Top Employer: East Side Games

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2020):

Here are some of the reasons why East Side Games was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2020):

East Side Games encourages employees to continue their education with tuition subsidies for courses related and not directly related to their current position, up to $1,000 annually
East Side Games supports its new moms with maternity leave top-up payments (to 100 per cent of salary for up to 15 weeks) and extends parental leave top-up to new dads and adoptive parents (to 100 per cent of salary for eight weeks)
Employees at East Side Games can unwind in an employee lounge complete with comfortable seating, television and video games and classic arcade games along with a well-stocked beer fridge

East Side Games employees hold a casual meeting in the head office's lounge area (Photo credit: Vishala Marapon)

Industry	Software publisher
Established in Canada	2011
Major Canadian hiring locations	Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	102
Part-time employees in Canada	1
Full-time employee growth in the past year	7.4 %
Average age of employees in Canada	34 years
Longest serving employee	7.5 years
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting, earned days off program
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Performance recognition	peer-to-peer recognition awards, long-service awards