SkilledTradesBC

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8100 Granville Ave, Suite 800
Richmond, BC V6Y 3T6
Founded in 2004, SkilledTradesBC (formerly Industry Training Authority) is a provincial crown agency responsible for the management of British Columbia's trades industry skills training and certification system.

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

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 11, 2025)

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

  • SkilledTradesBC encourages lifelong learning with tuition subsidies for job-related courses and offers hands-on opportunities for guidance through formal mentoring
  • SkilledTradesBC offers a lifestyle spending account, providing employees with an annual allowance that can be used on items related to personal health goals such as fitness equipment, classes, and gym memberships
  • SkilledTradesBC supports its new moms with generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments (a year of paid leave) and provides parental leave top-up for new dads and adoptive parents for up to 35 weeks
SkilledTradesBC's external relations team members celebrate their new mandate and branding launch
SkilledTradesBC's external relations team members celebrate their new mandate and branding launch  

Highlights

Industry Industry training and certifications
Established in Canada 2004
Publicly traded yes
Major Canadian locations Kamloops BC, Cranbrook BC, Langley BC, Prince George BC, Dawson Creek BC, Aldergrove BC, Chilliwack BC, New Westminster BC, Kelowna BC, Burnaby BC, Surrey BC, Victoria BC, Vancouver BC, Richmond BC
Full-time employees in Canada 164
Average age of employees in Canada 42 years
Longest serving employee 19 years
Flexible work options hybrid work option, flexible work hours
Long-term savings defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account up to $250 each year
Wellness spending account up to $250 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers) up to 85% of salary for 16 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers) up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers) up to 75% of salary for 35 weeks
Adoption top-up up to 75% of salary for 35 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, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

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