Major Employers
|
Company Name |
Sector |
Total Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 1,410 | |
| Health | 1,334 | |
| Government | 650 | |
| Giant Tiger Distribution Centre & Transportation |
Warehousing/Logistics |
507 |
| Burnbrae Farms Limited | Food Manufacturing | 450 |
|
Manufacturing |
400 |
|
| 3M Canada Company | Manufacturing | 340 |
| Transportation | 338 | |
| Health | 300 | |
| Retail | 290 | |
| Northern Cables Inc. |
Power Cables and Systems |
285 |
|
Government |
275 |
|
| Trillium Health Care Products Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 265 |
| Manufacturing | 236 | |
| Power Cables and Systems | 200 | |
| Food Manufacturing | 198 | |
| Manufacturing | 125 | |
| Entertainment | 122 |
Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB)
Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is one of the largest public school boards geographically in Ontario covering 12,000 square kilometres. Upper Canada's area includes the counties of Lanark, Leeds, Grenville, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott and Russell. Approximately 4,315 people work for the school board. Throughout Leeds Grenville, it employs approximately 1,410 people in its schools, education centres and at its central administration offices. Among some of its services are full-day, every day kindergarten and board-wide French immersion programming. Upper Canada has a Champion for Kids Foundation to help children in need. The foundation raises money to help students enroll in extra-curricular activities and sports. The board office is located at 225 Central Ave. Brockville, Ontario.
Brockville General Hospital (BGH)
Brockville General Hospital has been serving the residents of Leeds Grenville since 1885. In its over 140-year history, the hospital has consistently adjusted to meet the needs of its community.
BGH offers full acute care services, including emergency and intensive care, medical, surgical and obstetrical care. Various ambulatory services are also available, along with day surgery, MRI, ECG, CT Scanning, stress testing, radiology, ultrasound and an Ontario Breast Screening Clinic. BGH also specializes in complex and palliative care and rehabilitation.
In addition to these, BGH sponsors the Assault Response and Care Centre. The Mental Health Crisis Team of the Royal Ottawa Hospital has offices at BGH and provides support to both the emergency department and inpatient programs. BGH is one of Leeds Grenville's top employers and includes staff nurses, allied health, support, administrative and medical employees. It relies on the additional support of volunteers. The Brockville and District Hospital Foundation raises funds to provide ongoing special services.
www.brockvillegeneralhospital.ca
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in partnership with its municipalities and townships, provide a wide variety of services to the public. These services include county roads maintenance, Paramedic Service, Integrated Program Delivery, Ontario Early Years Centres, community housing, and long-term care to name a few.
The main administrative office is located on 25 Central Avenue in Brockville. There are a total of 35 workplace locations spread across Leeds Grenville, including the Economic Development Office on Wall Street in downtown Brockville. Two major attractions are the Limerick Forest, Leeds and Grenville's community forest, and the Sand Bay County Park with its nature trails at Charleston Lake.
Giant Tiger Distribution Centre & Transportation
Giant Tiger is the leading Canadian-owned family discount store, committed to providing on-trend family fashions, groceries and everyday household needs. Giant Tiger is a privately held company with over 250 locations across Canada.
The state-of-the-art Distribution Centre in Johnstown covers approximately 600,000 square feet and features the first Symbotic system in Canada, the latest in shipping and warehousing technology. With one of the top fleets in Canada for safety, Tiger Trucking is proud to operate modern equipment and utilizes the Long Combination Vehicle (LCV). This supports Giant Tiger’s initiative of safe and efficient movement of goods across the central and eastern provinces with hubs in Leeds Grenville, Ontario and Moncton, New Brunswick.
Burnbrae Farms Limited
This powerhouse egg company began modestly in 1893 when Scottish immigrant Joseph Hudson started with a small farm operation. Almost a century and a half later, Burnbrae Farms has proven itself as a leader with its award-winning new product innovation.
Presently, Burnbrae Farms is a thriving participant in Canadian agribusiness, selling eggs and egg products to many of the major grocery chains, food service operations and large bakery customers throughout Canada and the United States. It continues to be privately owned and operated by the Hudson family with Leeds Grenville locations in both the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley and the City of Brockville.
Cardinal Health
Products made by Cardinal Health range from recording charts for medical and industrial instrumentation to thermal sensitive papers for thermal printers and electrocardiograph electrodes and medical disposables. They also produce blankbooks, surgical and medical instruments and apparatus, professional equipment and supplies. Cardinal Health has annual sales of between $20 to $50 million. Located in the Town of Gananoque, Cardinal Health employs many staff throughout the region.
3M Canada Company
3M Canada Company has a large presence in Brockville, with four facilities dominating the landscape in the John G. Broome Business Park on California Avenue, including the most recent constructed to produce N95 masks. The company originally purchased a 132,500-square-foot building on 11 acres. It then established a new pressure-sensitive tape plant in 1994. In 1998, 3M expanded and built the Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Facility. The local sites produce a variety of products that are recognized around the world.
Kriska Transportation
Founded in 1978, Kriska is a Canadian carrier specializing in cross-border freight. The head office is ideally situated just off Highway 401 in Prescott Ontario, between Montreal and Toronto, only minutes from two International bridges. Terminal locations provide convenient links to Mississauga and Brantford with drop yards in Ingleside and Montreal. Staff include over 100 inside employees, 20 mechanics and a team of planner/dispatchers providing 24/7 coverage. The truckload fleet consists of 300+ power units composed of company and owner-operator units, and over 750 trailers.
As an eight-time winner of the Shipper’s Choice Award and a Platinum Club Member of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies, there is no doubt they are a truckload specialist committed to reliable and efficient North America-wide access. The core specialty is their specialized Transborder Service, perfectly positioned to serve Canadian/U.S. freight distribution opportunities. Kriska operates truckload service along the 401 corridor between Windsor and Sarnia daily, and the Interline Logistics service takes truckload and LTL freight to all points in North America. Kriska also operates over 400,000 square feet of warehousing and temperature-controlled services for food grade customers.
St. Lawrence Lodge
Originally opened in 1970, St. Lawrence Lodge was modernized into a contemporary 224-bed Long Term Care Home. The lodge operates partnership with the City of Brockville, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, the Town of Prescott, the Town of Gananoque and in conjunction with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the South East Local Health Integrated Network (SE LHIN). St. Lawrence Lodge is located on eastern boundary of the 1000 Islands and City of Brockville and graces the shores of the famed and historic St. Lawrence River. The Lodge employs about full- and part-time staff. Learn more about St. Lawrence Lodge and the St. Lawrence Lodge Foundation.
Walmart (Brockville)
This large Super Centre at 1942 Parkedale Avenue includes a pharmacy, photo centre grocery, nail salon, vision centre, a seasonal department and McDonald's. Wal-Mart Super Centre Brockville, part of a north-end power centre, employs people in both full- and part-time positions.
Northern Cables Inc.
The "Armoured Cable Specialists." Northern Cables is a world-class manufacturer of commercial and industrial power cables. They operate three manufacturing facilities and six distribution centres to service customers throughout North America. Raw materials used in the manufacture of their cables are sourced in North America. For security, facilities are Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) approved by the Canadian Border Services and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Northern Cables produces copper and aluminum cables to CSA and UL Standards for the North American market. The company markets its products and services exclusively through Wholesale Wire and Electrical Distribution. The company also has a location in Prescott.
City of Brockville
The City of Brockville is one of Ontario's longest-staning municipalities with a substantial industrial base. It is recognized as a hub for transportation, warehousing and logistics companies. It offers amenities of a much larger urban centre, including the Brockville Arts Centre, the Brockville Museum, the Public Library, John Broome Industrial Park, The Brock Trail and full water and sewer services. The city operates several sporting venues and parks. A crown jewel is St. Lawrence Park overlooking the St. Lawrence River. Staff provide support to the city's various departments, including parks and recreation, tourism, economic development and planning.
Trillium Health Care Products Inc.
Trillium Health Care Products is a premier contract manufacturer of category-leading, over-the-counter drugs for many of the world's top pharmaceutical companies. Operating out of a US FDA and Health Canada approved 210,000-square-foot plant in Brockville, Trillium has built a reputation in the pharmaceutical industry for its focus on quality and technical expertise while producing a diverse portfolio of drug products.
The experienced staff has provided full service, turn-key solutions for its customers for over 25 years. Every family in Canada has at least one product manufactured by Trillium in their medicine cabinet. Over 60% of the products they manufacture are sold in the USA.
Canarm Ltd.
Canarm Ltd. is a global marketer and manufacturer of lighting, air moving and related products. Another expansion of the company's Parkedale Avenue facility was recently completed. Canarm has five satellite manufacturing plants in Ontario, one in Illinois and a distribution centre in Montreal. Canarm also has 14 manufacturing sites and a showroom in China. Canarm Ltd. was created in 1980 by a merger of Danor and Canadian Armature Works. CEO David Beatty and President James Cooper say the company's philosophy is to give back to communities where their facilities are located.
Prysmian Group
Prysmian is located at 137 Commerce Drive in the Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal industrial park. Prysmian is the world leader in wire & cabling, serving Canada for more than a century. The Canadian facilities are dedicated to providing advanced, reliable cabling solutions for power distribution, industrial and construction applications, telecom, and more. Backed by a global network, Prysmian Canada is a selected partner for the world's most innovative wire and cable products, some manufactured in Leeds Grenville.
Ingredion Canada Incorporated
Ingredion Canada Inc., first founded in 1858, is one of Canada's principal producers and suppliers of high-quality food ingredients and industrial products. The corn products facility in Cardinal operates using a regional approach, relying on the expertise of local sales, marketing and product development.
The company's global product development and systems operations ensure that new product ideas, systems, and operational expertise can be shared around the world.
HFI Pyrotechnics Inc.
HFI Pyrotechnics develops, manufactures, and supplies a wide range of specialty pyrotechnic products for the global defence and security market. As a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty pyrotechnic products, HFI serves military and commercial clients around the world with solutions designed to meet specific requirements for safety, reliability, and cost-effective performance. The company has built a reputation for delivering the performance and value clients have come to expect and is recognized as one of Canada’s premier producers and suppliers of military-grade specialty pyrotechnic products and services for defence and commercial applications.
Shorelines Casino 1000 Islands
Shorelines Casino is located on the border of Gananoque in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands. There are over 500 slot machines with favourites such as Wheel of Fortune and monopoly, numerous gaming tables offering Texas Hold-em, Blackjack and Let it Ride and roulette. Other features of this multi-million dollar facility include a glass wall and two murals of the Thousand Islands in the facility's restaurant. There are numerous group and hotel packages available.
This page last reviewed in May 2026.
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