Top Employer: Alberta Innovates

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

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

As part of its benefits plan, Alberta Innovates distributes flex dollars annually for eligible employees, allowing them to allocate funds to a health spending account, a personal spending account, group retirement savings, or a combination of the three -- additionally, employees can exchange earned vacation days for flex dollars, which can be allocated in the same way
Alberta Innovates helps employees plan for the future with retirement planning assistance services and generous contributions to a traditional defined benefit pension plan
Alberta Innovates supports its "Choose How U Work" program, providing employees with expanded flexible work options, including an earned days off program, remote work opportunities for eligible roles, flexible work hours, and the ability to work from anywhere for two to four weeks per fiscal year, depending on length of service

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Industry	Economic development programs
Established in Canada	1922
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Vegreville AB, Edmonton AB
Full-time employees in Canada	448
Part-time employees in Canada	20
Average age of employees in Canada	45 years
Longest serving employee	43 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting, earned days off program
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension, non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 92% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $930 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $930 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 8 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 8 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 8 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 24 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online 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

Industry	Economic development programs
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Vegreville AB, Edmonton AB
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Business Analyst, Business Partner, Junior Technologist, Intermediate Technologist, Communications Coordinator, Program Associate
Starting salary	$60K to $70K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, 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

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