Saskatchewan's Top Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places to work in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. Published annually since October 2005, the designation singles out the employers in the province that lead their industries in creating forward-thinking workplaces with progressive human resources policies. Winners are chosen by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers

Canada's Top 100 Employers

Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. Winners are...

 and announced in editorial features published each fall by The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) and the Regina Leader-Post

Regina Leader-Post

The Regina Leader-Post is the daily newspaper of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and now a member of the Postmedia Network.The newspaper was first published as The Leader in 1883, by Nicholas Flood Davin...

, the two largest newspapers in Saskatchewan.

Applicants for the award are compared to other employers in their industry, using eight main criteria:

1. Physical Workplace;
2. Work Atmosphere and Social;
3. Health, Financial and Family Benefits;
4. Vacation and Time Off;
5. Employee Communications;
6. Performance Management;
7. Training and Skills Development;
8. Community Involvement.

The winning employers are the ones that offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. An academic advisory board, composed of four distinguished professors from across Canada, oversee the competition's selection criteria each year.

Any employer with its head office or principal place of business in Saskatchewan may apply to be considered for the award, which is made for one calendar year. The competition is open to public-sector and private-sector employers alike. Employers complete a single application to be considered for both the annual Saskatchewan's Top Employers and the Canada's Top 100 Employers designation.