Canada's 50 biggest employers

Globe and Mail Update

Published Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011 7:00PM EDT

Last updated Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011 8:12PM EDT

Booming resource companies attract a lot of headlines and investor interest, but the bulk of Canada’s heftiest employers are still in glamour-challenged traditional sectors like banking, insurance and retail

Rank	Company and Year-end	Head Office	Number of Employees	2010 Revenue per Employee $	2010 Profit per Employee $
1	Onex Corp.(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	238,000	102,147	-214
2	George Weston Ltd.(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	155,000	206,645	2,916
3	Magna International(De10) 1	Aurora,Ont.	96,600	250,072	10,072
4	Empire Company(My10)	Stellarton,N.S.	90,000	172,747	3,354
5	Royal Bank of Canada(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	72,126	499,487	72,415
6	Bank of Nova Scotia(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	70,772	335,938	59,897
7	Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	68,725	369,720	67,574
8	Bombardier Inc.(Ja11) 1	Montreal,Que.	65,370	273,627	11,550
9	Metro Inc.(Se10)	Montreal,Que.	65,000	175,157	6,028
10	Canadian Tire Corp.(Ja11)	Toronto,Ont.	56,900	157,974	7,972
11	Thomson Reuters Corp.(De10) 1	New York,NY	55,000	239,964	16,964
12	Alimentation Couche-Tard(Ap10) 1	Laval,Que.	53,000	310,643	5,715
13	Shoppers Drug Mart(Ja11)	Toronto,Ont.	52,160	198,928	11,326
14	BCE Inc.(De10)	Verdun,Que.	50,200	362,689	45,359
15	Garda World Security(Ja11)	Montreal,Que.	45,000	24,888	634
16	CIBC(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	42,354	353,591	57,893
17	Extendicare REIT(De10)	Markham,Ont.	38,000	54,694	1,360
18	Bank of Montreal(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	38,000	406,658	73,947
19	Celestica Inc.(De10) 1	Toronto,Ont.	35,000	186,591	2,309
20	Telus Corp.(De10)	Vancouver,B.C.	34,800	281,149	29,713
21	Power Corp. of Canada(De10)	Montreal,Que.	33,087	997,763	27,413
22	Sears Canada(Ja11) 5	Toronto,Ont.	31,470	157,541	4,760
23	Gildan Activewear(Oc10) 1	Montreal,Que.	28,000	46,883	7,080
24	Rogers Communications(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	27,971	435,809	54,628
25	CGI Group(Se10)	Montreal,Que.	25,000	149,475	14,511
26	Manulife Financial(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	24,000	1,577,333	-16,292
27	Air Canada(De10)	Saint-Laurent,Que.	22,494	486,796	4,757
28	Canadian National Railway Co.(De10)	Montreal,Que.	22,279	382,198	94,439
29	Rona Inc.(De10)	Boucherville,Que.	22,000	218,176	6,510
30	SNC-Lavalin Group(De10)	Montreal,Que.	21,948	288,307	19,911
31	Maple Leaf Foods(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	21,000	236,612	1,230
32	FirstService Corp.(De10) 1,5	Toronto,Ont.	20,000	99,211	678
33	National Bank of Canada(Oc10)	Montreal,Que.	18,322	287,032	56,435
34	Great-West Lifeco(De10)	Winnipeg,MB	18,150	1,652,893	96,033
35	Brookfield Asset Management(De10) 1	Toronto,Ont.	18,000	766,444	80,778
36	Research In Motion(Fe11) 1	Waterloo,Ont.	17,500	1,138,000	194,914
37	Quebecor Inc.(De10)	Montreal,Que.	16,360	247,323	14,065
38	Barrick Gold(De10) 1	Toronto,Ont.	16,000	691,750	204,625
39	Sun Life Financial(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	14,755	1,673,060	113,589
40	Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT(De10)	Mississauga,Ont.	14,300	50,139	-1,842
41	Agrium Inc.(De10) 1	Calgary,Alta.	14,150	765,300	50,459
42	TransForce Inc.(De10)	Saint-Laurent,Que.	13,900	147,064	7,525
43	Cinram International IF(De10) 1	Scarborough,Ont.	13,700	81,026	971
44	Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.(De10)	Calgary,Alta.	13,619	368,111	47,779
45	Dollarama Inc.(Ja11)	Montreal,Que.	13,500	105,204	8,654
46	Linamar Corp.(De10)	Guelph,Ont.	13,166	169,578	6,713
47	Shaw Communications(Au10)	Calgary,Alta.	13,000	296,842	40,979
48	Cascades Inc.(De10)	Kingsey Falls,Que.	12,400	319,677	1,371
49	Suncor Energy(De10)	Calgary,Alta.	12,076	3,049,023	295,711
50	Finning International(De10)	Vancouver,B.C.	11,900	390,142	-6,586

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Rank	Company and Year-end	Head Office	Number of Employees	2010 Revenue per Employee $	2010 Profit per Employee $
1	Onex Corp.(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	238,000	102,147	-214
2	George Weston Ltd.(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	155,000	206,645	2,916
3	Magna International(De10) 1	Aurora,Ont.	96,600	250,072	10,072
4	Empire Company(My10)	Stellarton,N.S.	90,000	172,747	3,354
5	Royal Bank of Canada(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	72,126	499,487	72,415
6	Bank of Nova Scotia(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	70,772	335,938	59,897
7	Toronto-Dominion Bank(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	68,725	369,720	67,574
8	Bombardier Inc.(Ja11) 1	Montreal,Que.	65,370	273,627	11,550
9	Metro Inc.(Se10)	Montreal,Que.	65,000	175,157	6,028
10	Canadian Tire Corp.(Ja11)	Toronto,Ont.	56,900	157,974	7,972
11	Thomson Reuters Corp.(De10) 1	New York,NY	55,000	239,964	16,964
12	Alimentation Couche-Tard(Ap10) 1	Laval,Que.	53,000	310,643	5,715
13	Shoppers Drug Mart(Ja11)	Toronto,Ont.	52,160	198,928	11,326
14	BCE Inc.(De10)	Verdun,Que.	50,200	362,689	45,359
15	Garda World Security(Ja11)	Montreal,Que.	45,000	24,888	634
16	CIBC(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	42,354	353,591	57,893
17	Extendicare REIT(De10)	Markham,Ont.	38,000	54,694	1,360
18	Bank of Montreal(Oc10)	Toronto,Ont.	38,000	406,658	73,947
19	Celestica Inc.(De10) 1	Toronto,Ont.	35,000	186,591	2,309
20	Telus Corp.(De10)	Vancouver,B.C.	34,800	281,149	29,713
21	Power Corp. of Canada(De10)	Montreal,Que.	33,087	997,763	27,413
22	Sears Canada(Ja11) 5	Toronto,Ont.	31,470	157,541	4,760
23	Gildan Activewear(Oc10) 1	Montreal,Que.	28,000	46,883	7,080
24	Rogers Communications(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	27,971	435,809	54,628
25	CGI Group(Se10)	Montreal,Que.	25,000	149,475	14,511
26	Manulife Financial(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	24,000	1,577,333	-16,292
27	Air Canada(De10)	Saint-Laurent,Que.	22,494	486,796	4,757
28	Canadian National Railway Co.(De10)	Montreal,Que.	22,279	382,198	94,439
29	Rona Inc.(De10)	Boucherville,Que.	22,000	218,176	6,510
30	SNC-Lavalin Group(De10)	Montreal,Que.	21,948	288,307	19,911
31	Maple Leaf Foods(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	21,000	236,612	1,230
32	FirstService Corp.(De10) 1,5	Toronto,Ont.	20,000	99,211	678
33	National Bank of Canada(Oc10)	Montreal,Que.	18,322	287,032	56,435
34	Great-West Lifeco(De10)	Winnipeg,MB	18,150	1,652,893	96,033
35	Brookfield Asset Management(De10) 1	Toronto,Ont.	18,000	766,444	80,778
36	Research In Motion(Fe11) 1	Waterloo,Ont.	17,500	1,138,000	194,914
37	Quebecor Inc.(De10)	Montreal,Que.	16,360	247,323	14,065
38	Barrick Gold(De10) 1	Toronto,Ont.	16,000	691,750	204,625
39	Sun Life Financial(De10)	Toronto,Ont.	14,755	1,673,060	113,589
40	Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT(De10)	Mississauga,Ont.	14,300	50,139	-1,842
41	Agrium Inc.(De10) 1	Calgary,Alta.	14,150	765,300	50,459
42	TransForce Inc.(De10)	Saint-Laurent,Que.	13,900	147,064	7,525
43	Cinram International IF(De10) 1	Scarborough,Ont.	13,700	81,026	971
44	Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.(De10)	Calgary,Alta.	13,619	368,111	47,779
45	Dollarama Inc.(Ja11)	Montreal,Que.	13,500	105,204	8,654
46	Linamar Corp.(De10)	Guelph,Ont.	13,166	169,578	6,713
47	Shaw Communications(Au10)	Calgary,Alta.	13,000	296,842	40,979
48	Cascades Inc.(De10)	Kingsey Falls,Que.	12,400	319,677	1,371
49	Suncor Energy(De10)	Calgary,Alta.	12,076	3,049,023	295,711
50	Finning International(De10)	Vancouver,B.C.	11,900	390,142	-6,586

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