<i>Canadian Business</i> releases annual best workplaces list
Fifty organizations - large and small, publicly traded and private - made the Canadian Business Best Workplaces in Canada list this year.
Management at these organizations forge a workplace culture of respect, fairness, camaraderie and, above all, trust. Those are the findings of more than two-and-a-half decades of research used by the Great Place to Work Institute in San Francisco, a management consultancy that created the Trust Index employee survey.
Companies that have been recognized as having leading workplace cultures by the Great Place to Work model consistently out perform their peers on the stock market over the long run.
And the winners are...
1. Back in Motion Rehab: Based in Surrey, B.C., BiM prefers to promote existing staff, even if that means supporting their additional training. The company has also historically shared 30 per cent to 50 per cent of distributed profits with staff.
2. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Based out of Vancouver, with offices worldwide, the junk removal company's management encourage staff to share their "101 Personal Life Goals" and support each other's dreams.
3. Urban Systems: A consultancy based in Kamloops, B.C. The so-called University of Urban Systems is open to all staff and offers courses from effective business writing to leadership training.
4. Environics Communications: A marketing and communications company based in Toronto. The ESRA awards (Arse spelled backwards) get staff laughing at their embarrassing moments, and the "Five for Five" program gets them out of the country in their fifth year: employees are given $5,000 and an extra week of permanent vacation.
5. Karo Design: A communications and design company based in Calgary and Vancouver. Management adapts to staff's needs rather than creating written policies. Staff are given as much time off as they need for volunteer work, and interest-free loans have been given to those in financial need.
The complete list
1. Back in Motion Rehab
2. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
3. Urban Systems Ltd.
4. Environics Communications
5. Karo Design
6. Vancity
7. Edward Jones Canada
8. Halsall Associates Ltd.
9. iTRANS Consulting
10. Ernst & Young LLP
11. WCG International Consultants Ltd.
12. AdFarm
13. SaskCentral
14. Randstad Canada
15. Keller Williams Ottawa Realty
16. Intuit Canada
17. Windsor Family Credit Union
18. Trico Homes
19. Microsoft Canada Co.
20. The Marketing Store
21. Sandvine Incorporated
22. Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa
23. Fuller Landau LLP
24. Ceridian Canada Ltd.
25. Globex Foreign Exchange
26. Softchoice Corporation
27. Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP
28. Online Business Systems
29. Hill & Knowlton Canada
30. IHS (Canada) Ltd.
31. Tourism British Columbia
32. Heenan Blaikie LLP
33. Coastal Pacific Xpress Inc.
34. Banff Lodging Company
35. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
36. Pinchin Environmental Ltd.
37. Deloitte & Touche LLP
38. The Personnel Department
39. TD Bank Financial Group
40. Lannick Group of Companies
41. Concert Properties Ltd.
42. Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
43. High Road Communications
44. Info-Tech Research Group
45. S. C. Johnson and Son Limited
46. Thomson Carswell
47. Sapient Canada Inc.
48. Monster Canada
49. newheights software
50. Cobalt Engineering
Management at these organizations forge a workplace culture of respect, fairness, camaraderie and, above all, trust. Those are the findings of more than two-and-a-half decades of research used by the Great Place to Work Institute in San Francisco, a management consultancy that created the Trust Index employee survey.
Companies that have been recognized as having leading workplace cultures by the Great Place to Work model consistently out perform their peers on the stock market over the long run.
And the winners are...
1. Back in Motion Rehab: Based in Surrey, B.C., BiM prefers to promote existing staff, even if that means supporting their additional training. The company has also historically shared 30 per cent to 50 per cent of distributed profits with staff.
2. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Based out of Vancouver, with offices worldwide, the junk removal company's management encourage staff to share their "101 Personal Life Goals" and support each other's dreams.
3. Urban Systems: A consultancy based in Kamloops, B.C. The so-called University of Urban Systems is open to all staff and offers courses from effective business writing to leadership training.
4. Environics Communications: A marketing and communications company based in Toronto. The ESRA awards (Arse spelled backwards) get staff laughing at their embarrassing moments, and the "Five for Five" program gets them out of the country in their fifth year: employees are given $5,000 and an extra week of permanent vacation.
5. Karo Design: A communications and design company based in Calgary and Vancouver. Management adapts to staff's needs rather than creating written policies. Staff are given as much time off as they need for volunteer work, and interest-free loans have been given to those in financial need.
The complete list
1. Back in Motion Rehab
2. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
3. Urban Systems Ltd.
4. Environics Communications
5. Karo Design
6. Vancity
7. Edward Jones Canada
8. Halsall Associates Ltd.
9. iTRANS Consulting
10. Ernst & Young LLP
11. WCG International Consultants Ltd.
12. AdFarm
13. SaskCentral
14. Randstad Canada
15. Keller Williams Ottawa Realty
16. Intuit Canada
17. Windsor Family Credit Union
18. Trico Homes
19. Microsoft Canada Co.
20. The Marketing Store
21. Sandvine Incorporated
22. Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa
23. Fuller Landau LLP
24. Ceridian Canada Ltd.
25. Globex Foreign Exchange
26. Softchoice Corporation
27. Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP
28. Online Business Systems
29. Hill & Knowlton Canada
30. IHS (Canada) Ltd.
31. Tourism British Columbia
32. Heenan Blaikie LLP
33. Coastal Pacific Xpress Inc.
34. Banff Lodging Company
35. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
36. Pinchin Environmental Ltd.
37. Deloitte & Touche LLP
38. The Personnel Department
39. TD Bank Financial Group
40. Lannick Group of Companies
41. Concert Properties Ltd.
42. Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia
43. High Road Communications
44. Info-Tech Research Group
45. S. C. Johnson and Son Limited
46. Thomson Carswell
47. Sapient Canada Inc.
48. Monster Canada
49. newheights software
50. Cobalt Engineering
