General information:

Established: 1938, then amalgamated in 1987
Rank: second largest credit union in Alberta
Total assets (assets under administration): Over $2.5 billion
Member-owners: over 100,000
Employees: 470 FTE
Head office: Calgary, AB
Branches: 15

Leadership:

Board Chair: Ron Gibson
President & CEO: Paul Kelly

Subsidiaries include:

• one 2 one Financial Consulting
• inUnison Technology Services Ltd.
  

Distinctions:

• For ten consecutive years, First Calgary Savings has earned recognition as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies—a Platinum Club member.
• Designated a Caring Company by Imagine Canada.
• One of Alberta's Top 50 Employers for 2010.
• At the 2008 MACU (Marketing Association of Credit Unions) Awards, First Calgary Savings received five awards of excellence, including one AIME (Achievement in Marketing Excellence) for our “Power of One” annual report, one AIME for the television component of the 2008 RRSP campaign, one AIM (Achievement in Marketing) for the shared corporate calendar, one AIM for the 2008 RRSP posters, and one AIM for the Room to Read event.
  

Community Investment:

• In 2008, First Calgary Savings invested more than $527,000 in non-profit organizations through various sponsorship, scholarships, charitable organizations and employee volunteerism.
• First Calgary Savings focuses its Corporate Citizenship budget on advancing education and learning in the city of Calgary, arts and culture, protecting the planet and enhancing the voluntary sector.
• First Calgary Savings partners with local non-profit organizations to focus on addressing social issues in our community.
• First Calgary Savings was one of 10 founding members that stepped up nationally to bring London Benchmarking Group (LBG) Canada to life. This group strives to more clearly understanding the value of corporate citizenship to the community as a whole and to the business. Currently, First Calgary Savings is one of 26 businesses that are a part of the LBG Canada community of companies working toward a higher standard in the management, valuation and performance measurement of corporate community involvement.
• In May 2008, the United Nations Association of Canada’s Calgary Branch awarded First Calgary Savings as the winner for community involvement for demonstrating outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility in Calgary.
• As a member of Imagine Canada, First Calgary Savings is committed to investing at minimum 1% of pre-tax profits annually to charitable causes. First Calgary Savings is recognized as an Alberta’s Promise Builder, demonstrating its commitment to children and education in the province.
  

Branch Locations:

Northwest Calgary

Brentwood
Crowfoot Centre
Dalhousie Station

Northeast Calgary

Beddington Heights
Business Solutions Centre
Coventry Hills Centre
Northgate Village
Taradale
TransCanada
Village Square

Southwest Calgary

Oakridge
Signal Hill Centre

Southeast Calgary

Macleod Trail
Shawnessy
South Trail
Downtown Calgary
TD Square