📈 Companies with pensions or RRSP matching

This list includes both private companies that offer pensions and public/government agencies that offer pensions.
RRSP: Registered Retirement Savings Plan. 🇺🇲 Americans - this is like a 401k plan.

📈 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Accounting Companies

Cameron Izard Snell: Offers RRSP matching. An accounting firm. cistax.ca
Deloitte: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A large global accounting and consulting firm, with an office in Victoria. deloitte.com
Ernst & Young (also called EY): Offers a pension. A large global accounting firm, with an office in Victoria. ey.com
Grant Thornton: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A large global accounting, audit and tax firm, with an office in Victoria. grantthornton.ca
Hutcheson & Co: Offers RRSP matching. A Victoria based accounting firm that also specializes in cross-border / international taxes. hutcheson.ca
KPMG: Offers a pension. A large global accounting and consulting firm, with an office in Victoria. 10,001+ employees globally. kpmg.com
Meyers Norris Penny (also called MNP): Offers a pension. A large Canadian accounting firm, with an office in Victoria. 5,001-1,000 employees in Canada. mnp.ca
PWC (also called Price Waterhouse Cooper): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A large global accounting and consulting firm, with an office in Victoria. 10,001+ employees globally. pwc.com

🎨 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Art, Music & Museums

Royal BC Museum: Offers a pension. One of Canada’s biggest natural history and human history museums. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

✈️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Aviation

ServiceTec: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Provides IT services for the Victoria airport. servicetec.com
VIH Helicopters (also called VIH Aviation Group): Offers RRSP matching. Helicopter charters & airline. vih.com

⛵ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Boats

Blackline Marine: Offers RRSP program. A yacht repair and overhaul company. 11-50 employees. blacklinemarine.com
Royal Victoria Yacht Club: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A yacht club, marina and center for sailing. 11-50 employees. www.rvyc.bc.ca
Van Isle Marina: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A large marina that offers maintenance, repair services as well as wet and dry storage. vanislemarina.com

👷‍♂️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Construction

Brenric Construction: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Construction and general contracting company. 2-10 employees in Canada. brenric.ca
Hazelwood Construction Services: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Construction company. 11-50 employees. hazelwoodconstruction.com

📚 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Education

Camosun College: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A community college and trade school. 501–1,000 employees. camosun.ca
Glenlyon Norfolk School: Offers an RRSP program. A private K - 12 school. 51–200 employees. mygns.ca
Royal Roads University: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A smaller public undergraduate and graduate university than UVIC. 501–1,000 employees. royalroads.ca
St. Margaret’s School: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. An all-girls private school for grades K-12. stmarg.ca
University of Victoria (nicknamed UVIC): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A public undergraduate and graduate university. 1,001–5,000 employees. uvic.ca

👷‍♀️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Engineering Companies

Blackwell Structural Engineers: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A structural engineering firm. blackwell.ca
BMT Group (also called BMT Canada): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. An international engineering, science and technology firm. In Victoria they mostly hire Naval Engineers (we have a port). 1,001-5,000 employees worldwide. bmt.org
Jacobs: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A very large civil engineering firm. 10,000+ employees. jacobs.com
Parsons: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A global engineering, defense, digital and infrastructure company. They have one office in Victoria. 10,001+ employees globally. parsons.com
Schneider Electric: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. An electrical engineering firm. Also hires technical writers. An international company with offices around the globe. 10,000+ employees. se.com
Thurber Engineering: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials engineering company. 201–500 employees. thurber.ca
WSP: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A very large civil engineering company. 10,000+ employees. wsp.com

🏦 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Finance & Insurance

HUB International: Offers RRSP matching. hubinternational.com
Manulife: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A global financial services company. 10,001+ employees globally. manulife.ca
Megson Fitzpatrick: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. An insurance brokerage company. 51-200 employees. megsonfitzpatrick.com
Sun Life: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A very large Canadian financial services and insurance company with an office in Victoria. 10,001+ employees in Canada. sunlife.ca

🏛️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Government, former Crown/Government Corporations

🏛️ Municipal / City / Regional Government

Capital Regional District (CRD): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The regional government for 13 municipalities and three electoral areas on southern Vancouver Island. 501–1,000 employees. crd.bc.ca

City of Colwood: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of the City of Colwood. 51-200 employees. colwood.ca
City of Langford: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of the City of Langford. langford.ca
City of Victoria: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of the City of Victoria. 501–1,000 employees. victoria.ca
District of Central Saanich: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Central Saanich, a district north of Victoria. 51-200 employees. centralsaanich.ca
District of Highlands: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Central Saanich, a district west of Victoria (often confused with Langford. The Highlands is a separate district). highlands.bc.ca
District of Metchosin: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Metchosin, a city west of Victoria. metchosin.ca
District of North Saanich: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of North Saanich, a district north of Victoria. 51-200 employees. northsaanich.ca
District of Oak Bay: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Oak Bay, a district within Victoria. 201-500 employees. oakbay.ca
District of Saanich: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Saanich, an enormous suburb of Victoria. They hire project managers, engineers, planners, developers and more. 1,001-5,000 employees. saanich.ca
District of Sooke: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Sooke, a city west of Victoria. sooke.ca
Saanich Police: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The police department for Saanich. 201-500 employees. saanichpolice.ca
Township of Esquimalt: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Esquimalt, a district/city next to Victoria. 201-500 employees. esquimalt.ca
Town of Sidney: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of Sidney, a city north of Victoria. sidney.ca
Town of View Royal: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal government of View Royal, a city west of Victoria. viewroyal.ca
Victoria Police (also called “VicPD”): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The municipal police department for Victoria. 201-500 employees. vicpd.ca

🏛️ Provincial Government

BC Assessment: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The publicly owned company that assesses all property values for tax purposes in BC. 501 - 1,000 employees. bcassessment.ca
BC Government (also called BC Public Service): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The provincial government of British Columbia, based in Victoria (Victoria is the capital of BC). 10,001+ employees. gov.bc.ca
BC Hydro: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The main power utility company for all of BC. 1,001–5,000 employees. bchydro.com
BCI (British Columbia Investment Management Corporation): Offers a pension or RRSP matching.
BC Pension: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The administrative government-affiliated company for BC’s College, Municipal, Public Service, Teachers’ and WorkSafeBC pension plans. bcpensioncorp.ca
Community Living BC: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A crown corporation responsible for arranging supports and services for adults with developmental disabilities and their families in BC. communitylivingbc.ca
ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The provincial auto insurance company, for everyone. 1,001-5,000 employees. icbc.com
WorkSafeBC: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The office for the provincial government that manages Employment Insurance (unemployment claims), training and work safety. 1,001–5,000 employees. worksafebc.com

🏛️ Federal Government

Canada Border Services Agency: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The federal agency that controls our borders. We have an office in Victoria, as we have 2 main ports to the US - one in downtown Victoria, and one in Sidney. 10,001+ employees. cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Canada Post: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Canada’s national postal service. 10,001+ employees. canadapost.ca
Canada Revenue Agency: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html
Employment and Social Development Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Part of the Federal Government of Canada. 10,001+ employees. canada.ca/en/employment-social-development.html

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A branch of the federal (national) Canadian government branch that manages our fisheries and conducts marine scientific research. 5,001-10,000 employees. dfo-mpo.gc.ca
National Research Council Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The Federal Government of Canada’s largest research and technology organization, with an office in Victoria. 1,001–5,000 employees. nrc.canada.ca/en
Natural Resources Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Their Victoria research lab hires (science) researchers, technicians, project managers, etc… Multiple offices across Canada. 1,001–5,000 employees. nrcan.gc.ca
Parks Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. We have 1 national park in Victoria - Fort Rodd National Historic Site. Multiple offices across Canada. 1,001–5,000 employees. pc.gc.ca/
Public Works and Government Services Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The main administration arm of the Federal Government. The manage real estate, accounts, pay & pensions and other services for most federal departments. 10,001+ employees. tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Our national police force. 10,001+ employees. rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Royal Canadian Navy (Federal): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees.
Transport Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Our national agency that regulates aviation, road, marine and other transportation. 5,001-10,000 employees. tc.canada.ca/en
Veteran Affairs Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The agency that is responsible for pensions, support and benefits for military veterans, the RCMP, their families and some civilian members. 1,001–5,000 employees. veterans.gc.ca

⛑️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Healthcare

Atria Retirement Canada: Offers RRSP matching. A chain of private long term care facilities. atriaretirement.ca
Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) - see the Government section above ☝️
Trillium Communities: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A chain of private long term care and complex care facilities. 201–500 employees. trilliumcommunities.com

🏨 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Hospitality

Also see the Tourism companies section and Transportation companies section for related companies that offer pensions

Hotel Grand Pacific: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 51-200 employees. hotelgrandpacific.com

🚢 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Industry (Oil, Gas, Marine, Power)

Babcock: Offers RRSP matching. The company will match & pay the dollar ($) amount you contribute yourself to your RRSP per year, up to a certain amount. They manufacture marine, aviation, nuclear and land system products, primarily for military and defense clients. 10,000+ employees globally. babcockcanada.com
FortisBC: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. It’s not government, but looks like it is from the outside. Our primary utility provider for gas in BC. A private company that offers natural gas throughout the province. 1,001–5,000 employees. fortisbc.com
Lehigh Hanson: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. They supply building materials like cement, ready mixed concrete, asphalt, etc… Notable because they are a huge Canadian/American company with an office in Victoria. They hire dispatchers, drivers, customer service reps, maintenance supervisors, etc…5,001-10,000 employees in Canada and the US. lehighhanson.com
Seaspan: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Primarily builds ships, as well as shipdocking/ship escort and ship repair. 1,001–5,000 employees. seaspan.com

🛠️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Manufacturing Companies

Great Little Box Company: Offers RRSP matching. Manufactures custom boxes and packaging. 201–500 employees. glbc.com
Reach Technologies: Offers RRSP matching. Develops and manufactures testing equipment for aerospace, rail and automotive clients. 2–10 employees. reachtest.com

🎙️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Media & Publishing Companies

BlackPress: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. The largest independent newspaper company in Canada. Publishes over newspapers & magazines. 1,001–5,000 employees in Canada. blackpress.ca
FriesenPress: Offers Group RRSP & RRSP matching. Publishes and manufactures books. 11-50 employees. friesenpress.com

🧰 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Non-Profits

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Vancouver Island: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A catholic non-profit that runs outreach programs to address poverty and local needs for social services. ssvpvancouverisland.ca

📖 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Research & Consulting Companies

Hemmera: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Consultancy firm for environmental sciences, social sciences, and engineering. 201–500 employees. hemmera.com
Pinchin: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A consulting firm for environmental, engineering, building science, health and safety consulting. 501–1,000 employees. pinchin.com
PRA Health Sciences: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A very large multinational pharmaceutical research and product development company. 10,001+ employees globally. prahs.com
SGS: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A huge international company. They specialize in research, laboratory testing and products in over 12 industries from chemical, to environmental to trade. 10,001+ employees globally. sgs.ca

🛒 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Retail

Best Buy: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Electronics and appliance store, and a big chain across Canada. 10,000+ employees in Canada and the US. bestbuy.ca

🖥️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Software Companies

Advanced Solutions, a DXC Technology Company: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Custom software, consulting, development and strategy. 201–500 employees. dxcas.com
AOT Technologies: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Custom software, web and mobile development, targeting startups and small-to-medium businesses. 11–50 employees. aot-technologies.com
Esri Canada: Offers RRSP matching. Custom software development for GIS (geospatial) and data analysis. 1,001-5,000 employees in Canada and the US. esri.ca
Harris Computer: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A large software development firm, with many offices across Canada. 5,000–10,000 employees. harriscomputer.com
ISM Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. An IT and business consulting firm, owned by IBM. 501–1,000 employees in Canada. ismcanada.com
Redbrick: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Custom software and web development. rdbrck.com
Rooof: Offers RRSP matching & contributions. Develops software for property management. 11–50 employees. rooof.com
Semaphore Solutions: Offers RRSP matching. Develops software for clinical genomics laboratories. 11–50 employees. semaphoresolutions.com
Sierra Systems (now owned by NTT Data): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Web development and custom software. 501–1,000 employees. sierrasystems.com
Uncharted Software: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Builds data visualization software, primarily for government, law enforcement and industry clients. uncharted.software
VertiGIS (owns Geocortex, formerly Latitude Geographics): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Develops GIS (geographic) mapping software and services. 201-500 employees. vertigis.com
Workday: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,000+ employees globally. workday.com
Worldline (formerly Bambora, Beanstream): Offers RRSP matching. The company will match & pay the dollar ($) amount you contribute yourself to your RRSP per year, up to a certain amount. 501–1,000 employees. bambora.com
xMatters, an Everbridge company: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Software development, IT monitoring platform. 201–500 employees in Canada and the US. xmatters.com

👩‍💼 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Staffing Agencies

MAXIMUS: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A staffing agency that employs consultants and places a high volume of jobs in the BC government, notable for how many people it employs in Victoria. 501–1,000 employees. maximuscanada.ca

📻 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Telecommunications

Codan Communications: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Develops and builds radio and other remote communication products for harsh or remote environments. 51–200 employees. codancomms.com
Charter: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. An information, technology and communication company. 51–200 employees, multiple offices in Canada. charter.ca
NetMotion: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Develops software for mobile VPNs, mobile networks and remote device management. netmotionsoftware.com
Reliable Controls: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Designs and manufactures internet connected building controls. reliablecontrols.com
Shaw Communications: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. One of the 3 major Canadian internet, phone, cellular and data companies. 10,001+ employees. shaw.ca
Telus: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. One of the 3 major Canadian internet, phone, cellular and data companies. 10,001+ employees. telus.com

🏔️ Pensions or RRSP Matching: Tourism Companies

Butchart Gardens: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A major tourist attraction in Victoria - an enormous garden that spans 55 acres, and is over 100 years old. 201–500 employees. butchartgardens.com
Clipper Vacations (formerly The Victoria Clipper, now owned by FRS Ferry): Offers a pension or RRSP matching.
201-500 employees. clippervacations.com

🚌 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Transportation / Infrastructure Companies

Black Ball Ferry: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A vehicle and passenger ferry service. 51–200 employees. cohoferry.com
Cubic Transportation Systems: Offers RRSP matching. Develops and installs delivers fare reading and payment systems for transportation and traffic management. 1,001–5,000 employees. cubic.com
Harbour Air: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A seaplane airline and charter service. 201–500 employees. harbourair.com
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA): Offers RRSP matching. Manages the Ogden Point Harbour for cruise ships, the main downtown Victoria harbour and other marinas around the city. 11-50 employees. gvha.ca
Western Stevedoring: Offers RRSP matching. Marine shipping and cargo. 501-1,000 employees. westeve.com

🚛 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Waste Management Companies

GFL Environmental: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A North American waste management company with an office in Langford. 5,001-10,000 employees in Canada and the US. gflenv.com
WM (Waste Management): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. One of the largest North American waste management companies, with an office in Saanich. 10,001+ employees in Canada and the US. wm.com

📱 Pensions or RRSP Matching: Web Development Companies

Change.org: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A platform that hosts petitions for social change and justice. Employs a lot of web developers. 201-500 employees. change.org
MetaLab: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Primarily designs UI/UX and interfaces for companies. They designed Slack. Has one office in Victoria and another in Vancouver. metalab.co
Pixel Union: Offers RRSP matching. Develops web themes and templates for ecommerce, primarily Shopify. 11–50 employees. pixelunion.net

🧸 List of Companies in Victoria that offer child care benefits

Andrew Sheret: Has a childcare centre on-site at their company for employees. Notable for being one of the first companies in Victoria to offer this. sheret.com
BC Government: The provincial government of BC, offers onsite daycare/childcare for employees at some locations as an employee benefit. One of the biggest employers in Victoria. Examples of the departments that offer it: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Children and Family Development. gov.bc.ca
Camosun College: A community college that offers onsite child care, for infant - 5 years old. Students get priority for enrolling in their childcare, but, staff & faculty get more priority than the public. camosun.ca
Mount Washington Ski Resort: Yes, we know this is up north in the Comox Valley (still on Vancouver Island). But, employees and staff get a discount on childcare at the daycare centre on-site. A big deal especially for the tourism industry. mountwashington.ca
University of Victoria: Has on-site childcare for staff and faculty, for infant - 5 years old. It does have a waitlist and has a reduced cost for staff & faculty, but if you work for them, you might be able to get a spot much sooner than the public. uvic.ca
Workday: Offers to pay for some child care expenses, for children up to 13 years old. 10,000+ employees globally. workday.com