Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 12, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2024):
- Arrow Transportation Systems supports a number of local and national charitable organizations each year and rewards the volunteer efforts of employees and their families with a donation to a charity of their choice, to a maximum of $1,000 for 50 volunteer hours
- Arrow Transportation Systems fosters workplace wellness through a dedicated mental health and wellness strategy and launched a new mental health benefit, covering marriage and family therapists, clinical counsellors, psychotherapists, and social workers (to $1,000 annually)
- Arrow Transportation Systems bolsters ongoing development with tuition subsidies for job-related courses, subsidies for professional accreditation, and in-house apprenticeships and skilled trades programs -- and also supports the education of the next generation with post-secondary academic scholarships for children of employees, up to $3,500 per child per year
Highlights
Industry | Transportation, shipping and logistics |
Established in Canada | 1919 |
Major Canadian locations | Drayton Valley AB, Ingersoll ON, Fort St. James BC, Vermilion Bay ON, Calgary AB, Port Coquitlam BC, Richmond BC, Chilliwack BC, Prince George BC, Vancouver BC, Ashcroft BC, Kamloops BC, Quesnel BC, Grande Prairie AB, Athabasca AB, Saskatoon SK, Stewart BC, Peace River AB, Edmonton AB |
Full-time employees in Canada | 1,125 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 49 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 47 years |
Longest serving employee | 44 years |
Benefits note | Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting |
Long-term savings | defined-benefit (DB) pension |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 80% of the premiums |
Health spending account | up to $1,200 each year |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $1,000 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 80% of salary for 15 weeks |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day) |