Here are the best places to work in Ontario

Finding a good place to work in Ontario can be challenging, particularly as the employment rate is on a downward trend.

The employment rate—the proportion of the population aged 15 and older who are employed—fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.9 per cent in July, according to the July 2024 Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada.

The employment rate has followed a downward trend since reaching a high of 62.4 per cent in January and February 2023 and has fallen in nine of the last 10 months, the report states.

Job seekers may want to look to some of the top places to work, as rated by employees.

Great Place To Work released its 2024 best workplaces by industry. The list comes from more than 88,000 surveys of Canadian employees working in healthcare, retail and hospitality, financial services, professional services, technology, manufacturing, real estate, construction, transportation, logistics, government, and social services.

Here are some of the best places to work in Ontario:

Healthcare

• Agilent Technologies Canada Inc., biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Mississauga
• Arjo Canada Inc., health care, Mississauga
• Baxter Canada, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Mississauga
• BeiGene, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Mississauga
• HealthPRO Procurement Services, health care, Oakville
• Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Canada, Inc., biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Mississauga
• Siemens Healthineers, health care, Oakville
• Stryker Canada ULC, health care, Waterdown
• Thrive Group, health care, Hamilton

Retail and Hospitality

• Premium Retail Services (Canada) Inc., retail, Mississauga
• Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC, retail, Mississauga
• Snuggle Bugz, retail, Burlington

Financial Services and Insurance

• Bateman MacKay LLP, Burlington
• BCM Insurance Company, Welland
• De Lage Landen Financial Services Canada Inc., Burlington
• FCT, Oakville
• Fengate Asset Management, Oakville
• goeasy Ltd, Mississauga
• GrantMatch Corp., Oakville

Professional Services

• Candybox Marking, Oakville
• Contact Point 360, Mississauga
• Pivotal Integrated HR Solutions, Mississauga
• Ryan ULC, Mississauga
• Summit EHSQ, Oakville
• The Complete Group of Companies, Mississauga

Technology 

• 360insights, Whitby
• Gibraltar Solutions Inc., Mississauga
• Infosys Limited Canada, Mississauga
• KUBRA, Mississauga

Manufacturing

• ALSAFA FOODS, Oakville
• Giraffe Foods Inc., Mississauga
• Nissan Canada Inc., Mississauga
• Proax Technologies Ltd., Mississauga
• Schneider Electric Canada Inc., Mississauga
• Weston Forest, Mississauga
• Whirlpool Canada, Mississauga

Construction and Real Estate

• AD Canada, Mississauga
• Best Access Doors Inc., Ancaster
• FirstService Residential, Mississauga
• HKC Construction, Mississauga
• Kiewit Canada Group Inc., Oakville

Transportation and Logistics

• DHL Express (Canada), Ltd., Brampton
• DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, Mississauga
• DHL Supply Chain Canada, Mississauga
• FedEx Express Canada, Mississauga
• Martin Brower of Canada, Mississauga
• National Logistics Services, Mississauga
• The O’Dwyer Group, Mississauga
• TIP Group, Mississauga
• Trailcon Leasing Inc., Brampton

Government and Social Services

• Links2Care Charitable Organization, Oakville

See the complete list of the best places to work in Canada here.

Lead photo: Jopwell