Top Employer: Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2025):

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP supports its summer articling student employees with a $5,000 tuition bonus at the start of their third year of law school -- the firm also supports all employees through in-house training programs and tuition subsidies for courses related to their positions
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP encourages employees to act as recruiters with referral bonuses, from $750 to $1,500 depending on the position
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP encourages employees to stay active with free on-site gym memberships (including low-fee fitness classes), healthy and affordable meal options at the on-site Bistro Lounge, free monthly meditation and fitness classes, and a formal Healthy Workplace Month every October featuring a range of activities and events

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP employees have a team meeting

Industry	Law firms
Established in Canada	1905
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB
Full-time employees in Canada	160
Part-time employees in Canada	9
Full-time employee growth in the past year	1.9 %
Average age of employees in Canada	40 years
Longest serving employee	43 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, tailored and unique rewards (e.g. travel), long-service awards