About the Competition
Collingwood-based Tatham Engineering helps employees achieve a healthy work-life balance with flexible work options and social events throughout the year like on-site ice cream days.
Background
This year marks the first edition of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers,
which is the first new competition
launched by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a decade. The new
competition covers the large region
between Lake Huron/Georgian Bay and Lake Erie, excluding the Greater
Toronto Area and Niagara - the same area that
roughly comprises the '519' area code. The region tells a story through its
history, its people, and the wide variety
of industries that make up Southwestern Ontario's dynamic employment
landscape. We are excited finally to recognize its leading employers. For more background on this year's competition, read the press release announcing this year's winners issued on January 16, 2024.
New parents at Western University have access to several avenues of support, including maternity and parental leave top-up payments and the option to phase-in their eventual return to work.
Collingwood-based Tatham Engineering helps employees achieve a healthy work-life balance with flexible work options and social events throughout the year like on-site ice cream days.
New parents at Western University have access to several avenues of support, including maternity and parental leave top-up payments and the option to phase-in their eventual return to work.
Selection Process
Each year, the winners are evaluated on the same eight criteria as our national competition: (1) workplace; (2) work atmosphere and social; (3) health, financial and family benefits; (4) vacation and time-off; (5) employee communications; (6) performance management; (7) training and skills development; and (8) community involvement.
New parents at Western University have access to several avenues of support, including maternity and parental leave top-up payments and the option to phase-in their eventual return to work.
Digital Extremes organized a range of social activities over the past year to celebrate the reopening of its London studio, such as a gourmet lunch, petting zoo, and team happy hour.
Reasons for Selection
Early in the new year, our editorial team will announce the winners of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers by releasing detailed reasons for selection, describing why each of the winners was selected -- please review the full list of winners below. Publishing detailed reasons for selection is a distinguishing feature of our competition: it provides transparency in the selection of winners and 'raises the bar' so other employers can discover and adopt initiatives already working well elsewhere.
Digital Extremes organized a range of social activities over the past year to celebrate the reopening of its London studio, such as a gourmet lunch, petting zoo, and team happy hour.
Eligibility Requirements
Any employer with its head office or principal place of business in Southwestern Ontario may apply for this competition. This area includes all of Southern Ontario covered by the '519' area code plus southern Georgian Bay, but excludes Greater Toronto and the Hamilton-Niagara region. Employers of any size may apply, whether private or public sector.
2025 Competition
Applications for our 2025 competition will be available early in 2024. Our 2025 winners will be announced in fall 2024. Join our mailing list to stay up to date and receive an application for next year's competition.
2024 Winners
- AET Group Inc.
- Arctic Wolf Networks Canada Inc.
- ATS Corporation
- Auvik Networks Inc.
- BlackBerry Limited
- Bruce Power LP
- CARFAX
- C.F. Crozier & Associates Inc. / CFCA
- D2L Corporation
- Denso Manufacturing Canada Inc.
- Digital Extremes Ltd.
- Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada, The
- eSentire Inc.
- Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan Inc. / Farm Mutual Re
- GHD Canada Holdings Inc.
- Gore Mutual Insurance Company
- Grand River Hospital Corp.
- GreenShield
- Guelph, Corporation of the City of
- Homewood Health
- Ice River Sustainable Solutions
- LBMX Inc.
- MAC LLP
- NAVBLUE Inc.
- Northern Digital Inc. / NDI
- OCAS Application Services, Inc.
- onsemi
- OpenText Corporation
- Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. / RWDI
- Skyline Group of Companies
- Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
- SLR Consulting Canada Ltd.
- Syngenta Canada Inc.
- System1 Canada ULC
- Tatham Engineering Limited
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. / TMMC
- Ulma Construction Systems Canada Inc.
- WalterFedy Inc.
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
Tatham Engineering encourages employees to recruit their friends with generous new employee referral bonuses, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 depending on the position.