Recognized as one of Saskatchewan's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 3, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Ranch Ehrlo Society was selected as one of Saskatchewan's Top Employers (2025):
- Ranch Ehrlo Society offers its longer serving employees the option to apply for an unpaid or an educational leave of absence, up to one year in duration for full-time employees
- Ranch Ehrlo Society provides exceptional family-friendly benefits, including generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments for all new parents -- and offers them the option of extending their leave into an unpaid leave of absence
- Ranch Ehrlo Society helps employees prepare for life after work with retirement planning assistance services, along with a defined contribution pension plan
Ranch Ehrlo Society team members participate in a scavenger hunt
Highlights
| Industry | Individual and family services |
| Established in Canada | 1966 |
| Major Canadian locations | Moose Jaw SK, Regina SK, Saskatoon SK, Prince Albert SK |
| Full-time employees in Canada | 738 |
| Part-time employees in Canada | 190 |
| Average age of employees in Canada | 36 years |
| Longest serving employee | 42 years |
| Benefits note | Ranch Ehrlo Society has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position |
| Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours |
| Long-term savings | defined-contribution (DC) pension |
| Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
| Health spending account | up to $225 each year |
| Wellness spending account | up to $225 each year |
| Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $300 each year |
| Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 80% of salary for 18 weeks |
| Parental top-up (mothers) | up to 80% of salary for 34 weeks |
| Parental top-up (fathers) | up to 80% of salary for 34 weeks |
| Adoption top-up | up to 80% of salary for 18 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 24 months |
| Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months |
| In-house training initiatives | in-house training, online training, paid internships |
| Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |