When developing policies and adopting practices that foster workplace diversity, it helps to learn from others. The following lists companies and organizations that have been recognized and won awards for being some of the country’s best cultural diversity employers.

Visit their websites and find out how workplace diversity benefits businesses and what makes these organizations leaders in the development of cultural diverse workplaces.

BC Employers

BC Hydro
http://www.bchydro.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-bc-hydro 

  • BC’s Top Employers (2018)
  • BC’s Top Employers for Young People (2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2010, 2012, and 2013)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015)
  • Canada’s Top 100 Employers and BC’s Top Employers (2010 and 2011)

BC Public Service
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-bc-public-service#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

City of Vancouver
http://vancouver.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-city-of-vancouver#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Provincial Health Services Authority
http://www.phsa.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-phsa

  • Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates (2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2010, 2011 and 2013)
  • BC’s Top Employers (2010, 2011 and 2014)

British Columbia Institute of Technology
http://www.bcit.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-bcit

  • BC’s Top Employers (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014 and 2015)

City of Surrey
www.surrey.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-city-of-surrey/ 

  • BC’s Top Employers (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014)

Vancouver Island Health Authority / VIHA
http://www.viha.ca/careers/
http://www.eluta.ca/jobs-at-viha#diversity:diversity-more

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers （2014 and 2015）

Vancouver Airport Authority 
www.yvr.ca/en/careers
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-vancouver-airport#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union
https://www.vancity.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-vancity#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

UBC / University of British Columbia
https://www.ubc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-ubc#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

University of Victoria
http://www.uvic.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-university-of-victoria

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Employers outside of BC

Large employers

Access Communications Co-operative Ltd.
http://www.myaccess.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-access-communications-co-operative#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.agr.gc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-agriculture-and-agri-food-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Amex Bank of Canada
https://www.americanexpress.com/canada
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-amex-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Boeing Canada Operations Limited; MB
http://www.boeing.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-boeing-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Cameco Corporation; SK
http://www.cameco.com/
http://www.eluta.ca/jobs-at-cameco#diversity:diversity-more

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015)
  • Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2010 and 2011)

Capgemini Canada Inc.
https://www.capgemini.com/ca-en/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-capgemini#diversity   

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
www.torontocas.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-childrens-aid-society-of-toronto#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

City of Ottawa; ON
http://www.ottawa.ca/
https://ottawa.ca/en/news/city-ottawa-named-one-canadas-best-diversity-employers

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2012, 2014 and 2015)
  • Employer Excellence Award in Ottawa (2010 and 2014)

City of Edmonton; AB
http://www.edmonton.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-city-of-edmonton#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

City of Saskatoon, SK
http://www.careers.gov.sk.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-city-of-saskatoon#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2012)

City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-city-of-toronto#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Corus Entertainment Inc.; ON
http://www.corusent.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-corus-entertainment/ 

  • Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015)
  • Greater Toronto’s Top Employers (2010)

ConocoPhillips Canada; AB
http://www.conocophillips.ca/Pages/default.aspx
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-conocophillips 

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015)

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health / CAMH; ON
http://www.camh.net/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-centre-for-addiction-and-mental-health#diversity

  • Canadian’s Best Diversity Employers (2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)

Enbridge Inc.; AB
http://www.enbridge.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-enbridge#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

General Motors of Canada Company
www.gm.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-general-motors-of-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Government of Manitoba; MB
http://www.gov.mb.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-manitoba-government#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018)

Government of Northwest Territories; NT
http://www.gov.nt.ca
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-nwt-government#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

Hydro Ottawa
https://hydroottawa.com/
http://www.canadastop100.com/2018/hydro-ottawa/

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Lafarge Canada Inc.
https://www.lafarge.ca/en
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-lafarge#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Loblaw Companies Limited; ON
http://www.loblaw.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-loblaws#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers(2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2012 and 2013)

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation; MB
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-manitoba-public-insurance#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015 and 2018)

Manitoba Hydro; MB
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-manitoba-hydro#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2012 and 2013)

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
http://www.mccarthy.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-mccarthys#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

Ontario Public Service; ON
http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-ontario-government#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2011, 2012 and 2013)

Red River College; MB
http://www.rrc.mb.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-red-river-college#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015 and 2018)

Ryerson University; ON
http://www.ryerson.ca/index.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-ryerson-university#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015 and 2018)

SaskPower Corporation; SK
http://www.saskpower.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-saskpower#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Saskatchewan Public Service; SK
http://www.careers.gov.sk.ca/
http://www.canadastop100.com/sk/

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015)

Sasktel; SK
http://www.sasktel.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-sasktel#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018)

Saskatoon Health Region; SK
http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/
http://www.eluta.ca/jobs-at-saskatoon-health-region

  • Best Employers for New Canadians for (2011 and 2013 and 2015)

Toronto Transit Commission / TTC
www.ttc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-toronto-transit-commission#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. / TMMC
www.tmmc.ca/en
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-toyota-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

University of Calgary
www.ucalgary.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-university-of-calgary#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

University of Toronto; ON
http://www.utoronto.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-university-of-toronto#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

University of Waterloo; ON
www.uwaterloo.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-university-of-waterloo#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

YMCA of Greater Toronto; ON
http://www.ymcagta.org/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-ymca-of-greater-toronto#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2012)

York, Regional Municipality
https://www.york.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-york-region#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2012 and 2013)

William Osler Health System; ON
http://www.williamoslerhs.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-william-osler-health-centre#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers （2014, 2015 and 2018）

 

Mid-size employers

Bridgehead; ON
http://www.bridgehead.ca/
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/employer-awards/recipients/

  • Employer Excellence Award (2013)

Epocal Inc.; ON
http://www.epocal.com/
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/employer-awards/2015-epocal/

  • Employer Excellence Award (2015)

Pythian Group Inc.; ON
http://www.pythian.com/
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/HIO_Pythia…

  • Ottawa Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards (2014)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2013)

 

Small employers

Kivuto Solutions Inc.; ON
http://kivuto.com/#&panel1-2
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/employer-awards/recipients/

  • Employer Excellence Award (2013)

 

National Employers

Large employers

Accenture Inc.
https://www.accenture.com/ca-en/new-applied-now 
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-accenture#diversity 

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2018)

Air Canada
http://www.aircanada.com
http://www.canadastop100.com/2018/air-canada/

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

BDC / Business Development Bank of Canada
https://www.bdc.ca/‎
http://www.canadastop100.com/2018/bdc/

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Bell Canada
https://www.bell.ca/‎
http://www.canadastop100.com/2018/bell-canada/

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

BMO Financial Group
https://www.bmo.com/main/personal
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-bmo

  • Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015)

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
https://www.blakes.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-blakes#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Capital One Bank (Canada Branch)
https://www.capitalone.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-capital-one-services#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce / CIBC
http://www.cibc.com/ca/newcomers/getting-established.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-cibc#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-cmhc#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)

Cargill Limited
http://www.cargill.ca/en/index.jsp
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-cargill/

  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2014, 2015 and 2018)

Dentons Canada LLP
http://www.dentons.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-dentons#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

Employment and Social Development Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-employment-social-development-canada#winner

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Export Development Canada
https://www.edc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-edc#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Home Depot Canada
http://www.homedepot.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-home-depot#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010,2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2013)

Health Canada-Santé Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-health-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010, 2011, 2014 and 2018)
  • National Capital Region’s Top Employers (2010)

Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.; ON
http://www8.hp.com/ca/en/hp-information/index.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-hewlett-packard-enterprise

  • Canada’s Best Employer for New Graduates (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015)

HP Canada Co.
https://www8.hp.com/ca/en/home.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-hp-canada-co#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Jazz Aviation LP
http://www.flyjazz.ca/en/home/default.aspx
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-jazz-aviation#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

KPMG LLP
http://www.kpmg.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-kpmg#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013)

Loblaw Companies Limited
www.loblaw.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-loblaws#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Lafarge Canada Inc.
http://www.lafarge-na.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-lafarge#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015 and 2018)

Manulife
https://www.manulife.ca/for-you.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-manulife#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

National Bank Financial Group
http://www.bnc.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-national-bank#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2013)

Newalta Corporation
http://www.newalta.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-newalta

  • Canada’s Best Employers for New Graduates (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015)

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
www.nortonrosefulbright.com/ca/en/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-norton-rose-fulbright#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Procter & Gamble Inc.; Canada
http://www.pg.com/en_US/index.shtml
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-procter-&-gamble#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)

Public Services and Procurement Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-public-services-and-procurement-canada#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
http://www.rbc.com/country-select.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-rbc#diversity
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/downloads/HIORBCCaseENWEBFinal.pdf

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Employer Excellence Award (2014)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2012 and 2013)

Rogers Communications Inc.
http://www.rogers.com/consumer/home
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-rogers-communications#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

Shaw Communications Inc.
http://www.shaw.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-shaw#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers(2014 and 2018)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2013)

Shell Canada Limited
http://www.shell.ca/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-shell#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018)
  • Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2010 and 2011)
  • Alberta’s Top Employers (2010)

Sodexo Canada Ltd.
http://ca.sodexo.com/caen/default.aspx
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-sodexo#diversity

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2014, 2015 and 2018)

Scotiabank
http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,2,00.html
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-scotiabank

  • Canada’s Best Employers for New Graduates (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2015)

Telus Corporation
http://www.telus.com/
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-telus

  • Canada’s Best Employers for New Graduates (2018)
  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2011 and 2012)

TD Bank Financial Group
http://www.td.com/hr/diversity.jsp
https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-td-bank#diversity
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/downloads/HIO_TD-CaseStudy_Eng.pdf

  • Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2018)
  • Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015)
  • Best Employers for New Canadians (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013)
  • Employer Excellence Award (2014)