services; 153
employees. Offers
long-term peace of
mind, helping
employees plan and
save for the future
through a defined
contribution
pension plan.
2026
VIVE CROP PROTECTION
INC., Mississauga. Crop
protection products; 43 employees. Offers
health and wellness spending accounts,
with mental health practitioner coverage
(to $1,000 annually) as part of its health
benefits plan.
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ALTERFEDY, Kitchener,
Ont. Architectural and
engineering services; 288
employees. Hosts an
annual employee recognition
week that features in-house
baristas, lunch (courtesy of
the leadership team) and
an afternoon of team
bowling.
WARRINGTON PCI
MANAGEMENT,
Vancouver. Real estate
management; 220 employees. Keeps employees
connected through monthly
employee appreciation
lunches (or breakfasts) and
personal milestone celebrations, from engagement
parties to baby showers.
WESTBOW GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD., Chilliwack, B.C. Real estate
construction, investment and agriculture;
330 employees. Encourages employees to
provide feedback on the charitable
initiatives important to them and
encourages employee giving through
matching donations, up to $1,000.
WESTON CONSULTING GROUP,
Vaughan, Ont. Urban planning consulting
services; 68 employees. Encourages
ongoing professional development
through in-house training initiatives along
with subsidies for professional accreditation and tuition subsidies for job-related
programs.
WILLSON INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
Mississauga. Customs brokerage and
logistics services; 233 employees. Supports
its new families starting out with maternity and parental leave top-up payments to
100 per cent of salary for nine weeks.
RADAR BC INC., Burnaby, B.C.
Concrete scanning services; 43
employees. Encourages
employees to thank and
recognize their colleagues’ exceptional
work, achievements and milestones
through the online Bucketlist recognition
platform.
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ENO RENEWABLES, Calgary.
Solar power systems; 103
employees. Starts new employees
with three weeks of paid vacation,
moving to four weeks after only four years,
along with five paid days to use for
personal and family emergencies.
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— Richard Yerema & Kristina Leung
