{"id":821189,"date":"2026-07-23T16:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/821189\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:37:24","slug":"canadas-best-employers-were-ranked-and-so-many-of-the-top-companies-are-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/821189\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s best employers were ranked and so many of the top companies are in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"

This best employers in Canada<\/a> ranking has revealed the top places to work when it comes to company culture.<\/p>\n

Many of those companies, organizations and institutions are based in Ontario.<\/p>\n

Recently, Forbes released the 2026 Canada’s Best Employers For Company Culture<\/a> ranking of the “workplaces that have created thriving environments” for employees.<\/p>\n

Statista anonymously surveyed more than 37,000 Canadian-based employees at companies with at least 500 people in the country who were asked if they would recommend their employer and to rate it on aspects of company culture like fairness, inclusivity, work-life balance, and career advancement.<\/p>\n

The results were combined with Forbes-Statista employee surveys from the past three years, and scores were calculated for each company.<\/p>\n

Of the 200 employers with the highest scores that made the Forbes ranking, 90 are headquartered in Ontario.<\/p>\n

Some common industries for these top companies are healthcare, education, retail, insurance, financial services, and IT software.<\/p>\n

The highest-ranking Ontario-based employers are Oak Valley Health in third, George Brown College in sixth, Canadian Blood Services in eighth, Niagara Health System in ninth, Home Hardware in 10th, Humber Polytechnic in 11th, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in 12th, Intact Financial in 20th, VHA Home HealthCare in 21st, and CIBC in 22nd.<\/p>\n

Many well-known companies that operate in the province are on this new Forbes list, including Sun Life Financial (29th), McMaster University (32nd), University of Toronto<\/a> (40th), The Co-operators (41st), Ontario Power Generation (42nd), The Hershey Company (54th), Indigo Books & Music (59th), Toronto Metropolitan University (73rd), Scotiabank (74th), Brock University (81st), Hallmark Canada (96th), and Johnson & Johnson (99th).<\/p>\n

These Ontario-based companies, organizations and institutions are further down the Best Employers For Company Culture ranking:<\/p>\n

TJX Canada \u2014 105th3M \u2014 106thNAV Canada \u2014 108thUniversity Health Network \u2014 109thQueen’s University \u2014 199thHydro One \u2014 120thAmazon Canada \u2014 127thWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board \u2014 131stUniversity of Waterloo \u2014 135th Shopify \u2014 142ndRoyal Bank of Canada \u2014 153rdToronto Hydro \u2014 160thTD Bank Group \u2014 161stDell Canada \u2014 167thCBC\/Radio-Canada \u2014 169thYMCA Canada \u2014 178thLifeLabs \u2014 189thGap \u2014 193rdFarm Boy \u2014 199th<\/p>\n

Ontario has more employers ranked on this Forbes list than any other province in Canada!<\/p>\n

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