Forbes' list of Canada's best employers and Randstad Canada's labour market analysis
The pandemic has changed the demands on employers and employees. Read about the skills and occupations that will be in high demand.
Forbes commissioned Statista to survey more than 10,000 Canadians working in large organizations. Respondents rated their place of work on a scale of zero to ten: how likely they were to recommend it to friends and acquaintances. The result was a list of 300 companies, each with at least 500 employees.
The first ten places:
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"Hydro-Quebec, the country's main producer of electricity.
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The University of New Brunswick, Canada's oldest English-language university.
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The Canadian School of Public Service.
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York Regional Municipality in the province of Ontario.
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"Purolator", transport and logistics company.
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"Microsoft, the largest producer of software.
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University of Victoria in British Columbia.
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"Sheridan College, Polytechnic University in Ontario.
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Health Canada.
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Canadian Mental Health Association.
Recruitment company Randstad Canada, a subsidiary of a multinational HR agency headquartered in the Netherlands, has named the ten most in-demand skills in the job market in 2022:
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customer service;
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planning;
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sales;
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cleaning;
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repairs;
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budget planning;
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project management;
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quality control;
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administrative support;
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accounting.
If you have a proven qualification in at least one of these skills, your chances of getting a job in Canada increase. Check out our analysis of Randstad Canada's lists of the most in-demand occupations for 2020 and 2021.
Randstad Canada also named the highest-paying jobs in Canada for 2022:
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software developer;
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financial controller;
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factory manager;
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application programming manager;
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marketing director;
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business development manager;
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cloud solution architect;
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IT operations manager;
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electrical engineer;
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construction project manager.
What has changed?
Employees of universities and other major corporations on Forbes' top list praised employers for their concern during the pandemic. For example, 32 teachers of English at the University of Victoria were not needed, as the number of foreign students decreased. But they were not left without work, they were transferred to other positions in related specialties.
Professional development and retraining were provided by the University. Like the other institutions ranked high on the list, it gives employees the opportunity to receive additional education free of charge.
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The Canadian Mental Health Association cares about the psychological comfort of not only clients but also employees, making efforts to ensure that they maintain a work-life balance. In other areas of work, Forbes employers have also tried to make it easier for their employees to transition to remote work and provide support to those who have fallen ill with coronavirus or have lost loved ones.
As for employers' requirements, the most sought-after skills have not changed since last year, but the competition among applicants has increased and clients' requirements to the service have become higher. As before, even more than before, companies need people who can work with people, specialists in sales and remote support — but the number of candidates for such jobs has multiplied due to the mass transition to remote work.
According to Randstad Canada's head, in 2022 the Canadian labour market will value such qualities of employers and employees as adaptability, efficiency and responsiveness to changing circumstances. Planning, self-organization abilities will become paramount skills.
