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2026 Top Employer Awards

More than 24,000 university and college students across Canada evaluated and ranked
the employers they would most like to work for.

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Top 25 (in rank order)

Government of Canada
Bank of Canada
Air Canada
Apple
Canada Revenue Agency
Deloitte
Google
Amazon
KPMG
BMO Financial Group / Bank of Montreal
CIBC
RBC Financial Group / Royal Bank of Canada
TD Bank Financial Group / TD Canada Trust
EY (Ernst & Young)
Microsoft
Provincial Government
J P Morgan
Disney
Aritzia
Health Canada
Scotiabank
Adidas
American Express
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Goldman Sachs
Netflix
Lululemon

The Next 25 (alphabetical)

Accenture
Bank of America
BC Health Authority
BC Hydro
BDO
BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce)
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Canada Life
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Forces
Canadian Mental Health Association
Electronic Arts
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Indigo Books & Music
L'Oréal Group
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
McKinsey & Company
MNP
Morgan Stanley
NASA
National Bank of Canada
Nike
Nintendo
Nvidia
Parks Canada
Riot Games
Sephora
Toyota
United Nations
WestJet Airlines

Note: Due to tied student rankings, these lists may include more than 25 employers.

What the Rankings Reveal

The rankings provide a real-time snapshot of:

What students value most in employers
How preferences vary by discipline (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, and more)
Which organizations are standing out in a competitive talent market

About the Awards

The Future Workforce Top Employer Awards recognize organizations most highly rated by students in the Brainstorm Student Interests Survey.

Students identify and rank their top employers, generating more than 90,000 individual evaluations of employer brand strength across Canada.

Awards were presented in the following categories:

Overall Arts & Science Business Computer Science Engineering

About the Research

The Brainstorm Student Interests Survey is Canada’s most comprehensive study of post-secondary students, with insights from more than 24,000 university and college students across Canada.

To learn more about the research, request customized reports, or explore additional insights, contact us at info@brainstorm.ca.

Accessing the Insights

The rankings are just a snapshot of the full dataset available through The Brainstorm Student Interests Report.

Custom reports provide deeper insight into specific student segments, disciplines, and talent markets—supporting employer branding, recruitment strategy, and workforce planning.

Employers looking to strengthen their campus strategy and activate a more effective brand are encouraged to contact our employer branding and activation partners at Flint & Steel Inc. Reach out to Jay Kipps at jay@flintandsteel.com.