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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)

Google
Apple
Amazon
Microsoft
Government of Canada
Nvidia
AMD
Air Canada
Nintendo
IBM
Facebook
Riot Games
Netflix
Electronic Arts
NASA
Intel
Bank of Canada
Ubisoft
Canada Revenue Agency
CIBC
Bell
Deloitte
Canada Space Agency
CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)
Sony
Provincial Government

The Next 25 (alphabetical)

3M
Accenture
Adidas
Alberta Health Services
American Express
Bank of America
BC Hydro
Blackberry
BMO Financial Group / Bank of Montreal
BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce)
Boeing
Bombardier
Canada Life
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Forces
Canadian Mental Health Association
CBC/Radio-Canada
Disney
Goldman Sachs
Health Canada
J P Morgan
KPMG
Lockheed Martin
Nike
Parks Canada
RBC Financial Group / Royal Bank of Canada
RCMP
Scotiabank
Shopify
Siemens
SpaceX
TD Bank Financial Group / TD Canada Trust
Tesla
Toyota
United Nations

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.