NEWS RELEASE
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
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The Regional Municipality of York has been named on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2022.
“The Regional Municipality of York is proud to be named one of Canada’s best employers and the top employer in the Government Services sector,” said York Region Chairman and CEO Wayne Emmerson. “The past two years have been challenging times for many of us. However, our Regional staff have demonstrated resiliency and perseverance by continuing to provide important programs and services our residents and communities rely on.”
York Region is the highest-ranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations. Benefits to working at York Region include:
- Adding additional support to employee health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Providing virtual and flexible telework opportunities, where available
- Providing opportunities for employees to grow and develop new skills, including engaging with the next generation of employees and supporting a culture of continuous learning
- Engaging with partners in the administration of programs and initiatives centred around diversity and inclusion, including the Inclusion Charter of York Region
“This latest recognition as a national top employer is an affirmation to the dedication of our talented and committed team of approximately 5,000 staff,” said York Region Chief Administrative Officer, Bruce Macgregor. “We work hard to build and maintain strong, caring, safe communities through our mission statement - working together to serve our thriving communities – today and tomorrow. We do this by relying on our corporate values of integrity, commitment, accountability, respect and excellence.”
This is the second consecutive year York Region has been named a top Canadian employer by Forbes.
York Region joins several other local businesses and organizations who were also recognized as some of Canada’s Best Employers for 2022. This 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 also offers congratulations to the City of Markham for being recognized as one of Forbes’ Canada’s best employers for 2022.
This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
Forbes and Statista selected the Canada’s Best Employers 2022 through an independent survey applied to a vast sample of more than 10,000 Canadian employees working for companies with more than 500 employees in Canada. The evaluation was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees that were 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.
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