Canada's Top 100 Employers
Celebrating Excellence  

2007

  • Named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp. Canada Inc. for the eighth consecutive year. SaskTel also recognized as one of Saskatchewan's Top 10 Employers.

  • SaskTel was recognized for an American Society for Training and Development BEST Award. The Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success or achievement as a result of employee learning.

  • SaskTel was the recipient of Cisco® Canada's Top Innovation Channel Partner Award for achieving the highest innovation ratings in 2006.

  • Recognized as a Top Saskatchewan company; ranked # 9 out of 50 companies.

  • SaskTel receives a second consecutive J.D Power award. The award recognized SaskTel's top ranking in customer satisfaction among companies that offer contracted wireless service.

  • SaskTel Pioneers were awarded the Chapter of Excellence award for overall volunteering excellence. SaskTel Pioneers won 15 awards in total at the Telecom Pioneers 80th Annual General Meeting.

  • SaskTel receives "Champion of Children" Award in recognition of SaskTel’s YOUTHnetwork efforts with the Saskatoon Preschool Foundation.

  • SaskTel HP Signature Certified Partner status renewed through the HP Service Provider Certification Program. The program establishes SaskTel as an industry-leading hosting service provider operating in accordance with HP's stringent standards.

  • At the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council’s 11th Annual "Waste Minimization Awards" ceremony, SaskTel wins award in the 'Partnerships' category for the 'Computers for Schools' program.

  • TTCL (under SaskTel International) recognized for having the best pavilion at the Dar Es Salaam International Trade Fair, a major international promotional event organized by the Tanzania Board of External Trade.

2006

  • J.D. Power and Associates, a global market research firm, announced the results of its 2006 Canadian Wireless Customer Satisfaction Study, which revealed that SaskTel ranks the highest in customer satisfaction with contracted wireless service for a second consecutive year.

  • Named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the seventh year in a row.

  • SaskTel received the 2006 AGEN (Aboriginal Government Employees Network) Industry Award for Aboriginal Participation. It is the latest recognition for the company's commitment to strengthening its relationships with Aboriginal communities by promoting business development, career opportunities and overall corporate commitment.

  • Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services recognized SaskTel as an important community partner through the presentation of a Community Partner Award.

  • SaskTel won the Interprovincial Association for Native Employment (IANE) Ivan Ahenakew Award for outstanding contributions to the employment of Aboriginal peoples. This award is given to any business, company, government department or Aboriginal organization that has shown results in the areas of Recruitment and Training of Aboriginal personnel for employment and training for the current year.

  • Nymity, an Ontario-based privacy research firm, recognized SaskTel with a national award for its corporate commitment to privacy and confidentiality, and named SaskTel as one of the top 10 Canadian companies with a superior privacy policy.

  • For the third straight year, the TelecomPioneers international volunteer organization awards the SaskTel Pioneers the President's Award for overall volunteering excellence. In all, the SaskTel Pioneers won 12 awards at the TelecomPioneers 79th Annual General Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

  • At the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction council’s 10th Annual Waste Minimization Awards ceremony, SaskTel wins an award for its directory recycling program. The Corporate Leadership award was also presented to SaskTel for its environment strategy.

  • SaskTel received the SEEDA (Saskatchewan Employment Equity and Diversity Association) EDDY award in recognition of its commitment to people with disabilities and recently formed SaskTel Employee Network on Disability (SEND) affinity group.

  • SaskTel was selected for Canadian Business magazine's first ever 'Best Workplaces in Canada' list for 2006. SaskTel ranked 28th on the list, which selects companies based on the criteria of responses to an employee survey and results from an external review of organizational culture.

  • SaskTel donated $3,639,608 to 1,644 non-profit and charitable organizations.

  • SaskTel Pioneers contributed $383,553 and 85,000 hours of volunteer time.

  • SaskTel Telcare donated $221,728, which is matched by 50% by SaskTel, for a total of $332,591 to 150 Saskatchewan charities.

2005

  • The SaskTel Pioneers receive a large number of national and international awards at an international meeting of the Telecom Pioneers in San Antonio, Texas,

  • SaskTel named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for sixth year in a row.

  • J. D. Power and Associates independent study of customer satisfaction rates for Canadian wireless industry names SaskTel first in Canada for customer service. SaskTel donates $3, 639,608 to 1,644 non-profit and charitable organizations.

  • Northern Development Program, the Canada-Saskatchewan Northern Development Agreement, the Canada-Saskatchewan Western Economic Partnership Agreement and SaskTel. SaskTel commits approximately $6.1 million in capital and operating costs.

  • The SaskTel Pioneers receive a large number of  national and international awards at an international meeting of the Telecom Pioneers in San Antonio, Texas.

2004

  • In October, SaskTel received the Aboriginal Government Employees Network (AGEN) Industry Award as an organization that builds and strengthens relationships with Aboriginal communities by promoting business development, career opportunities and overall corporate commitment.

  • For the fifth consecutive year, SaskTel has been named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, a recognition that acknowledges outstanding employers that lead their industries in attracting and retaining quality employees.

  • In February, SaskTel International was labeled "telecom provisioning king" by industry expert, Telecom Research Institute (TRI). According to recently released market analysis by TRI, SaskTel International is the industry leader in supplying Operational Support System (OSS) solutions to North American local exchange carriers, beating out many better-known industry players.

  • In February, Hewlett-Packard (HP) presented SaskTel with one of its highest levels of achievement. In becoming the first hosting service provider in Canada to achieve Signature Certified status through the HP Service Provider Certification Program. The program establishes SaskTel as an industry-recognized service provider.

  • The TelCare program raised more than $400,000 in 2004

  • SaskTel announced a $500,000 donation to the University of Regina’s Building Dreams and Futures campaign. The money raised in the campaign will be used for the priority areas of the University of Regina – student support; research support;Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport; the 2005 Canada Games; and emerging priorities.

2003

  • For fourth straight year, SaskTel was recognized as one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by MediaCorp Canada Inc.
  • SaskTel makes the Globe & Mail's 2004 list of "The Fifty Best Employers in Canada."

  • In May, SaskTel received recognition for the work involved with Max service by being the recipient of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEGS) for Exceptional Engineering /Geoscience Project. The APEGS regulates the practices of professional engineering and geoscience within the province and the award is granted to an individual or a team of professionals who demonstrate the highest professional performance related to delivering a significant project.

  • In 2003, SaskTel donated $1.7 million to over 1,500 organizations involved in health, educational, cultural, athletic, Aboriginal, and community service activities across the province.  This includes corporate contributions and sponsorships, as well as event marketing and social marketing. 

  • SaskTel’s TelCare program contributed to make impre4ssive donations to Saskatoon community organizations: $15,000 in North Battleford, $4,000 in Estevan, $7,000 in Moose Jaw, $7,000 in Swift Current, $100,000 in Saskatoon and $200,000 in Regina for a total , in 2003 of $339,957.37.

2002

  • SaskTel has become the first hosting service provider in Canada to achieve Hewlett-Packard Company's silver certification under the HP Service Provider Program (SPP) for its data centres.

  • SaskTel was selected as one of three winners for the National Award for Learning Technologies in the Workplace. This award recognizes achievement in employee learning through effective use of learning technologies. SaskTel was also the only recipient of an Honourable Mention in the Global Best Awards, honouring achievement in employee and community investment programs that address the needs of children and foster readiness to learn.

  • The SaskTel Pioneers received three awards at the 2002 Canadian Pioneers Annual Conference: two People Who Care Awards for the Regina Luthern Home Therapy Gardens and for the Swift Current Pioneer Lodge Gazebo; and one Education Excellence Award for the Regina Senior Citizens' Centre Computer Lab.

  • The Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board awarded SaskTel the Training for Excellence Award - Career Enhancement, which recognizes organizations that invest in the career development of their employees.

  • SaskTel makes Canada's Top 100 Employers list for the third year in a row.

  • SaskTel International was awarded a contract by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to develop a telecommunications project in rural India.

2001

  • SaskTel was selected as the Conference Board of Canada's Top Employer of Youth in Saskatchewan for the second year in a row. This award is given to an organization that recognizes the value of enabling today's youth to participate in social and economic opportunities.

  • SaskTel received the 2001 Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board (SLFDB) Training for Excellence Award for the Promotion of Aboriginal Participation. This award recognizes the development of approaches to promoting Aboriginal employment in Saskatchewan.

  • SaskTel was recognized, for a second time, as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers.

  • For its work in bringing telephone service to Northwest Tanzania, SaskTel International (SI) received an award from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters for Improvement of Physical or Social Infrastructure.

2000

Received a number of honours, including:

  • being recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers;

  • being named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Canada by the Report in Business Magazine; and

  • receiving The Top Employers of Youth Award and the Royal Bank Partners in Education National Award from the Conference Board of Canada.

  • Awarded an industry Canada Multi-point Communications Systems (MCS) spectrum license for Saskatchewan.