Top Employer: Sophos Inc.

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

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

Sophos is committed to the personal growth and development of its employees and provides three paid days (24 hours) for learning during each calendar year -- days can be broken down and taken in smaller intervals and can be used for training workshops, research, coaching or mentoring, or self-paced learning
Sophos helps employees balance their work and personal lives through a variety of flexible work options -- and all current and newly hired employees receive a one-time payment of $1,300 for the purchase of any needed equipment for their home office set-ups
Sophos supports employees who are new mothers with maternity leave top-up, to 100 per cent of salary for up to 12 weeks, and offers parental top-up for fathers and adoptive parents, to 100 per cent of salary for up to six weeks -- and new parents have the option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence and phase-in their return when they are ready to come back to work

Sophos employees connect at work

Industry	Custom computer programming services
Established in Canada	1985
Parent company	Sophos Inc.
Parent company head office	Abingdon, United Kingdom
Major Canadian locations	Vancouver BC, Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	434
Average age of employees in Canada	36 years
Longest serving employee	31 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 12 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 6 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 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 80% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 5 paid days)

Here are some of the reasons why Sophos Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):

Onboarding efforts at Sophos include an online portal for new hires on the company intranet and a formal onboarding plan, which includes guidance, resources, videos, tools, training and structure for new hires' first few days, weeks and months with the organization
Sophos also offers leadership development programs for staff at various stages, including a program created for employees who wish to take on a leadership role in the future but who currently lack management experience
Sophos has a robust learning and development program that offers employees access to in-house training, LinkedIn learning courses and a buddy program -- employees also have access to the Internal Coaching Scheme, designed to provide participants with readily-available support on topics such as working through professional situations, developing working relationships, and how to solve problems (to name a few)

Sophos employees attend the organization's holiday party

Industry	Custom computer programming services
Major Canadian locations	Vancouver BC, Ottawa ON
Full-time employees in Canada	434
Student opportunities	summer jobs, co-op opportunities, paid internships
In-house training programs	orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, mentoring, apprenticeship/skilled trades programs
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 80% of tuition per year
Unique training and development opportunities	sales development representative intern program (offered in partnership with BCIT), a confidential internal coaching program, future leaders program for employees pursuing a future management role (consists of online, self-paced eLearning modules and live workshops), technical support CAN program in partnership with College of the North Atlantic (12 to 16 weeks of training to aid in students' transition to the workforce, 2 to 4 participating students may be hired for permanent roles at Sophos at the end of the program), co-op placements (within environmental, social, and governance and network security group development teams)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job