Brandon has a significant, diverse portfolio of economic contributors, including the Canadian Forces base at Shilo. Brandon’s largest employers include:
| Manufacturing Companies Over 50 Employees | |
| Total Employees | |
| Maple Leaf Consumer Foods | 2,000 |
| Behlen Industries LP | 300 |
| Koch Industries | 300 |
| Saputo Dairy Products | 140 |
| Cancade Company | 100 |
| Atom Jet Group | 100 |
| Chemtrade Logistics Inc | 81 |
| Pfizer | 80 |
| Greenstone Building Products | 60 |
| Brandon Sun | 56 |
| Leech Printing | 56 |
| Modern Industrial Structures | 50 |
| Non-Manufacturing Companies over 100 * | |
| Total Employees | |
| Paul's Hauling | 450+ |
| Mazer Group | 300+ |
| BellMTS | 175 |
| Westman Communications Group | 150 |
| Shared Health | 135 |
| Westoba Credit Union | 130 |
*Not including service sector retail
| Head Offices with National Scope | |||
| Total Employees | Local Employees | National Employees | |
| Cando Rail Services | 360 | 80 | 280 |
| Murray Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC | 1,000 | 90 | 910 |
| Genesis Hospitality | 1,015 | 325 | 690 |
| Public Sector over 100 | |
| Total Employees | |
| Prairie Mountain Health Authority | 2,680 |
| Canadian Forces Base Shilo | 1,750 |
| Brandon School Division | 1,150 |
| Province of Manitoba | 688 |
| Assiniboine Community College | 500 |
| City of Brandon | 500 |
| Brandon University | 447 |
| Manitoba Hydro | 338 |
| Government of Canada | 225 |
| Child & Family Services Westman | 150 |
