Despite a tough economic climate in 2024, a few B.C. sectors saw standout growth. Retail and real estate posted big wins, with Lululemon Athletica and Anthem Properties making impressive revenue gains. Crown corporations like BC Housing Management Commission and ICBC also posted strong numbers, buoyed by public demand and stable mandates. But the year’s biggest success story was gold: precious metals producers surged thanks to rising global prices and investor confidence.
Read on for our list of the biggest revenue gainers by industry.
FINANCE
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia |
5,471,703 |
5,421,304 |
| 2 |
WorkSafeBC |
2,714,233 |
2,617,907 |
| 3 |
PBC Health Benefits Society |
2,285,094 |
2,096,346 |
| 4 |
Canaccord Genuity Group |
1,478,805 |
1,510,397 |
| 5 |
British Columbia Investment Management Corp. |
895,549 |
827,345 |
| 6 |
Raymond James |
820,510 c |
759,881 c |
| 7 |
Vancity Credit Union |
508,354 |
489,699 |
| 8 |
Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union |
482,082 |
483,736 |
| 9 |
Central 1 Credit Union |
302,921 |
244,350 |
| 10 |
First West Credit Union |
270,324 |
270,718 |
MANUFACTURING + TRANSPORT
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
Finning International |
10,096,000 |
9,543,000 |
| 2 |
Premium Brands Holdings Corp. |
6,470,500 |
6,261,000 |
| 3 |
Methanex Corporation |
5,095,422 c |
5,025,574 c |
| 4 |
Mark Anthony Group of Companies |
4,520,340 ce |
4,700,000 ce |
| 5 |
Adentra |
2,991,997 c |
3,022,416 c |
| 6 |
Arc’teryx Equipment |
2,739,600 c |
1,948,292 c |
| 7 |
Doman Building Materials Group |
2,663,239 |
2,491,164 |
| 8 |
South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority |
2,616,451 |
2,626,493 |
| 9 |
Inland Truck & Equipment |
1,785,699 |
1,768,143 |
| 10 |
Teekay Tankers |
1,683,944 c |
1,841,601 c |
SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
Telus Digital |
3,640,928 c |
3,654,988 c |
| 2 |
Stemcell Technologies |
547,100 |
522,297 |
| 3 |
Westport Fuel Systems |
414,089 c |
447,830 c |
| 4 |
Vecima Networks |
291,047 |
303,437 |
| 5 |
Microserve |
258,460 |
233,451 |
| 6 |
Hive Digital Technologies |
152,108 |
143,188 |
| 7 |
Zymeworks |
104,521 c |
102,593 c |
| 8 |
Ballard Power Systems |
95,518 c |
138,166 c |
| 9 |
Thinkific Labs |
91,697 c |
79,705 c |
| 10 |
East Side Games |
83,000 |
86,978 |
NATURAL RESOURCES
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
Teck Resources |
9,065,000 |
15,011,000 |
| 2 |
West Fraser Timber Co. |
8,457,145 c |
8,710,964 c |
| 3 |
First Quantum Minerals |
6,577,780 c |
8,713,663 c |
| 4 |
Canfor Corp. |
5,252,800 |
5,426,600 |
| 5 |
Lundin Mining Corp. |
4,688,277 |
4,578,286 |
| 6 |
Pan American Silver |
3,861,329 c |
3,126,040 c |
| 7 |
Interfor Corp. |
3,023,600 |
3,315,700 |
| 8 |
Elk Valley Resources |
2,994,383 |
NA |
| 9 |
Mercer International |
2,798,995 c |
2,691,091 c |
| 10 |
B2Gold Corp. |
2,605,401 c |
2,610,687 c |
REAL ESTATE
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
BC Housing Management Commission |
2,630,738 |
2,409,981 |
| 2 |
Anthem Properties |
1,300,000 |
833,600 |
| 3 |
Polygon Family of Companies |
754,000 |
838,000 |
| 4 |
Ventana Construction Corp. |
700,000 |
500,000 |
| 5 |
Concert Properties |
525,000 |
427,000 |
| 6 |
American Hotel Income Properties REIT |
351,880 c |
378,619 c |
| 7 |
City Office REIT |
234,408 c |
241,726 c |
| 8 |
Wall Financial Corp. |
155,203 |
144,352 |
RETAIL
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
Lululemon Athletica |
14,503,614 c |
12,983,139 c |
| 2 |
RB Global |
5,868,497 c |
4,966,356 c |
| 3 |
Best Buy Canada |
4,595,679 c |
4,729,349 c |
| 4 |
BC Liquor Distribution Branch |
3,939,482 |
3,873,632 |
| 5 |
OpenRoad Auto Group |
2,456,368 |
2,183,072 |
| 6 |
Aritzia |
2,332,350 |
2,195,630 |
| 7 |
Kal Tire |
2,100,000 |
2,100,000 |
| 8 |
The Oppenheimer Group |
1,515,000 |
1,300,000 |
| 9 |
Otter Farm & Home Co-operative |
530,016 |
479,508 |
| 10 |
Cloverdale Paint |
505,000 |
497,909 |
CHARITIES
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation |
46,847 |
140,279 |
| 2 |
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation |
46,390 |
127,106 |
| 3 |
BC Cancer Foundation |
42,585 |
84,958 |
| 4 |
BC SPCA |
39,337 |
67,107 |
| 5 |
University of British Columbia |
35,021 |
3,731,140 |
| 6 |
Union Gospel Mission |
26,418 |
42,545 |
| 7 |
Power to Change Ministries |
21,299 |
45,232 |
| 8 |
Terry Fox Foundation |
21,180 |
41,034 |
| 9 |
Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver |
15,931 |
48,748 |
| 10 |
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver |
15,406 |
34,994 |
MARKET CAP
| Rank |
Company |
2024 Revenue ($000) |
2023 Revenue ($000) |
| 1 |
Wheaton Precious Metals |
TSX:WPM |
50,660 |
| 2 |
Lululemon Athletica |
NASDAQ:LULU |
46,806 c |
| 3 |
Telus Corp. |
TSX:T |
31,250 |
| 4 |
RB Global |
TSX:RBA |
26,740 |
| 5 |
Teck Resources |
TSX:TECK |
26,550 |
| 6 |
Ivanhoe Mines |
TSX:IVN |
16,530 |
| 7 |
First Quantum Minerals |
TSX:FM |
16,140 |
| 8 |
Pan American Silver |
TSX:PAAS |
13,470 |
| 9 |
Lundin Gold |
TSX:LUG |
10,720 |
| 10 |
Lundin Mining |
TSX:LUN |
10,100 |
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