9 Calgary companies make list of Canada's top 100 employers
If you’re on the hunt for a job in Calgary, you’re in luck. Nine Calgary companies just made the list of Canada’s top 100 employers for 2026.
Mediacorp recently released its list of Canada’s top 100 employers for 2026, and nine Calgary-based companies, including Canada Energy Regulator, Shell Canada Limited, and Dentons Canada LLP, made the prestigious list.
Editors review employers on eight criteria: work environment, work atmosphere and communications, financial benefits and compensation, health and family-friendly benefits, vacation and personal time off, employee engagement and performance, training and skills development, and community involvement.
Bird Construction Inc. was selected for various reasons, including its commitment to learning. “[Bird Construction Inc.] makes learning an essential part of its culture by creating a goal of 65 hours of learning per employee for 2025,” states Mediacorp.
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Calgary Energy Regulator was praised for helping its employees “balance their personal lives through a number of in-house policies, including flexible work hours, up to five paid family leave days per year,” and Dentons Canada LLP was noted for its family-friendly benefits, retirement planning assistance, and employee safety.
Gibsons Energy Inc. was mentioned for its commitment to employee mental health, “providing up to $15,000 of coverage for mental health services for employees and eligible dependents,” as well as “…offering tuition subsidies for job-related programs, along with a variety of in-house and online training options.”
Graham Construction was applauded for its extensive in-house Builders’ Framework program, which allows employees to sharpen their skills. Inter Pipeline Ltd. was noted for its flexible health benefits and paid volunteer time, which allows employees to volunteer in support of the causes that are most important to them.
Keyera Corp. was selected for its retirement planning assistance program. On top of this, “Keyera’s head office employees receive free memberships to a fully-equipped fitness facility that features instructor-led fitness classes and personal trainer sessions.“
Shell Canada Limited was touted for its commitment to volunteer hours, donating over 15,000 hours of company time in the last year, as well as offering educational webinars on investment and retirement planning.
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. was selected for its unique Betterment Allowance, which is “a $1,000 benefit that can be used for anything that improves their quality of life,” and opportunities like its monthly lunch club, which allows employees to meet people from outside their departments.
You can find out more about these companies and Canada’s top 100 employers for 2026 online.
With files from Laine Mitchell