Ranked by total number of employees in B.C. in 2021
Published August 9, 2021. Sources: Interviews with companies below and BIV research. Other companies may have ranked but did not respond to information requests by deadline.
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| Rank '21 | Company | Owner(s) | Top executive(s) | Products or services | Year founded | No. B.C. staff '21/'20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
Macdonald Real Estate Group |
Lynn Hsu |
Lynn Hsu, CEO, Dan Scarrow, president |
Residential sales, commercial sales and leasing, property management, strata management, project marketing, relocation |
1944 |
1,150 |
|
2
|
TPD |
Leslie Meingast (65%), Paul Tournier (35%) |
Paul Tournier, president, Leslie Meingast, founder and board chair |
Human resources (HR) managed services (payroll, benefits management, outplacement, etc), HR consulting, HR technology, insourced talent acquisition, temporary staffing, permanent recruiting, contingent workforce management |
1980 |
1,150 (2) |
|
3
|
SimpeQ Care Inc |
Gerry Clayford-Beckie |
Gerry Clayford-Beckie, owner and director of operations |
Staffing, management and education at seniors' facilities and at long-term care and assisted-living sites |
2003 |
725 |
|
4
|
Purdys Chocolatier |
Karen Flavelle |
Karen Flavelle, CEO |
Chocolates, nuts, ice cream and seasonal gifts |
1907 |
682 (3) |
|
5
|
Herbaland Naturals Inc |
Aisha Yang (50%) |
Musharaf Syed, co-founder and CEO, Aisha Yang, co-founder, sales and marketing director |
Manufacturing and distribution of healthy nutritional gummies worldwide |
2009 |
210 |
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