The Regional Municipality of York honoured among Canada’s best employers by Forbes

The Regional Municipality of York has been named to the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2023 for the third consecutive year.

“On behalf of York Regional Council, York Region is honoured to be named one of Canada’s best employers,” said York Region Chairman and CEO Wayne Emmerson. “This award exemplifies an unwavering commitment to attract and develop talented individuals who support the needs of our rapidly growing and changing communities.”

York Region is the second ranking government employer in Canada and ranks 26th overall among 300 organizations.

Benefits to working at York Region include:

• A commitment to supporting employee health and well-being with accessible resources 
• A focus on raising awareness of mental health, reducing stigma surrounding mental illness and encouraging open dialogue among staff, especially through the COVID-19 pandemic 
• Providing virtual and flexible telework opportunities, where available 
• Providing opportunities for employees to grow and develop new skills, continuous learning and education 
• An emphasis on programs and initiatives centred around diversity and inclusion, like the Inclusion Charter of York Region

“York Region continues to be recognized for our progressive and dynamic corporate culture,” said York Region Chief Administrative Officer Bruce Macgregor. “This most recent acknowledgement reinforces York Region as a destination of choice for attracting a strong and highly educated workforce that helps drive business growth and economic vitality.”

The Regional Municipality of York offers congratulations to the City of Markham for being recognized as one of Forbes’ Canada’s best employers for 2023, along with several local businesses and organizations. 

Forbes and Statista selected Canada's Best Employers 2023 based on independent surveys of over 12,000 employees working part-time or fulltime for companies employing at least 500 people in Canada. The evaluation was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Employee evaluations also included other employers in their respective industries that stood out either positively or negatively.

The Regional Municipality of York consists of nine local cities and towns and provides a variety of programs and services to 1.2 million residents and 54,000 businesses with over 650,600 employees. More information about the Region’s key service areas is available at york.ca/regionalservices

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Media Contact:

Stephanie Crowley, Corporate Communications, The Regional Municipality of York
Phone: 289-763-2598 @email