Friday, January 16, 2009

Canada’s Best Small and Medium Employers

A bit of good news in this tough economy. One of my good friend's companies was listed in the top 50 list of Canada’s Best Small and Medium Employers by Queen's Centre for Business Venturing.


Check out the number of high-tech companies in the list:



1. Protegra Inc., Winnipeg: Information technology and business consulting



2. Miele Canada Ltd., Vaughan, Ont.: Appliance manufacturer



3. Gibraltar Solutions Inc., Mississauga: IT systems and consulting



4. ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd., Edmonton: Engineering and professional services



5. Hood Group, Sherwood Park, Alta.: Engineering, construction management, environmental consulting



6. Solutions 2 GO Inc., Mississauga: Video-game distribution



7. DRN Commerce Inc., London, Ont.: Debt-recovery software provider



8. PDL Contact Centres Ltd., Calgary: Call-centre services



9. Benefits by Design Inc., Port Coquitlam, B.C.: Administered benefits agency



10. Healthtech Consultants, Toronto: Health-care IT consulting



11. The Personnel Department, Vancouver: HR consulting and staffing services



12. National Leasing Group Inc., Winnipeg: Equipment financing and leasing



13. Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., Belleville, Ont.: Biopharmaceutical research and development



14. Birchwood Automotive Group, Winnipeg: Automotive sales and service



15. Canada Foundation for Innovation, Ottawa: Research infrastructure funding



16. Mercedes-Benz Financial/Daimler Truck Financial, Mississauga: Vehicle financing



17. Payworks Inc., Winnipeg: Online payroll services and software



18. Globalive Communications Corp., Toronto: Telecommunications



19. Adfast Corp., Ville St. Laurent, Que.: Assembly technology manufacturer



20. Adera Development Corp., Vancouver: Real estate developer



21. Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd., Sherwood Park, Alta.: Engineering and surveying consulting



22. Wakefield Canada Inc., Toronto: Automotive products distributor



23. I Love Rewards Inc., Toronto: Incentive marketing



24. Ozery's Pita Break, Toronto: All-natural bakery



25. Rare Method Interactive Corp., Calgary: Interactive marketing



26. Radiology Consultants Associated, Calgary: Diagnostic imaging provider



27. Unitron Hearing, Kitchener, Ont.: Hearing instrument manufacturer



28. Spectra Credit Union, Estevan, Sask.: Financial services



29. Greater Edmonton Foundation: Housing for Seniors, Edmonton: Housing for senior citizens



30. CBCI Telecom, Lachine, Que.: Telecommunications and video-conferencing provider



31. Sapphire Technologies Canada Ltd., Toronto: IT staffing services



32. Halogen Software Inc., Kanata, Ont.: HR software provider



33. Nintendo of Canada Ltd., Vancouver: Gaming hardware and software



34. Cole Engineering Group Ltd., Markham, Ont.: Civil engineering



35. FUSE Marketing Group Inc., Toronto: Integrated marketing agency



36. Northern Savings Credit Union, Prince Rupert, B.C.: Financial services



37. Uvalux Tanning & Support, Woodstock, Ont.: Tanning products distribution and sales



38. Sparling's Propane Co. Ltd., Blyth, Ont.: Propane marketer



39. Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP, Edmonton: Chartered accountants



40. Globex Foreign Exchange Corp., Edmonton: Foreign exchange broker



41. Coyle Corrugated Containers Inc., Toronto: Corrugated products manufacturer



42. MKS Inc., Waterloo, Ont.: Software vendor



43. Fuller Landau LLP, Toronto: Chartered accounting and consulting



44. Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd., Mississauga: General and environmental contractor



45. StarTech.com Ltd., London, Ont.: Technology parts manufacturer



46. Young & Rubicam, Toronto: Advertising and public relations



47. Homes by Avi, Calgary: Home builder



48. Procom Consultants Group Ltd., Toronto: IT staffing services



49. Hospira Canada Inc., Montreal: Medical device and pharmaceuticals developer and manufacturer



50. Entero Corp., Calgary: Energy industry software developer and service provider.



Source: Queen's Centre for Business Venturing

1 comment:

  1. wow, Ontario is so strong. Hard to believe with the frighteningly high taxes

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