top 100 employers Canada

1. Trican Well Services

• manages a generous tuition subsidy program that covers the full cost of tuition for employees completing an engineering degree or diploma
• is an industry leader that provides generous parental leave top-up benefits to new mothers (to 100% for 52 weeks), as well as new fathers and adoptive parents (to 100% for 36 weeks)
• provides referral bonuses (to $1000) for employees who successfully recruit new employees
• offers alternative work options, including flexible hours and telecommuting, and helps older employees make the transition to retirement through a phased-in retirement leave program
• provides a number of great financial benefits, including, preferred rates on mortgages and personal loans, profit sharing and matching RSP contributions (to 5% of salary)
• Trican's financial benefits are rated as above-average. To keep salaries competitive the company participates in outside salary surveys every 12 months. Individual salaries are reviewed every 12 months. In addition to competitive compensation, Trican also provides new employee referral bonuses (to $1,000 for some positions); share-purchase plan for all employees; profit-sharing plan for all employees; matching RSP contributions (up to 5% of salary); life & disability insurance; discounts on home computers; discounts on a Costco membership; preferred rates for mortgages and personal loans with RBC; preferred pricing at the Brick furniture stores, and GM and Ford auto dealerships

NB power holding Corporation

provides maternity leave top-up payments (to 93% of salary for 15 weeks) for new and adoptive mothers

the head office features an onsite daycare facility, with over 40 available spaces, for employees with pre-school children

supports ongoing employee education through a variety of in-house training initiatives as well as tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions, with no annual maximum

provides a flexible health benefits plan so employees can customize the coverage to suit their needs

has an employee lounge with music, television and a Wii system to promote a little physical activity during the day

provides peace-of-mind for employees nearing retirement through a defined benefit pension plan

NB Power's financial benefits are rated as very good. To keep salaries competitive the company participates in outside salary surveys every 12 months. Individual salaries are reviewed every 12 months. In addition to competitive compensation, the company also provides defined benefit pension plan; matching RSP contributions; life & disability insurance; (The matching RSP plan is available for seasonal unionized employees that are not eligible for the defined benefit pension plan).

 BC public service

offers an incredible range of career opportunities across the province, and helps employees build their careers through in-house and online training, mentoring and tuition subsidies

encourages recent graduates to work at the organization by forgiving up one-third of their total BC student loan amount after each year of employment

supports alternative work options, including telecommuting, reduced summer hours, variable scheduling and a 35-hour work week (with full pay)

offers maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (up to 52 weeks) as well as fathers and adoptive parents (to 35 weeks)

has onsite daycare centres operating at some of locations across the province

helps employees with older children through a program that offers 60 academic scholarships to children of employees pursuing post-secondary studies

supports employees volunteering at the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with a program that will grant up to 15 days away from work, with one week fully paid