Recognized as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Jan 27, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why PME Inc. was selected as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2025):
- PME cultivates an ownership culture through a share purchase plan (available to all employees) and lets everyone share in the fruits of their labour with formal profit-sharing
- PME provides mothers-to-be with maternity and parental leave top-up, to 100 per cent of salary for 15 weeks, followed by 80 per cent of salary for an additional six weeks
- PME enables employees to have a hands-on impact in building up the communities in which they live and work with up to four paid days off to volunteer each year

PME employees Roberta Giroux, Melissa Gall, Parris Stacey, Keith Ward and Chris Brunner (left to right) at Cougar Creek Golf Resort in Edmonton

PME employees Roberta Giroux, Melissa Gall, Parris Stacey, Keith Ward and Chris Brunner (left to right) at Cougar Creek Golf Resort in Edmonton

PME employees Roberta Giroux, Melissa Gall, Parris Stacey, Keith Ward and Chris Brunner (left to right) at Cougar Creek Golf Resort in Edmonton
Highlights
Industry | Industrial, commercial and institutional building construction |
Established in Canada | 2009 |
Parent company | EllisDon |
Parent company head office | Mississauga ON |
Major Canadian locations | Saskatoon SK, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Kamloops BC, Merritt BC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 182 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 6 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 34 years |
Longest serving employee | 15 years |
Flexible work options | flexible work hours, compressed work week, reduced summer hours |
Long-term savings | defined-benefit (DB) pension, defined-contribution (DC) pension, 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 $200 each year |
Wellness spending account | up to $200 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 100% of salary for 15 weeks |
Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 80% of salary for 6 weeks |
Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 80% of salary for 6 weeks |
Adoption top-up | up to 100% of salary for 2 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, mentoring, 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 4 paid days) |