Top Employer: Alberta Central

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

Here are some of the reasons why Alberta Central was selected as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2025):

Alberta Central's employee-led social committee maintains a lively social calendar, hosting events year-round, including holiday and Lunar New Year celebrations in winter, the Calgary Stampede in summer, and Oktoberfest and Halloween festivities in the fall
Alberta Central invests in current and future generations with tuition subsidies for job-related courses and academic scholarships for children of employees (up to $3,000 annually per child)
Alberta Central offers three weeks of starting vacation allowance as well as a vacation purchase program, allowing full- and part-time employees to purchase up to five days of additional vacation per year

Alberta Central employees connect during a coffee break

Industry	Credit union financial support services
Established in Canada	1967
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB
Full-time employees in Canada	69
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Average age of employees in Canada	45.96 years
Longest serving employee	38 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 78% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $750 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $750 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 7 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 7 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 7 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $10,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer