Top Employer: Century Group Lands Corp.

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

Here are some of the reasons why Century Group Lands Corp. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

Century Group helps employees become home owners with discounts of up to three per cent on company-built homes for eligible purchases
Century Group helps employees build long term savings with a defined contribution pension plan and provides retirement planning assistance -- additionally, the company offers phased-in work options for those nearing retirement
Century Group's Community Engagement Committee connects with local grassroots charities, providing financial grants between $10,000 and $25,000 to organizations focused on food security, homelessness and at-risk youth, along with employee volunteer support for various initiatives

Employees connect in the lobby of Century Group's head office in New Westminster, BC (Photo credit: Mariah Millie)

Industry	Real estate development and management
Established in Canada	1957
Major Canadian locations	Surrey BC, New Westminster BC, Delta BC
Full-time employees in Canada	92
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Average age of employees in Canada	43.17 years
Longest serving employee	30 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, 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)

Here are some of the reasons why Century Group Lands Corp. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2025):

Century Group supports ongoing employee professional and personal development with full tuition subsidies for courses related and not directly related to their current position
Century Group starts its new employees with three weeks of starting vacation allowance (and longer-serving employees can apply for an unpaid leave of absence)
Century Group supports its new moms with maternity leave top-up payments, to 100 per cent of salary for 15 weeks, and lets parents transition back to the office gradually with phased-in return to work options

Century Group employees have a discussion in the lunch room (Photo credit: Mariah Millie)

Industry	Real estate development and management
Established in Canada	1957
Major Canadian locations	Surrey BC, New Westminster BC, Delta BC
Full-time employees in Canada	92
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Full-time employee growth in the past year	15.0 %
Average age of employees in Canada	43.17 years
Longest serving employee	30 years
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
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
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
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, tailored and unique rewards (e.g. travel), long-service awards