Independent Pharmacies Like Centrum Put Patients First
Directly Accountable. Professionally Overseen. Patient-Centered Care.
Did you know that a 71-year-old law from 1954 still allows non-pharmacist corporations to own and operate hundreds of pharmacies across Ontario? While Ontario law requires that only pharmacists can own a pharmacy, a loophole allows corporations with pre-1954 business charters to bypass this rule. These rare corporate licenses—now selling for millions—have enabled large companies and investors with no healthcare background to control nearly 1 in 5 pharmacies in the province. According to the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP), 46 of these charter corporations own 954 pharmacies, and just 11 companies own the vast majority of them.
What does this mean for patients?
It means that many pharmacies are operated under corporate oversight, where the focus may not always align with front-line patient care. These corporations aren’t directly overseen by the OCP in the same way that pharmacist-owners are. The College can discipline health professionals, but not business executives with no medical credentials.
Centrum Pharmacy is different.
As an independent, Canadian-owned, and pharmacist-owned pharmacy, Centrum is directly accountable to you, and to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. We do not answer to shareholders or corporate profit models—we answer to our patients. Our only priority is your health, and every decision we make is guided by clinical judgment, compassion, and professional standards.
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When you choose Centrum Pharmacy, you’re choosing personalized care from healthcare professionals who are part of your community—and who are committed to your well-being.
- No corporate pressure.
- No franchise rules.
- Just honest, accountable, pharmacist-led care.
