Canada's Top Employers for Young People

Profiling the organizations that lead the nation in attracting and retaining younger employees

Background
First published in 2001, the Canada's Top Employers for Young People competition is organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the employers that offer the nation's best benefits for younger workers. The employers on this list are Canada's leaders in attracting and retaining younger employees to their organizations. Before 2007, this competition was published annually as an appendix to the Canada's Top 100 Employers paperback. Read the press release announcing this year's winners.

Selection Process
Each employer is evaluated by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers in terms of the programs they have to attract and retain younger workers. These include benefits such as tuition assistance and the availability of co-op or work-study programs. Our editors also examine each employer's mentorship and training programs, including benefits such as bonuses paid when employees complete certain courses or professional designations. We also review each employer's career management program, looking for initiatives -- such as company-wide skills inventories -- that can assist younger workers advance faster in the organization. Lastly, our editors also look at the average age of employees at each employer to better understand the composition and profile of their workforce.

Competition Partner
We are assisted on this project by KPMG LLP, which is the exclusive sponsor of the Canada's Top Employers for Young People competition. KPMG assists in formulating the selection criteria each year and underwrites the costs of managing the competition. As exclusive sponsor, KPMG has taken itself out of consideration for the competition and does not take part in the selection of winners, which is done by Mediacorp's editorial team.

Editorial Partner
The Globe and Mail is our exclusive newspaper partner on the Canada's Top Employers for Young People competition, announcing the winners in a special editorial feature each year. Read the special editorial feature announcing our 2011 winners, published by The Globe and Mail on September 19, 2011.

2012 Winners
Our 2012 winners will be announced in a special editorial supplement to be published by The Globe and Mail and on Eluta.ca in mid-2012. Full editorial calendar »

Eligibility Requirements
Any employer with its head office or principal place of business in Canada may apply for this competition. Employers of any size may apply, whether private or public sector.

How to Apply
Employers apply for this competition through the Canada's Top 100 Employers application process. Employers complete a single application package for both competitions. Request an application.

Annual Conference
To learn more about the competition, we invite you to join us at the Top Employer Summit, our annual conference on the Canada's Top 100 Employers project, which now includes a stream dedicated to the Canada's Top Employers for Young People competition. This event lets you discover the latest best-practices from winners, meet competition organizers and writers, and hear inspiring stories from world-class speakers — all presented in a commercial-free format. The conference is Canada's largest annual event for senior-level HR professionals. More info »

Further Information
For more information on the Canada's Top Employers for Young People competition, please contact us.


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Read the special editorial feature announcing our 2011 winners, published by The Globe and Mail on September 19, 2011.

2011 WINNERS:

Click below to read why each employer was selected!
(in alphabetical order)

Alberta Blue Cross
AltaGas Ltd.
ATB Financial
Bayer CropScience Canada Inc.
Bayer Inc.
Cactus Restaurants Ltd.
Canad Inns
Capital One Bank
Cargill Limited
City of Mississauga
Co-operators Life Insurance Company
Corus Entertainment Inc.
Critical Mass Inc.
DeltaWare Systems Inc.
Digital Extremes Ltd.
Enbridge Inc.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
First Calgary Financial Credit Union Ltd.
FortisAlberta Inc.
Free The Children
GAP Adventures Inc.
Golder Associates Ltd.
Harbour Air Ltd.
HSBC Bank Canada
Humber College
IKEA Canada Limited Partnership
Infusion Development Corp.
Intrawest ULC
Intuit Canada ULC
Keane, Inc.
L'Oréal Canada Inc.
Loblaw Companies Limited
Mars Canada Inc.
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd.
Nexen Inc.
OpenText Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Radialpoint SafeCare Inc.
Rescan Environmental Services Ltd.
Research In Motion Limited / RIM
Rogers Communications Inc.
RSM Richter Chamberland LLP
Sequel Naturals Ltd.
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Starbucks Coffee Canada
Strangeloop Networks Inc.
Sybase Canada Limited
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
TD Bank Financial Group
Telus Corporation
Toronto International Film Festival / TIFF
University Health Network
Upside Software Inc.
Vision Critical Communications Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Canada Inc.

* As the competition's sponsor, KPMG LLP has graciously taken itself out of consideration for this award. We have prepared a review of KPMG's own initiatives and programs for young people, which is available online.



 

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