The 2015 List of 100 Best Workplaces in Canada

April 10, 2015

Today, the list of 100 Best Workplaces in Canada is being announced. These 100 companies are outperforming their peers; both financially and in terms of innovation, collaboration, and productivity.

Great Place to Work^®, the research firm that produces this list, is now accepting a limited number of interview requests with winning companies.

Winners are…

#1 Medium (< 1000 employees): Habanero Consulting Group

#1 Large / Multinational (>1000 employees / MNC): Google Inc.

With a special recognition for the Best Workplace for Women

#1 For Women: Vega

What’s so special about these companies?

While there is no single right way to create a great workplace, the very best companies have managed to create a culture where employees TRUST the people they work for, have PRIDE in what they do, and ENJOY the people they work with.

Proven ROI – What’s more, independent research by the Russell Investment Group (see attached visual) shows a strong correlation between high-trust workplace cultures and financial performance. This graph tracks the financial performance of publicly traded companies on the Fortune list of 100 Best Companies.

The list of 100 Best Workplaces in Canada 2015 …

Rank	Best: Medium (< 1000 employees)	Best: Large / Multinational (>1000 ee’s or MNC)
1	Habanero Consulting Group	Google Inc.
2	DNE Resources	AOL Canada Corp.
3	360incentives	Autodesk Canada Co.
4	Vega	NetApp Canada Ltd.
5	Klick Inc.	Intuit Canada
6	DevFacto Technologies	G Adventures
7	Big Viking Games	Microsoft Canada Inc.
8	Tri Fit Inc.	Capital One Canada
9	Traction on Demand	Starbucks Coffee Canada
10	Vermilion Energy	AbbVie
11	Intelex Technologies Inc.	Diageo Canada Inc.
12	Achievers	Yum! Restaurants International (Canada)
13	Online Business Systems	ATB Financial
14	SaskCentral (Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan)	VW Credit Canada, Inc.
15	Kicking Horse Coffee	Ryan ULC
16	Ariad Communications	TD Bank Group
17	Royal LePage Performance Realty	Biogen Canada Inc.
18	Lakeside Process Controls Ltd.	Edelman Public Relations Worldwide Canada
19	Ian Martin Group	Scotiabank
20	Flipp	Cadence
21	Veritaaq	Grant Thornton LLP
22	eXplorance	Corby Spirit and Wine Limited
23	Verafin	RBC
24	Wynford/EventSimple	Kronos Incorporated
25	Ontario Hospital Association	Monsanto Canada Inc.
26	Pinchin Ltd.	Devon Canada Corporation
27	Bridgehouse Asset Managers	Morningstar Canada
28	LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology Ltd.	Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
29	Urban Systems	Sapient Canada Inc.
30	Capital Engineering	Hill+Knowlton Strategies
31	The PEER Group Inc.	JOEY Restaurant Group
32	Capital Markets Company Limited (Capco)	Stryker
33	Trico Homes Inc.	Broadridge Financial Solutions, (Canada) Inc.
34	Points International Ltd.	McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
35	FreshBooks	Hilti (Canada) Corporation
36	PYR Software Limited	BMW Group Canada
37	1-800-GOT-JUNK?	Randstad Canada
38	Fuller Landau LLP	Cactus Club Café
39	Toyotoshi Group Canada	Phoenix Contact Ltd
40	Rittal Systems Ltd.	Ernst & Young LLP
41	IndustryBuilt Software	KIEWIT
42	Solutions Beyond Technologies	FCT
43	Eagle Professional Resources Inc.	TJX Canada
44	Scott Builders Inc.	Softchoice
45	T4G Limited	Takeda Canada Inc.
46	Ames Tile & Stone Ltd.	Deloitte
47	Advanceit Financial	Carswell, a division of Thomson Reuters Canada Limited
48	LGM Financial Services Inc.	CIBC
49	JMP Engineering Inc.	Acosta Mosaic Group
50	Brand Momentum Inc.	H&M

Great Place to Work ® (GPTW) compiles the annual list of Best Workplaces using a survey tool called the Trust Index ©. This is part of the world’s largest annual workplace study, which culminates in a series of national lists in almost 50 countries, including the study’s flagship list of 100 Best companies published annually in Fortune magazine. Globally, this survey represents the voices of 11 million employees. It’s what makes this study so credible: the primary determinant used in selecting winners is an employee survey. There’s only one way to get on this list – and that’s if your employees put you there.