Top Employer: Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.

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

Here are some of the reasons why Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

Nicola Wealth Management offers flexible work hours and the option for employees to work remotely for up to four weeks per year (employees must be available during core working hours in either the BC or Ontario time zones)
Nicola Wealth Management supports an internal Nicola Gives Back Charitable Committee and disbursed roughly $2.3-million to registered Canadian charities last year -- the company contributed approximately 1,000 volunteer hours on company time and encourages employees to give back with two paid volunteer days
Nicola Wealth Management conducts bi-annual well-being surveys and supports an internal wellness committee that organizes year-round events and activities -- recent initiatives include Spring into Fitness, featuring fitness challenges and complimentary group classes at local gyms, and a summer fitness challenge, where employee teams compete for points

An employee at Nicola Wealth Management (Photo credit: Good Side Photo)

Industry	Investment management
Established in Canada	1994
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Victoria BC, Kelowna BC, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	507
Part-time employees in Canada	6
Average age of employees in Canada	41 years
Longest serving employee	30 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $300 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $300 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $550 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 70% of salary for 19 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 70% of salary for 19 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 70% of salary for 19 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 6 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 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 $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)