Top Job Thursday

The list: Canada's top 100 employers for 2012

Canada's top 100 employers for 2012 is the product of extensive evaluation, including a detailed review of the employer’s operations and human resource practices. Employers are compared with other organizations in their field.

Mediacorp’s editors reviewed the recruitment histories of more than 75,000 employers across the country before inviting 12,500 of these to apply. It was a record year for submissions. More than 2,700 employers started the application process, and the number of completed applications increased by 15 per cent, making this year the most competitive yet.

A distinguished academic advisory board, drawn from universities across Canada, oversees the selection criteria. Each panel member has either written or edited a major human resources textbook in Canada.

The criteria that the editors of Mediacorp use for judging the best workplaces has remained the same since the project began in 1999. Competition focuses on eight key areas: Physical workplace; work and social atmosphere; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time off; communications, focused on how employers handle employee feedback; performance management; training and skills development; and community involvement.

Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2012
(click on the company to see the reason why they were selected)

1. Accenture Inc.
2. Adobe Systems Canada Inc.
3. Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
4. Agrium Inc.
5. Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
6. AMEC Americas Limited
7. Bank of Canada
8. Bayer Inc.
9. BC Public Service
10. Bennett Jones LLP
11. BMO Financial Group
12. Bombardier Aerospace
13. British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
14. Business Development Bank of Canada
15. Cameco Corporation
16. Canadian Security Intelligence Service
17. Capital District Health Authority
18. Carswell, div. of Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd.
19. Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto
20. Cementation Canada Inc.
21. Ceridian Canada Ltd.
22. Certified General Accountants Assoc. of Canada
23. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
24. Compass Group Canada
25. Dalhousie University
26. Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada
27. Desjardins, Mouvement des caisses
28. Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
29. Digital Extremes Ltd.
30. EllisDon Corporation
31. Enbridge Inc.
32. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
33. General Motors of Canada Limited
34. Georgian College
35. Goldcorp Inc.
36. Golder Associates Ltd.
37. Great Little Box Company Ltd., The
38. High Liner Foods Inc.
39. Hospital for Sick Children, The
40. HP Advanced Solutions Inc.
41. Human Resources & Skills Development Canada
42. ISM Canada
43. Johnson Inc.
44. KPMG LLP
45. Kraft Foods Canada
46. L'Oréal Canada Inc.
47. Ledcor Group of Companies
48. Loblaw Companies Limited
49. Magna Electric Corporation
50. Manitoba Hydro
51. Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
52. Manulife Financial Corporation
53. Mars Canada Inc.
54. McGill University
55. Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
56. Molson Coors Canada
57. Mountain Equipment Co-op
58. National Energy Board
59. NB Power Holding Corporation
60. Nexen Inc.
61. Next Level Games Inc.
62. Nuance Communications Canada Inc.
63. Office of the Auditor General of Canada
64. OMNI Health Care Ltd.
65. Ontario Public Service
66. OpenText Corporation
67. Ottawa, City of
68. Pfizer Canada Inc.
69. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
70. Procter & Gamble Inc.
71. Rescan Environmental Services Ltd.
72. Royal Bank of Canada
73. SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.
74. Saskatchewan Government Insurance
75. SaskTel
76. Shell Canada Limited
77. Siemens Canada Limited
78. Simon Fraser University
79. St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
80. Stantec Consulting Ltd.
81. Statistics Canada
82. Stikeman Elliott LLP
83. Stryker Canada Inc.
84. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
85. TD Bank Group
86. Telus Corporation
87. Toronto Hydro Corporation
88. Toronto International Film Festival
89. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.
90. Union Gas Limited
91. University of Toronto
92. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union
93. Vancouver Island Health Authority
94. WestJet Airlines Ltd.
95. Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.
96. Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
97. World Vision Canada
98. Xerox Canada Inc.
99. Yellow Pages Group Co.
100. Yukon Hospital Corporation

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