Evaluated on benefits, training, career management
BC Hydro, Pepsico Canada and Unilever Canada are among Canada's Top Employers for Young People. The designation recognizes employers that offer the best workplaces and programs for young people just starting their careers and are leaders in attracting and retaining younger employees to their organizations.
"The winning organizations recognize that younger employees are where the new ideas come from," said Kristina Leung, senior editor of the Canada's Top 100 Employers project at Mediacorp Canada, which manages the competition. "Making your workplace attractive to younger employees brings in new ways of thinking about your business model, both in terms of technology and how your organization delivers its key products and services."
Disruption and the ability to think differently about an organization's products and services are powerful qualities of younger employees, according to Richard Yerema, managing editor at Mediacorp.
"There's never been a more compelling time for organizations to bring young people into their organizations — it's an exciting time."
Employers were evaluated in terms of the programs they have to attract and retain younger workers, including benefits such as tuition assistance and co-op or work-study programs, mentorship and training programs, bonuses paid when employees complete certain courses or professional designations and career management programs.
| Canada's Top Employers for Young People | |
| 2016 winners | |
| Accenture | Jazz Aviation |
| Agrium | JOEY Restaurant Group |
| Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries | KPMG |
| ALDO Group | L'Oréal Canada |
| AltaGas | Labatt Breweries of Canada |
| ATB Financial | Lafarge Canada |
| Bayer | Loblaw Companies |
| BC Hydro | LoyaltyOne |
| Bennett Jones | Manitoba Hydro |
| Big Viking Games | Manitoba, Government of |
| Boeing Canada Operations | Manulife |
| British Columbia Automobile Association | Metrolinx |
| Bruce Power | Morgan Stanley Services Canada |
| Cactus Restaurants | NTT Data Canada |
| Cameco Corporation | Nuance Communications Canada |
| Canada Revenue Agency | Ontario Public Service |
| Canadian Security Intelligence Service | PepsiCo Canada |
| Canadian Tire | Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan |
| Capgemini Canada | Procter & Gamble |
| Cargill | Provincial Health Services Authority |
| CIBC | R.F. Binnie & Associates |
| Cisco Systems Canada | RBC |
| Citco (Canada) | Read Jones Christoffersen |
| Coca-Cola Canada | Richter |
| Connect Hearing | Rogers Communications |
| Corus Entertainment | SAP Canada |
| D2L | Saskatchewan Abilities Council, The |
| DeltaWare Systems | Saskatchewan Government Insurance |
| Dentons Canada | Saskatchewan Public Service |
| Department of Finance Canada | SaskPower |
| Desjardins Group | SaskTel |
| Ecclesiastical Insurance Office | Shell Canada |
| Edmonton, City of | Siemens Canada |
| EF Educational Tours | Sodexo Canada |
| Enbridge | Sun Life Financial |
| ENMAX | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| EPCOR Utilities | Surrey, City of |
| Fednav | Tata Consultancy Services Canada |
| Fidelity Canada | TELUS |
| Flatiron Construction | Tetra Tech EBA |
| General Electric Canada / GE | UBC / University of British Columbia |
| Great-West Life Assurance Company, The | Unilever Canada |
| Groupe Dynamite | Vision Critical Communications |
| Halogen Software | Whistler Blackcomb |
| Health Canada / Santé Canada | Xerox Canada |
| Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab. Hospital | YMCA of Greater Toronto |
| Home Depot of Canada | |
| Hydro Ottawa | |
| Infusion | |
