Largest companies in Victoria
A list of the biggest companies in Victoria, BC by global employee count, sorted by industry. These companies have at least 200 employees and at least one office in Victoria or a suburb around Victoria.
What are the biggest industries in Victoria?
Technology / IT: Telecommunication companies, Software companies, Web Development companies
Tourism: Tourism companies, Hospitality companies, Transportation companies
Education: K-12, Colleges & Universities
Government: Federal and Provincial agencies in Victoria
Military: The Royal Canadian Navy
Sources: Victoria Chamber of Commerce, City of Victoria report, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance
📈 Largest Accounting companies
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Baker & Tilly: 1,001-5,000 employees. bakertilly.com
BDO: 10,001+ employees globally. bdo.ca
Deloitte: 10,001+ employees globally. deloitte.com
Ernst & Young (also called EY): 10,001+ employees globally. ey.com
Grant Thornton: 5,001-1,000 employees globally. grantthornton.ca
KPMG: 10,001+ employees globally. kpmg.com
Meyers Norris Penny (also called MNP): 5,001-1,000 employees in Canada. mnp.ca
PWC (also called Price Waterhouse Cooper): 10,001+ employees globally. pwc.com
💻 Largest Advertising & Marketing companies
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Lamar Transit Advertising: 1,001–5,000 employees in the US & Canada. lamar.com
Pattison Outdoor: 201–500 employees. pattisonoutdoor.com
🚜 Largest Agriculture companies
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Agropur: A very large Canadian/American dairy company. They hire technicians, warehouse workers and more in the Victoria plant. 5,001-10,000 employees in the US and Canada. agropur.com
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 5,001-10,000 employees. dfo-mpo.gc.ca
🏢 Largest Architecture companies
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Stantec: 10,001+ employees globally. stantec.com
✈️ Largest Aviation companies
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Menzies Aviation: 10,001+ employees globally. menziesaviation.com
Viking Air: 501–1,000 employees. vikingair.com
📚 Largest Education
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📚 K-12
Brentwood College School: 201–500 employees. brentwood.bc.ca
School District 61 (Greater Victoria): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. sd61.bc.ca/our-district/employment/
School District 62 (Sooke): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. http://www.sd62.bc.ca
School District 63 (Saanich): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. sd63.bc.ca/careers
St. Margaret’s School: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees. stmarg.ca
St. Michaels University School: 201–500 employees. smus.ca
📚 Trade School, College & University
Camosun College: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. camosun.ca
Royal Roads University: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. royalroads.ca
University of Victoria (nicknamed UVIC): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. uvic.ca
👷♀️ Largest Engineering companies
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AECOM: 10,001+ employees in Canada. aecom.com
Associated Engineering: 501–1000 employees. ae.ca
BMT Group (also called BMT Canada): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001-5,000 employees globally. bmt.org
Golder Associates: 5,001-10,000 employees. golder.com
Integral Group: 501–1000 employees. integralgroup.com
Jacobs: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally. jacobs.com
McElhanney: 501–1000 employees. mcelhanney.com
Parsons: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally. parsons.com
RJC: 501–1000 employees. rjc.ca
Schneider Electric: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. se.com
Stantec: 10,001+ employees globally. stantec.com
Tetra Tech: A large Canadian civil engineering firm. 10,001+ employees globally. tetratech.com
Thurber Engineering: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees. thurber.ca
Urban Systems: 201–500 employees across Canada. urbansystems.ca
WSP (bought the company Opus International Consultants): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally. wsp.com
💵 Largest Financial, Banking & Insurance companies
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BMO: 10,001+ employees. bmo.com
CIBC: 10,001+ employees. cibc.com
Coast Capital Savings: 1,001-5,000 employees. coastcapitalsavings.com
First West Credit Union: 1,001-5,000 employees. firstwestcu.ca
HSBC: 10,001+ employees globally. hsbc.com
Manulife: 10,001+ employees globally. manulife.ca
Raymond James: 10,001+ employees in the US and Canada. raymondjames.com
RBC Bank: 10,001+ employees globally. rbcbank.com
Scotiabank: 10,001+ employees globally. scotiabank.com
Sun Life: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees in Canada. sunlife.ca
Tango Financial: 201–500 employees. tangofinancial.ca
TD Bank: 10,001+ employees globally. td.com
Vancity: 1,001-5,000 employees. vancity.com
Western Financial Group: 1,001-5,000 employees. westernfinancialgroup.ca
🏛️ Largest Government
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🏛️ Municipal / City / Regional Government
Capital Regional District (CRD): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. crd.bc.ca
City of Victoria: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. victoria.ca
District of Oak Bay: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201-500 employees. oakbay.ca
District of Saanich: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001-5,000 employees. saanich.ca
Saanich Police: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201-500 employees. saanichpolice.ca
Township of Esquimalt: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201-500 employees. esquimalt.ca
Victoria Police (also called “VicPD”): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201-500 employees. vicpd.ca
🏛️ Provincial Government offices in Victoria
BC Assessment: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501 - 1,000 employees. bcassessment.ca
BC Government (also called BC Public Service): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. gov.bc.ca
BC Hydro: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. bchydro.com
BC Pension: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. bcpensioncorp.ca
ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001-5,000 employees. icbc.com
WorkSafeBC: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. worksafebc.com
🏛️ Federal Government offices in Victoria
Canada Border Services Agency: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Canada Post: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. canadapost.ca
Canada Revenue Agency: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html
Employment and Social Development Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. canada.ca/en/employment-social-development.html
National Research Council Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. nrc.canada.ca/en
Natural Resources Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. nrcan.gc.ca
Parks Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. pc.gc.ca/
Public Works and Government Services Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Royal Canadian Navy (Federal): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees.
Transport Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 5,001-10,000 employees. tc.canada.ca/en
Veteran Affairs Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. veterans.gc.ca
🏛️ Government Contractors / Staffing Agencies
MAXIMUS: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A staffing agency that employs consultants and places a high volume of jobs in the BC government, notable for how many people it employs in Victoria. 🚨 Often how people get a foot in the door in the BC Government — they work for Maximus first. 501–1,000 employees. maximuscanada.ca
⛑️ Largest Healthcare companies
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AlayaCare: 201–500 employees. alayacare.com
Bayshore Healthcare: 10,001+ employees. bayshore.ca
Home Instead Senior Care: 201–500 employees in the US and Canada. homeinstead.ca
Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority, our provincial health care): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees. islandhealth.ca
LifeMark Health Group, 1,001–5,000 employees. lifemark.ca
Revera: 10,001+ employees in Canada, the US and the UK. reveraliving.com
Trillium Communities: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees. trilliumcommunities.com
🏨 Largest Hospitality companies
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Best Western Hotels: 1,001-5,000 employees globally.
Coast Hotels: 1,001-5,000 employees.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts: They own The Empress hotel. 10,001+ employees globally.
Hilton: They own Doubletree Hotels Embassy suites brand, Hampton Inn brand and of course Hilton Hotels. 10,001+ employees globally.
Marriott Hotels: They own the Delta Hotels chain, and the Ocean Pointe Resort hotel as well as other hotels in Victoria. 10,001+ employees globally.
Sandman Hotels: 1,001-5,000 employees globally.
Wyndham Hotels: They own Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Travelodge and Wyndham hotels. 10,001+ employees.
🚢 Largest Industry companies
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Babcock: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A global company with a large Canadian presence, that manufactures marine, aviation, nuclear and land system products, primarily for military and defense clients. 10,001+ employees globally. babcockcanada.com
FortisBC: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. It’s not government, but looks like it is from the outside. Our primary utility provider for gas in BC. A private company that offers natural gas throughout the province. 1,001–5,000 employees. fortisbc.com
Seaspan: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. Primarily builds ships, as well as shipdocking/ship escort and ship repair. 1,001–5,000 employees. seaspan.com
Schnitzer Steel: A steel manufacturing and recycling company. 1,001-5,000 employees in the US and Canada. schnitzersteel.com
🛠️ Largest Manufacturing companies
🎙️ Largest Media & Publishing companies
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BlackPress: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees in Canada. blackpress.ca
CTV News: 1,001–5,000 employees in Canada. ctvnews.ca
Rogers Media: 10,001+ employees in Canada. rogers.com
📖 Largest Research & Consulting companies
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Hemmera: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees. hemmera.com
Pinchin: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. pinchin.com
PRA Health Sciences: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally. prahs.com
SGS: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally. sgs.ca
🛒 Largest Retail companies
Best Buy: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally.
Canadian Tire: 10,001+ employees globally.
Home Depot: 10,001+ employees globally.
Thrifty Foods: 1,001-5,000 employees.
👮♂️ Largest Security companies
(for police, see the Government section)
Commissionaires: 10,001+ employees in Canada. commissionaires.ca
Garda: 10,001+ employees in Canada and the US. garda.com
Paladin Security Group: 10,001+ employees in Canada. paladinsecurity.com
🖥️ Largest Software companies
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Advanced Solutions, a DXC Technology Company: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees. dxcas.com
Benevity: 501–1,000 employees. benevity.com
CGI: 10,001+ employees globally. cgi.com
Daitan Group: 501–1,000 employees in Canada and the US. daitan.com
Esri Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001-5,000 employees. esri.ca
Fujitsu: 10,001+ employees globally. fujitsu.com
Harris Computer: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 5,000–10,000 employees. harriscomputer.com
IBM: 10,001+ employees globally.
ISM Canada: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees in Canada. ismcanada.com
Quartech: 201–500 employees. quartech.com
Sierra Systems (now owned by NTT Data): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. sierrasystems.com
Solvera Solutions: 201–500 employees. solvera.ca
Unit4: 1,001–5,000 employees globally. unit4.com
VertiGIS (owns Geocortex, formerly Latitude Geographics): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201-500 employees. vertigis.com
Workday: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees globally. workday.com
Worldline (formerly Bambora, Beanstream): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501–1,000 employees. bambora.com
xMatters, an Everbridge company: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees in Canada and the US. xmatters.com
📻 Largest Telecommunications companies
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Bell: 10,001+ employees in Canada. bell.ca
Shaw Communications: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees in Canada. shaw.ca
Telus: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees in Canada. telus.com
Vecima Networks: 501–1,000 employees. vecima.com
🚌 Largest Tourism companies
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Butchart Gardens: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201–500 employees. butchartgardens.com
Clipper Vacations (formerly The Victoria Clipper, now owned by FRS Ferry): Offers a pension or RRSP matching.
201-500 employees. clippervacations.comWildplay Element Parks: 201-500 employees. wildplay.com
🚌 Largest Transportation & Infrastructure companies
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BC Ferries: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 1,001–5,000 employees. bcferries.com
BC Transit: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 501 - 1,000 employees. bctransit.com
Cubic Transportation Systems: 1,001–5,000 employees in Canada and the US. cubic.com
Harbour Air: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. A seaplane airline and charter service. 201–500 employees. harbourair.com
Western Stevedoring: 501-1,000 employees in Victoria and Vancouver. westeve.com
🚛 Largest Waste Management companies
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GFL Environmental: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 5,001-10,000 employees in Canada and the US. gflenv.com
WM (Waste Management): Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 10,001+ employees in Canada and the US. wm.com
📱Largest Web Development companies
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Change.org: Offers a pension or RRSP matching. 201-500 employees. change.org
How do I find a job in Victoria?
The Island is a bit different than the rest of Canada.