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As of 4 November 2026, 1,661 general & specialty stores are based in Canada; 14 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
- 1,661
- Hiring now
- 14 · 2 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other general & specialty stores · 396
- Top city
- Québec · 35
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 50,098
General & specialty stores in Canada, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other general & specialty stores | 396 | 24% |
| Convenience stores & kiosks | 109 | 7% |
| Tile & flooring webshops | 98 | 6% |
| General merchandise webshops | 73 | 4% |
| Interior finishing material webshops | 72 | 4% |
| Hot tub pool & spa stores | 71 | 4% |
| Consumer electronics appliance webshops | 70 | 4% |
| Kitchen & bathroom showrooms | 55 | 3% |
| Construction materials distribution | 50 | 3% |
| Independent supermarkets | 48 | 3% |
| Sporting goods webshops | 44 | 3% |
| Vending & micro market operators | 39 | 2% |
| Discount & variety stores | 37 | 2% |
| Wine & spirits shops | 37 | 2% |
| Home decor webshops | 35 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 155 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,345 · 7 |
| 11-50 employees | 104 · 4 |
| 51-200 employees | 36 · 1 |
| 201-500 employees | 9 · 0 |
| 501-1000 employees | 6 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 2 · 2 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 2 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Québec | 35 | 2% |
| Montréal | 20 | 1% |
| Repentigny South | 19 | 1% |
| Toronto | 15 | 1% |
| Victoria | 11 | 1% |
| Calgary (Highfield / Burns Industrial) | 9 | 1% |
| Chilliwack Central | 9 | 1% |
| Rode | 9 | 1% |
| Street | 8 | 0% |
| Vaughan | 8 | 0% |
| Winnipeg | 8 | 0% |
| Brantford | 7 | 0% |
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The stack of general & specialty stores in Canada
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Other segments of commerce & trade in Canada
Commerce & trade in Canada, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 20,657 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 8,841 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 7,856 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 5,300 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 3,395 →
Industrial & chemical distribution · 3,240 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 2,589 →
Tobacco, vape & cannabis retail · 2,439 →
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1,661 general & specialty stores are based in Canada; 14 are hiring right now and Québec has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/canada/general_and_specialty_stores)
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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.
General & specialty stores in Canada: questions
How many general & specialty stores are there in Canada?
1,661 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → General & specialty stores → leaf niches such as other general & specialty stores, convenience stores & kiosks, tile & flooring webshops. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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