Top Employer: SilverChef Rentals Inc.

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

Here are some of the reasons why SilverChef Rentals Inc. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):

SilverChef Rentals provides a health and lifestyle spending account which can be used for a wide range of expenses, including fitness classes, golf green fees, ski passes, monthly parking and public transit, pet care and even tuition costs at academic institutions
SilverChef Rentals encourages employees to enjoy the lighter side of work, providing leaders with a budget to organize team building socials such as pub nights, pottery, and painting -- the company also hosts company-wide events, including a summer party (chartering a yacht for a harbour cruise), a winter holiday party at the Vancouver Aquarium, and a Halloween costume event
SilverChef Rentals starts all new employees with four weeks of paid vacation and offers the option for employees to purchase additional vacation time through payroll deductions

SilverChef Rentals employees collaborate (Photo credit: David Astorga)

Industry	Commercial equipment wholesalers
Established in Canada	1986
Parent company	Silver Chef Group
Parent company head office	Brisbane, Australia
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	45
Average age of employees in Canada	38.5 years
Longest serving employee	11 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	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 $750 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 12 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 2 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 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	online training, leadership development programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 50% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 2 paid days)

Here are some of the reasons why SilverChef Rentals Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2025):

SilverChef Rentals encourages employee volunteerism, capturing employee feedback on their favourite causes for support along with up to two paid volunteer days each year
SilverChef Rentals provides maternity leave top-up for new mothers (to 100 per cent of salary for up to 14 weeks) as well as a small top-up for fathers and adoptive parents (to 100 per cent of salary for up to two weeks) -- and parents may be able to phase-in their return to work when they are ready come back
SilverChef Rentals offers a health and lifestyle spending account as part of its benefits plan, enabling employees to claim expenses across a wide array of categories including fitness classes and gym memberships, fitness equipment and clothing, green fees, transit passes, parking fees, tuition, and pet care, to name only a few examples (to $750 per year per employee)

SilverChef Rentals employees participate in the Vancouver Sun Run

Industry	Commercial equipment wholesalers
Established in Canada	1986
Parent company	Silver Chef Group
Parent company head office	Brisbane, Australia
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	45
Full-time employee growth in the past year	4.3 %
Average age of employees in Canada	38.5 years
Longest serving employee	11 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	online training, leadership development programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 50% of tuition per year
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, peer-to-peer recognition awards, long-service awards