Canada's best employers for 2025 are hiring and these are 9 jobs you can apply for now
A few positions pay over $100,000 a year! 💸
Google employees. Right: VIA Rail train.
The best employers in Canada are hiring all over the country right now.
Some of these positions are high-paying jobs with salaries up to $50 an hour and $170,000 a year!
Earlier this year, the 2025 Canada's Best Employers ranking was put out by Forbes, and it featured companies in tech, education, transportation, finance, and other industries.
The top companies to work for this year include Google, Microsoft, Bank of Canada, Parks Canada, Costco, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, VIA Rail, Canada Revenue Agency, WestJet, and more.
A lot of these best employers have positions open in cities across Canada, so here are jobs you can apply for now.
Railway Car Technician — VIA Rail
Salary: $35.22 to $42.49 an hour, plus $1.50 to $2 an hour for night shifts
Company: VIA Rail
Location: Vancouver and Mission Harbour, BC
Who Should Apply: Red Seal certified tradespersons are preferred, but millwright, carpenter, plumber, welder, fabricator and automotive technician apprentices can apply.
Experience in machinery maintenance and assembling, mounting, or finishing transportation equipment is an asset.
The deadline is August 29, 2025.
Advisor, Communications and Marketing — WestJet
Company: WestJet
Location: Calgary, AB
Who Should Apply: You must have a diploma or degree in communications, marketing, travel, or a related field.
Also, you need three to five years of experience in a strategic marketing or communications role in a corporate environment.
Communication and marketing skills are required as well.
You must have knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
The deadline is August 20, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Carpenter, Maintenance Response — GTAA
Salary: $50.01 an hour
Company: Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)
Location: Toronto, ON
Who Should Apply: You need to have a high school diploma and a certificate of qualification as a carpenter.
Five years of experience working in an ICI construction/maintenance environment is required as well.
Also, you must have a valid Ontario G driver's license.
You need to have knowledge of:
- hardware installation and troubleshooting, including repairs to new hardware
- industry codes, GTAA standards and layouts of the airport and terminals
- health and safety practices and procedures
- building codes, fire codes and regulations
An understanding of building structural components, cabinet construction, lock and other door hardware operation and functions to maintain, diagnose problems and make repairs is also required.
You must be able to:
- handle and fabricate concrete, architectural metals, wood and other building materials
- design and build from drawings, rough sketches and consultations
- operate special equipment, including a genie lift and skyjack
- consult and coordinate with GTAA departments, contractors, and clients
- diagnose, replace, repair and install new low-voltage electric strikes, including modifying steel door jambs
IT jobs — Parks Canada
Salary: $68,232 to $85,811
Company: Parks Canada
Location: Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Cornwall, Gatineau, Quebec City and Halifax
Who Should Apply: You must have graduated from a two-year program at a post-secondary institution with a specialization in computer science, information technology, information management or a related field.
Also, you need experience in:
- installing, configuring, troubleshooting, or providing detailed support hardware or software
- providing technical assistance, training and advice to clients
Knowledge of computer troubleshooting principles and concepts, Microsoft services (including Intune, Entra ID, Exchange Online, and Microsoft 365), and ITIL basic principles and best practices is required.
You must be able to brief non-technical clients on technical issues.
A valid driver’s license is required as well.
Also, you must be willing to work overtime, work weekends and statutory holidays, and travel occasionally.
The closing date is September 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Software Developer, Mobile, Android, Google Home Platform — Google
Company: Google
Location: Waterloo, ON
Who Should Apply: You need a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Also, you must have two years of experience in Android application development, the Android Software Development Kit, and C++ development.
Experience developing or optimizing a large-scale Platform-as-a-Service is also required.
Administrative Assistant — UBC
Salary: $4,248.68 to $5,181.77 a month
Company: University of British Columbia (UBC)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Who Should Apply: You need a high school education and one year of post-secondary education, plus four years of related experience.
Also, you must be able to type 60 words per minute and use computers, including programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
The deadline is August 21, 2025, at 11:59 pm.
Senior Technical Advisor — IRCC
Salary: $113,478 to $141,249
Company: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Location: Surrey, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Niagara Falls, Windsor, Ottawa, Montreal, Gatineau, Fredericton, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown, and St. John's
Who Should Apply: You must have graduated from a two-year program at a post-secondary institution with a specialization in computer science, information technology, information management or another relevant field.
Also, you need experience in:
- providing strategic advice, guidance and recommendations to senior management on complex IM/IT issues through briefing notes, reports or presentations
- leading the design, development, or implementation of complex IT-enabled projects or IT products
It's required that you have experience delivering an IM/IT service in one of these areas:
- IM/IT architecture or design
- database administration support and services
- application development
- data disciplines
- service delivery/account management
- information technology service management and processes
- cloud architecture or systems
- cloud platform services like cloud architecture, infrastructure, security and tenet support or systems
- Agile methodology
- IM/IT project management
- relationship management of partnerships
- biometric technology solutions and identity management
- release management
- quality assurance
- infrastructure support services or operations
The closing date is September 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Development Associate, Corporate Relations — University of Alberta
Salary: $77,966 to $129,950
Company: University of Alberta
Location: Calgary, AB
Who Should Apply: You must have a bachelor's degree for this job.
Also, you need one of the following:
- five years of experience leading or managing corporate community investment, social impact, or ESG-related programs within a large corporation
- five years of experience in attracting funding in the private sector or at a foundation, major research university, hospital or related organization
- experience generating revenue, closing gifts or developing partnerships in the seven-figure range
You must have knowledge of industry trends, computers and databases.
The closing date is August 21, 2025.
Security Sales Specialist — Microsoft
Salary: $103,500 to $170,700
Company: Microsoft
Location: Ottawa, ON
Who Should Apply: You need a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, information security, information security, or a related field.
Also, you must have:
- more than four years of experience in technology-related sales or account management
- more than two years of solutions or services sales experience
The deadline is August 26, 2025.
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