Drax Group Canada

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543 Granville St, Suite 1110
Vancouver, BC V6C 1X8
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Drax Group Canada
Employees at Drax Group Canada   (Photo credit: Tony Kim)

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

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 11, 2025)

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

  • Drax Group Canada celebrates exceptional performance through annual awards, recognizing employees who have gone above and beyond to help improve the company's processes and procedures -- employees are nominated by leadership and may receive a cash reward or up to 10 per cent of their salary in shares
  • Drax Group Canada supports new parents-to-be with fertility drug coverage as part of the health benefits plan (to $5,000) and provides maternity leave top-up payments for all new mothers, to 100 per cent of salary for up to 13 weeks
  • Drax Group Canada encourages employees to recruit their friends with new employee referral bonuses, from $500 to $1,000 depending on the position
Drax Group Canada employees participate in the Special Olympics Prince George golf tournament  

    Highlights

    Industry Renewable energy services
    Established in Canada 2005
    Publicly traded yes
    Parent company Drax Group
    Parent company head office London, United Kingdom
    Major Canadian locations High Level AB, Entwistle AB, Fraser Lake BC, Burns Lake BC, Telkwa BC, Houston BC, Smithers BC, Kelowna BC, Princeton BC, Lavington BC, Armstrong BC, Quesnel BC, Prince George BC, Vancouver BC
    Full-time employees in Canada 543
    Part-time employees in Canada 5
    Average age of employees in Canada 41.3 years
    Longest serving employee 28 years
    Benefits note Drax Group Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
    Flexible work options flexible work hours, telecommuting
    Long-term savings matching RSP
    Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 80% of the premiums
    Mental health practitioner benefit up to $750 each year
    Maternity top-up (mothers) up to 100% of salary for 13 weeks
    Parental top-up (fathers) up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
    Adoption top-up up to 100% of salary for 13 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, leadership development programs, paid internships
    Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $20,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year

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