Company Profile

The Polident range of products is produced by GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK), a research-based pharmaceutical company devoted to discovering and developing new and innovative medicines, vaccines and health care products for Canadians and people around the world.

Every day our employees strive to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.

GSK has been recognized as one of the 50 best companies to work for in Canada for the last ten consecutive years and is a top 15 investor in Canadian research and development, contributing more than $144 million in 2009.

Consumer Healthcare Division

GSK also possesses a Consumer Healthcare Division that offers a number of market-leading over-the-counter medicines, dental health products and nutritious health drinks.

Key facts

The company’s 2,700 Canadian employees work to discover, develop, manufacture and market innovative medicines, vaccines and health care products.

GlaxoSmithKline has been recognized as one of the top 50 companies to work for in Canada for the past ten years.

The company's $250 million Canadian headquarters is located in Mississauga, Ontario.
GlaxoSmithKline maintains two Canadian manufacturing facilities in Mississauga, Ontario and Quebec City (Ste-Foy) and the North American research and development hub in Laval.