Top Employer: Credit Valley Conservation Authority / CVC

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

By Richard Yerema and Chantel Watkins, and Sonja Verpoort, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 21, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Credit Valley Conservation Authority / CVC was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

Credit Valley Conservation has committed to making its fleet 100 per cent electric by 2035 and has installed three electric vehicle charging stations at its head office, as well as three additional stations at the Meadowvale Conservation Area -- the stations are also available for personal use, encouraging employees to consider a shift to electric vehicles
Credit Valley Conservation's building footprint includes a LEED Gold-certified head office with features like LED motion-controlled lighting, in-floor radiant heating, louvre window coverings to assist in passive heating and cooling, recyclable carpeting, and new smart blue roof technology to help manage stormwater systems
Credit Valley Conservation established a Climate Action Fund in 2020 specifically to support internal sustainability progress and help offset the cost of climate adaptations -- the fund provided over $150,000 in 2023, helping to offset the cost of adding new EV charging stations at a conservation area, provide support for a habitat restoration pilot program, and finance a project to promote the decarbonization of Credit Valley Conservation facilities

Credit Valley Conservation staff investigate findings captured during environmental monitoring in a stream

Highlights

Industry	Environment, conservation and wildlife organizations
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Brampton ON, Mississauga ON
Full-time employees in Canada	228
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Employee green team	corporate social responsibility implementation committee
Senior executive who oversees initiatives	director, corporate services and technical director, watershed management
Formal strategy/policy name	corporate responsibility strategy (includes targets and next steps for measuring environmental progress)
Publishes sustainability report	yes
Green highlights	Climate Action Fund (established in 2020 to help fund sustainability initiatives and offset the cost of sustainable procurement and climate adaptations, such as habitat restoration, funding a facility decarbonization project, and adding EV charging stations), Sustainability Showcase (channel to share sustainability experiences and resources on Microsoft Teams)
Noteworthy initiatives	encourages green practices as part of its wedding rental service at the Belfountain Conservation Area, window treatments to help reduce bird-window collisions, Meadowvale Conservation Corps employee volunteer program (includes native tree and shrub planting, garbage clean-up and invasive weed-pulling)
Building footprint includes	rainwater collection, electric vehicle charging stations, LED motion-controlled lighting, in-floor radiant heating, louvre window coverings to assist in passive heating and cooling, recyclable carpeting (from Interface), solar lighting in parking lot, new smart blue roof technology to help manage stormwater systems, EV charging (Island Lake Conservation Area)
Extended recycling	employee uniforms (reuse and recycling initiatives), outdoor organic composters, electronic waste, pens, pencils, organics, eliminated printed marketing materials
Commuter amenities	walk to public transit, online carpool sign-up
Community partnerships	numerous green initiatives to encourage citizens to incorporate environmental considerations into their day-to-day lives (including green cleaning products, use of local suppliers, recycling programs), Conservation Youth Corps (summer youth educational program)

The Career Directory

Credit Valley Conservation Authority / CVC has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Employees take part in the CVC's Canoe the Credit fundraising event

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Environment, conservation and wildlife organizations
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Major Canadian locations	Toronto ON, Brampton ON, Mississauga ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Administrator, Program Assistant, Crew Member, Customer Service Representative, Education Instructor, Crew Leader, Technician, Security Officer
Starting salary	$30K to $40K
Work benefits	flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Arts
- Public Relations / Communications
- Recreation Studies
- Urban Geography / Planning
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Public Administration
Bachelor of Education
- Adult
- Junior Intermediate (4-10)
- Junior Primary (0-6)
Bachelor of Engineering
- Environmental
- Water Resources
Bachelor of Science
- Biology
- Ecology
- Environmental
- Forestry
- Geography
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Business
- Communications / Public Relations
- Engineering Technician
- Facility Management
- Forestry
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Marketing / Sales
- Office Administration
- Recreation Studies
- Travel and Tourism

Credit Valley Conservation Authority / CVC

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