York Region ranks among the top 10 large municipalities in Canada for economic growth and development in a number of key performance indicators including top employers, job creation, and population growth. York Region is the third largest business community in Ontario. It is home to 1.2 million residents, 55,000 businesses, and 616,000 jobs.
Two of the three Greater Toronto Area ‘employment mega-zones’ are in York Region with a high concentration of companies in sectors such as ICT, financial services, engineering, building and construction, warehousing and logistics, and manufacturing.
In the next 20 years York Region is expected to grow to 1.8 million residents and 900,000 jobs. This is supported by exciting and developing urban growth centres – Markham Centre, Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), Richmond Hill Centre, and Newmarket Centre. These high density urban centres total 1,700 acres of mixed-use development area planned for major office employers needing access to talent, transit, and amenities.
Businesses in York Region achieve high levels of economic performance with leading positions in international and national top company indexes such as the Fortune 500, Profit 500: Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies, FP500: Largest Corporations in Canada, Top ICT Companies, Top R&D Spenders, and others.
[Listed alphabetically]
- 407 ETR | Vaughan
- AB Sciex LP | Vaughan
- Acklands Grainger | Markham
- Adidas Canada | Vaughan
- Advance Forming | Vaughan
- AECOM Canada | Markham
- AGTA Home Health Care | Vaughan
- Alfield Industries / Martinrea | Vaughan
- Allstate Insurance Canada | Markham
- Amico Corporation | Richmond Hill
- Anton Manufacturing | Vaughan
- Apotex | Richmond Hill
- Associated Tube Industries | Markham
- Aviva Canada | Markham
- Bay Street Group | Markham
- Bayshore Home Health | Richmond Hill
- BGIS | Markham
- Broadridge Customer Communications Canada | Markham
- Brookfield Condominium Services | Markham
- BV Glazing Systems | Vaughan
- CAA Club Group | Markham
- Camp Green Acres | Markham
- Cam-Slide Manufacturing | Newmarket
- Canada Computers | Richmond Hill
- Canada’s Wonderland | Vaughan
- Canadian National Railways | Vaughan
- Canadian Pacific Railway Vaughan Intermodal Terminal | Vaughan
- Celestica | Newmarket
- Century 21 | Vaughan
- CGI Information Systems | Markham
- Chartwell Aurora long Term Care Residence | Aurora
- Clarke Transport | Vaughan
- Co-Ex-Tec | Vaughan
- Combined Insurance | Markham
- Compugen | Richmond Hill
- Condrain | Vaughan
- Costco Distribution Centre | Vaughan
- Creation Technologies | Markham
- Debco Bag Distributors | Vaughan
- Decor-Rest Furniture | Vaughan
- Deloitte | Vaughan
- Desjardins | Aurora
- Dortec Industries | Newmarket
- Dynamic Suspensions | East Gwillimbury
- Empire Communities | Vaughan
- Enercare Home Services | Markham
- Extendicare | Markham
- FedEx Ground | Vaughan
- First Security | Markham
- Flextronics Global- SunEdison | Newmarket
- Ganz | Vaughan
- GE Grid IQ Innovation Centre | Markham
- General Motors Canada | Markham
- Geo. A. Kelson | East Gwillimbury
- Giesecke & Devrient | Markham
- Global Credit & Collection | Markham
- Grand & Toy | Vaughan
- GFL Environmental | Vaughan
- Greenpark | Vaughan
- Hardrock Forming | Vaughan
- Highlight Motor Group | Vaughan
- Hilton Markham Suites | Markham
- Home Depot SFC | Vaughan
- Homelife Landmark Realty | Markham
- Honda Canada | Markham
- Honeywell ACS | Markham
- Huawei Technologies Canada | Markham
- Hydro One Networks | Markham
- IAC | Vaughan
- IBM Canada | Markham
- Ikea | Vaughan
- Intercity Realty | Vaughan
- JELD-WEN Windows & Doors | Vaughan
- Johnson & Johnson | Markham
- Jonas Software | Markham
- Kirchhoff Automotive | Aurora
- Kleenway Services | Richmond Hill
- Kohl & Frisch | Vaughan
- KPMG | Vaughan
- Les Plats Du Chef | Vaughan
- Living Realty Inc. Brokerage | Markham
- Magna International | Aurora
- Magna P&F Tool & Die | Vaughan
- Maple Stamping | Vaughan
- Master’s Trust Realty | Markham
- Maxum Drywall | Vaughan
- Mayfair Electric | Vaughan
- MCA Merchandising Consultants Associates | Vaughan
- Microart Services | Markham
- Mircom Technologies | Vaughan
- Mobile Climate Control Industries | Vaughan
- Mobilelive | Richmond Hill
- Modern Niagara | Vaughan
- Morrison Hershfield | Markham
- MSM Magna Powertrain | Vaughan
- Multimatic | Vaughan
- Mytox Manufacturing | Vaughan
- Next Plumbing & Hydronics | Vaughan
- Nielsen Canada | Markham
- Noble Corporation | Vaughan
- Nova Services Group | Vaughan
- Novatech Patio Doors| Vaughan
- NPL Canada | Vaughan
- OpenText | Richmond Hill
- OZZ Electric | Vaughan
- Paymentus Canada | Richmond Hill
- Priestly Demolition | King
- Plan Group | Vaughan
- Primo Mechanical | Vaughan
- Priszm Canadian Income Funds | Vaughan
- Real Fruit Bubble Tea | Markham
- Recipe Unlimited | Vaughan
- Remax Premier | Vaughan
- Right At Home Realty | Richmond Hill
- Rogers Communications | Richmond Hill
- Rollstamp Manufacturing | Vaughan
- Roni Excavating | Vaughan
- Royal Building Products | Vaughan
- Royal Lepage Your Community Realty Brokerage | Richmond Hill
- Saputo Dairy Products | Vaughan
- Scandinavian Building Services | Vaughan
- Scholastic Canada | Markham
- SCM Insurance Services | Markham
- Select Drywall & Acoustics | Vaughan
- Sheraton Parkway Hotel & Suites | Richmond Hill
- SmartCentres | Vaughan
- Smith and Long | Markham
- Sobeys Retail Support Center | Vaughan
- Soroc Technology | Vaughan
- Spar Group | Vaughan
- St. Joseph Communications | Vaughan
- Stantec Consulting | Markham
- Staples Canada | Richmond Hill
- Stars Technologies | Richmond Hill
- Straw Construction Group | Vaughan
- Structural Group of Companies | Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Sutton Group Admiral Realty | Vaughan
- TACC Construction | Vaughan
- TC Transcontinental Printing | Aurora
- TD Waterhouse | Markham
- Teknion | Vaughan
- Telecon Design | Vaughan
- The Linkage Group | Markham
- The Miller Group | Markham
- Titanium Transportation Group | Vaughan
- Tokmakjian | Vaughan
- Torce Financial Group | Markham
- Toro Aluminum | Vaughan
- Toromont Cat | Vaughan
- Torstar Printing Group | Vaughan
- Toshiba Canada | Markham
- Trane Technologies | Markham
- Trans Power Utility Contractors | Vaughan
- Transdev Canada | Vaughan
- TS Tech Canada | Newmarket
- Tyco Security Products | Vaughan
- UPS | Vaughan
- Veoneer Canada | Markham
- Vexos | Markham
- Vision Extrusions Group | Vaughan
- Voila’ by Sobeys | Vaughan
- W.H. Stuart & Associates | Markham
- Woodbridge Foam | Vaughan
- WorleyParsons | Markham
- WSP | Markham
Source: York Region Employment Survey | 2022
[Listed alphabetically]
- 407 International | Vaughan
- Acklands-Grainger | Markham
- AirBoss of America | Newmarket
- Allstate Insurance Canada | Markham
- Andlauer Healthcare Group | Vaughan
- Aviva Canada | Markham
- Compugen | Richmond Hill
- Enghouse Systems | Markham
- Exco Technologies | Markham
- Extendicare | Markham
- GFL Environmental |Vaughan
- KGHM International | Vaughan
- Magna International | Aurora
- Martinrea International | Vaughan
- Pet Value Holdings | Markham
- Real Matters | Markham
- Sienna Senior Living | Markham
- SmartCentres | Vaughan
- SMTC | Markham
- Smucker Foods of Canada | Markham
- Toromont CAT | Vaughan
- Waste Connections | Vaughan
Source: Financial Post | 2022
[Listed alphabetically]
Anatolia Tile & Stone | Vaughan
emergiTEL | Richmond Hill
Forest Group | Vaughan
G&L Group | Vaughan
Gentec International | Markham
K-Line Group | Stouffville
Mary Brown’s | Markham
McIntosh Perry | Vaughan
Miller Waste Systems | Markham
Mircom Group | Vaughan
Priestly Demolition | King
Rex Power Magnetics | Vaughan
Shah Canada | Vaughan
State Window | Vaughan
Summer Fresh Salads | Vaughan
Turf Care Products Canada | Newmarket
Source: Deloitte | 2022
[Listed alphabetically]
Canadian National Railway Company | Vaughan
Canadian Pacific Railway |Vaughan
Cascades | Vaughan
Desjardins | Aurora
GHD Canada Holdings | Markham
Hatch | Markham
KPMG | Vaughan
OpenText | Richmond Hill
TD Bank | Markham
Source: Globe & Mail | 2023
[Listed alphabetically]
Alectra | Vaughan
Amazon Canada | Vaughan
AMD | Markham
Aviva Canada | Markham
CGI | Markham
CRH Canada Group | Vaughan
Home Depot Canada | Vaughan
Hyundai Auto Canada | Markham
KPMG | Vaughan
Mars Canada | Newmarket
Mazda Canada | Richmond Hill
Olympus Canada | Richmond Hill
Philips Canada | Markham
Sobeys | Vaughan
Techtronic Industries Canada | Markham
Walmart Canada | Vaughan
Source: Globe & Mail | 2023
[Ranked by largest revenue]
- Compugen | Richmond Hill
- CompuCom | Markham
- TeraMach | Markham
- Connex Telecommunications | Richmond Hill
- SmartONE Solutions | Richmond Hill
- FlexITy | Richmond Hill
- F12.net | Markham
- Carbon60 Networks | Richmond Hill
- Data Integrity | Richmond Hill
- CoreIO | Vaughan
- QRX Technology Group | Vaughan
- SolutionStack | Vaughan
- Brains II Solutions | Markham
- BAASS Business Solutions | Vaughan
- R2i | Markham
- ASCA Office Solutions | Vaughan
- Document Direction | Vaughan
- Digitcom Telecommunications | Markham
- SmartPrint | Markham
- Blair Technology Solutions | Markham
- Infinite IT | Vaughan
- MBC Managed IT Services | Richmond Hill
Source: Computer Dealer News | 2022 | Revenue Year: 2021
[Ranked by revenue growth]
- All Value | Vaughan
- Carbon60 | Richmond Hill
- My Baskets | Vaughan
- The Logistics Factory | Richmond Hill
- Greenbrain | Richmond Hill
- The Point Gallery and Step N’ Sort | Vaughan
- Innovative Vision Marketing | Richmond Hill
- Print Geek | Vaughan
- E.B. Box Co. | Richmond Hill
- SolutionStack | Vaughan
- Amar Transport | Vaughan
- Student Works Management Program | Markham
- Unite Communications | Markham
- HomePro Pest Control | Markham
- CompTrak | Aurora
- Wyse Meter Solutions |Vaughan
- Mactrans Logistics | Vaughan
- Pliteq | Vaughan
- TalentSphere Staffing Solutions | Richmond Hill
- DSMA | Markham
- Simpli Home | Vaughan
- Rescue 7 | Markham
- Jonluca Enterprises | Vaughan
- ASTRAPAC | Markham
- Engage People | Markham
Source: The Globe & Mail | 2022
[Ranked by 2021 revenue]
- Magna International | Aurora
- AMD Canada | Markham
- Enghouse Systems | Markham
- Celestica | Newmarket
- Martinrea International | Vaughan
- Sangoma Technologies | Markham
- TECSYS | Markham
Source: Re$earch Infosource | 2022
[Listed alphabetically]
- Anatolia Tile and Stone | Vaughan
- emergiTEL | Richmond Hill
- Forest Group | Vaughan
- G&L Group | Vaughan
- Gentec International | Markham
- K-Line Group | Stouffville
- Mary Brown’s | Markham
- McIntosh Perry | Vaughan
- Miller Waste Systems | Markham
- Mircom Group | Vaughan
- Priestly Demolition | King
- Rex Power Magnetics | Vaughan
- Shah Canada | Vaughan
- State Window | Vaughan
- Summer Fresh Salads | Vaughan
- Turf Care Products Canada | Newmarket
Source: Deloitte | 2022