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Canbra Foods
 Canbra Foods Ltd. is a 100% Canadian wholly owned subsidiary of James Richardson International and is located in Lethbridge, Alberta. Canbra Foods was the first company in the world to market canola oil and possesses many years of specialized experience in the production of canola based products.
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Ellison Milling Company
The Ellison Milling Company has been going to market under the original Lethbridge family name of Ellison since the time of the original mill’s construction in 1906. The business was acquired by Parrish and Heimbecker in 1976 making it the only Canadian owned flour mill of its size in Western Canada. Flour products are milled from locally sourced wheat with grower relationships that have been in place for generations. Ellison takes great pride in the local community, their product quality and service as well as the expanded international market they now serve.
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Greer Home Builders
The November 2007 issue of PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success magazine listed Jean Greer McCarthy among Canada’s 100 top women entrepreneurs in the 2007 PROFIT W100 rankings. (www.profitguide.com). Greer McCarthy was selected out of hundreds of entrepreneurs that were ranked according to their organization’s annual gross revenue. This is her second consecutive year in the rankings.
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The Guesthouse Restaurant
Guesthouse Restaurant is the very first Certified Green Restaurant® in Canada! Guesthouse began greening their operation in November 2008 with help from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), and in only 7 months, earned certification after completing 9 environmental steps. The GRA is a US-based non-profit organization that specializes in helping restaurants become more environmentally sustainable through their certification program.
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Haul-All Equipment Ltd.
A world leader in bear-proof garbage receptacles and recyclable collection equipment, Haul-All manufactures all of the angled garbage bins in Canadian national parks.
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H & R Transport
H&R Transport was recognized in 2007, 2008 and 2009 as one of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada, a national designation that measures performance, job creation, sustainable growth and excellence in management practice.
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Kawneer Company Canada Ltd.
Kawneer Company Canada Ltd. will celebrate its 25th year in Lethbridge in 2008. In 2006, Kawneer celebrated its 100th anniversary as a company manufacturing Architectural Aluminum Building Products and Systems for the commercial market in North America. The Lethbridge facility employs 335 employees.
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Maple Leaf Pork, Lethbridge Family Services – Immigrant Services and L. Bean Consulting
In 2006 and 2007 Maple Leaf Pork, in conjunction with Lethbridge Family Services – Immigrant Services and L. Bean Consulting, coordinated a community effort to bring 48 temporary workers from El Salvador to Lethbridge.
Lethbridge Family Services and L. Bean Consulting provided newcomers with settlement assistance, language assessment and training and interpretation services, when needed.
Maple Leaf Pork assisted their new employees with housing, settlement funds, household goods, winter clothing and coordinated with the El Salvadorian government to provide distance education up to the Grade 12 level.
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Meridian Manufacturing Group
In 1965 Meridian launched its first all welded smooth wall steel hopper bin from a small farming community in rural Manitoba. A subsidiary, with the autonomous identity of Wheatland Bins opened in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1979. Meridian is part of the Westman Group Inc., who has been recognized for it’s six platinum awards in Canada’s 50 best managed private companies.
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Meyers Norris Penny
Meyers Norris Penny LLP (MNP) is the one of the largest chartered accountancy and business advisory firms in Canada. With more than 2,200 team members and offices across the country, they provide clients with a wide range of accounting, finance and business advisory services: The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine has honoured MNP as of one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and space propulsion systems. The Pratt & Whitney Canada production plant located in Lethbridge is the most efficient of the four plants located in Canada.
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Sunrise Poultry Processors Ltd.
Sunrise Poultry Processors Ltd. opened the doors of a 70,000-square-foot plant in 2005 and has grown quickly to meet increasing market demand. As of 2007, Sunrise processes approximately 14.5 million fowl per year (275,000 to 290,000 per week) and has announced plans to expand the current plant structure by 40,000 square-feet and establish an additional processing plant in the near future.
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