Ranked by total number of employees in B.C. in 2023
Published September 4, 2023. 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 '23 | Company | Top local executive(s) | Primary business | Year founded | Total B.C. staff '23/'22/'21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Fraser Health Authority |
Victoria Lee, president and CEO |
Publicly funded health authority that provides primary health care, community home care, mental health and addictions, acute medical and surgical services to British Columbians |
2001 |
44,767 |
|
2
|
School District No 36 (Surrey) |
Mark Pearmain, superintendent and CEO, Jon Harding, secretary-treasurer |
Public school district serving Surrey, White Rock and Barnston Island |
1906 |
12,625 |
|
3
|
City of Surrey |
Brenda Locke, mayor, Vincent Lalonde, city manager |
Municipal government |
1879 (2) |
4,689 |
|
4
|
Westland Insurance Group Ltd |
Jamie Lyons, president and CEO |
Home, business, auto and travel insurance |
1980 |
2,300 |
|
5
|
Kwantlen Polytechnic University |
Alan Davis, president and vice-chancellor |
A public degree-granting undergraduate polytechnic university in British Columbia |
1981 |
1,770 |
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