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These organizations are outperforming their peers; both financially and in terms of innovation, collaboration, and productivity. Great Place to Work®, the research firm that produces this list, is now accepting a limited number of interview requests with winning companies.
Winners are…
#1 (Large/ Multinational Company) = Intuit Canada
Category: > 1,000 employees globally
#1 (Medium Company) = VEGA
Category: 50 – 999 employees in Canada
#1 (Small Company) = Sklar Wilton & Associates
Category: 15 – 49 employees in Canada
What’s so special about these companies?
While there is no single right way to create a great workplace, the very best companies have managed to create a culture where employees TRUST the people they work for, have PRIDE in what they do, and ENJOY the people they work with.
Proven ROI – What’s more, independent research by the Russell Investment Group (see attached visual) shows a strong correlation between high-trust workplace cultures and financial performance. This graph tracks the financial performance of publicly traded companies on our Fortune list of 100 Best Companies.
The list of Best Workplaces in Canada 2017
|
Rank |
2017 Best Workplaces Category: Medium (50 – 999 employees in Canada) |
2017 Best Workplaces Category: Large & Multinational (>1,000 globally) |
|
1 |
Vega |
Intuit Canada |
|
2 |
360insights |
ATB Financial |
|
3 |
Habanero Consulting Group |
Key Assets Newfoundland and Labrador |
|
4 |
FreshBooks |
Autodesk Canada Co. |
|
5 |
Flipp Corporation |
Publicis.Sapient |
|
6 |
Wynford/EventSimple |
Microsoft Canada Inc |
|
7 |
Royal LePage Performance Realty |
Grant Thornton LLP |
|
8 |
Traction on Demand |
Kronos Incorporated |
|
9 |
DevFacto Technologies Inc. |
Morningstar Canada |
|
10 |
Axonify Inc. |
Maxus Canada Ltd. |
|
11 |
Klick Inc. |
G Adventures |
|
12 |
The Ian Martin Group |
AOL Canada |
|
13 |
SaskCentral (Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan) |
BMW Canada Inc. |
|
14 |
Kicking Horse Coffee |
ABBVIE CORPORATION |
|
15 |
Sandvine |
Randstad Canada |
|
16 |
Ariad Communications Inc. |
Capital Markets Company Limited (Capco) |
|
17 |
Fuller Landau LLP |
Yum! Restaurants Canada |
|
18 |
Amaya Software |
Ryan ULC |
|
19 |
AppCentrica Inc. |
Capital One Canada |
|
20 |
Online Business Systems |
JOEY Restaurant Group |
|
21 |
Beyond Technologies |
FCT |
|
22 |
eXplorance Inc. |
Stryker |
|
23 |
Points International Ltd. |
Corby Spirit and Wine Limited |
|
24 |
The PEER Group Inc. |
Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc. |
|
25 |
Simply Green Home Services Inc. |
Edelman Public Relations Worldwide Canada Inc. |
|
26 |
Gardiner Roberts LLP |
RBC |
|
27 |
O2E Brands Inc. |
Cadence |
|
28 |
Vermilion Energy |
NetApp Canada Ltd. |
|
29 |
Eagle Professional Resources Inc. |
Kiewit |
|
30 |
Experis-Veritaaq |
TD Bank Group |
|
31 |
BlueCat |
EY |
|
32 |
Industrybuilt Software |
ARI |
|
33 |
Resolver Inc. |
Cactus Restaurants Ltd |
|
34 |
Ames Tile & Stone Ltd. |
3M Canada Company |
|
35 |
DNE Resources |
H&M Hennes & Mauritz Inc |
|
36 |
True North Automation |
The Adecco Group, Canada |
|
37 |
T4G Ltd |
TJX Canada |
|
38 |
Capri Insurance |
BMO Financial Group |
|
39 |
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd. |
SC Johnson |
|
40 |
Beedie Development Group |
LoyaltyOne Co. |
|
41 |
JMP Engineering Inc. |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada |
|
42 |
Big Viking Games |
Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd. |
|
43 |
HRdownloads Inc. |
Phoenix Contact Ltd |
|
44 |
Scott Builders Inc |
Hilti Canada Corporation |
|
45 |
Intelex Technologies Inc. |
Softchoice |
|
46 |
Urban Systems Ltd. |
Admiral Insurance |
|
47 |
Capital Engineering |
Connect Hearing |
|
48 |
Saskatchewan Research Council |
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. |
|
49 |
Toyotoshi Group Canada – Quebec Operations |
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority |
|
50 |
NEI Investments |
Scotiabank |
2017 Best Workplaces in Canada
Category: Small Enterprise (15 – 49 employees in Canada)
|
1 |
Sklar Wilton & Associates |
|
2 |
Unata |
|
3 |
Bryson & Associates Insurance Brokers LTD. |
|
4 |
Pace Technical Services Inc. |
|
5 |
Climax Media Inc. |
|
6 |
Meltwater |
|
7 |
Cresa Alberta |
|
8 |
Gibbons Whistler |
|
9 |
Consumer Protection BC |
|
10 |
Tungsten Revenue Consultants |
|
11 |
Bloom Search Marketing |
|
12 |
Sparkrock |
|
13 |
Rittal Systems Ltd. |
|
14 |
Eco-Counter |
|
15 |
TechBlocks |
About Great Place to Work®
GPTW (www.greatplacetowork.ca) is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, GPTW recognizes the world’s Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by Fortune magazine (USA) and, today, The Globe & Mail (Canada). Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures.
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