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Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers of 2023 is out.
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Forbes and Statista ranked 2900 organizations with more than 500 employees in Canada and selected 300 best across 37 industries, ranging from large corporations to community-based financial institutions, post-secondary institutions and government agencies through an independent survey applied to a vast sample of more than 12,000 Canadian employees.
Sheridan College topped the list which leans heavily towards the education sector in the top 25. Carleton University, McMaster University, Concordia University and the University of Victoria also featured in the top 25. Internet, software & services companies like Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Open Text and Google rounded out the list of top 25 employers.
Keg Steakhouse & Bar came in 3rd, the only restaurant in the top 25. Subway was the other to feature at 45th.
The City of Brampton was the only government organization to feature in the top 25 and Ericsson Canada was the only technology/engineering company to rank in the top 50.
25 of Canada’s Best Employers According to Forbes
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- Sheridan College — Education; Headquarters: Oakville
- Canadian Mental Health Association — Healthcare & Social; Headquarters:Toronto
- Keg Steakhouse & Bar — Restaurants; Headquarters: Richmond
- Ericsson — Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment; Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
- Export Development Canada — Banking and Financial Services, Headquarters: Ottawa
- Carleton University — Education, Headquarters: Ottawa
- Hydro-Québec — Utilities; Headquarters: Montreal
- Cisco Systems — IT, Internet, Software & Services; Headquarters: San Jose, California, United States
- Microsoft — IT, Internet, Software & Services; Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
- OpenText — IT, Internet, Software & Services; Headquarters: Waterloo
- Shared Health — Healthcare & Social; Headquarters: Winnipeg
- Grant Thornton — Professional Services; Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- McMaster University — Education; Headquarters: Hamilton
- Lululemon Athletica – Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment; Headquarters:Vancouver
- Pratt & Whitney — Aerospace & Defense; Headquarters: East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Concordia University — Education; Headquarters: Montreal
- Google — IT, Internet, Software & Services; Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
- City of Brampton — Government Services; Headquarters: Brampton
- PCL Construction — Construction, Oil & Gas Operations, Mining and Chemicals; Headquarters: Edmonton, Canada
- BC Hydro — Utilities; Headquarters: Vancouver
- Coca-Cola Bottling Limited (Canada) Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol & Tobacco (including agriculture production), Toronto
- Marriott International — Travel & Leisure; Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- The Co-operators — Insurance; Headquarters: Guelph
- Mercedes-Benz — Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers); Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Victoria — Education; Headquarters: Victoria
Forbes says the evaluation of Canada’s 300 Best Employers was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees that were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their employers to friends and family. Employee evaluations also included other employers in their respective industries that stood out either positively or negatively.
I have worked for the Upper Canada District School Board. They must’ve had every single board employee email bomb Forbes. There’s absolutely zero way any of the real employees voted this way. No teachers, education assistant, secretaries, custodians – anybody that really matters would never ever ever ever ever consider UCDSB to be a good employer.