Why Choose Teachers'?
Teachers’ has an outstanding reputation for top performance. We set the standard for pension and investment management in Canada, and are recognized worldwide for quality and innovation.


Employees enjoy working here
Employees consistently give Teachers’ high ratings as a place to work in employee opinion surveys.

Employees say working at Teachers’ increases their value as professionals. They have unique opportunities to grow within Teachers’ and in their specialized fields. Why?


  • Large asset size and sophisticated investment strategies
  • Variety of work
  • Exposure to international markets and complex transactions
  • Development of IT business applications and systems that no other institutional investor has
  • Extensive training to become industry specialists

How do these qualities help you grow as a professional? It’s simple. The more you see, the better you become at what you do.

Working for an industry leader offers big advantages


  • We’re a $107.5-billion investor and one of few in North America with a global reach.
  • Teachers’ has an excellent reputation for quality, sophistication and superior investment performance. Employees enjoy working for a winning team.
  • We’re recognized as one of the most innovative, creative financial institutions in the world. Read more >>
  • Our professionals gain exposure to the full spectrum of investment products in every major market in the world: Canada, United States, Europe, Asia and emerging markets.
  • Unlike most other pension plans, Teachers’ Private Capital, our private investment arm, makes the majority of its investments directly instead of using private equity funds. This gives our staff unique, hands-on experience in the deal-making process.
  • The breadth of our market involvement gives staff insight into global capital flows — the best quality information for investment management at the portfolio and total fund levels.
  • We continually invest in the latest technologies. Our IT professionals use them to build sophisticated systems available in few other Canadian financial institutions.
  • We are recognized as one of the most innovative financial institutions in the world — our accolades include Public Pension Fund Investor of the Year, Savviest Public Pension Plan and Teachers' Private Capital was ranked in the top 20 in the world by Private Equity International.
  • We’re a big investor, but we’re only 800 people. Without the bureaucracy of a large organization, our staff are free to do their jobs in the best way they see fit.
  • We extensively train pension specialists to provide first-class service to 295,000 teachers and pensioners. Our commitment to provide outstanding service leads us to develop award-winning web-based services and technology solutions for plan members.
When you add it all up, Teachers’ is your best choice for working in the Canadian pension and investment industry. Read Working at Teachers' (33 KB PDF)
Posted April 2011