Company Profile
Town of Banff
Company Overview
The Town of Banff is a thriving municipality tasked with providing a range of services to enhance the quality of life for residents, and the infrastructure to meet the needs of the 3 million guests who visit our town each year.
Company History
The Town of Banff is one of only two municipalities within a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Home to 8,721, we host approximately 3 million guests each year.
As a base camp to Banff National Park, ours is a community rooted in park values. The Town became a municipality in 1990. And although we have grown considerably since Banff was first discovered in the 1880s, our community has embraced an aggressive growth management plan as a means to preserve our unique small town.
The footprint of the Town of Banff is just 3.93 km2 and we will never be bigger.
This means:
o Everything is just 10 minutes away -- maximum. And you can walk or ride anywhere.
o Our footprint is small, so we optimize the space we have to provide all of the amenities necessary in a thriving tourist community.
o We share this land well with wildlife in the park.
o We will always have the charm of a small town.
The total allowable commercial space in Banff is 3.8 million sq feet – just 10% of our townsite. Our population will not exceed 10,000 and all residents must meet the federal regulation of ‘need to reside’, which means individuals must be employed in the town in order to live here.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Excellence Winner at the 2008 IABC Gold Quill Awards for the Banff Refreshing project.
Benefits
Three weeks vacation is a minimum to start, which is worth noticing, because benefits like this are mentioned by some of Canada's Top 100 Employers.
Our group benefits plan includes coverage for physiotherapy, massage therapy and acupuncture. Long term disability, life insurance and better-than-average dental coverage are also offered by our benefits service provider Manulife.
The Town of Banff offers you a supportive and entrepreneurial workplace where we value initiative and risk-taking. We aim to be a leader in mountain park communities, and encourage that same kind of thinking in our people.