Job Market 

Timmins is a resource based community, which is heavily reliant on mining and forestry.  Many of the top employers fall into the mining and spin-off sectors.  There is a wide range of employment opportunities available, ranging from the highly skilled professional positions, such as engineers, to the entry level positions.

Leading industries for employment include:

  • Mining
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Retail

The City's top employer is Xstrata Copper (mining) followed by the municipality (City of Timmins) and Porcupine Joint Venture (mining).

Top Private Sector Employers

Employer

Employees

Xstrata  Copper - Kidd Creek Metallurgical and Mining Division

1,057

Goldcorp Inc. (mining)

   585

J.S. Redpath Limited (mining)

   350

Dumas Contracting (mining)

   325

Wal-Mart

   223

Domtar Inc. (forestry)

   125

Northern Tel L.P.

   114

Canadian Tire

   110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Public Sector Employers

Employer

Employees

City of Timmins

   723

Timmins and District Hospital

   583

Conseil scolaire catholique du district (CSCD) des Grandes Rivières

   485

District School Board Ontario North East

   300

Northeastern Catholic District School Board

   300

Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board

   188

Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology - Porcupine Campus

   180

Timmins & District Child and Family Services

   166

Cochrane Temiskaming Resource Centre

   165