Ranked by number of B.C. employees in 2022
Published October 11, 2022. Sources: interviews with the companies below and BIV research. Other companies may have ranked but did not respond by deadline or were unable to break down numbers regionally.
Rank '22 | Company | Senior executive(s) | Primary business | Key geographic areas business operates in | Year founded | Worldwide staff '22/'21 | B.C. staff '22/'21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Jim Pattison Group |
Jim Pattison, managing director, CEO and chair |
Diversified |
North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, Middle East |
1961 |
49,000 |
23,900 |
2 |
Walmart Canada Corp |
NP |
Mass merchandise department store |
Canada, United States |
1994 |
NP |
12,000 (2) |
3 |
Amazon (Vancouver) |
Andy Jassy, CEO |
Online retailer |
Worldwide |
1994 |
NP |
10,000 |
4 |
Telus Corp |
Darren Entwistle, president and CEO, Doug French, executive vice-president and CFO |
Communications products and services |
All provinces in Canada |
1990 |
90,000 |
8,000 (3) |
5 |
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC Financial Group) |
Martin Thibodeau, regional president, B.C. |
Financial planning, investment advice, credit, banking, estate planning, retirement planning and education |
Canada, United States, U.K., Asia |
1864 |
87,830 |
7,196 (3) |
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