About Us

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Founded in 1938, Eli Lilly Canada Inc. has since grown to become one of Canada’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. We’ve repeatedly been recognized as one of the best companies to work for in Canada, and many generations of Lilly Canada employees have sustained a culture that values excellence, integrity and respect for people.

Globally, Eli Lilly and Company employs more than 38,000 people and markets medicines in 143 countries. With major Research and Development facilities in eight countries and clinical trials ongoing in more than 50 countries, Lilly’s work continues to break new ground, placing it on the leading edge in many of today’s most important areas of health care research.

By applying the latest research from our own worldwide laboratories, collaborating with eminent scientific organizations and employing the most up-to-date technology, Lilly is developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products.

Corporate Office

Eli Lilly Canada built its first facility in 1946 and the Canadian headquarters are still located on this site in Toronto, Ontario. Today, the company employs more than 600 people across the country.