The Finalists: Alberta’s Best Workplaces 2010

NAIT
Industry: Education
Location: Edmonton
Alberta employees: 2,978
Best practices: In-house leadership and career-development training and workshops, waived fees on NAIT courses (space permitting) and coaching through the Performance Management Program

PCL Constructors Inc.
Industry: Construction
Locations: Edmonton, various locations
Alberta employees: 1,040
Best practices: Edmonton’s Ross Grieve Centennial Learning Centre is the purpose-built campus for PCL’s College of Construction, a school for building techniques, project management and leadership

Upside Software Inc.
Industry: Information technology
Location: Edmonton
Alberta employees: 150
Best practices: Welcoming atmosphere in a highly diverse workforce, from the CEO down; flextime to accommodate religious holidays; annual multicultural potluck

Vista Projects Limited
Industry: Professional services
Location: Calgary
Alberta employees: 134
Best practices: Provides internships and “Success in the Workplace” program for new immigrant employees, teaching them skills to help integrate into the Canadian workplace

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