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One hundred companies are being recognized today as the Best Workplaces in Canada, and many of them belong to the technology industry. They represent great diversity in terms of size, sector, industry, and location. The judging panel? More than 50,000 Canadian employees.

Organizations on this year’s list were ranked using the results of an employee survey, the Trust Index^©, developed by global research firm Great Place to Work^® Institute. This methodology is utilized by over 6,000 organizations in over 45 countries each year, making it the most widely adopted workforce satisfaction tool in the world.

Regardless of size, industry or the current economic climate, each of these organizations has discovered that TRUST is the foundation for quality jobs and performance excellence. And the good news is that high-trust relationships require behaviours that can be learned and embedded into any organization’s culture.

Proven ROI– What’s more, organizational leaders who develop a high level of TRUST with their employees see stronger employee performance, often translating into stronger company performance.  The U.S. version of the survey (FORTUNE list) shows that, even in a difficult economy the best companies averaged 295% ROI from 1997-2011, according to independent research by the Russell Investment Group (2011).

2012 Best Workplaces in Canada – Large organizations or Multinationals (over 1000 employees)

1	Google
2	SAS Institute
3	NetApp
4	Admiral Insurance
5	Microsoft
6	Nycomed, a Takeda Company
7	G Adventures
8	Intuit Canada
9	Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
10	TD Bank Group
11	Edelman
12	Devon Corporation
13	General Mills
14	Hill+Knowlton Strategies
15	Qualcomm
16	Grant Thornton
17	Softchoice
18	Royal LePage Performance Realty
19	Starbucks Coffee
20	Sapient
21	Diageo
22	Randstad
23	Scotiabank
24	Autodesk
25	CDW Canada
26	State Farm Insurance.
27	Four Seasons Hotels
28	JOEY Restaurant
29	Medtronic
30	Mosaic Sales Solutions
31	Quintiles
32	Corby Distilleries (Affiliated with Pernod Ricard)
33	Nestlé
34	Harvest Operations
35	Disney Online Studios
36	Broadridge Financial Solutions
37	Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business
38	Flatiron
39	SC Johnson and Son
40	Hilti Corporation
41	Winners Merchants International
42	Deloitte
43	Stryker
44	VW Credit
45	Connect Hearing
46	RBC
47	Nintendo of Canada
48	Kiewit
49	Ernst & Young
50	CIBC

2012 Best Workplaces in Canada – Medium organizations (less than 1000 employees)

1	SaskCentral (Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan) *1
2	Protegra
3	Habañero Consulting
4	L.V. Lomas
5	Intelex Technologies
6	Tri Fit
7	Ariad Communications
8	Ontario Hospital Association
9	T4G Limited
10	Lions Gate Marketing Company
11	Summerhill
12	Lutherwood
13	Parklane Homes
14	Lakeside Process Controls
15	Achievers (Formerly I Love Rewards)
16	Vega
17	Ideaca
18	Real Food for Real Kids
19	Sandvine
20	Online Business Systems
21	Klick
22	Halsall Associates
23	Capri Insurance Services
24	Construction Control
25	Vermilion Energy
26	Credit Counselling Society
27	Urban Systems
28	Ames Tile & Stone
29	Gardiner Roberts
30	1-800-GOT-JUNK?
31	Scott Builders
32	Trico Homes
33	Genesis Fertility Centre
34	Precision BioLogic
35	HR Downloads
36	Gibraltar Solutions
37	Info-Tech Research
38	Immigrant Services Society of BC
39	Wood’s Homes
40	Capital Engineering
41	Benefits by Design
42	Equity Financial Group of Companies
43	Pinchin Environmental
44	Lannick Group of Companies
45	Brand Momentum
46	Zedi
47	Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club
48	DEL Property Management
49	Kingston Ross Pasnak
50	HomEquity Bank

I tried to find the list for 2012 Best Workplaces In Canada for Women, but could only locate the 2011 list.