What are the Biggest Employers in Canada?
Canada has a vast services sector and employs three quarters of the population of the country. It accounts for more than two thirds of the GDP. The retail sector in the country is the largest employer of Canadians. It employs around 12% of the workforce of the country.
Business services also employ almost the same percentage of the population as retail. Business service includes the real estate, communications industries and financial services. These services have been growing at a very fast pace. They are concentrated mostly in the urban areas of Calgary and Toronto.
The health care and education sectors are two of the largest sectors in the country. The health care ranks third in the economy and is growing rapidly. The country also has a high tech industry. The entertainment industry is another major sector creating employment opportunities for a large number of people. Tourism is another of the most important industries in the country with the number of international visitors on the rise. The other sectors including agriculture and manufacturing employs a substantial percentage of the workforce. However it is the service sector that is one of the chief employers of the country.
Some of the top 100 employers in Canada are: All Major banks in Canada, Air Canada, ICAO, Bombardie, Bell, GE, Imperial Oil, EnCana, Shell Canada, Suncor Energy, TransCanada, IBM, Telus, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG, Enbridge Inc, Major Insurance Companies. For complete list visit: http://www.canadastop100.com/national/
