Inter Pipeline Awarded as a Top Employer in Canada and Alberta

For a second year in a row, Inter Pipeline was named as one of Canada’s Top Employers, while also being recognized as one of Alberta’s Top Employers for a nineth consecutive year. These special designations highlight employers at the forefront of their industries known for providing outstanding workplace environments.

Top Employers Selection Criteria

Since the inception of the Top Employers project in 1999, the selection criteria used by the editors has remained the same. The criteria consist of:

• Physical workplace
• Work atmosphere & social
• Health, financial & family benefits
• Vacation & time off
• Employee communications
• Performance management
• Training & skills development
• Community involvement

“Inter Pipeline is a place where our employees feel valued and supported,” said Karen Woodward, Project Engineer and Lead of Inter Pipeline’s Summer Student and Internship Program. “The company has a strong culture of inclusivity and innovation where we are encouraged to bring our ideas to the table, and to take on new challenges. There is a clear path for career advancement within Inter Pipeline, and I am well provided with opportunities to grow professionally and shape my own career trajectory. At all levels of the organization, there is a strong commitment to our core values and a drive for continuous improvement.”

Detailed ‘Reasons for Selection’ in addition to the complete roaster of winners for Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2024, were disclosed on November 17, 2023 through a dedicated publication in The Globe and Mail. The list of winners for Alberta’s Top 80 Employers 2024 was announced on January 30, 2024 in an online magazine co-published with the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal.

Why Inter Pipeline was selected as s Top Employer

The editors release their detailed Reasons for Selection explaining why each of this year’s winners were chosen. Here are some of the reasons why Inter Pipeline was selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2024 and Alberta’s Top 80 Employers 2024:

• Inter Pipeline maintains a corporate community investment committee to align charitable opportunities with funds dedicated to the community investment budget — the company’s primary charitable program, Inter Pipeline Cares Fund (iCare) targets organizations that support the vulnerable or underserved in its Canadian operating areas by addressing the basic societal needs of food, shelter, and wellness
• Inter Pipeline’s flexible health benefits plan includes generous coverage for mental health practitioner support services, ranging up to $10,000 annually
• Inter Pipeline’s family-friendly benefits include maternity and parental leave top-up for new mothers (to 100 per cent of salary for up to 16 weeks), and parental leave top-up for new fathers and adoptive parents (to 100 per cent of salary for up to eight weeks) — additionally, the organization offers up to 12 paid flex days to help employees balance work and family commitments

For more details, read about Inter Pipeline’s Reasons for Selection.

Learn More About the Top Employers Project

Founded in 1992, Mediacorp Canada Inc. is the nation’s largest publisher of employment periodicals. Since 1999, the Toronto-based publisher has managed the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, which includes 18 regional and special-interested editorial competitions that reach millions of Canadians annually through a variety of magazine and newspaper partners, including The Globe and Mail. Mediacorp also operates Eluta.ca, one of Canada’s largest job search engines, which reaches over two million job-seekers annually and features exclusive editorial reviews from the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project.