Best places for Canadian newcomers to work

the CanadaVisa Team - 15 March, 2012

A list of the top 100 employers for immigrants to Canada has been announced by Mediacorp and published in the Globe and Mail.

These employers were ranked by their recruiting efforts of recent immigrants, advertising job vacancies in multicultural media or having a similarly targeted dedicated website, recognizing foreign credentials, and training, language improvement, as well as internship initiatives.

Below is the list of Canada’s top employers for newcomers.

See the Globe and Mail article and the Mediacorp site for further information.

Quebec

• Bombardier Aerospace – based in Dorval, Que, industry: aircraft manufacturing.
• Business Development Bank of Canada – based in Montreal, industry: banking.
• McGill University Health Centre – based in Montreal, industry: colleges and universities.

British Columbia

• BC Hydro – based in Vancouver, industry: hydroelectric power generation.
• Providence Health Care – based in Vancouver, industry: general medical and surgical hospitals.
• Provincial Health Services Authority – based in Vancouver, industry: general medical and surgical hospitals.
• Telus Corp. – based in Vancouver, industry: telecommunications carriers.
• City of Vancouver – industry: legislative bodies.

Saskatchewan

• Saskatoon Health Region – based in Saskatoon, industry: general medical and surgical hospitals.
• SaskPower – based in Regina, industry: hydroelectric power generation.

Alberta

• AltaGas Ltd. – based in Calgary, industry: natural gas distribution.
• Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) – based in Calgary, industry: regulation of electric, gas and other utilities.
• TransCanada Corp. – based in Calgary, industry: natural gas distribution.

Manitoba

• Manitoba Hydro – based in Winnipeg, industry: hydroelectric power generation.
• Tetra Tech WEI Inc. – based in Winnipeg, industry: engineering services.
• New Flyer Industries Canada ULC – based in Winnipeg, industry: heavy-duty truck manufacturing.

Nova Scotia

• NTT Data Canada Inc. – based in Halifax, industry: computer systems design services.

Ontario

• Bank of Montreal (BMO) – based in Toronto, industry: banking.
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) – based in Toronto, industry: banking.
• CH2M Hill Canada Ltd. – based in Toronto, industry: environmental consulting services.
• COM DEV International Ltd. – based in Cambridge, Ont, industry: aeronautical system and instrument manufacturing.
• Deloitte & Touche LLP – based in Toronto, industry: certified public accountants.
• Ernst & Young LLP – based in Toronto, industry: certified public accountants.
• Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP – based in Toronto, industry: lawyers.
• Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning – based in Toronto, industry: schools.
• KPMG LLP – based in Toronto, industry: certified public accountants.
• Loblaw Cos. Ltd. – based in Brampton, Ont, industry: supermarkets.
• Medtronic of Canada Ltd. – based in Brampton, industry: medical apparatus manufacturing.
• City of Mississauga – based in Ontario, industry: legislative bodies.
• Mount Sinai Hospital – based in Toronto, industry: general medical and surgical hospitals.
• Nordion Inc. – based in Ottawa, industry: electromedical apparatus manufacturing.
• Ontario Public Service – based in Toronto, industry: government support.
• Pitney Bowes of Canada Ltd. – based in Mississauga, industry: office equipment merchant wholesalers.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – based in Toronto, industry: certified public accountants.
• Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) – based in Toronto, industry: banking.
• St. Michael’s Hospital – based in Toronto, industry: general medical and surgical hospitals.
• Toronto-Dominion Bank – based in Toronto, industry: banking.
• University of Ottawa –industry: colleges and universities.
• Xerox Canada Inc. – based in Toronto, industry: computer manufacturing.
• York, Regional Municipality of – based in Newmarket, Ont, industry: legislative bodies.