Overall

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 100 (in rank order)

Government of Canada
Health Canada
Canadian Mental Health Association
Apple
Google
Air Canada
Provincial Government
Amazon
The Hospital for Sick Children
Microsoft
Canada Revenue Agency
Bank of Canada
United Nations
Disney
Canadian Cancer Society
Parks Canada
Alberta Health Services
NASA
Netflix
University Health Network
BC Health Authority
Nintendo
Deloitte
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Nvidia
Vancouver Coastal Health
Canada Space Agency
Canadian Forces
Doctors Without Borders
Indigo Books & Music
Adidas
Aritzia
CIBC
AMD
Riot Games
BMO Financial Group / Bank of Montreal
CBC/Radio-Canada
TD Bank Financial Group / TD Canada Trust
RBC Financial Group / Royal Bank of Canada
KPMG
BC Hydro
CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)
Lululemon
Electronic Arts
RCMP
American Express
BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce)
David Suzuki Foundation
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Canada Life
Toyota
Sony
Boeing
Ontario Power Generation
Tesla
Nike
J P Morgan
Ubisoft
EY (Ernst & Young)
Pfizer
IBM
3M
Sephora
Facebook
Bombardier
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Lockheed Martin
Scotiabank
SpaceX
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Bank of America
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
Goldman Sachs
Intel
Accenture
Shoppers Drug Mart
Bell
Hydro One
WestJet Airlines
Volkswagen Group (VW, Audi, Porsche)
L'Oréal Group
Penguin Random House
General Motors
National Bank of Canada
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
PCL Construction
Ford Canada
Honda
Shopify
Wal-Mart
WSP Canada
Starbucks
Johnson & Johnson
Stantec
Siemens
Agnico Eagle Mines
Hydro-Québec
United Way
Suncor Energy
Loblaws
McKinsey & Company
PepsiCo
Nestlé
Desjardins
MNP
The Coca-Cola Company
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Enbridge

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.