Top Employer: Association of Alberta Municipalities, The

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

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

Alberta Municipalities encourages employees to focus on all aspects of health, from access to an online wellness app to a dedicated mental health practitioner's benefit of up to $2,500 annually as part of its benefits plan
Alberta Municipalities encourages employees to socialize with colleagues through a lively social calendar that offers something for everyone, including holiday celebrations throughout the year, lunchtime tabletop basketball, an NHL hockey pool, a fall barbecue, a curling bonspiel, a wine "Survivor" contest, a baking contest, and more
Alberta Municipalities supports employees who want to start a family with maternity and parental leave top-up for new and adoptive parents, to 100 per cent of salary for up to 12 weeks -- and offers the option for new parents to phase-in their return to work, gradually increasing hours to help with the transition

Jeff Simpson (left) and Levi Lawton (right), employees at Alberta Municipalities, volunteer at Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society camp

Industry	Municipal government association
Established in Canada	1905
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Edmonton AB
Full-time employees in Canada	112
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Average age of employees in Canada	41.8 years
Longest serving employee	20 years
Benefits note	Association of Alberta Municipalities, The has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension, matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 75% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $750 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 12 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 12 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 12 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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, 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