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The following organizations have been chosen as Manitoba’s Top Employers for 2023 (employee count refers to full-time staff).
Editors at Mediacorp Canada Inc. review employers on eight criteria, which have remained consistent since the project’s inception: (1) Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. The editors publish detailed ‘reasons for selection’ for these criteria, providing transparency in the selection of winners and a catalogue of best practices for employers and job-seekers alike.
Click an employer name to read Mediacorp editors’ full Reasons for Selection:
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc. / APTN
Industry: Television broadcasting | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 152
Offers maternity and parental leave top-up of 80 per cent of salary for up to 16 weeks for new and adoptive parents.
Industry: Credit unions | City: Stanley | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 363
Offers a full suite of financial benefits, including a defined contribution pension plan, year-end bonuses, and preferred mortgage and loan rates.
Industry: Community co-operative | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 119
Considers employee feedback when selecting charities to support and matches employee donations dollar-for-dollar, to a maximum of $1,650 per year.
Industry: Credit unions | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 452
Maintains an emerging leaders committee to support the development of high-potential employees and provides mentoring and career planning services to guide those interested in advancing in their careers.
Canada Life Assurance Company, The
Industry: Direct life insurance carriers | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 11,006
Offers generous coverage for mental health care as part of its benefits plan, to $5,000 annually.
Canadian Canola Growers Association / CCGA
Industry: Business associations | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 81
Hosts regular lunch and learn sessions on a variety of wellness topics, such as mental health, financial wellness, nutrition and yoga.
Cardinal Capital Management Inc.
Industry: Investment management services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 71
Maintains a generous time-off policy with four weeks of starting vacation allowance, moving to five weeks after only five years on the job.
Industry: Credit unions | City: Hamiota | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 146
Maintains a wellness credit program to enable staff to purchase items that improve their health and wellness, with reimbursements of up to $200 each year.
Industry: Food distribution | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 4,173
Maintains a profit-sharing plan to let all employees share in the company’s financial success.
Industry: Financial services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 3,818
Encourages employees to adopt an ownership mentality through a share purchase plan, available to all employees.
Industry: Insurance and group benefits | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 337
Encourages employees to put their health and wellness first with paid sick time, up to nine days per year.
Industry: Aircraft equipment manufacturing | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 626
Invests in the education of the next generation through academic scholarships for children of employees.
Industry: Insurance and group benefits | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 296
Encourages employees to support their favourite charities with up to two paid days off to volunteer along with matching charitable donations.
Industry: Hydroelectric power generation | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 4,764
Helps employees plan for life after work with retirement planning assistance services and offers the security of a defined benefit pension plan.
Industry: Direct property and casualty insurance carriers | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 1,936
Supports birth mothers with generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments, to 93 per cent of salary for up to 31 weeks.
Industry: Furniture manufacturing | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 812
Offers phased-in work options to allow those nearing retirement gradually reduce their hours.
Industry: Payroll services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 378
Manages the Pay It Forward program to support communities where the company lives and works, offering paid time off to volunteer and matching employee donations up to $400 per year.
Industry: Specialized printing services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 1,058
Supports ongoing employee development with generous tuition subsidies for courses related to their
current position, up to $3,000 annually.
Industry: Automotive parts supplier | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 2,226
Offers referral bonuses as an incentive for employees to recruit friends, ranging from $500 to $1,000 depending on the position.
Industry: Post secondary schools, polytechnic | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 1,440
Helps employees keep fit with free membership to its fully equipped fitness facilities on campus, which feature instructor-led fitness classes and a range of sports equipment for loan.
Industry: Grocery retail co-operatives | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 269
Supports ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for courses related and indirectly related to their current position.
Industry: Rehabilitation and long term care | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 259
Provides up to five paid personal days to help employees balance work and their personal lives.
Industry: Plant-based protein manufacturing | City: Portage la Prairie | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 120
Considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlements for experienced candidates.
SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc.
Industry: Food delivery services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 3,042
Offers monthly Skip credits of $150 for online food purchases.
Industry: Child and youth services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 693
Supports employees who are birth mothers with maternity leave top-up payments and offers the convenience of onsite child care when they are ready to return to work.
Industry: Aircraft engine maintenance services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 1,797
Reaches out to the next generation of employees through in-house apprenticeships, paid internships, formal mentoring and summer employment opportunities.
Industry: Elementary and secondary schools | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 148
Offers opportunities for employees to get physically active through access to an onsite fitness centre with trained staff, a movement studio, and winter equipment available to borrow, such as cross-country skis and snowshoes.
True North Sports + Entertainment
Industry: Sports and entertainment | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 319
Offers a number of unique perks such as free tickets for events held at the organization’s facilities, discounted hockey tickets, and discounts on retail items at team store locations.
Turning Leaf Community Support Services Inc.
Industry: Community support services | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 314
Generously provides a full year of paid leave for birth mothers and offers parental leave top-up for fathers, to 80 per cent of salary for 37 weeks.
Industry: Post secondary schools, university | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 5,141
Encourages employees to adopt healthy lifestyles through a formal Live Well program, an annual wellness week, and subsidized memberships to the university’s fitness facilities.
Industry: Storage systems | City: Arborg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 221
Supports ongoing employee development with generous tuition subsidies, to $5,000 for courses related to their position.
Industry: Insurance | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 3,213
Encourages employees to become recruiters for the firm with generous new employee referral bonuses, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 depending on the position.
Industry: Community support services | City: Brandon | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 201
Manages a Westoba Inspire Fund to provide funding for public non-profit community initiatives and encourages employees to volunteer their time with no set maximum on paid days off to volunteer.
Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.
Industry: Airport operations | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 189
Offers employees the ability to personalize the services and goods that best suit their well-being with a lifestyle spending account, to $500 per year.
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Industry: Workplace health and safety programs | City: Winnipeg | Full-Time Employees in Canada: 597
Starts new employees with three weeks of paid vacation, moving to four weeks after only three years on the job.
Manitoba’s Top Employers 2023
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