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Top real estate employers in Canada

CBRE leads Canadian real estate with a Visibility score of 56.4 out of 100, 5.1 points ahead of JLL. RE/MAX is joint 2nd. The list covers the 38 real estate employers AI recommends to job seekers in Canada.

38 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    CBRE

    #1 in Canadian real estate#1 for culture#1 for inclusion#1 for Property Management

    Every AI recommends it for culture, inclusion and work-life balance, among others. No other Canadian real estate employer is named for culture or inclusion by every AI. The real estate employer AI recommends most in Canada.

    56.4
  2. 2

    JLL

    Top 3Global starEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth.

    51.3
  3. 2

    RE/MAX

    Top 3#1 for hiring process#1 for onboarding#1 for Brokerage & Sales

    Every AI recommends it for the hiring process, onboarding and career growth. No other Canadian real estate employer is named for the hiring process or onboarding by every AI.

    51.3
  4. 4

    Colliers

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for work-life balance.

    43.6
  5. 5

    Brookfield

    #1 for leadership#1 for Investment & FinanceEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership. No other Canadian real estate employer is named for leadership by every AI.

    38.5
  6. 5

    Cushman & Wakefield

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth.

    38.5
  7. 7

    Brookfield Properties

    #1 for Development & Construction#1 for LeasingEvery AI

    AI recommends it most for innovation, the hiring process and career growth.

    35.9
  8. 8

    Sotheby's International Realty

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for the hiring process.

    20.5
  9. 9

    Avison Young

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for work-life balance and career growth.

    17.9
  10. 10

    Engel & Völkers

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for career growth.

    10.3
  11. 10

    Mattamy Homes

    AI recommends it most for innovation, interviews and pay, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.

    10.3

Everyone else

12 to 22Cmhc, Keller Williams, BMO, CIBC and 23 moreShow
  1. 12Cmhc7.7
  2. 12Keller Williams7.7
  3. 14BMO5.1
  4. 14CIBC5.1
  5. 14Coldwell Banker5.1
  6. 14Habitat for Humanity5.1
  7. 14Minto5.1
  8. 14RBC5.1
  9. 14Scotiabank5.1
  10. 14Zillow5.1
  11. 22Canada Life2.6
  12. 22Canada Pension Plan Investment Board2.6
  13. 22Collier2.6
  14. 22FirstService Residential2.6
  15. 22Greystar2.6
  16. 22Guy Carpenter2.6
  17. 22Hines2.6
  18. 22Loblaw2.6
  19. 22Pcl Construction2.6
  20. 22Pinnacle2.6
  21. 22Realty Income2.6
  22. 22Redfin2.6
  23. 22STC2.6
  24. 22TD Bank2.6
  25. 22Toronto-Dominion Bank2.6
  26. 22Zolo2.6
  27. 22eXp Realty2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Canadian real estate employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own 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 career growth and work-life balance: 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 real estate, the leader here has the 16th highest score. CBRE also leads in Denmark, Spain and Italy and elsewhere.

More than half of the 38 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 10.3. The leader's 56.4 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best real estate 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.

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top real estate companies to work for in Canada?

Going by who AI recommends most to Canadian job seekers right now: CBRE, JLL, RE/MAX, Colliers and Brookfield.

Which Canadian real estate employer does AI recommend for leadership?

Brookfield. No other Canadian real estate employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about leadership.

Which Canadian real estate employer does AI recommend for the hiring process?

RE/MAX. No other Canadian real estate employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about the hiring process.

Which Canadian real estate employer does AI recommend for culture?

CBRE. No other Canadian real estate employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about culture.

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.