B.C.'s biggest companies by revenue
Workers keep coming to B.C. as the province posted a net increase of almost 62,000 residents in 2016, the biggest percentage gain since 2009. Meanwhile, slower growth in China and many parts of the world let B.C. keep shining brightly in relative terms. And therein lies the key to the success the province's biggest companies enjoyed in 2016: despite efforts to hitch B.C.'s wagon to the galloping economies of other countries, B.C. hauled those nations forward by delivering the resources they needed and providing a destination for their goods and services.
1. Telus Corp.
2015 rank: 1
CEO: Darren Entwhistle
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: 12,799,000
2015: 12,502,000
% change: 2.4
2. Jim Pattison Group
2015 rank: 2
CEO: Jim Pattison
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $9,600,000
2015: $9,100,000
% change: 5.5
3. Teck Resources Ltd.
2015 rank: 3
CEO: Donald Lindsay
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $9,300,000
2015: $8,259,000
% change: 12.6
4. BC Hydro and Power Authority
2015 rank: 5
CEO: Chris O’Riley (2017)
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $5,657,000
2015: $5,748,000
% change: -1.6
5. Finning International Inc.
2015 rank: 4
CEO: Scott Thomson
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $5,628,000
2015: $6,190,000
% change: -9.1
6. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia
2015 rank: 7
CEO: Mark Blucher
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $5,472,000
2015: $5,462,000
% change: 0.2
7. H.Y.Louie Co. Ltd.
2015 rank: 8
CEO: Brandt Louie
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $5,250,000 e
2015: $5,000,000 e
% change: 5.0
8. Goldcorp. Inc
2015 rank: 6
CEO: David Garofalo
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $4,650,070 c
2015: $5,594,360 c
% change: -16.9
9. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
2015 rank: 9
CEO: Ted Seraphim
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $4,450,000
2015: $4,100,000
% change: 8.5
10. Canfor Corp.
2015 rank: 11
CEO: Don Kayne
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $4,234,900
2015: $3,925,300
% change: 7.9
11. First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
2015 rank: 13
CEO:Philip Pascall
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,541,208 c
2015: $3,449,962 c
% change: 2.6
12. Westcoast Energy Inc.
2015 rank: 12
CEO: Mark Fiedorek
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,167,000
2015: $3,531,000
% change: -10.3
13. BC Liquor Distribution Branch
2015 rank: 15
CEO: Blain Lawson
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,157,039
2015: $2,877,919
% change: 9.7
14. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
2015 rank: 16
CEO: Jon Feltheimer
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,109,876 c
2015: $3,068,446 c
% change: 1.4
15. British Columbia Lottery Corp.
2015 rank: 18
CEO: Jim Lightbody
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,101,782
2015: $2,904,303
% change: 6.8
16. Ledcor Group
2015 rank: 17
CEO: David Lede
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,100,000
2015: $3,000,000
% change: 3.3
17. Teekay Corp.
2015 rank: 14
CEO: Kenneth Hvid
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $3,084,903 c
2015: $3,133,330 c
% change: -1.5
18. WorkSafe BC
2015 rank: 20
CEO: Diana Miles
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,750,000 e
2015: $2,603,854 e
% change: 5.6
19. Lululemon Athletica Inc.
2015 rank: 21
CEO: Laurent Potdevin
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,729,794 c
2015: $2,298,116 c
% change: 18.8
20. Methanex Corp.
2015 rank: 19
CEO: John Floren
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,647,532 c
2015: $2,845,901 c
% change: -7.0
21. Best Buy Canada Ltd.
2015 rank: 10
CEO: Ron Wilson
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,500,000 e
2015: $4,047,000 e
% change: -38.2
22. London Drugs Ltd.
2015 rank: 22
CEO: Brandt Louie
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,350,000 e
2015: $2,250,000 e
% change: 4.4
23. South Coast BC. Transportation Authority (TransLink)
2015 rank: 31
CEO: Kevin Desmond
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,152,346
2015: $1,627,650
% change: 32.2
24. HSBC Bank Canada
2015 rank: 25
CEO: Sandra Stuart
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,079,000
2015: $2,037,000
% change: 2.1
25. MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
2015 rank: 23
CEO: Howard Lance
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $2,063,783
2015: $2,117,363
% change: -2.5
26. Catalyst Paper Corp.
2015 rank: 26
CEO: Joe Nemeth
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,980,000 e
2015: $1,991,100
% change: -0.6
27. Premium Brands Holdings Corp.
2015 rank: 32
CEO: George Paleologou
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,862,000
2015: $1,484,577
% change: 25.4
28. CHC Helicopter Corp.
2015 rank: 39
CEO: Karl Fessenden
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,831,532 c
2015: $2,183,654 c
% change: -16.1
29. Interfor Corp.
2015 rank: 29
CEO: Duncan Davies
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,792,712
2015: $1,687,375
% change: 6.2
30. Motion Industries (Canada) Ltd.
2015 rank: 27
CEO: Dermot Strong
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,722,248 c
2015: $1,784,690 c
% change: -3.5
31. GFS Canada Group
2015 rank: 30
CEO: Frank Geier
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,700,000 e
2015: $1,675,000 e
% change: 1.5
32. Univar Canada Ltd.
2015 rank: 28
CEO: Mike Hildebrand
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,659,000
2015: $1,767,000
% change: -6.1
33. Turquoise HIll Resources Ltd.
2015 rank: 24
CEO: Jeff Tygesen
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,594,116 c
2015: $2,090,388 c
% change: -23.7
34. Futura Corp.
2015 rank: 36
CEO: Amar Doman
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,450,000
2015: $1,350,000
% change: 7.4
35. Pacific Blue Cross
2015 rank: 34
CEO: Jan Grude
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,436,911
2015: $1,348,464
% change: 6.6
36. Taiga Building Products Ltd.
2015 rank: 37
CEO: Kooi Ong Tong
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,364,322
2015: $1,348,718
% change: 1.2
37. Kal Tire
2015 rank: 33
CEO: Robert Foord
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,350,000
2015: $1,400,000
% change: -3.6
38. Mercer International Inc.
2015 rank: 38
CEO: David Gandossi
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,234,220 c
2015: $1,321,169 c
% change: -6.6
39. Western Forest Products Inc.
2015 rank: 43
CEO: Don Demens
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,187,300
2015: $1,081,900
% change: 9.7
40. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
2015 rank: 53
CEO: Randy Smallwood
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,181,140 c
2015: $892,483 c
% change: 42.4
41. FortisBC Energy Inc.
2015 rank: 35
CEO: Michael Mulcahy
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,151,000
2015: $1,294,000
% change: -11.1
42. Canfor Pup Products Inc.
2015 rank: 41
CEO: Don Kayne
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,101,900
2015: $1,174,700
% change: -6.2
43. Pan American Silver Corp.
2015 rank: 49
CEO: Michael Steinmann
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,026,427 c
2015: $862,731 c
% change: 19.0
44. Charlwood Pacific Group
2015 rank: 61
CEO: U. Gary Charlwood
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $1,000,000
2015: $800,000 e
% change: 25.0
45. Oppenheimer Group
2015 rank: 51
CEO: John Anderson
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $995,910
2015: $853,202
% change: 16.7
46. CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
2015 rank: 54
CEO: Amar Doman
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $978,296
2015: $824,733
% change: 18.6
47. Inland Kenworth Ltd.
2015 rank: 44
CEO: Bill Currie
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $971,993
2015: $990,127
% change: -1.8
48. OpenRoad Auto Group Ltd.
2015 rank:56
CEO: Christian Chia
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $968,639
2015: $787,797
% change: 23.0
49. New Gold Inc.
2015 rank: 46
CEO: Hannes Portmann
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $905,903 c
2015: $911,593 c
% change: -0.6
50. B2Gold Corp.
2015 rank: 62
CEO: Clive Johnson
Revenue by fiscal year ($000)
2016: $905,231 c
2015: $707,966 c
% change: 27.9
Note: e=estimate; c=converted from USD at 1.3248 (2016) and 1.2787 (2015); NP=not provided; NR=not ranked; NA=not applicable/available
