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online economy, or the much
smaller Ingledew Shoes Inc.,
which cited the diculties of
bridging both worlds as a fac-
tor in its demise. Brian Hill, scion of the
Kerrisdale family of couturiers, has fared
better with Aritzia, perhaps the most nota-
ble business to join this year's list, even as
rising retail star Kit and Ace, which has yet
to generate the revenue needed to make
the Top 100, closed its international stores
after an aggressive expansion. (See page
83 for more on B.C.'s retail landscape.)
The challenges retailers face even in a
year with strong sales highlight an aspect
of the list that might otherwise go unno-
ticed. The big keep getting bigger, while
the mid-sized out‡ts you'd expect to grow
into their place among the province's larg-
est face headwinds.
Organizations at the top of the list saw
minimal growth—overall revenue for the
Top 100 companies rose just 2 per cent,
to $170 billion, over last year's tally—but
the threshold for membership leapt above
$300 million for the ‡rst time. This was its
biggest lift in two decades—perhaps ever.
Left behind were several companies that
might have made the list in past years,
including British Columbia Investment
Management Corp., Westport Innovations
Inc. and Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc.
Still, the multidimensional character of
the top-end growth is hard to deny—and
RANK COMPANY REVENUE 2016
($000)
REVENUE 2015
($000)
1 Telus Corp. 12,799,000 12,502,000
2 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates 2,063,783 2,117,363
3 Providence Health Care 888,853 853,603
4 Sierra Wireless Inc. 815,560 c 777,198 c
5 Avigilon Corp. 468,481 c 367,707 c
6 Westport Innovations Inc. 297,942 c 132,096 c
7 Absolute Software Corp. 117,548 c 119,751 c
8 Vecima Networks Inc. 108,421 94,048
9 TIO Networks Corp. 74,661 62,511
10 Carmanah Technologies Corp. 63,249 c 55,100 c
RANK COMPANY REVENUE 2016
($000)
REVENUE 2015
($000)
1 Teck Resources Ltd. 9,300,000 8,259,000
2 BC Hydro and Power Authority 5,657,000 5,748,000
3 Goldcorp Inc. 4,650,070 c 5,594,360 c
4 Canfor Corp. 4,234,900 3,925,300
5 First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 3,541,208 c 3,449,962 c
6 Westcoast Energy Inc. 3,167,000 3,531,000
7 Interfor Corp. 1,792,712 1,687,375
8 Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. 1,594,116 c 2,090,388 c
9 Mercer International Inc. 1,234,220 c 1,321,169 c
10 Western Forest Products Inc. 1,187,300 1,081,900
c=converted from USD at 1.3248 (2016) and 1.2787 (2015) Revenue is by fiscal year
c=converted from USD at 1.3248 (2016) and 1.2787 (2015) Revenue is by fiscal year
