The Canadian Olympic Committee has been named as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for a second year running ©Getty Images

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Olympic Foundation (COF) have been ranked among the Best Workplaces in Canada by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada for the second year in a row.

"I’m so proud to see the COC once again be recognised as one of the best places to work in Canada," David Shoemaker, COC chief executive and secretary general said.

"It speaks to the work we’ve done to help our team stay connected while we pivoted to a virtual workplace, and to our collective commitment to one another during the pandemic.

"We have grown closer as a result and I am proud of the culture we continue to build together."

The COC ranked 22nd out of 50 in the 100-999 employee category, moving up from 35th last year.

Canadian Olympic Committee secretary general David Shoemaker, pictured left greeting Senegal's Olympic Committee President Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye - with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looking on - has welcomed a second Great Workplace award for his organisation ©Getty Images
Canadian Olympic Committee secretary general David Shoemaker, pictured left greeting Senegal's Olympic Committee President Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye - with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looking on - has welcomed a second Great Workplace award for his organisation ©Getty Images

The results are based on the 2020 Trust Index annual survey and an independent assessment of the people, programmes and processes by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada.

The 2021 Best Workplaces in Canada were published as a special national report in The Globe and Mail on April 16.

Earlier this year, the COC was named one of Canada’s 2021 Best Workplaces for Women by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada.

This marked the first such distinction for the COC whose staff is 65 per cent women, including representation at all levels.

The COC, along with the Canadian Olympic Foundation, has 114 permanent employees who primarily work out of offices in Toronto and Montreal.