Timeline

1. Registration is now open. Click here to register. Participating organizations must register online by May 31, at the latest, and identify (or assign) a Survey Coordinator.
2. Survey Coordinators receive their participant package starting May 1.
3. The Survey Coordinator distributes the confidential Employee Opinion Survey to either a random sample or all employees, who complete it online or return it directly to Hewitt by June 30.
4. The Survey Coordinator distributes the Leadership Team Survey to all members of the most senior leadership team in Canada, who must complete the online Web surveys by June 30.
5. The Survey Coordinator works with the appropriate people in the organization to ensure that the HR Survey is fully completed and submitted by June 15.
6. During July, August and September, Hewitt processes, analyzes and scores the submitted survey materials. Participating organizations that opt for early reporting will be granted access to their results via Hewitt's online reporting Web site. Follow-up analyses and report writing take place in October, November and December.
7. Organizations find out whether they will be recognized on either the Best Employers in Canada list or the Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada list at the beginning of October.
8. Participating organizations that don't opt for early reporting will be granted complimentary access to their organization-wide results in December.

Our Methodology

Our position is that employees determine if an organization is a Best Employer. Accordingly, the Employee Opinion Survey is the primary tool used to determine a participating organization's final ranking for purposes of the Best Employers in Canada list or the Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada list. The HR and Leadership Team Surveys provide insight into why an organization's engagement score may be high or low.

All participants receive a report of the overall findings, and each organization receives its own survey results.