Canada's Top 100 Employers


Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual editorial competition first held in 1999. Winners are announced each October in The Globe and Mail newspaper. From 1999 to 2006, the list was published as an annual paperback book in Canada. Beginning in 2007, the list and the editors' Reasons for Selection were published online each year. Beginning in 2014, the winners were also announced in a national magazine published in The Globe and Mail.

Competitions

Employers complete a single application, at a fee, to be considered for the national competition, as well as 18 regional and special-interest competitions managed with a variety of newspaper and magazine partners across Canada:
CompetitionGeographic AreaAnnounced inFirst Published
Canada's Top 100 EmployersNationalThe Globe and Mail2001
Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers NationalThe Globe and Mail2014
Ten Best Companies to Work ForNationalFinancial Post2006
Canada's Top Employers for Young PeopleNationalThe Globe and Mail2002
Canada's Best Diversity EmployersNationalThe Globe and Mail2008
Canada's Greenest EmployersNationalThe Globe and Mail2008
Canada's Top Family-Friendly EmployersNationalThe Globe and Mail2002
Top Employers for Canadians Over 40NationalThe Globe and Mail2002
British Columbia's Top EmployersBritish ColumbiaThe Vancouver Sun2005
Alberta's Top EmployersAlbertaCalgary Herald & Edmonton Journal2005
Saskatchewan's Top EmployersSaskatchewanLeader-Post & The StarPhoenix2005
Manitoba's Top EmployersManitobaWinnipeg Free Press2006
Greater Toronto's Top EmployersGreater Toronto AreaThe Globe and Mail 2006
Waterloo Area's Top EmployersCanada's Technology TriangleWaterloo Region Record & Guelph Mercury2007
Hamilton-Niagara's Top EmployersHamilton, Burlington & Niagara RegionThe Hamilton Spectator2007
National Capital Region's Top EmployersNational Capital Region (Canada)Ottawa Citizen2005
Montreal's Top EmployersGreater MontrealMontreal Gazette2005
Atlantic Canada's Top EmployersAtlantic CanadaAtlantic Business Magazine2010
Nova Scotia's Top EmployersNova ScotiaThe Chronicle-Herald2010

Criticism

In 2022, the list was criticized for its inclusion of Suncor despite worker injuries. The list is not prepared by Globe and Mail journalists.