Top Kootenay Employers

Kootenay Business presents its annual list of Top 120 Kootenay employers based on employment numbers

Top 120 Kootenay Employers of 2019

In terms of regional economy, the Kootenays have continued to stand out in a positive way. The combination of our robust goods and services sectors, and our thriving resource-based businesses, sets us apart from the rest of the province—and we’re proud of it!

As we do every year, the team at Kootenay Business magazine has put together a list of the Top 120 Kootenay Employers, based strictly on the number of staff members they employ. In a few cases, the numbers reflect peak season only, as certain companies do not operate year-round (some ski resorts, for example).

Take a look at some of these leading employers from the East and West Kootenay regions, and visit their career information pages if you’re curious about job opportunities with these reputable companies.

1. Interior Health Authority

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 5,356
Job opportunities at Interior Health Authority
 

2. Teck Coal Ltd.

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 4,000
Job opportunities at Tech Coal Ltd
 

3. BC Government & Service Employees Union (Members)

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 2,200
Job opportunities at BCGEU
 

4. FortisBC

Location: Throughout B.C.
Employees: 2,200
Job opportunities at FortisBC
 

5. Teck - Trail

Location: Trail
Employees: 1,424
Job opportunities at Tech
 

6. Golden Life

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 1,245
Job opportunities at Golden Life
 

7. Canfor

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 971
Job opportunities at Canfor
 

8. School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake)

Location: Nelson
Employees: 819
Job opportunities at School District No. 8
 

9. School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)

Location: Castlegar/Fruitvalel/Robson/Rossland/Trail/Warfield
Employees: 713
Job opportunities at School District No. 20
 

10. School District No. 5 (Southeast Kootenay)

Location: Cranbrook, Elk Valley & South Country
Employees: 700
Job opportunities at School District No. 5
 

11. Fernie Alpine Resort/Resorts of the Canadian Rockies

Location: Fernie
Employees: 625
Job opportunities at Fernie Alpine Resort
 

12. School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain)

Location: Golden/Invermere/Kimberley
Employees: 612
Job opportunities at School District No. 6
 

13. Canadian Mountain Holidays LP.

Location: East & Central B.C.
Employees: 500
Job opportunities at Canadian Mountain Holidays LP
 

14. Panorama Mountain Village

Location: Panorama
Employees: 500
Job opportunities at Panorama Mountain Village
 

15. Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 500
Job opportunities at Revelstoke Mountain Resort
 

16. Selkirk College

Location: Castlegar/Grand Forks/Kaslo/Nakusp/Nelson/Trail
Employees: 450
Job opportunities at Selkirk College
 

17. Mercer Celgar

Location: Castlegar
Employees: 413
Job opportunities at Mercer Celgar
 

18. Kimberley Alpine Resort/Resorts of the Canadian Rockies

Location: Kimberley
Employees: 400
Job opportunities at Kimberley Alpine Resort
 

19. Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.

Location: Golden & Malakwa
Employees: 370
Job opportunities at Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.
 

20. Regional District of Central Kootenay

Location: Creston/Kootenay Lake/Nelson
Employees: 350
Job opportunities at the Regional District of Central Kootenay
 

21. Interfor Corporation

Location: Castlegar & Grand Forks
Employees: 309
Job opportunities at Interfor Corporation
 

22. Tamarack Centre

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 300 - 350
Job opportunities at Tamarack Centre
 

23. CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. (Formerly Jemi-Fibre)

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 300
Job opportunities at CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
 

24. Downie Timber Ltd.

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 300
Job opportunities at Downie Timber Ltd.
 

25. Skookumchuck Pulp Inc., A Paper Excellence Company

Location: Skookumchuck
Employees: 300
Job opportunities at Skookumchuck Pulp Inc.
 

26. College of the Rockies

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 291
Job opportunities at College of the Rockies
 

27. BC Hydro

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 271
Job opportunities at BC Hydro
 

28. School District No. 51 (Boundary)

Location: Beaverdell/ Big White Ski Resort/ Christina Lake/ Grand Forks/ Greenwood/ Midway/Rock Creek
Employees: 265
Job opportunities at School District No. 51
 

29. St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 260
Job opportunities at St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino
 

30. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort/Resorts of the Canadian Rockies

Location: Golden
Employees: 250
Job opportunities at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
 

31. Red Mountain Resort

Location: Rossland
Employees: 250
Job opportunities at Red Mountain Resort
 

32. Marbor Holdings (Hume Hotel & Spa and Best Western Plus Baker Street Inn)

Location: Nelson
Employees: 240
Job opportunities at Marbor Holdings
 

33. Real Canadian Superstore

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 300
Job opportunities at Real Canadian Superstore
 

34. Whitewater Ski Resort

Location: Nelson
Employees: 225
Job opportunities at Whitewater Ski Resort
 

35. Roxul Inc.

Location: Grand Forks
Employees: 220
Job opportunities at Roxul Inc.
 

36. True Key Hotels & Resorts Ltd.

Location: Radium Hot Springs
Employees: 220
Job opportunities at True Key Hotels & Resorts Ltd.
 

37. Kootenay Savings Credit Union

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 208
Job opportunities at Kootenay Savings Credit Union
 

38. Vic Van Isle Group

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 183
Job opportunities at Vic Van Isle Group
 

39. City of Nelson

Location: Nelson
Employees: 182
Job opportunities at City of Nelson
 

40. City of Cranbrook

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 180
Job opportunities at City of Cranbrook
 

41. Ferraro Foods

Location: Rossland & Trail
Employees: 175
Job opportunities at Ferraro Foods
 

42. Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

Location: Grand Forks & Trail
Employees: 168
Job opportunities with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
 

43. Kootenay Country Store Co-op

Location: Nelson
Employees: 162
Job opportunities at Kootenay Country Store Co-op
 

44. Sutco Contracting Ltd.

Location: Creston/Salmo/Chilliwack/Kelowna
Employees: 160
Job opportunities at Sutco Contracting Ltd.
 

45. Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations

Location: Kootenay Boundary Region
Employees: 157
Job opportunities at the Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations
 

46. Prestige Hotels & Resorts

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 154
Job opportunities at Prestige Hotels & Resorts
 

47. Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd./Kootenay Innovative Wood Ltd.

Location: Castlegar
Employees: 150
Job opportunities at Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.
 

48. Save-On-Foods

Location: Nelson
Employees: 150
Job opportunities at Save-On-Foods
 

49. Columbia Brewery (Labatt)

Location: Creston
Employees: 143
Job opportunities at Columbia Brewery
 

50. Kicking Horse Coffee

Location: Invermere
Employees: 130
Job opportunities at Kicking Horse Coffee
 

51. Walmart

Location: Nelson
Employees: 125
Job opportunities at Walmart
 

52. Canada Safeway

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 118
Job opportunities at Canada Safeway
 

53. Canada Safeway

Location: Nelson
Employees: 115
Job opportunities at Canada Safeway
 

54. Porcupine Wood Products Ltd.

Location: Salmo
Employees: 115
Job opportunities at Porcupine Wood Products Ltd.
 

55. Canada Safeway

Location: Castlegar
Employees: 103
Job opportunities at Canada Safeway
 

56. Mount Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 103
Job opportunities at Mount Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks
 

57. City of Revelstoke

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 100
Job opportunities at City of Revelstoke
 

58. City of Trail

Location: Trail
Employees: 100
Job opportunities at City of Trail
 

59. Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 100
Job opportunities at Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting
 

60. Western Financial Group

Location: East & West Kootenay (Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, Golden, Kimberley, Cranbrook (Baker Street & Tamarack Mall), Creston, Salmo, Fruitvale, Kaslo)
Employees: 100
Job opportunities at Western Financial Group
 

61. Island Lake Lodge

Location: Fernie
Employees: 95 (seasonal)
Job opportunities at Island Lake Lodge
 

62. Glen Transport (A Division of DCT Chambers Trucking Ltd.)

Location: Skookumchuck
Employees: 90
Job opportunities at Glen Transport
 

63. Selkirk Paving

Location: Crescent Valley
Employees: 90
Job opportunities at Selkirk Paving
 

64. J.H. Huscroft Ltd.

Location: Creston
Employees: 85
Job opportunities at J.H. Huscroft Ltd.
 

65. RHC Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 85
Job opportunities at RHC Insurance Brokers Ltd.
 

66. Northstar GM

Location: Cranbrook & Creston
Employees: 81
Job opportunities at Northstar GM
 

67. La Baguette Catering

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 75-80
Job opportunities at La Baguette Catering
 

68. Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd.

Location: West Kootenay
Employees: 80
Job opportunities at Yellowhead Road & Bridge
 

69. Galena Contractors

Location: Nakusp
Employees: 79
Job opportunities at Galena Contractors
 

70. Wood Canada Limited

Location: Trail
Employees: 78
Job opportunities at Wood Canada Limited
 

71. Maglio Building Centre/Maglio Building Centre (Trail) Ltd.

Location: Nelson & Trail
Employees: 75
Job opportunities at Maglio Building Centre
 

72. Selkirk Signs

Location: Cranbrook/Calgary/Edmonton
Employees: 75
Job opportunities at Selkirk Signs
 

73. Fab-Rite Services Ltd.

Location: Cranbrook/Sparwood
Employees: 73
Job opportunities at Fab-Rite Services Ltd.
 

74. School District No. 10 (Arrow Lakes)

Location: Nakusp, New Denver, Burton, and Edgewood
Employees: 72
Job opportunities at School District 10 (Arrow Lakes)
 

75. Transcendent Mining and Mobilization Inc.

Location: Elkford
Employees: 72
Job opportunities at Transcendent Mining and Mobilization Inc.
 

76. Save-On-Foods

Location: Fernie
Employees: 65-70
Job opportunities at Save-On-Foods
 

77. Royal LePage East Kootenay Realty

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 69
Job opportunities at Royal LePage East Kootenay Realty
 

78. Regional District of East Kootenay

Location: Offices in Cranbrook & Columbia Valley
Employees: 64
Job opportunities at the Regional District of East Kootenay
 

79. Save-On-Foods

Location: Creston
Employees: 64
Job opportunities at Save-On-Foods
 

80. Atco Wood Products Ltd.

Location: Fruitvale
Employees: 63
Job opportunities at Atco Wood Products Ltd.
 

81. Save-On-Foods

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 62
Job opportunities at Save-On-Foods
 

82. New Dawn Group

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 61
Job opportunities at New Dawn Group
 

83. East Kootenay Community Credit Union

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 60
Job opportunities at the East Kootenay Community Credit Union
 

84. Columbia Basin Trust

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 58
Job opportunities at Columbia Basin Trust
 

85. Boundary Electric (1985) Ltd.

Location: Grand Forks
Employees: 50-55
Job opportunities at Boundary Electric (1985) Ltd.
 

86. Canada Safeway

Location: Trail
Employees: 55
Job opportunities at Canada Safeway
 

87. City of Castlegar

Location: Castlegar
Employees: 55
Job opportunities at the City of Castlegar
 

88. Heritage Inn Hotel and Convention Centre

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 55
Job opportunities at Heritage Inn Hotel and Convention Centre
 

89. The Heid Out & Fisher Peak Brewing Company

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 55
Job opportunities at The Heid Out & Fisher Peak Brewing Company
 

90. Selkirk Security Services Ltd.

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 53
Job opportunities at Selkirk Security Services Ltd.
 

91. Unifab Industries Ltd.

Location: Grand Forks
Employees: 53
Job opportunities at Unifab Industries Ltd.
 

92. Golden IGA

Location: Golden
Employees: 50 - 60
Job opportunities at Golden IGA
 

93. Canadian Tire

Location: Trail
Employees: 50
Job opportunities at Canadian Tire
 

94. DJM Contracting Ltd.

Location: Rossland
Employees: 45-50
Job opportunities at DJM Contracting Ltd.
 

95. Grand Forks Credit Union

Location: Grand Forks
Employees: 50
Job opportunities at Grand Forks Credit Union
 

96. Overwaitea Foods

Location: Golden
Employees: 50
Job opportunities at Overwaitea Foods
 

97. Revelstoke Credit Union

Location: Revelstoke
Employees: 50
Job opportunities at the Revelstoke Credit Union
 

98. Trainor Mechanical Contractors Ltd.

Location: Nelson
Employees: 50
Job opportunities at Trainor Mechanical Contractors Ltd.
 

99. Fernie Lodging Co.

Location: Fernie
Employees: 48
Job opportunities at Fernie Lodging Co.
 

100. Finning Canada

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 48
Job opportunities at Finning Canada
 

101. Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd.

Location: East & West Kootenay
Employees: 48
Job opportunities at Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd.
 

102. Nelson & District Credit Union

Location: Crawford Bay/Nelson/Rossland
Employees: 47
Job opportunities at Nelson & District Credit Union
 

103. Box Lake Lumber Products Ltd.

Location: Nakusp
Employees: 45
Job opportunities at Box Lake Lumber Products Ltd.
 

104. Heritage Credit Union

Location: Castlegar/Greenwood/Slocan Park
Employees: 45
Job opportunities at Heritage Credit Union
 

105. Home Hardware Building Centre

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 45
Job opportunities at Home Hardware Building Centre
 

106. Liberty Food Store Ltd.

Location: Fruitvale
Employees: 45
Job opportunities at Liberty Food Store Ltd.
 

107. Parastone Team of Companies

Location: Fernie
Employees: 45
Job opportunities at Parastone Team of Companies
 

108. Southeast Disposal Ltd.

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 45
Job opportunities at Southeast Disposal Ltd.
 

109. Top Crop Garden Farm & Pet

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 39-50
Job opportunities at Top Crop Garden Farm & Pet
 

110. City of Grand Forks

Location: Grand Forks
Employees: 43
Job opportunities at the City of Grand Forks
 

111. Columbia Power

Location: Castlegar
Employees: 42
Job opportunities at Columbia Power
 

112. Wildstone Golf Course

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 42
Job opportunities at Wildstone Golf Course
 

113. Koocanusa Publications Inc.

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 40
Job opportunities at Koocanusa Publications Inc.
 

114. A.M. Ford (Sales) Ltd.

Location: Trail
Employees: 38
Job opportunities at A.M. Ford
 

115. The Kootenay Import Auto Group

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 38
Job opportunities at The Kootenay Import Auto Group
 

116. BDO Canada LLP

Location: East Kootenay
Employees: 32-35
Job opportunities at BDO Canada LLP
 

117. Best Western Plus Fernie Mountain Lodge

Location: Fernie
Employees: 35
Job opportunities at the Best Western Plus Fernie Mountain Lodge
 

118. Canadian Timberframes Ltd.

Location: Golden
Employees: 35
Job opportunities at Canadian Timberframes Ltd.
 

119. Town of Golden

Location: Golden
Employees: 35
Job opportunities at the Town of Golden
 

120. Dunlop Truck Centres

Location: Cranbrook
Employees: 34
Job opportunities at Dunlop Truck Centres
 


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