- Canadian head office location of six global automotive firms
- Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturing cluster with 100 local manufacturers and 16,000 employees
- Head office and corporate R&D center of Magna International – North America’s largest auto parts supplier
- Location of GM Canada’s Technical Software Center – Markham Campus focusing on autonomous vehicles and automotive software development
- Assembly location of the Ford GT ‘Supercar’ and Aston Martin AM-RB 001 ‘Hypercar’
AutoNiche
Located in: Markham, ON
AutoNiche is an independent car repair shop who believes in training it’s employees to make sure they are up to date on the latest technology in the automotive industry as it relates the operation and repair of today’s gasoline and hybrid models. Providing learning opportunities to the next generation of auto technicians is also a focus through the training of apprentices in a hands-on learning environment. Apprentices build their skills from both a technical and customer service perspective. Building a team environment is key to this engaging workplace.
Weins Canada
Located in: Markham, ON
Weins Canada opened for business in 1973 with one dealership and 27 employees and is now comprised of 13 dealerships and over 1350 associates throughout the GTA. Our associates are the foundation for our success and we strive to promote from within, focusing on developing and training our team members to ensure success and skills that will provide our guests with an exceptional experience. The automotive retail business is more than selling and servicing vehicles and we are always looking for talented and passionate team members for a variety of roles in our organization.
- The fifth highest in Canada and second highest total construction volume in 2016, totaling $4.76 billion
- Ontario’s second highest volume of new home sales and building permits
- Some of Canada’s largest mixed use development projects: Markham Center, Vaughan Metropolitan Center, Richmond Hill / Langstaff Area, and Newmarket Center
- 10,000 construction firms, real estate developers, engineering firms and trades contractors
Aquatech
Located in: Vaughan, ON
Aquatech has established itself as a leading name in dewatering and specialized pumping services for fluid handling applications. We work with a broad cross section of industries, providing the expertise in both designing responses and putting our teams into action to help manage any dewatering or pumping solution. Aquatech offers a wide range of career and advancement opportunities throughout North America with in-house training and benefit packages available.
DMS
Located in: Vaughan, ON
People are the backbone of DMS. Their expertise, dedication and commitment to excellence help us to grow and prosper. We in turn provide them with a workplace that fosters their personal growth and recognizes the need for them to unwind from time to time. Our social functions and recreational center provide our employees an opportunity to relax and recharge from the day to day grind which keeps them and us going strong together.
Matcom Industrial Installations
Located in: Vaughan, ON
At Matcom Industrial Installations, we pride ourselves on safety! One of the ways we achieve that is through our unique Rigger/Machinery Moving training program and our commitment to the various apprenticeship programs we are involved with. Knowledge is power, we believe that being informed when making decisions helps keep us all safe!
Lift & Move
Lift & Move was a one day event hosted by MATCOM on May 30, 2019 to showcase the career opportunities in the crane, rigging and specialized transport industry. The video highlights career paths for rigging, equipment operation, mechanics, truck drivers, crane operators, engineering and safety. This industry offers a variety of different careers where individuals can gain valuable skills, grow their career and earn competitive industry wages.
Nor-Line Plumbing & Mechanical
Located in: Richmond Hill, ON
Nor-Line Plumbing & Mechanical is a great place to work thanks to the hard work and dedication of the entire team that has been assembled over the past 33 years. Nor-Line is a mid-sized company and its size allows the managers and staff to work closely in an open and honest way. Relationships are very important: the relationships between the partners and the managers and staff are equally as important as the relationships with the customers. The four Service Managers, two of whom are owner-operators, are all very experienced in their trades and truly care about finding the best solutions for their customer’s mechanical wants and needs. They work closely with their service and administrative teams to deliver on quality and satisfaction. Nor-Line operates competitively with regards to compensating employees fairly as well as providing benefits that support general health and well being. We want our employees to be successful in their jobs and in their lives, and we provide the tools that will help them to achieve success. A great deal of attention is given to providing appropriate equipment such as late-model service vans, uniforms, well maintained shop tools, cell phones, and office supplies such as up-to-date computer hardware and software, etc. Health and Safety is always a priority! PPE and training is provided within their H&S program, which achieved a 95% score on the WSIB Workplace Audit. Our vast array of customers and experiences allows us to offer employees a variety of interesting and challenging work which they say makes their jobs more satisfying.
Priestly Demolition Inc.
Located in: King City, ON
Priestly Demolition Inc. provides demolition, excavation, remediation, hazardous material abatement, and salvage services to the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors of the construction industry in Ontario. What started as a family owned and operated business over 40 years ago is now one of the largest and most trusted demolition contractors in Canada. The company is founded on four key values that drive what we do for our clients and for each other – family, safety, integrity and innovation. We encourage teamwork and respect, help develop individual strengths, and recognize the contribution our people make to our success. We are accountable to one another, to our clients, to our partners, and to our community.
- Major Toronto area warehousing and distribution hub – corporate and third-party
- Over 130 local freight trucking and transportation logistics firms
- 2,800 Finance, Insurance & Accounting firms in York Region
- Over 42,000 finance and business services employees locally
- York Region is tied with the City of Toronto for the highest number of finance and insurance companies per 1,000 residents in key Canadian hubs
- York Region has the highest number of finance and insurance companies of the Greater Toronto 905 Area
Lott & Company
Located in: Markham, ON
Lott & Company is committed to the training and development of our employees. We have a strong student mentoring program that supports students as they work towards attaining their CPA designation. There are many opportunities for staff to expand their skill sets given the variety of client work we do, such as special client projects and professional development courses. Feedback is provided to our staff regularly and challenging assignments create company engagement of all our employees.
- Over 300 food processing and distribution businesses making it one of Canada’s largest clusters
- Home to the Holland Marsh comprised of over 120 farms on 2,832 hectares of agricultural land with estimated $1 billion annual economic impact
King Cole Ducks
Located in: Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
King Cole Ducks is a family owned and operated agri-business. For almost 70 years, the company has welcomed staff to its farms, offices, auto and mechanical shop and food plant with a goal to make them feel like family. Staff with 40 days to 40 years experience help ensure that King Cole is able to supply ducks to restaurants and retailers around the world. Its farm to fork and zero waste philosophy are only part of the on-the-job training provided. Apprenticeships, co-ops, full-time, part-time and seasonal positions may be available at King Cole that boasts over 20 different career opportunities from the trades through to food science, business and agriculture. It’s a great place to work! Join us.
- Over 2,200 people work in the hospitality industry in York Region
- 23 new hotels opened in York Region between 2000 and 2015 and 21 additional hotels are planned for the Region by 2031
- York Region enjoys over 60 museums and galleries and 125 performing arts festivals
Park Inn by Radisson Markham
Located in: Markham, ON
Park Inn by Radisson Markham offers travel program to employees to reserve a hotel room within Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Worldwide at a deeply discounted rate. We let employees share in the company’s success with year-end bonuses available to all employees and offer online training program with more than 100 courses available.
The Briars Resort & Spa
Located in: Sutton, ON
The Briars Resort & Spa located on the shores of beautiful Lake Simcoe is a great place to work because it offers not just a job but the possibility for quick advancement into a career. Taking advantage of our 200 acres of property and all it has to offer while learning new skills.
- 4,300+ Information Communications Technology (ICT) companies making it the highest technology sector concentration in Canada relative to population.
- 65,000 Tech Based employees work in York Region.
- 4 of Canada’s Top 10 ICT corporate R&D investors including IBM’s largest software development lab outside of USA.
- Recognized as “Canada’s largest Enterprise Solutions ICT cluster”.
- Highest concentration of tech workforce in Toronto-Waterloo.
- 22 of Canada’s TOP 100 IT solution providers have operations in York Region.
BAASS Business Solutions Inc.
Located in: Markham, ON
Internal Event Days! We have a variety of internal activities that we undertake during the year – potlucks, fundraisers, group walks (Finch to Union), jersey days (Fifa World Cup) and the occasional BBQ in the parking lot. It encourages interaction between department
Doxim
Located in: Markham, ON
Doxim has grown rapidly as we continue to expand across North America. To bring our teams together, we are launching multiple initiatives to promote collaboration, celebrating each local community, learning from each other, having fun and being successful as an entire company. Some of the things we have rolled out are our new digital screens in offices, common open concept office design in each location, Slack and video conferencing promoting collaboration. In addition, we are experimenting and supporting many fun employee-led initiatives at Doxim.
Edsby
Located in: Richmond Hill, ON
Edsby is an education software company that emphasizes collaboration and teamwork while giving each employee a high degree of flexibility and autonomy. There is no hierarchy in management as we operate an “open door” policy for all employees to discuss innovative ideas with one another and build those ideas together. The work environment at Edsby includes comfortable common areas for staff and guests, a lot of natural light streaming through large windows and greenery that provides employees with a relaxed and inviting environment in which to create and collaborate.
Nexeya
Located in: Markham, ON
Nexeya is a world leader in electrical interconnect test solutions for products as small as a pacemaker to components on large commuter trains, plains and ships. Watching our staff solve problems by taking information from something they have learned in one industry and applying it to another is truly amazing. “Let’s merge our talents” is the motto that you can find under our logo, but is more than just the slogan, it is the way we operate. It is collaborative, it is experimental, but in the end it is working together to solve problems that makes Nexeya an organization our employees are proud to be a part of.
SolidCAD
Located in: Richmond Hill, ON
SolidCAD is dedicated to creating a friendly, family-like atmosphere within our workplace environment. We have a social committee dedicated to creating fun and inclusive team building and social events in and outside the office. SolidCAD loves to work with our employees to ensure their happiness. We offer flexible hours and work schedule that allows the ability for employees to work from home when needed. Our goal is to accommodate every individual employee need.
Wysdom.AI
Located in: Richmond Hill, ON
Wysdom.AI creates a learning and growing environment for all employees. We hold regular lunch and learns, offer direct access to executives for career discussions, and encourage our employees to get customer exposure to experience new and exciting challenges.
- Over 300 life science and health tech firms
- Over 1,500 physician offices, labs, clinics, and other health facilities
- Three world-class hospitals with Canada’s first ‘smart’ hospital – Mackenzie Health Vaughan – now under construction
- Hospital-embedded innovation and corporate collaboration centers: Mackenzie Innovation Institute (Mi2) and CreateIT Southlake
Aurora Scientific
Located in: Aurora, ON
Aurora Scientific designs and manufactures electronic test instrumentation meeting the experimental needs of leading life science and material sciences researchers around the world. Our muscle physiology community studies the contractile properties of muscle and related tissues to learn how that tissue is affected by performance, injury and disease, to name a few. Our neuroscience community studies how the neural network interacts with our senses of smell, touch and pain. They all seek to make discoveries that will improve quality of life.
We look for employees who have a passion for what they do, who care about, and want to be involved in, their work environment, and who are genuinely interested in the successes of our clients.
As a small company it can be hard to make a big impact leading to employee engagement. We believe in making many small inroads, from our quarterly birthday celebrations, our wall honouring long-term employees, summer barbeques, collaborative decision-making, celebrating personal achievements, our focus on health and wellness initiatives and our prioritizing of support for individual needs as they arise.
Mackenzie Health
Located in: Richmond Hill, ON
Mackenzie Health is a dynamic regional health care provider serving a population of more than a half million people across York Region and beyond. Mackenzie Health includes Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital – Canada’s first smart hospital – and community-based locations and Mackenzie Health Foundation. Mackenzie Health’s vision is to create a world-class health experience. This means delivering quality, compassionate and timely patient-centered care. It means that everything we do is focused on our patients and community.
We are in the initial stages of recruitment in anticipation of opening Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. We expect that more than 1,800 full-time equivalent hospital staff positions, approximately 100 new physicians and approximately 700 volunteers will join our team in preparation for our transition to a two-hospital model of care.
- Manufacturing is the Region’s largest employment sector at 15% or 79,600 jobs
- Transportation equipment manufacturing is the region’s largest manufacturing sub-sector
- York Region is home to 2,627 manufacturers
- Manufacturing employment has increased on an average annual rate of 1.7% since 2011
Cascades
Located in: Vaughan, ON
Cascades was formed in Quebec in 1964 as a family business rooted in green living before that was even a thing…
Today Cascades leads the way for sustainable packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions, employing over 12,000 people in more than 90 locations in six countries and two continents.
Cascades provides opportunities for advancement through internal promotion and personal development! We care. We innovate. We create value. #revealyourpotential
Amico
Located in: Richmond Hill, ON
Our employees are participating in Richard Branson’s Virgin Pulse Global Challenge with teams around the globe on a 100-day challenge to improve fitness, diet and sleep patterns. The goal is to enhance the overall well-being of employees while having fun and building relationships across departments within the corporation.
Lotek Wireless
Located in: Newmarket, ON
We celebrate 10 years of working at Lotek, by providing two $6,000 draws to travel and work with biologists on an Earthwatch expedition. If your name is drawn, you choose where you want to go. The time is in addition to vacation. For many staff, this has been a highlight of their working career at Lotek.
CleanRiver
Located in: Aurora, ON
We are a family owned business and have a great culture of trust and respect. We have a social committee that organizes events such as summer bbq’s, an annual trip to wonderland, our Christmas party, and bowling or social evenings. Our Wonderland Day is held every year in May, all employees are provided with free day passes for their family that includes lunch. It’s a really fun day out and a chance for our employees to meet each other’s families.
Buchner Manufacturing
Located in: Newmarket, ON
Buchner Manufacturing began as a family business in 1976 and it has retained that feeling through the years. Two events that staff look forward to are the Golf Tournament in August and the Christmas Party before shutdown. Both events are well attended and most staff look forward to the chance to spend time together relaxing, eating good food and being entertained and pampered a bit.
Advanced Control Systems (ACS)
Located in: Stouffville, ON
Advanced Control Systems (ACS) proudly promotes diversity and supports minorities to create a great work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth. ACS hires people from all backgrounds and seeks to support the local community by hiring people for York Region. ACS provides employment opportunities for newcomers with no technical background as they will train in-house to develop employees’ skills leading to advancement within the organization. ACS also utilizes local high schools and post-secondary educational institutions and partners with Employment Ontario.
Aurora Scientific
Located in: Aurora, ON
Aurora Scientific designs and manufactures electronic test instrumentation meeting the experimental needs of leading life science and material sciences researchers around the world. Our muscle physiology community studies the contractile properties of muscle and related tissues to learn how that tissue is affected by performance, injury and disease, to name a few. Our neuroscience community studies how the neural network interacts with our senses of smell, touch and pain. They all seek to make discoveries that will improve quality of life. We look for employees who have a passion for what they do, who care about, and want to be involved in, their work environment, and who are genuinely interested in the successes of our clients. As a small company it can be hard to make a big impact leading to employee engagement. We believe in making many small inroads, from our quarterly birthday celebrations, our wall honouring long-term employees, summer barbeques, collaborative decision-making, celebrating personal achievements, our focus on health and wellness initiatives and our prioritizing of support for individual needs as they arise.
Nexeya
Located in: Markham, ON
Nexeya is a world leader in electrical interconnect test solutions for products as small as a pacemaker to components on large commuter trains, plains and ships. Watching our staff solve problems by taking information from something they have learned in one industry and applying it to another is truly amazing. “Let’s merge our talents” is the motto that you can find under our logo, but is more than just the slogan, it is the way we operate. It is collaborative, it is experimental, but in the end it is working together to solve problems that makes Nexeya an organization our employees are proud to be a part of.
Matcom Industrial Installations
Located in: Vaughan, ON
At Matcom Industrial Installations, we pride ourselves on safety! One of the ways we achieve that is through our unique Rigger/Machinery Moving training program and our commitment to the various apprenticeship programs we are involved with. Knowledge is power, we believe that being informed when making decisions helps keep us all safe!
Lift & Move
Lift & Move was a one day event hosted by MATCOM on May 30, 2019 to showcase the career opportunities in the crane, rigging and specialized transport industry. The video highlights career paths for rigging, equipment operation, mechanics, truck drivers, crane operators, engineering and safety. This industry offers a variety of different careers where individuals can gain valuable skills, grow their career and earn competitive industry wages.
Clover Tool Manufacturing
Located in: Vaughan, ON
One of the great things about working at Clover Tool Manufacturing is the many Employee recognition programs available. One of our most popular is “MCT” or My Clover Tool. It is a program designed to maximize teamwork from our diverse employee experiences. It rewards teams of employees that make significant contributions to the organization by improving on the measurable . It’s fun, rewarding and brings value and meaning to all our daily work assignments.
Dellcom Aerospace
Located in: Vaughan, ON
Founded in 1980, a privately owned company in 1982, Dellcom has been manufacturing and delivering aerospace parts/components globally. An advancing and cutting-edge manufacturing facility close to Vaughan Metropolitan Center Station at Jane and Hwy 7, Dellcom prides itself on their long-term skilled employees. The company provides employees the opportunity to advance their education and to work on the latest aerospace platforms for the next generation of new aircraft.
Workforce Planning Board
Located in: Aurora, ON
WPBoard is a small organization that puts its employees first. Employees are permitted to bring their small dogs to work providing that they are well behaved and remain with their owner throughout the day. Quiet animals sleeping in doggie beds under employees’ desks is a common site at the office.
Bill Gosling Outsourcing
Located in: Newmarket, ON
At Bill Gosling Outsourcing, we have implemented a management leadership program, LEAP (Leadership, Engagement, Achievement and People) with the sole focus on developing emerging leaders for promotion within the company. Building leadership skills by focusing on coaching, communication, conflict management, and sales, BGO equips its staff with the tools they need for career building. Our goal is to foster an environment of growth, and investment in our employees.
The Recycle People Corp.
Located in: Markham, ON
At the Recycle People, we demonstrate to our employees that we value their contribution to the company by offering staff flexibility in working hours, paid lunch breaks and accommodating requested days off where possible. Staff are consulted on operational decisions and team building events happen throughout the year. Employees are respected and are key to building a positive working environment.
Pure Motivation Fitness Studio
Located in: Vaughan, ON
Pure Motivation Fitness Studio has specialized in personal training and nutrition counseling since 2006. Led by Award-Winning Personal Trainer, and nutrition expert Dimitri Giankoulas, wife Francesca, and our team of Certified Fitness Professionals all work towards the same goals – to motivate, educate and inspire people of all ages and abilities.
For the busy business professional, dedicated supermom, new parent or child who cares about serious results through personalized attention, our team of dedicated & experienced coaches will help make that first step easy.
- Retail Trades accounts for 12% of employment in the Region
- Retail Trades has grown by 2.7% annually from 2006 – 2016 adding 14,600 jobs
Miele Canada
Located in: Vaughan, ON
At Miele Canada, the positive, healthy and work-life balanced environment, keeps our employees happy! Benefits offered to our employees include: three weeks’ vacation to start, 6% DPSP company contribution- no matching required, 100% benefits coverage, including Critical Illness – employer paid premiums, generous discounts on our products ,company BBQ, company Holiday Lunch, Miele University – Formalized Training Program in conjunction with CSPN and continuous learning opportunities.
Longo’s
Located in: Ontario
Longo’s is a family-owned Canadian organization that started in 1956 when three brothers, Tommy, Joe and Gus opened their first fruit market. The company has expanded beyond the GTA and has deepened its roots in the downtown core. Today, Longo’s operates 32 grocery stores as well as Grocery Gateway, the leader in e-commerce home-delivered groceries. Rooted in its values of Honesty, Trustworthiness and Mutual Respect, with almost 6,000 team members, the culture is described as “Treating You Like Family” and a place where people have the opportunity to be the best that they can be.
GroceryGateway.com
Located in: Toronto, Ontario
Longo’s is a family-owned Canadian organization that started in 1956 when three brothers, Tommy, Joe and Gus opened their first fruit market. Rooted in its values of Honesty, Trustworthiness and Mutual Respect the culture is described as “Treating You Like Family”. Today, Longo’s operates 33 grocery stores as well as Grocery Gateway, the leader in e-commerce home-delivered groceries. Grocery Gateway employs over 350 employees in various roles in many departments with plenty of opportunities for growth!
Weins Canada
Located in: Markham, ON
Weins Canada opened for business in 1973 with one dealership and 27 employees and is now comprised of 13 dealerships and over 1350 associates throughout the GTA. Our associates are the foundation for our success and we strive to promote from within, focusing on developing and training our team members to ensure success and skills that will provide our guests with an exceptional experience. The automotive retail business is more than selling and servicing vehicles and we are always looking for talented and passionate team members for a variety of roles in our organization.