Top Employer: Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.

Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2024):

Here are some of the reasons why Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2024):

Nicola Wealth Management organizes bi-annual wellbeing surveys and supports an internal wellness committee that organizes events and activities throughout the year -- recent events include a Spring into Fitness initiative, with fitness challenges and complimentary group fitness classes at local gyms, and a summer fitness challenge, with teams of employees competing for points
Nicola Wealth Management supports an internal Nicola Gives Back Charitable Committee and disbursed over $7-million to registered Canadian charities in the past year -- the company encourages employee involvement with paid time off to volunteer and matching employee donations, to a maximum of $500 per year
Nicola Wealth Management helps employees save for the future with RSP contributions, as well as letting employees share in the firm's successes through year-end bonus and generous profit-sharing programs

Nicola Wealth Management staff collaborate at work

Industry	Investment management
Established in Canada	1994
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Victoria BC, Kelowna BC, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	441
Part-time employees in Canada	5
Average age of employees in Canada	41 years
Longest serving employee	29 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account	up to $300 each year
Wellness spending account	up to $300 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $550 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 70% of salary for 19 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 70% of salary for 19 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 70% of salary for 19 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 6 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, leadership development programs, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

Here are some of the reasons why Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2024):

Nicola Wealth Management continues to expand its workforce, adding over 60 employees in the past year -- and encourages employees to the help find new candidates through a generous new employee referral bonus program, from $2,500 to $10,000 depending on the position
Nicola Wealth Management supports all new parents with maternity and parental leave top-ups, to 70 per cent of salary for up to 19 weeks -- and offers employees the option to extend their leave into an unpaid leave of absence
Nicola Wealth Management supports ongoing professional development through generous tuition subsidies (to $2,500) for courses related and not directly related to their current position -- and also helps employees with formal career planning services and a variety of in-house development programs

Employee at Nicola Wealth Management (Photo credit: Kathryn Langsford)

Industry	Investment management
Established in Canada	1994
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Victoria BC, Kelowna BC, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	441
Part-time employees in Canada	5
Full-time employee growth in the past year	16.1 %
Average age of employees in Canada	41 years
Longest serving employee	29 years
Long-term savings	non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, leadership training, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, long-service awards