As the pandemic continues, and the work from home lifestyle becomes the norm for many, young people are looking for specific types of employers to work for. But who are the best ones? Organizers of the annual Canada’s Top Employers for Young People have just released their 2022 findings.

According to this year’s report, young people increasingly want to work for employers that reflect their values and help them have social impact.

“The pandemic has caused many people to think more about their whole selves and, for young people starting their careers, work is a key part of that,” says Kristina Leung, Senior Editor at Mediacorp, who co-publish the list with the Globe and Mail. “Young people are asking questions like ‘Is this a job I can be passionate about?’ and ‘Does this organization reflect my values so that I feel a connection beyond just employment?’. The best employers are improving their organizational and workplace policies to reflect these emerging concerns.”

And Stephanie Leung, Assistant Editor at Mediacorp, said that employers are weaving social impact into their programs this year.

“It could be project-based work, like brainstorming solutions to a social problem, or a co-op experience that benefits a nonprofit and has a positive impact on communities. The younger generation notices if an employer’s social impact statements are not backed up by action,” she added.

Along with younger workers’ values, this year’s winners created over 36,000 job opportunities across Canada for students and new graduates last year in summer employment, co-op placements and paid internships, hired nearly 22,000 new graduates for full-time positions across Canada last year, and support long-term career advancement for younger employees via well-developed training programs, leadership development opportunities and formal mentoring programs.

According to Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, winners of the competition are chosen by the editorial team at the Canada’s Top Employers project based on the programs and initiatives they offer to attract and retain younger workers.

“These include benefits such as tuition assistance and co-op or work-study programs. The editors also examine each employer’s mentorship and training programs, including benefits such as bonuses paid on completing trades or professional designations. The editors also review each employer’s career management program, looking for initiatives that help younger workers advance faster in the organization,” it states.

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These are Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2022

ABB Canada
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc. / APTN
Accenture Inc.
AIG Insurance Company of Canada
AMD / Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P.
Arup Canada Inc.
ATCO Ltd.
Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc.
BC Hydro
BC Public Service
Bell Canada
Bennett Jones LLP
BlackBerry Limited
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Bold Commerce
Boston Consulting Group Canada ULC
Bruce Power LP
CAE Inc.
Canada Revenue Agency / CRA
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
Capital One Canada
CGI Inc.
CIBC
Citi Canada
Clio
CoLab Software Inc.
Communications Security Establishment / CSE
Corus Entertainment Inc.
CSL Group Inc.
D2L Corporation
Dentons Canada LLP
Department of Finance Canada
Desjardins Group / Mouvement Desjardins
Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc
Edmonton, City of
Emera Inc.
Employment and Social Development Canada
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Export Development Canada
Fidelity Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard
FL Fuller Landau LLP
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Geotab Inc.
Giants & Gentlemen Advertising Inc.
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hatch Ltd.
Health Canada / Santé Canada
Henkel Canada Corporation
Hospital for Sick Children, The
Imperial Oil Limited
Jazz Aviation LP
Keurig Canada Inc.
Kinaxis Inc.
KPMG LLP
Labatt Brewing Company Limited
Loblaw Companies Limited
L’Oréal Canada Inc.
LoyaltyOne, Co.
Manulife
McMillan LLP
Metrolinx
Morgan Stanley Services Canada Corp.
Mott MacDonald Canada Limited
Northwestel Inc.
Nunavut, Government of
Nutrien Inc.
OpenText Corporation
PCL Construction
PepsiCo Canada
Perkins&Will Canada Architects Co.
Pfizer Canada ULC
Pharmascience Inc.
Procter & Gamble Inc.
Prophix Software Inc.
Providence Health Care
Royal Bank of Canada
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.
SAP Canada Inc.
SaskPower
SaskTel
Schneider Electric Canada Inc.
Scotiabank
Siemens Canada Limited
Sinai Health
Slalom ULC
Stanley Black & Decker Canada Corp.
Statistics Canada
Surrey, City of
Teck Resources Limited
TELUS Communications Inc.
Trend Micro Canada Technologies Inc.
UBC / University of British Columbia
Ubisoft Canadian Studios
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Wilfrid Laurier University
YMCA of Greater Toronto
York Regional Police

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