The 2021 Top 100: B.C.’s biggest companies by industry

Drumroll, please.

Unprecedented times goes without saying. (Also, we never want to hear the word “pivot” again.) Despite the challenges of 2021, B.C. has no shortage of companies that are growing and growing—here are the Top 100 largest businesses in the province, organized by industry.

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Finance

1. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 7,175,000
2019: 6,506,000

2. WorkSafe BC

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 3,611,000
2019: 3,934,000

3. Pacific Blue Cross

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,296,310
2019: 1,507,667

4. Canaccord Genuity Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,223,867
2019: 1,190,567

5. HSBC Bank Canada

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,129,000
2019: 1,305,000

6. British Columbia Investment Management Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 606,933
2019: 447,587

7. Vancouver Savings Credit Union

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 536,004
2019: 529,669https://www.vancity.com

8. Raymond James

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 517,819 c
2019: 518,818 c

9. Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 406,182
2019: 416,525

10. Hub International Canada West

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 315,421
2019: 320,815

Finning InternationalFinning International

Manufacturing + Transport

1. Finning International

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 6,196,000
2019: 7,817,000

2. Premium Brands Holdings Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 4,068,900
2019: 3,649,400

3. Methanex Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 3,554,925 c
2019: 4,356,895 c

4. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink)

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,144,909
2019: 2,089,382

5. Futura Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,875,000
2019: 1,660,000

6. CanWel Building Materials Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,613,804
2019: 1,334,201

7. Taiga Building Products

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,589,123
2019: 1,299,122

8. GFS British Columbia

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,500,000 e
2019: 1,800,000 e

9. Univar Solutions Canada

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,490,004 c
2019: 1,615,899 c

10. Kal Tire

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,400,000
2019: 1,600,000

TelusTelus

Science + Technology

1.Telus Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 15,463,000
2019: 14,658,000

2. Paladin Group of Companies

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 680,300
2019: 593,660

3. Sierra Wireless

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 601,781 c
2019: 501,313 c

4. Cymax Group Technologies

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 339,324 c
2019: 184,353 c

5. Westport Fuel Systems

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 338,725 c
2019: 405,153 c

6. AbCellera Biologics

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 312,777 c
2019: 15,408 c

7. Hootsuite Media

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 225,000 e
2019: 200,000 e

8. Stemcell Technologies

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 200,000 e
2019: 200,000 e

9. Absolute Software Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 140,416 c
2019: 131,242 c

10. Ballard Power Systems

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 139,351 c
2019: 141,085 c

Teck ResourcesTeck Resources

Natural Resources

1. Teck Resources

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 8,948,000
2019: 11,934,000

2. First Quantum Minerals

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 6,974,459 c
2019: 5,396,502 c

3. West Fraser Timber Co.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 5,850,000
2019: 4,877,000

4. Canfor Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 5,454,400
2019: 4,658,300

5. Teekay Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,435,724 c
2019: 2,581,339 c

6. B2Gold Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,399,847 c
2019: 1,533,415 c

7. Interfor Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,183,609
2019: 1,875,821

8. Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,000,000 e
2019: 2,000,000 e

9. Mercer International

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,909,142 c
2019: 2,155,431 c

10. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,847,594 c
2019: 1,749,705 c

Real Estate

Ledcor Group of CompaniesLedcor Group of Companies

Real Estate

1. Ledcor Group of Companies

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 3,200,000
2019: 2,600,000

2. BC Housing Management Commission

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,296,109
2019: 1,246,982

3. Polygon Family of Companies

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,274,000
2019: 832,000

4. Charlwood Pacific Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,000,000 e
2019: 1,250,000 e

5. Northland Properties Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 850,000 e
2019: 850,000 e

6. Imperial Parking Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 603,675 c, e
2019: 875,754 c, e

7. Aquilini Investment Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 600,000 e
2019: 600,000 e

8. Shato Holdings

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 575,000 e
2019: 575,000 e

9. Wall Financial Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 474,601
2019: 452,217

10. Anthem Properties Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 441,000
2019: 446,000

BC Cancer FoundationBC Cancer Foundation

Charities

1. BC Cancer Foundation

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 36,668
2019: 37,401

2. University of British Columbia

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 34,744
2019: 36,104

3. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 32,511
2019: 40,766

4. VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 29,410
2019: 39,047

5. Vancouver Foundation

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 27,500 e
2019: 29,594

6. Union Gospel Mission

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 21,849
2019: 22,169

7. Power to Change Ministries

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 21,070
2019: 23,100

8. Covenant House Vancouver

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 17,165
2019: 15,644

9. St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 16,998
2019:15,987

10. Terry Fox Foundation

Receipted donations by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 16,032
2019: 14,823

Jim Pattison GroupJim Pattison Group

Retail

1. Jim Pattison Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 12,700,000
2019: 10,900,000

2. H.Y. Louie Co.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 6,000,000 e
2019: 5,800,000 e

3. Lululemon Athletica

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 5,338,226 c
2019: 4,363,270 c

4. Best Buy Canada

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 4,192,188 c
2019: 4,264,657 c

5. BC Liquor Distribution Branch

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 3,841,426
2019: 3,593,613

6. London Drugs

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,900,000 e
2019: 2,700,000 e

7. OpenRoad Auto Group

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,272,399
2019: 1,385,331

8. Inland Kenworth

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,249,943
2019: 1,383,178

9. 7-Eleven Canada

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,150,000 e
2019: 1,200,000 e

10. Aritzia

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 990,589
2019: 874,296

Lion's Gate EntertainmentLion’s Gate Entertainment

Tourism + Culture

1. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020:5,218,435 c
2019: 4,883,655 c

2. British Columbia Lottery Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 2,530,882
2019: 2,590,126

3. Mark Anthony Group of Companies

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 1,200,000 e
2019: 750,000 e

4. British Columbia Ferry Services

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 941,394
2019: 925,653

5. Vancouver Airport Authority

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 279,755
2019: 571,752

6. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 241,470 c, e
2019: 696,623 c, e

7. Black Press

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 221,000
2019: 324,000

8. Glacier Media

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 151,304
2019: 184,790

9. BC Pavilion Corp.

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 125,833
2019: 132,541

10. Coast Hotels

Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2020: 117,934
2019: 252,982

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c=converted from USD at 1.3415 (2020) and 1.3269 (2019)

DISCLAIMER

BCBusiness prepares the Top 100 list using various sources, but it makes no representation regarding the completeness, accuracy or timeliness of any information presented.

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