Top Employer: Boardwalk REIT

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

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

Boardwalk REIT maintains a charitable focus on homelessness and encourages employees to be active in their local communities with paid time-off to volunteer and matching employee donations (to $1,000 per employee)
Boardwalk REIT helps employees save in big and small ways, offering matching RSP contributions, discounted auto lease rates, and lets everyone share in its financial success through a profit-sharing plan
Boardwalk REIT helps employees balance their day-to-day responsibilities with alternative working options, including hybrid work, flexible hours, compressed work weeks and paid personal days off

Boardwalk REIT employees attend a community event

Industry	Real estate investment trust
Established in Canada	1984
Publicly traded	yes
Major Canadian locations	Québec QC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Saskatoon SK, Regina SK, London ON, Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	1,475
Part-time employees in Canada	15
Average age of employees in Canada	49 years
Longest serving employee	32 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week
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 $500 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $500 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $300 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
Additional top-up information	8/18: confirmed that top-up is for 6 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 2 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, mentoring
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,500 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, (up to 1 paid day)