2006 Canada's Top Employers

http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/execpr...0Employers.pdf

Abebooks Inc.
Adobe Systems Canada Incorporated
Agrium Inc.
Algorithmics Incorporated
Alias Systems Corp.
AltaGas Income Trust
Altana Pharma Inc.
Amex Canada Inc.
Assiniboine Credit Union Limited
Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc.
Bank of Montreal
Bayer CropScience Inc.
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.
BioWare Corp.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Blast Radius Inc.
Business Objects Corp.
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Cascades Inc.
Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto
Ceridian Canada Ltd.
CGI Group Inc.
Co-operators General Insurance Company
Cognos Incorporated
Conexus Credit Union
Consilient Technologies Corp.
Credit Union Electronic Transaction Services Inc.
Cronus Technologies Incorporated
Dalsa Corporation
Diagnostic Chemicals Limited
Dofasco Inc.
Ecotrust Canada
Enbridge Inc.
Epcor Utilities Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
Export Development Canada
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Frank Russell Canada Limited
G.A.P. Adventures Inc.
General Dynamics Canada, Ltd.
Great Little Box Company Ltd., The
Halifax Herald Limited, The
Halsall Associates Limited
Hamilton Police Service
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.
Hill & Knowlton Canada
IBM Canada Ltd.
IKEA Canada Limited Partnership
Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Keane Canada, Inc.
Komex International Ltd.
L'Oréal Canada Inc.
Laurentide Controls Ltd.
Law Society of Upper Canada, The
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
Manulife Financial Corporation
Matrikon Inc.
MBNA Canada Bank
Medavie Blue Cross
Merck Frosst
Microsoft Canada Co.
Murray Automotive Group, The
National Capital Commission / NCC
Nature's Path Foods Inc.
New Flyer Industries Ltd.
Nexen Inc.
North Atlantic Refining Ltd.
ParkLane Homes Ltd.
Patient News Publishing Inc.
PCL Constructors Inc.
Pfizer Global Pharmaceutical (Canada)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Procter & Gamble Inc.
Progressive Solutions Inc.
Radical Entertainment Inc.
Rogers Communications Inc.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.
SaskTel
Seven Oaks General Hospital
Shell Canada Limited
Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Sophos Inc.
Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc.
Surrey, City of
Thunder Bay, The Corporation of the City of
Toronto Hydro Corporation
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.
University Health Network / UHN
University of Toronto
Urban Systems Ltd.
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union
Vancouver Port Authority
Wardrop Engineering Inc.
Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd.
Yanke Group of Companies
Zenon Environmental Inc.

Edit: Whoops..there is already a similar thread...but doesn't have 2006 employers

What criteria do they base it on?

Damn the company I work for isn't there lol but then again I could probably see why.

How different is this list?

http://www.rochecanada.com/top50e_2005.htm

The 50 Best Employers in Canada, 2005

1. BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., Surrey BC
2. White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON
3. Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., Toronto ON
4. Flight Centre North America, Vancouver BC
5. Decoma International Inc., Concord ON
6. Les Services Logistiques Trans West Inc., Lachine QC

7. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Mississauga ON

8. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Mississauga ON
9. EllisDon Corporation, London ON
10. PCL Construction Group Inc., Edmonton AB
11. Cisco Systems Canada Co., Toronto ON
12. L'Union Canadienne, Sillery QC
13. Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Toronto ON
14. Pfizer Pharmaceutical Group Canada, Kirkland QC
15. Delta Hotels, Toronto ON
16. The Co-operators, Guelph ON
17. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, Toronto ON
18. JTI-Macdonald Corp., Toronto ON
19. Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary AB
20. Sleep Country Canada, Toronto ON
21. Edward Jones Canada, Mississauga ON
22. Groupe Robert Inc., Boucherville QC
23. Co-operators Life Insurance Company, Regina SK
24. Midwest Surveys Inc., Calgary AB
25. Whirlpool Canada Inc., Mississauga ON
26. Golder Associates Ltd., Burnaby BC
27. Dofasco Inc., Hamilton ON
28. QLT Inc., Vancouver BC
29. Procter & Gamble, Toronto ON
30. Desjardins Groupe d'assurances générales, Lévis QC
31. Carswell, Toronto ON
32. Maritime Travel Inc., Halifax NS
33. Keg Restaurants Ltd, Richmond BC
34. Envision Financial, Langley BC
35. Farm Credit Canada, Regina SK
36. Ceridian Canada, Winnipeg MB
37. Ivanhoe Cambridge, Montréal QC
38. GlaxoSmithKline, Mississauga ON
39. S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited, Brantford ON
40. Banque Nationale du Canada, Montréal QC
41. Wrigley Canada, Toronto ON
42. Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton ON
43. Nexen Inc., Calgary AB
44. G&K Services Canada Inc., Mississauga ON
45. Marcil centre de renovation, St-Sauveur QC
46. Scotiabank, Toronto ON
47. Griffith Laboratories, Toronto ON
48. ACNielsen Company of Canada, Markham ON
49. AstraZeneca Canada Incorporated, Mississauga ON
50. Microsoft Canada Co., Mississauga ON

Originally Posted by alkaseltzer01

How different is this list?

http://www.rochecanada.com/top50e_2005.htm

The 50 Best Employers in Canada, 2005

1. BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., Surrey BC
2. White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON
3. Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., Toronto ON
4. Flight Centre North America, Vancouver BC
5. Decoma International Inc., Concord ON
6. Les Services Logistiques Trans West Inc., Lachine QC

7. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Mississauga ON

8. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Mississauga ON
9. EllisDon Corporation, London ON
10. PCL Construction Group Inc., Edmonton AB
11. Cisco Systems Canada Co., Toronto ON
12. L'Union Canadienne, Sillery QC
13. Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Toronto ON
14. Pfizer Pharmaceutical Group Canada, Kirkland QC
15. Delta Hotels, Toronto ON
16. The Co-operators, Guelph ON
17. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, Toronto ON
18. JTI-Macdonald Corp., Toronto ON
19. Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary AB
20. Sleep Country Canada, Toronto ON
21. Edward Jones Canada, Mississauga ON
22. Groupe Robert Inc., Boucherville QC
23. Co-operators Life Insurance Company, Regina SK
24. Midwest Surveys Inc., Calgary AB
25. Whirlpool Canada Inc., Mississauga ON
26. Golder Associates Ltd., Burnaby BC
27. Dofasco Inc., Hamilton ON
28. QLT Inc., Vancouver BC
29. Procter & Gamble, Toronto ON
30. Desjardins Groupe d'assurances générales, Lévis QC
31. Carswell, Toronto ON
32. Maritime Travel Inc., Halifax NS
33. Keg Restaurants Ltd, Richmond BC
34. Envision Financial, Langley BC
35. Farm Credit Canada, Regina SK
36. Ceridian Canada, Winnipeg MB
37. Ivanhoe Cambridge, Montréal QC
38. GlaxoSmithKline, Mississauga ON
39. S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited, Brantford ON
40. Banque Nationale du Canada, Montréal QC
41. Wrigley Canada, Toronto ON
42. Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton ON
43. Nexen Inc., Calgary AB
44. G&K Services Canada Inc., Mississauga ON
45. Marcil centre de renovation, St-Sauveur QC
46. Scotiabank, Toronto ON
47. Griffith Laboratories, Toronto ON
48. ACNielsen Company of Canada, Markham ON
49. AstraZeneca Canada Incorporated, Mississauga ON
50. Microsoft Canada Co., Mississauga ON

Wal-Mart on the eighth spot?

Originally Posted by gamovafan

Wal-Mart on the eighth spot?

that's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw it, scrolled down and saw your post.

I think it's based on the # of employee they hire, not on how much they pay their employees.

Originally Posted by Geologic

that's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw it, scrolled down and saw your post.

That means the list is automatically BS.

City of Surrey?
... /

The survey is completed by the employees according to the article.

Originally Posted by gamovafan

Wal-Mart on the eighth spot?

well..it says wal-mart mississauga, so..it might be the head office. probably a good job if u don't work @ the retail store, but as an exec.

These lists are usually based on where the head office is located. I've noticed that there are always lots of pharmaceutical companies on there (including the one I used to work for). Some of the reasons my old company was highly ranked was because of "Daycare onsite at head office for staff to bring their children", "Extensive workout fitness facility on head office", "fantastic caffeteria at head office". So unless you are working at the main head office, very few of these perks apply.

this is a survey that the employer needs to pay to enter.. i think this is form report on business, only about 150 companies participate when i was briefed on the result few years ago.

it is based on employee satisfaction, salary, bene ...