Top cybersecurity employers in Canada
Shopify leads Canadian cybersecurity with a Visibility score of 64.1 out of 100, 10.3 points ahead of Deloitte. Palo Alto Networks is joint 2nd. The list covers the 68 cybersecurity employers AI recommends to job seekers in Canada.
- 164.1
Shopify
#1 in Canadian cybersecurity#1 for culture#1 for interviews#1 for Security EngineeringEvery AI recommends it for culture, interviews and inclusion. No other Canadian cybersecurity employer is named for culture or interviews by every AI. The cybersecurity employer AI recommends most in Canada.
- 253.8
Deloitte
Top 3Every AIEvery AI recommends it for onboarding.
- 253.8
Palo Alto Networks
Top 3#1 for Product Management#1 for Sales#1 for Threat ResearchEvery AI recommends it for the hiring process, pay and onboarding.
- 443.6
IBM
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for inclusion, pay and job security.
- 443.6
KPMG
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for onboarding.
- 641.0
EY
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for onboarding.
- 641.0
Fortinet
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for the hiring process.
- 838.5
BlackBerry
#1 for Product ManagementAI recommends it most for innovation, leadership and inclusion, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 838.5
Microsoft
#1 for career growthEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for career growth and pay. No other Canadian cybersecurity employer is named for career growth by every AI.
- 838.5
PwC
Every AIAI recommends it most for inclusion, the hiring process and pay, among others.
- 838.5
TELUS
Every AIAI recommends it most for culture, onboarding and interviews, among others.
Everyone else
12 to 30RBC, TD Bank, Cisco, Google and 16 moreShow
- 12RBC33.3
- 12TD Bank33.3
- 14Cisco30.8
- 14Google30.8
- 14Scotiabank30.8
- 17BMO25.6
- 18CGI20.5
- 18CIBC20.5
- 18CrowdStrike20.5
- 18Rogers Communications20.5
- 22Communications Security Establishment17.9
- 23Accenture15.4
- 23Bell15.4
- 23Darktrace15.4
- 23Shared Services Canada15.4
- 27AWS12.8
- 27Check Point Software12.8
- 29OpenText10.3
- 30Amazon7.7
- 30Cylance7.7
32 to 40Dell, FireEye, Lightspeed Commerce, Optiv and 33 moreShow
- 32Dell5.1
- 32FireEye5.1
- 32Lightspeed Commerce5.1
- 32Optiv5.1
- 32Salesforce5.1
- 32Secureworks5.1
- 32Tenable5.1
- 32Ubisoft5.1
- 40AMD2.6
- 40Automattic2.6
- 40Big Four2.6
- 40BlackBerry Cylance2.6
- 40Broadcom2.6
- 40Canadian Federal Government2.6
- 40Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce2.6
- 40Datadog2.6
- 40Defence Research and Development Canada2.6
- 40ESET2.6
- 40Elastic2.6
- 40Etsy2.6
- 40Gemalto2.6
- 40Hydro-Québec2.6
- 40ISACA2.6
- 40Intel2.6
- 40Intel Security2.6
- 40Kinaxis2.6
- 40Leidos2.6
- 40Mastercard2.6
- 40McAfee2.6
- 40Meta2.6
- 40Mphasis2.6
- 40Okta2.6
- 40Ontario Power Generation2.6
- 40Red Hat2.6
- 40Sophos2.6
- 40Thales2.6
- 40Vanguard2.6
Best for what candidates ask about
The Canadian cybersecurity employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.
- PayPalo Alto Networks
- InnovationShopify
- LeadershipBlackBerry
- PurposeShopify
- Hiring processPalo Alto Networks
- Career growthMicrosoft
- CultureShopify
- Work-life balanceShopify
- InclusionShopify
- InterviewsShopify
- OnboardingDeloitte
- Job securityIBM
By role
Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.
- Top cybersecurity employers for Product Management in CanadaSee the ranking →
- Top cybersecurity employers for Sales in CanadaSee the ranking →
- Top cybersecurity employers for Security Engineering in CanadaSee the ranking →
- Top cybersecurity employers for Software Engineering in CanadaSee the ranking →
- Top cybersecurity employers for Threat Research in CanadaSee the ranking →
About this ranking
This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.
What separates the top five from the rest is onboarding and the hiring process: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on purpose, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.
Across the 23 countries the index covers for cybersecurity, the leader here has the 10th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in the US, AI recommends Palo Alto Networks first.
More than half of the 68 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 38.5. The leader's 64.1 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.
Most lists of the best cybersecurity companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.
Cybersecurity rankings in other countries
- AustraliaTop pickPwC
- BrazilTop pickIBM
- ChinaTop pickTencent
- DenmarkTop pickDanske Bank
- FranceTop pickThales
- GermanyTop pickSiemens
- IndiaTop pickCisco
- IrelandTop pickMicrosoft
- ItalyTop pickAccenture
- JapanTop pickNEC
- MexicoTop pickIBM
- NetherlandsTop pickING
- NorwayTop pickTelenor
- Saudi ArabiaTop pickSTC
- SingaporeTop pickPalo Alto Networks
- South KoreaTop pickLG CNS
- SpainTop pickTelefónica
- SwedenTop pickEricsson
- SwitzerlandTop pickMicrosoft
- United Arab EmiratesTop pickPalo Alto Networks
- United KingdomTop pickDarktrace
- United StatesTop pickPalo Alto Networks
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Questions about this ranking
What are the top cybersecurity companies to work for in Canada?
Going by who AI recommends most to Canadian job seekers right now: Shopify, Deloitte, Palo Alto Networks, IBM and KPMG.
Which Canadian cybersecurity employer does AI recommend for career growth?
Microsoft. No other Canadian cybersecurity employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about career growth.
Which Canadian cybersecurity employer does AI recommend for culture?
Shopify. No other Canadian cybersecurity employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about culture.
Which Canadian cybersecurity employer does AI recommend for interviews?
Shopify. No other Canadian cybersecurity employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about interviews.
How does the Employer Visibility Index work?
We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.
How often are rankings updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.