Economy of Alberta
Largest employers
Columns: Rank (2012) | Rank (2010) | Employer | Industry | 2012 Employees (Total) | 2010 Employees (Total) | 2007 Employees (Total) | Head office
1 | 1 | Alberta Health Services | Healthcare | 99400 | 92200 | see note | Edmonton | 2 | 2 | Canada Safeway Limited | Wholesale and Retail Trade | 30000 | 30000 | 34,318 | Calgary | 3 | 6 | Agrium Inc. | Agri-business | 14800 | 11153 | n/a | Calgary | 4 | 7 | University of Alberta | Education | 14500 | 10800 | 11,000 | Edmonton | 5 | 4 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Transportation | 14169 | 14970 | 15,232 | Calgary | 6 | 5 | Suncor Energy | Petroleum Resource Industry | 13026 | 12978 | 5,800 | Calgary | 7 | 9 | Shaw Communications | Communications | 12500 | 10000 | 8,985 | Calgary | 8 | 8 | Flint Energy Services Ltd. | Energy | 11211 | 10280 | 6,169 | Calgary | 9 | 11 | Stantec Inc. | Professional Services | 11100 | 9300 | n/a | Edmonton | 10 | 12 | Calgary Board of Education | Public Education | 9106 | 9278 | 10,972 | Calgary