Canada's Top 100 Employers

Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual editorial competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. 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. The competition is organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc., a specialty publisher of employment-related periodicals.

Selection criteria

Employers are evaluated on eight criteria, which have remained consistent since the competition was launched: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. Employers are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which offers the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. Selections are made by a team of editors, who publish detailed reasons for choosing each of the winners. Any employer, whether private or public sector, operating in Canada may apply to be considered. Applications are generally released each February and must be submitted to the editors approximately eight weeks later.

Regional and special-interest competitions

Employers complete a single application 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:

Competition	Geographic Area	Announced in	Next Published	First Published
Canada's Top 100 Employers	National	The Globe and Mail	November 9, 2015	2001
Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (SME)	National	The Globe and Mail	March 29, 2016	2014
Ten Best Companies to Work For	National	Financial Post	December 3, 2015	2006
Canada's Top Employers for Young People	National	The Globe and Mail	January 11, 2016	2002
Canada's Best Diversity Employers	National	The Globe and Mail	February 24, 2016	2008
Canada's Greenest Employers	National	The Globe and Mail	April 22, 2016	2008
Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers	National	The Globe and Mail	March 2016	2002
Top Employers for Canadians Over 40	National	The Globe and Mail	April 2016	2002
British Columbia's Top Employers	British Columbia	The Vancouver Sun	February 6, 2016	2005
Alberta's Top Employers	Alberta	Calgary Herald & Edmonton Journal	February 3, 2016	2005
Saskatchewan's Top Employers	Saskatchewan	Leader-Post & The StarPhoenix	February 3, 2016	2005
Manitoba's Top Employers	Manitoba	Winnipeg Free Press	November 25, 2015	2006
Greater Toronto's Top Employers	Greater Toronto Area	The Globe and Mail (Metro ed.)	December 8, 2015	2006
Waterloo Area's Top Employers	Canada's Technology Triangle	Waterloo Region Record & Guelph Mercury	November 28, 2015	2007
Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers	Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara Region	The Hamilton Spectator	November 20, 2015	2007
National Capital Region's Top Employers	National Capital Region (Canada)	Ottawa Citizen	February 4, 2016	2005
Montreal's Top Employers	Greater Montreal	Montreal Gazette	February 4, 2016	2005
Atlantic Canada's Top Employers	Atlantic Canada	Atlantic Business Magazine	January 6, 2016	2010
Nova Scotia's Top Employers	Nova Scotia	The Chronicle-Herald	December 8, 2015	2010

External links

• Official website