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As of 4 November 2026, 7,840 vehicle & parts retail are based in Canada; 85 are hiring right now and Québec has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 7,840
- Hiring now
- 85 · 26 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Used car dealerships · 2,216
- Top city
- Québec · 351
- Parent market
- Automotive · 18,559
Vehicle & parts retail in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Used car dealerships | 2,216 | 28% |
| Franchised car dealerships | 1,808 | 23% |
| Online auto parts shops | 892 | 11% |
| Other vehicle & parts retail | 626 | 8% |
| Tire & wheel retailers | 617 | 8% |
| Auto parts distributors | 538 | 7% |
| Scrap car buyers | 484 | 6% |
| Motorcycle dealerships | 424 | 5% |
| Offroad & performance parts shops | 362 | 5% |
| Commercial vehicle dealers | 312 | 4% |
| Car buying services | 288 | 4% |
| Motorcycle parts retail | 235 | 3% |
| Boat dealers | 210 | 3% |
| Luxury & classic car dealers | 202 | 3% |
| Bicycle shops | 176 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,293 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 5,190 · 21 |
| 11-50 employees | 790 · 18 |
| 51-200 employees | 478 · 29 |
| 201-500 employees | 51 · 11 |
| 501-1000 employees | 18 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 14 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 5 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Québec | 351 | 4% |
| Toronto | 169 | 2% |
| Montréal | 106 | 1% |
| Ottawa | 71 | 1% |
| Laval | 58 | 1% |
| Calgary | 49 | 1% |
| Mississauga (Matheson / East Rathwood) | 49 | 1% |
| Calgary (Bridgeland / Greenview / Zoo / YYC) | 45 | 1% |
| Langley | 45 | 1% |
| Richmond Hill Central | 38 | 0% |
| Brampton East | 35 | 0% |
| North York (Northwood Park / York University) | 35 | 0% |
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The stack of vehicle & parts retail in Canada
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7,840 vehicle & parts retail are based in Canada; 85 are hiring right now and Québec has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/automotive/canada/vehicle_and_parts_retail)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Vehicle & parts retail in Canada: questions
How many vehicle & parts retail are there in Canada?
7,840 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Automotive → Vehicle & parts retail → leaf niches such as used car dealerships, franchised car dealerships, online auto parts shops. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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