Top Employer: Aecon Group Inc.

Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Aecon Group Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

Aecon maintains several formal policies to minimize the environmental impact of its operations, including a sustainability policy to guide supply chain and stakeholder relationships and a sustainable procurement policy
Aecon employees are encouraged to make environmentally-friendly choices outside of work, with financial support of up to $400 annually to support home improvements related to sustainability, sustainable transportation, or resiliency -- examples include purchasing energy efficient appliances, solar panel installation, public transit fees, and EV charger installation, to name a few
Aecon hosted a unique litter awareness activity last year in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, organizing a weekly clean-up program with local school children (called the Rose Place Eco-Warriors) conducting litter walks to clean up neighbourhood streets and beaches, recycling and up-cycling where possible, and helping to raise an early awareness about littering

Aecon team members engage in a community planting initiative

Industry	Construction and infrastructure development
Major Canadian locations	Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	7,608
Part-time employees in Canada	15
Employee green team	Sustainability Department
Senior executive who oversees initiatives	Vice President, Sustainability
Formal strategy/policy name	sustainability policy
Publishes sustainability report	yes
Green highlights	hosts litter awareness and clean-up activities at project sites, Aecon Sustainability Solutions model helps clients navigate the energy market, maintains research partnerships with Concordia University and Queen's University to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete
Noteworthy initiatives	eligible employees can receive a subsidy of up to $400 for home improvements related to sustainability, sustainable transportation, or resiliency
Building footprint includes	electric vehicle charging stations, solar tracker, geothermal heat pump, wind turbine
Commuter amenities	walk to public transit, transit subsidies
Community partnerships	hosted a unique litter awareness activity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (company organized a weekly clean-up program with the help of local children, named the “Rose Place Eco-Warriors", and conducted a litter walk to clean up neighbourhood streets and beaches along with raising an early awareness about littering)