1 3 4 8 5 : 2 0 0 3 ▁registered ▁company . ▁C ed ar lane ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁multi - n ational ▁corpor ation ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁employees ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁two ▁main ▁locations ▁are ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁and ▁coinc ident ally , ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁US . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁C ed ar lane ▁has ▁partner ed ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁char itable ▁Canadian ▁organizations ▁to ▁raise ▁fund ing ▁for ▁cancer ▁research , ▁econom ically ▁imp over ished ▁children , ▁men ' s ▁health ▁initi atives ▁and ▁much ▁more . ▁C ed ar lane ▁has ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Can cer ▁Society , ▁Canadian ▁Bre ast ▁Can cer ▁Foundation , ▁S ick K ids ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁C ed ar lane ▁will ▁celebr ate ▁its ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁after ▁being ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁by ▁Richard ▁Cour se . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁C ed ar lane ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁three ▁Canadian ▁research ers ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁and ▁Ontario ▁Can cer ▁Institute ; ▁Dr . ▁S . ▁Ab rah ams , ▁Dr . ▁A . J . ▁Farm ilo ▁and ▁R . C . ▁Cour se . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁C ed ar lane