Ranking
Canada's Best Employers for Company Culture 2026
Canada’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2026 awards the top companies to work for in Canada based on an online survey of over 37,000 employees and company-culture related KPIs. The awarded companies are leading in areas of fairness, acceptance, and opportunity in their day-to-day working environment.
- Based on a clear and detailed methodology
- Segmented by industry
- Created in partnership with Forbes
Ranking Details
Canada's Best Employers for Company Culture 2026
The companies in the table below have been awarded the “Canada’s Best Employers for Company Culture” award by Statista and Forbes.
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Project Details
About the project
The second edition of Canada’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2026 is based on an independent survey of employees conducted via online access panels. KPIs of eligible companies were also considered.
Over 3,000 employers with 500 or more employees based in Canada were identified for the survey. This was done through comprehensive desk research of numerous sources (industry associations, trade journals, economic research institutes, etc.) as well as the previous year’s list.
The final list highlights the top 200 Canadian employers for company culture, ranked using our scoring model and categorized into 24 industries.
Scoring
How do we identify the best company cultures in Canada?
We evaluate employers using a scoring model based on independently collected survey data from employees across Canada. The results are split into several components: a Direct Score and an Indirect Score, as well as an Engagement Score and a Management Score.
Direct score
The direct score reflects employees’ willingness to recommend their own employer. Respondents rate, on a scale from 0 to 10, how likely they are to recommend their company to friends or family, where 0 means “not at all likely” and 10 means “extremely likely.”
Indirect score
The indirect score captures the perceptions of employers beyond one’s own workplace. Based on the respondent’s industry, participants are shown a selection of relevant companies and can indicate whether they would recommend or advise against working for them. This provides an external view of each employer’s reputation within its sector.
Engagement
Indicators of objective and publicly available diversity information (e.g. existence of a management position responsible for diversity, proactive communication of diverse company culture, published annual CSR and/or Diversity Report) were taken into account. We researched these indicators for each company using publicly available company information.
Management
Based on extensive research, an index was built based on the share of women who fill top executive or board positions. We researched this data for each company using publicly available company information (Oct.-Dec. 2020). For around 10% of evaluated companies this data was not available/verifiable. Therefore, a mean score across all evaluated companies was used to not negatively affect companies without sufficient information.
METHODOLOGY
How we work
Learn about our general approach to creating employer rankings. Further details about how the ranking was created can be found in the Canada's Best Employers for Company Culture 2026 methodology.
01 Concept
For our employment projects, we evaluate and rank the world’s leading employers, highlighting organizations that excel in fostering positive work environments and sustainable growth. Our rankings help job seekers make informed career choices while providing companies with a benchmark to assess their standing in the global job market.
02 Data Collection
For data collection, our team of analysts creates detailed online questionnaires that ask survey participants about work-related topics. By working with leading online access panels worldwide, suitable participants are identified and surveyed independently of potentially awarded employer brands. Survey responses are then checked for quality and validity (interview length, variances, inconsistencies) and sorted accordingly.
03 Evaluation
To evaluate the data, we apply a scoring model that combines direct feedback on the participants’ own employers with indirect feedback on other employers within their professional fields.
04 Quality Assurance
For each potential award-winning employer, company information is researched and eligibility for the list is confirmed. This step serves as quality assurance and is presented as information in the publication.
Partnership
Our media partner
Forbes Media is a global media, branding and technology company, with a focus on news and information concerning business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. The company publishes Forbes, Forbes Asia, and Forbes Europe magazines as well as online at Forbes.com.
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Disclaimer - The rankings presented here include only institutions within the defined scope of the respective project. An institution’s inclusion in the ranking reflects positive recognition according to the applied methodology and the data available at the time of compilation. The results reflect the status at the time of data collection and are therefore time-bound. The rankings are not intended to serve as the sole basis for decision-making, and any reliance is at the user’s own risk. They should be considered alongside other sources and, where appropriate, independently verified. No representation is made, and no inference shall be drawn, regarding the quality of institutions not included in the rankings.