Top Employer: Gilead Sciences Canada Inc.

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

Here are some of the reasons why Gilead Sciences Canada Inc. was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2025):

Gilead Sciences Canada manages the "G. Thanks" recognition program enabling employees to easily recognize peers for a job well done with awards like gift cards or meal vouchers (to a maximum value of $75)
Gilead Sciences Canada encourages well-being with a wellness spending account (to $1,000 per year) for expenses like gym memberships, as well support from a corporate wellness committee
Gilead Sciences Canada offers a full suite of financial benefits, including a share purchase plan available to all employees, contributions to retirement through a defined contribution pension plan or matching RSP, and access to corporate discounts through its Show Me the Perks program

Gilead Sciences Canada employees volunteer for the Red Door Family Shelter

Industry	Pharmaceutical products
Established in Canada	2006
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Gilead Sciences Inc
Parent company head office	Foster City, CA, United States
Major Canadian locations	Québec QC, Mississauga ON
Full-time employees in Canada	541
Average age of employees in Canada	45 years
Longest serving employee	37 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension, matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Wellness spending account	up to $1,000 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 15 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 24 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
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $5,250 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)