Top Employer: CityWest

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

Here are some of the reasons why CityWest was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

CityWest provides 10 wellness days annually that can be used to attend to family matters, and allows employees to transfer up to five unused wellness days to the following year or have them paid out
CityWest also helps employees prioritize their health and wellness through a $250 health spending account that can be used for pre-approved expenses such as fitness equipment, fees for sports teams or ski passes, running shoes, and exercise clothing
CityWest helps employees plan for a secure retirement with generous contributions to defined benefit pension plan -- retiring employees can also ease their transition with phased-in retirement work options

Betti Weir, business services team member at CityWest, provides account support to a client (Photo credit: Lonnie Wihart)

Industry	Telecommunications
Established in Canada	2005
Parent company	City of Prince Rupert
Parent company head office	Prince Rupert BC
Major Canadian locations	Kitimat BC, Smithers BC, Vanderhoof BC, Terrace BC, Campbell River BC, Prince Rupert BC
Full-time employees in Canada	132
Part-time employees in Canada	9
Average age of employees in Canada	41 years
Longest serving employee	33 years
Benefits note	CityWest has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	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 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $250 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $750 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
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 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
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities