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2026 WINNERS
SIEMENS
CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (2026)
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NESTLÉ CANADA INC., Toronto. Food
manufacturing; 2,378 employees. Created
the Intern Incubator initiative to enable
summer interns to work alongside fellow
interns to solve a business case and
present ideas to senior leaders.
NUCLEAR PROMISE X INC., Kincardine,
Ont. Nuclear engineering consulting
services; 87 employees. Participants of the
organization’s new grad program complete
a “rotation roadmap” to outline short- and
long-term goals, rotation interest, and
project details as they progress.
NUNAVUT, GOVERNMENT OF, Iqaluit.
Territorial governments; 3,572 employees.
Manages the Amaaqtaarniq Education
Program to help remove barriers to postsecondary education for eligible Inuit
employees.
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PENTEXT CORPORATION,
Waterloo, Ont. Software
publishers; 2,690 employees.
Introduced the “Innovate &
Caffeinate: Tech Showcase” to allow
interns to learn about different
technologies and teams at the
organization.
P
CL CONSTRUCTION, Edmonton. Industrial, commercial and
institutional buildings construction; 3,115 employees. Manages the
PCL Student Program that features
ongoing support and feedback from
immediate supervisors as well as an
assigned work “buddy.”
PEPSICO CANADA, Mississauga. Soft
drink and food manufacturing; 15,171
employees. Manages the Emerging Leader
Development Program that is designed to
help new grads transtion from school to
the workplace by exposing them to
multiple areas fo the business.
PERKINS&WILL CANADA
ARCHITECTS CO., Vancouver.
Architectural services; 236 employees.
Supports interns on the journey to become
an architect with guidance from leaders,
participation in design reviews, in-house
educational sessions, mentoring
opportunities and financial support.
POMERLEAU INC., Montréal. Construction services; 3,610 employees. Recognizes
its top-performing interns at the annual
Excellence Gala in Montréal with winners
receiving a $2,000 scholarship along with
public recognition and a trophy.
p At Oakville, Ont.-based Siemens Canada, young employees are given an opportunity to co-host the annual company-wide
business conference alongside the CEO Faisal Kazi (third from right) and CFO Vanesh Okanlomo (second right).
PROCTER & GAMBLE INC., Toronto.
Consumer products manufacturing; 1,792
employees. Connects with the next
generation through a robust campus
recruitment program that includes
attendances at career fairs, virtual campus
information sessions, social media
competitions and more.
PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE, Vancouver. Hospitals; 5,684 employees. Reaches
out to its future health care assistants
through a paid entry-level training
program that provides wages, tuition (and
books) coverage as part of an accelerated
nine to 12 month training program.
PSB BOISJOLI LLP, Montréal. Accounting; 275 employees. Offers a university
summer employment program that lets
students gain a variety of experiences with
structured rotations through audit, tax or
business advisory departments.
R
EDBRICK TECHNOLOGIES
INC., Victoria. Software; 155
employees. Supports co-operative education and ensures co-op
students stay connected, from a day one
lunch and co-op roundtables, to quarterly
virtual trivia events to bring together
onsite and remote co-op students.
RIO TINTO, Montréal. Mining; 11,531
employees. Offers a one-year coaching
program for new graduates and a buddy
program for all new young hires to help
them adjust and settle into their new roles.
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, Toronto.
Banking; 69,126 employees. Supports the
longstanding NexGen employee resource
group for young professionals, with over
7,500 members across the bank.
S
AP CANADA INC., Vancouver.
Custom computer programming
services; 3,104 employees. Supports
the unique Canada Intern
Committee that works to plan and
organize events (over 80 last year), online
challenges and a monthly newsletter for
interns across the company.
SASKPOWER, Regina. Electric power
generation; 3,471 employees. Introduced a
high school summer student employment
program that offers opportunities for
student hires from across the province to
work alongside power line technicians.
SASKTEL, Regina. Telecommunications;
2,946 employees. Recently launched the
Lead, Inspire, Network and Knowledge
Sharing (LINKS) program to enable
participants to find mentor matches to
learn more about future career possibilities.
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CANADA INC.,
Mississauga. Industrial automation and
controls; 2,225 employees. Manages the
unique DPAC Field Experience Academy
that offers employees opportunities to
gain exposure to field work through the
3E’s (education, exposure and experience)
learning model.
SCOTIABANK, Toronto. Banking; 41,943
employees. Hired over 900 students for
internships and co-op roles across the
bank and over 100 new graduates through
the Talent Incubators for Leaders of
Tomorrow program last year.
SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED, Oakville,
Ont. Engineering services; 2,398 employees. Manages the Growth and Opportunity
(GO) Program that offers employees
unique development resources, networking opportunities, mentoring, leadership
