Renewable energy company Drax has been named one of ‘BC’s Top Employers’ for 2025. This year marks the 25th anniversary of ‘Canada’s Top 100 Employers’. With a competitive group of applicants every year, Drax is proud of this achievement as it recognizes the company as a leader in the industry and an exceptional place to work.
Each year, Canada’s Top 100 Employers reviews the initiatives employers across the country have put in place to support their employees. Amongst other reasons, Drax was selected as a top employer for its annual awards program that leaders can nominate employees for, the company’s maternity leave and fertility coverage policies, as well as their vacation allowance for salaried employees.
“British Columbia has always been one of the most progressive regions in the country in terms of benefits, flexibility and forward-thinking environmental policies — and this year’s winners are no exception,” says Richard Yerema, executive editor of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. “The province is home to many fearless, progressive organizations that are not afraid to push the boundaries and stand out from the crowd in a way that attracts new employees from across BC and throughout Canada.”
Employers are evaluated by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers on eight criteria including:
- Workplace
- Work Atmosphere & Social
- Health, Financial & Family Benefits
- Vacation & Time Off
- Employee Communications
- Performance Management
- Training & Skills Development
- Community Involvement
This award solidifies Drax’s commitment to being a People Positive, Climate Positive, and Nature Positive employer.
“It’s exciting news to be named one of BC’s Top Employers,” said Jamie Eck, HR Director for Canada. “Our People Promise is clear – together, we make it happen – and this recognition would not have been possible without our colleagues and their hard work and dedication to making Drax a great place to work. We hope that all colleagues celebrate in this achievement because it would not have been possible without them.”
To learn more about why Drax was selected, visit https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-drax-group-canada. Information on the national Top Employer awards can be found at Canada’s Top 100 Employers, and BC’s Top Employers (2025) to see the list of all Top Employers in BC.
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Contact Information:
Caroline Bleay
Communications Manager, Canada
780-502-1571
[email protected]
About Drax
Drax Group’s purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future and in 2019 announced a world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology.
Drax’s around 3,000 employees operate across three principal areas of activity – electricity generation, electricity sales to business customers and compressed wood pellet production and supply to third parties. For more information visit www.drax.com/ca/
Pellet production and supply:
The Group has 18 operational pellet plants and developments with nameplate production capacity of around five million tons a year.
Drax is targeting eight million tons of production capacity by 2030, which will require the development of over three million tons of new biomass pellet production capacity. The pellets are produced using materials sourced from sustainably managed working forests and are supplied to third party customers in Europe and Asia for the generation of renewable power.
Drax’s pellet plants supply biomass used at its own power station in North Yorkshire, England to generate flexible, renewable power for the UK’s homes and businesses, and also to customers in Europe and Asia.
