Top Employer: Century Group Lands Corp.

Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Century Group Lands Corp. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2023):

Along with helping employees save for the future, Century Group offers a number of financial incentives, including signing and year-end bonuses for some and referral bonuses of up to $1,000
Century Group offers paid time off during the winter holidays in addition to annual vacation entitlements -- and provides employees the flexibility to take care of personal commitments with paid personal days that can be scheduled as needed
Century Group recently implemented maternity leave top-up for new mothers (to 100 per cent of salary for up to 15 weeks) and offers new parents the option to phase in their return to work

Century Group employees in the office (Photo credit: Mariah Millie)

Industry	Real estate development and management
Established in Canada	1957
Major Canadian hiring locations	New Westminster BC, Delta BC, Langley BC
Full-time employees in Canada	82
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Average age of employees in Canada	44.52 years
Longest serving employee	28 years
Benefits note	Century Group has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 15 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 6 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training
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 2 paid days)