Top Employer: G&W Electric

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

Here are some of the reasons why G&W Electric was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

Each year, G&W Electric partners with the City of Brampton to help organize a local clean up in recognition of Earth Day -- employees head to a local park to help pick up litter, with clean-up events recognizes as paid volunteer time
G&W Electric has a dedicated spills response team trained to handle hazardous waste incidents and prevent environmental harm -- all production employees receive spill response awareness training, and eight fully stocked spill kits are readily available for emergency use
G&W Electric made significant upgrades to reduce waste and emissions, including electric forklifts, hand dryers and paper towel recycling in bathrooms, and motion-sensitive LED lighting retrofits

G&W Electric staff participate in tree planting on National Tree Day

Industry	Switchgear manufacturing
Major Canadian locations	Brampton ON
Full-time employees in Canada	225
Employee green team	Green team
Senior executive who oversees initiatives	Director of Operations
Publishes sustainability report	yes
Noteworthy initiatives	recently achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification (environmental management systems, part of its environmental objectives set in 2021), formal spills response program (maintains a trained team of employees), electric forklift program (currently has 6 forklifts in operation), installed a metered gas system (Smartfill) that precisely measures and tracks greenhouse gas consumption
Building footprint includes	PV solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations, motion sensitive lighting retrofits, hand dryers (to reduce paper consumption)
Extended recycling	e-waste (for employees and in plant operations), organics, hazardous waste, batteries, sand, personal protective equipment, wood pallets, cloth shop rags (reuse program), hosts a third-party waste audit every 2 years and has achieved a 91.3% waste diversion rate
Commuter amenities	walk to public transit
Community partnerships	Earth Day (employees headed out to clean up a local community park)

An electrical tester at G&W Canada Corporation

Industry	Switchgear manufacturing
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	G&W Electric
Parent company head office	Bolingbrook, IL, United States
Major Canadian locations	Brampton 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
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $10,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Other info for new grads	Hands-on experience with a variety of mechanical tools, measuring devices, and testing equipment may be considered an asset.
Typical new grad positions	Assembler, Machine Operator, Electronics Technician, Electrical Tester
Starting salary	$50K to $60K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, 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