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 Law Firms

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• Farris LLP: 201-500 employees. farris.com

🛠️ Largest Manufacturing companies

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• Great Little Box Company: 201–500 employees. glbc.com

• Rimex Supply: 201–500 employees. rimex.com

🎙️ 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.com

• Wildplay 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