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The World's Best Employers Were Just Revealed & These Canadian Companies Made The Cut

Want to work with the best?

The Shopify headquarters in Ottawa. Right: A TD Bank branch.

The Shopify headquarters in Ottawa. Right: A TD Bank branch.

Associate Editor

If you've always wanted to work for one of the very best companies in the world, here's your chance.

On October 11, Forbes published its annual World's Best Employers list and several Canadian companies have actually made the cut.

To compile this information, Forbes used the help of market research company Statista, which surveyed 150,000 workers from 57 countries working in multinational companies.

Some of the parameters used to judge the organizations were corporate impact and image, talent development, gender equality and social responsibility.

Participants were also asked to rate whether they were willing to recommend their employer to friends and families, and to evaluate other companies in the industry that stood out (positively or negatively).

Using these factors, Forbes compiled a list of the top 800 employers globally.

What are the best Canadian companies to work for?

Of the top 100 companies in the list, two Canadian organizations made the cut.

Shopify was the top-ranked Canadian company on the list, taking the 56th position. The Ottawa-headquartered company has about 10,000 employees and is clearly doing something right.

The next Canadian company to make the list was TD Bank, in the 65th position.

Beyond this, several other Canadian companies were listed among the top 800.

This includes:

  • Air Canada (162)
  • Scotiabank (193)
  • Desjardins Group (209)
  • Suncor Energy (212)
  • Telus (249)
  • Manulife (255)
  • McCain Food (279)
  • National Bank of Canada (283)
  • BMO (376)
  • Canadian Natural Resources (377)
  • Sun Life Financial (379)
  • OpenText (388)
  • Fortis (417)
  • Intact Financial (443)
  • CIBC (456)
  • Great West Life Assurance Company (461)
  • Lululemon Athletica (505)
  • Canadian Tire (518)
  • Brookfield Asset Management (645)
  • RBC (660)
  • BRP (667)
  • Constellation Software (680)
  • Magna International (731)

When it comes to international companies, Samsung Group took the coveted number one position globally, followed by Microsoft, IBM, Alphabet and Apple respecitvely.

So, there you have it. If you've always wanted to work with a top company, now you know where to go.

And, if you're polishing up your resume, you can also send it to these big companies that are currently hiring in Canada. They have some great benefits, too!

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

  • Associate Editor

    Janice Rodrigues (she/her) was an Associate Editor with Narcity Media. She's a lifestyle journalist who swapped the sandy shores of Dubai for snowy Toronto in March 2022. She's previously worked with newspapers Khaleej Times in Dubai and The National in Abu Dhabi, writing about food, health, travel, human interest and more, and her byline has also appeared in blogTO in Toronto. She has a master's degree in media and communications from the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Since arriving, she's been busy exploring Toronto and is excited about everything it has to offer (with the only exception being the snow).

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