Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2022):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 19, 2022)
Here are some of the reasons why Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2022):
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences campus building footprint includes an architecturally integrated solar photovoltaic array on an existing parking structure, a unique cool roofing system that reflects heat, and LED exterior lighting retrofits to help save energy
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences encourages employees to consider cycling to work through the employee-led Bikes User Group Sunnybrook (BUGS), secure bike parking, and hosting several bike-share stations on the Bayview campus in partnership with the Toronto Parking Authority
- Along with traditional consumer-facing recycling programs, Sunnybrook Health Sciences also operates waste sterilization systems to treat biomedical waste onsite as well as anesthetic gas capture technology

Registered nurse Chantal Beharry (left), and Lieutenant-colonel Jo Schmid of the Canadian Armed Forces provide medical care for a patient at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, ON
(Photo credit:
Kevin Van Paassen)
Highlights
Industry | Hospitals |
Major Canadian hiring locations | Toronto ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 6,707 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 3,199 |
Employee green team | Sunnybrook Green Team |
Senior executive who oversees initiatives | Director, Plant Operations & Maintenance and Director, Environmental Services |
Formal strategy/policy name | environmental sustainability policy |
Publishes sustainability report | yes |
Green highlights | Earth Matters awareness and education campaign (annual Earth Matters Showcase), paperless payroll and purchasing systems, ongoing reforestation program (aims to increase urban tree canopy and remove invasive plant species), weekly farmers market |
Building footprint includes | PV solar panels, rainwater collection, green roof, electric vehicle charging stations, cool (white) roof systems to reflect heat, solar photovoltaic installation, Smart Energy Action Program (includes monitoring programs and educational awareness), operation of 3 beehives with 30,000 domestic honeybees at the Bayview campus, LED lighting retrofits (inside as well as in parking facilities), cogeneration facility (unique facility simultaneously produces electricity and useful heat, generating most of the hospital's power starting in early 2021) |
Extended recycling | fluorescent lightbulbs, anesthetic gas capture technology, organics, e-waste, printer cartridges, batteries, waste sterilization system (treats biomedical waste onsite), grounds department has established a compost program to capture for reusing in groundskeeping maintenance (includes leaf and grasscycling, mulching dead annual and perennial prunings, wood chipping small limbs and shrub prunings and composting all other yard waste) |
Commuter amenities | offers a free shuttle bus service between campuses, leases hybrid cars for security personnel, supports a Bikes User Group Sunnybrook (BUGS) and 2 bike-share stations on the Bayview campus (in partnership with the Toronto Parking Authority), walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, online carpool sign-up |
Community partnerships | Earth Week and Earth Day events, Highway of Heroes (partnership with support from GrandTrees Climate Solutions to create a new memorial arboretum with nearly 500 trees and shrubs) |
The Career Directory
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences employees work together
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Hospitals |
Full-time employees in Canada | 5,001 to 10,000 |
Major Canadian hiring locations | Toronto ON |
Student opportunities | paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities |
Training | orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $3,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Typical new grad positions | Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Pharmacist |
Starting salary | $50K to $55K |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Academic fields recruited
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Bachelor of Arts
- Recreation Studies
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
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Bachelor of Science
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
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Community College Diploma
- Animal Health
- Dietitian / Nutrition
- Health Care Aide (HCA)
- Laboratory Technician
- Nuclear Medicine
- Orthotics / Prosthetics
- Pharmacy Technician
- Radiation Therapy
- Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Ultrasound Technician
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Master of Arts
- Social Work
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Master of Business Administration
- Public Administration
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Master of Science
- Nursing / Health Administration
- Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Pathology
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Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Quality Assurance (TQM)