Top Employer: Abbott Canada

Recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Abbott Canada was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2025):

Abbott Canada starts new employees with three weeks of paid vacation and offers additional time off during the Christmas to New Year's shutdown period, ranging from five to seven days depending on the province
Abbott Canada hosts a variety of social events throughout the year, including an end-of-year holiday party, international potluck lunches, Halloween costume and pumpkin carving contests, summer ice-cream truck visits, indoor go-karting, bowling, and more
Abbott Canada supports ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for courses related and not directly related to their current position, to a $15,000 maximum over five years

Abbott Canada employees enjoy a potluck lunch at the office

Industry	Medical and pharmaceutical products
Established in Canada	1931
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Abbott Laboratories
Parent company head office	Abbott Park, IL, United States
Major Canadian locations	Mississauga ON, Ottawa ON, Montréal QC
Full-time employees in Canada	1,449
Part-time employees in Canada	15
Average age of employees in Canada	44 years
Longest serving employee	47 years
Benefits note	Abbott Canada has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension, defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 80% of salary for 18 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, leadership development programs, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 80% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees receive paid time off to volunteer