Vancouver businesses named among Canada's best but one is a cut above the rest

Two popular Vancouver clothing brands and several other businesses have been named among Canada’s best companies. Time unveiled Canada’s Best Companies 2026 last week, and it features 125 leading Canadian companies. Companies were ranked by overall score, employee satisfaction rank, sustainability and revenue growth. Among them are several Vancouver-based companies like lululemon, Aritzia, Teck Resources and BC Ferries. The best of the Vancouver businesses by far was lululemon. The Vancouver-born athleisure brand ranked second overall. Despite all the media attention lululemon gets, including some stories stemming from its outspoken founder, the company is among the top 20 in Canada when it comes to employee satisfaction, ranking 14th. Lululemon also ranked first overall for its sustainability transparency rank, and Time said its revenue growth rank is “outstanding.” FortisBC also made the list, and while it ranked 61st for its overall rank, it ranked 16th for employee satisfaction. Aritzia, another Vancouver-based clothing company, ranked 22nd overall and 38th for employee satisfaction. Its revenue growth rank was listed as “very high.” BC Ferries has been in the news for some tough reasons over the past year as it deals with operational challenges, but despite those challenges, Time magazine has named the B.C. marine vessel operator one of Canada’s best companies, ranking 82nd. Another transportation company which operates in B.C., VIA Rail, ranked 60. Colliers, also based here in B.C., ranked 72, but ranked low (115th) when it came to employee satisfaction. Molson Coors Canada ranked 71st, and it has its main offices in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. One of Canada’s favourite places to shop for affordable goods, Dollarama, ranked quite highly at 43. Some other notable Canadian businesses that made the list include Pet Valu, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, and Cineplex. “Time partnered with data firm Statista on the second edition of Canada’s Best Companies, evaluating firms on revenue, employee satisfaction, and sustainability transparency.” Time says that this past April, Canada reported its largest trade surplus since before U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs (in February 2025). You might also like: - Opinion: FIFA World Cup was a reminder of BC Place Stadium's enduring and irreplaceable value - Tsawwassen First Nation seeks consultation on Alberta's proposed new oil pipeline and export terminal in Metro Vancouver - Most B.C. drivers aren't keeping their pets as safe as they could

Two popular Vancouver clothing brands and several other businesses have been named among Canada’s best companies. Time unveiled Canada’s Best Companies 2026 last week, and it features 125 leading Canadian companies. Companies were ranked by overall score, employee satisfaction rank, sustainability and revenue growth.

Among them are several Vancouver-based companies like lululemon, Aritzia, Teck Resources and BC Ferries. The best of the Vancouver businesses by far was lululemon. The Vancouver-born athleisure brand ranked second overall.

Despite all the media attention lululemon gets, including some stories stemming from its outspoken founder, the company is among the top 20 in Canada when it comes to employee satisfaction, ranking 14th. Lululemon also ranked first overall for its sustainability transparency rank, and Time said its revenue growth rank is “outstanding.” FortisBC also made the list, and while it ranked 61st for its overall rank, it ranked 16th for employee satisfaction.

Aritzia, another Vancouver-based clothing company, ranked 22nd overall and 38th for employee satisfaction. Its revenue growth rank was listed as “very high.” BC Ferries has been in the news for some tough reasons over the past year as it deals with operational challenges, but despite those challenges, Time magazine has named the B.C. marine vessel operator one of Canada’s best companies, ranking 82nd.

Another transportation company which operates in B.C., VIA Rail, ranked 60. Colliers, also based here in B.C., ranked 72, but ranked low (115th) when it came to employee satisfaction. Molson Coors Canada ranked 71st, and it has its main offices in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

One of Canada’s favourite places to shop for affordable goods, Dollarama, ranked quite highly at 43. Some other notable Canadian businesses that made the list include Pet Valu, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, and Cineplex. “Time partnered with data firm Statista on the second edition of Canada’s Best Companies, evaluating firms on revenue, employee satisfaction, and sustainability transparency.”

Time says that this past April, Canada reported its largest trade surplus since before U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs (in February 2025).