Top employers in Alberta and Canada, by industry

Alberta employers hiring the most right now

The twenty employers with the most open jobs on the Culture Alberta job board, updated October 1, 2026. Counts change daily as postings open and close.

Who is hiring, by industry

Every employer on the board grouped by what the employer does, with the industries that have the most open jobs first.

Alberta employers on Forbes' 2026 company culture list

Thirteen of the 200 employers on Forbes, Canada’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2026 are listed in Alberta. Last year's rank is shown where the employer was on the 2025 list.

Canada's top-ranked employers for company culture, by industry

The national top ten, then the three highest-ranked employers in each industry on the same Forbes list. The number in brackets is how many of the 200 employers are in that industry.

Alberta employers on Forbes' Canada's Best Employers 2026

The broader of the two Forbes lists: 300 employers, published in January 2026. Thirty-four are listed in Alberta. This one asks about pay, flexibility, training and leadership as well as culture.

Some of the largest employers in Alberta

Workforce size as each organization reports it. This is not a ranking: the figures count different things (people or full-time equivalents) over different areas, and most company figures are company-wide, not Alberta alone. Read the scope beside each one.

Some of Canada's largest private-sector employers

Workforce in Canada as each company reports it, largest first. Only companies that publish a Canadian figure are listed, so several very large global employers based here are not. The figures are not like for like: grocery and restaurant chains often count the staff of franchised stores, and others count only their own payroll. Read what each one counts.

Where Albertans work: employment by industry

How many people worked in each industry in Alberta in 2025, from Statistics Canada. For context, 2,661,100 Albertans were employed in August 2026 and the unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent.

What each industry pays: average weekly earnings in Alberta

Average weekly earnings for all employees in each industry in Alberta in 2025, including overtime. The average across all industries was $1,357.70 a week.

How these lists are made, and what they don't tell you