BCIB hired its first skilled trades employee in 2019. Since then, we have grown into one of the largest and most diverse construction employers in BC.
To date, BCIB has employed more than 6,500 qualified tradespeople that have contributed to the completion of 6 major projects. We’ve learned a lot along the way and our work has been recognized with a few accolades and awards.
This year marks the fifth time we have been selected as one of BC’s Top Employer and the third time we have been chosen as one of Canada’s Top Diversity Employer.
We are proud to have received the following awards:
- BC’s Top Employer, 2026
- Read about the reasons we were selected for the award for a fifth time.
- 2025 National Building Diversity Awards, Toronto Community Benefits Network: NexGen Builders Award for best Community Benefits Employer
- Canada’s Top Diversity Employer, 2025
- Read about why we earned that award in this article.
- BC’s Top Employer, 2025
- Read about why we earned that award in this Vancouver Sun article.
- 2025 B.C. Transportation Consulting Engineers Award: Quartz Creek and Chase Creek Road to Chase West.
- Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4 –
- Shortlisted: 2024 Premier’s Award for Innovation and Excellence
- 2024 Global Best Project Award in the Road/Highway category
- Read about it in this Parsons Corporation article
- 2024 Building Diversity Awards, Toronto Community Benefits Network: Mentor award – Bubba Qwulshemut
- 2024 Building Diversity Awards, Toronto Community Benefits Network: Champion award – Brenda Ireland
- BC’s Top Employers, 2024
- Read about why we earned that award in this Vancouver Sun article.
- Canada’s Top Diversity Employers, 2024
- Read about why we earned that award in this Globe and Mail article.
- Diversity Award for Leadership and Inclusion, WorkBC Duncan, 2023 and 2024
- Read about why we were nominated for that award twice in this article.
- Outstanding Employer Award, Options Community Services, 2023
- BC’s Top Employers, 2022
- Irene Kerr, BCIB’s President & CEO, named to the BiV Top 500 Business Leaders list, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
- BC’s Top Employers, 2021
Keep up with this blog, as BCIB continues working to develop, grow, and diversify the skilled trades workforce in the province of B.C.
