Top Employer: Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc.

Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

Acuitas Therapeutics offers exceptional maternity and parental leave top-up for new parents, providing 75 per cent of salary for up to a full year for new mothers and up to 35 weeks for new fathers and adoptive parents -- new parents can also take advantage of phased-in work options, allowing employees to gradually return to work
Acuitas Therapeutics' social committee manages a busy social calendar with a little something for everyone, including monthly trivia nights, summer softball, winter curling and numerous holiday celebrations throughout the year (Christmas parties, a Diwali lunch and a Persian New Year lunch), and much more
Acuitas Therapeutics created a robust career pathing system linking relevant training and competencies for each career path in order to help employees achieve their professional goals -- the company also covers tuition subsidies for job-related courses with no set annual maximum

An employee at Acuitas Therapeutics works in the laboratory (Photo credit: David Madden)

Industry	Biotechnology research
Established in Canada	2009
Major Canadian locations	Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	62
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Average age of employees in Canada	41.9 years
Longest serving employee	15 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $1,000 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 3 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

Here are some of the reasons why Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2025):

Acuitas Therapeutics begins new employees with three weeks of paid vacation (with incremental increases to a maximum of four weeks) and considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlements for new hires
Acuitas Therapeutics helps employees plan for the future with retirement planning assistance and matching RSP contributions -- the company also offers phased-in work options for those nearing retirement, allowing a gradual reduction in hours
Acuitas Therapeutics offers a health spending account of $1,000 as part of its health benefits plan, allowing employees to tailor coverage to suit their personal needs

A scientist at Acuitas Therapeutics (Photo credit: David Madden)

Industry	Biotechnology research
Established in Canada	2009
Major Canadian locations	Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	62
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Full-time employee growth in the past year	14.8 %
Average age of employees in Canada	41.9 years
Longest serving employee	15 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, long-service awards

Industry	Biotechnology research
Full-time employees in Canada	51 to 100
Major Canadian locations	Vancouver BC
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Research Assistant, Research Associate
Starting salary	$60K to $70K
Work benefits	flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job