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This is a list of Canadian stores, grouped by type.
Alcohol and cannabis stores
- Cannabis
- BC Cannabis Stores
- Canna Cabana
- Choom Cannabis Co.
- Dutch Love
- Discounted Cannabis
- FIKA
- Fire & Flower
- Four20 Premium Market
- The Hunny Pot
- One Plant
- Pop's Cannabis Co.
- Sessions Cannabis
- ShinyBud
- Spiritleaf
- Superette
- Tokyo Smoke
- True North Cannabis Co.
- The We Store Cannabis
- Mary Js Cannabis
- Out & About Cannabis
- My Legacy Cannabis
- Tribal Cannbis
- Purple Meadow Cannabis
- BlueBird Cannabis
- Go Green Cannabis
- Canna North Cannabis
- Spiritleaf
Apparel and jewelry stores
Clothing stores
See also: List of Canadian clothing store chains- Women's Clothing
- Ardene
- Aritzia
- La Vie en Rose
- La Château
- Suzy Shier
- Northern Reflections
- Penningtons
- Reitmans
- Maurices Canada — Canadian division of US-based Maurices
- Cleo
- Ricki's
- La Senza
- Fairweather
- Unisex Clothing
- Mark's
- Old Navy Canada — Canadian division of US-based Old Navy
- H&M Canada — Canadian division of Swedish-based H&M
- Joe Fresh
- Bluenotes
- Roots Canada
- Banana Republic Canada — Canadian division of US-based Banana Republic
- American Eagle Canada — Canadian division of US-based American Eagle
- Hollister Canada — Canadian division of US-based Hollister
- Lululemon
- Kit and Ace
- Boathouse
- Guess Canada – Canadian division of US-based Guess
- RW&CO
- Urban Planet
- Dynamite Clothing
- Forever 21 Canada – Canadian division of US-based Forever 21
- Sirens
- Men's Clothing
- Harry Rosen
- Tip Top
- Moores
- Champs Sports Canada — Canadian division of US-based Champs Sports
- International Clothiers
- JD Sports Canada — Canadian division of UK-based JD Sports
- Foot Locker Canada — Canadian division of US-based Foot Locker
- Collins Clothiers
- Carter's/OshKosh'Bogsh Canada — Canadian division of US-based Carter's, OshKosh'Bogsh
- The Children's Place — Canadian division of US-based Children's Place
Defunct clothing stores:
- Bi-Way — discount clothing store chain
- Nygård — apparel manufacturer and retailer
- Alia N TanJay – apparel retailer owned by Nygård International
- Addition Elle — Plus-sized clothing store
- Justice Canada — Children's clothing store
Jewelry stores
- MIchael Hill Jeweller Canada, Canadian division of Australian-based Michael Hill Jeweller
- Griffin Jewellery Designs
- Charmed Amora
Shoe stores
- Aldo
- The Shoe Company
- SoftMoc
- Tootsies
- Clarks Shoes Canada — Canadian division of UK-based Clarks Shoes
- Little Burgundy
- Browns Shoes
Defunct shoe stores:
- Payless Canada – Canadian division of US-based Payless
Gift and bath stores
- Hallmark Canada —Canadian division of US-based Hallmark
- Spencer Gifts Canada — Canadian division of US-based Spencer Gifts
- Hot Topic Canada — Canadian division of US-based Hot Topic
- Bath & Body Works Canada — Canadian division of US-based Bath & Body Works
- The Body Shop Canada — Canadian division of UK-based The Body Shop
Book stores
See also: List of independent bookstores- Arbeiter Ring Publishing
- Attic Books in London, Ontario
- Bakka-Phoenix in Toronto
- Bison Books in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Book City in Toronto
- Camas Bookstore and Infoshop in Victoria, British Columbia
- Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto
- Indigo Books and Music, Canada's largest bookstore chain, based in Toronto
- Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium in Vancouver, British Columbia
- McNally Robinson, small independently run chain of stores across Canada
- The Monkey's Paw in Toronto
- Munro's Books in Victoria
- Spartacus Books in Vancouver
- The Word Bookstore in Montreal
Defunct book stores:
- Aqua Books — former independent bookstore in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- The Book Room — in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the time of its closing in 2008, it was the oldest bookstore in Canada.
- Highway Book Shop — near Cobalt, Ontario
- Hyman's Book and Art Shoppe — an independent Jewish bookstore in Toronto, Ontario
- Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse — former political bookstore and vegan café in Winnipeg
- This Ain't the Rosedale Library — in Toronto
- Toronto Women's Bookstore — in Toronto
Convenience stores
- 7-Eleven Canada — Canadian division of US-based 7-Eleven
- Couche-Tard
- Becker's
- Buck or Two Plus
- Circle K
- replaced the now-defunct Mac's Convenience Stores
- Dollarama
- Dollar Tree Canada — Canadian division of US-based Dollar Tree
- Gateway Newstands
- Needs Convenience
- On the Run
- Pioneer Energy
- Provi-Soir
- Quickie Convenience Stores
- Great Canadian Dollar Store
- Red River Co-op
- Shell Canada — Canadian division of UK-based Shell
Defunct convenience stores:
Department stores
See also: List of department stores by country § Canada- The Bargain! Shop — Swapping to Red Apple Stores
- Canadian Tire
- Costco Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Costco
- Holt Renfrew
- Hart Stores
- HomeSense Canada — Canadian units of US-based HomeSense, owned by TJX
- Hudson's Bay — owned by American group, NRDC Equity Partners
- La Maison Simons
- Lens Mill Store
- Marshalls Canada — Canadian unit of US-based Marshalls, owned by TJX
- Giant Tiger
- Red Apple Stores
- Fields
- Walmart Canada — Canadian division of US-based parent Walmart
- Winners — discount department stores, owned by US-based parent TJX
- Zellers — Revived as a pop-up inside Hudson's Bay stores
Defunct department stores:
- Big Lots! Canada
- Buy Buy Baby Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Buy Buy Baby
- Bed Bath & Beyond Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Bed Bath & Beyond
- Consumers Distributing — catalogue store chain
- Eaton's
- Horizon
- Kmart Canada — Canadian division of US-based parent; Canadian stores sold to Zellers
- Les Ailes de la Mode
- LW Stores
- Metropolitan Stores — variety store chain
- Miracle Mart
- Morgan's
- Nordstrom Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Nordstrom
- Nordstrom Rack Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Nordstrom Rack
- SAAN Stores — discount department store chain
- Shop-Rite — catalogue store chain
- Sears Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Sears
- Simpson's
- Sam's Club Canada
- Target Canada
- Towers
- Wise Stores
- Woodward's
- Woolworth Canada — Canadian unit of the F. W. Woolworth Company
- Woolco Canada — Canadian unit of US-based department store chain
Electronics and entertainment stores
- Best Buy Canada — Canadian division of US-based Best Buy
- Best Buy Mobile Canada — Canadian division of US-based Best Buy Mobile
- Best Buy Express Canada — Canadian division of US-based Best Buy Express
- GameStop Canada — video game retailer, Canadian division of US-based GameStop
- Henry's
- Japan Camera
- Jump+ — Canadian Apple reseller
- Staples Canada (French: Bureau en Gros) — Canadian division of US-based Staples Inc.
- Experimax Canada — Canadian division of US-based Experimax
- Samsung Experience Store Canada — Canadian division of Korean-based Samsung Experience Store
- Sunrise Store
- Apple Store Canada — Canadian division of US-based Apple Store
- Freedom Mobile
- Telus
- Rogers
- Bell Canada
- GameShack
- HMV Canada — Canadian division of UK-based HMV (Returned as a pop-up Toys "R" Us Canada)
Defunct electronics and entertainment stores:
- A&B Sound
- Adventure Electronics
- Blockbuster Video — Canadian unit of US-based video rental shop chain
- Future Shop — electronics retailer
- Jumbo Video — video rental shop chain
- Krazy Krazy
- Tower Records — Canadian division of US-based music and entertainment store chain
- The Source - Closed all locations with some rebranding as "Best Buy Express"
Furniture and home décor stores
- Ashley HomeStore Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Ashley HomeStore
- Bouclair Home
- Babies "R" Us Canada
- HomeSense Canada — discount home furnishing store chain, owned by US-based parent TJX
- Hart Stores
- Sleep Country Canada
- Showcase Stores
- Worldwide Matress Outlet
- Leon's
- La-Z-Boy Gallery Canada — Canadian division of US-based La-Z-Boy
- Structube
- Surplus
- JYSK Canada — Canadian division of Danish-based JYSK
Defunct furniture and home décor stores:
- Bed Bath & Beyond Canada
- Buy Buy Baby Canada
- J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture
- United Furniture Warehouse
- XS Cargo
- Lastman's Bad Boy
Petstores stores
- PetSmart Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain PetSmart
- Global Pet Foods
- Ren's Pets
- Pet Valu
- Pet Max
- Bone & Biscuit
- Tailblazers
Grocery and food stores
Main article: List of supermarket chains in Canada- Bulk Barn
- COBS Bread Canada — Canadian division of Australian-based Bakers Delight
- Laura Secord Chocolates
- Loblaws Companies
- Metro
- Rabba
- Mike Dean Local Grocer
- Save-On-Foods
- Sobeys
- Sobeys Extra
- Farm Boy
- Foodland
- FreshCo
- IGA
- Longo's
- Pete's Fine Foods (formerly Pete's Frootique)
- Safeway
- Thrifty Foods
Defunct grocery & food stores
- A&P - Canadian unit of US-based grocery store chain
- Dominion - defunct as a national chain, operates only in Newfoundland
- Cooper’s Foods
- Food City
- Knob Hill Farms
- Loeb
- Miracle Food Mart
- Supercentre
- Steinberg's
- Woodward’s Food Floors
Home improvement and automotive
- BMR Group
- Canadian Tire
- Home Hardware
- Home Depot Canada
- RONA
- PartSource
- Peavey Mart
- Princess Auto
- Red River Co-op
- The Mufflerman
- Midas
- NAPA Auto Parts Canada — Canadian division of US-based NAPA Auto Parts
- End of The Roll
Defunct home improvement and automotive:
- Aikenhead's Hardware
- Beaver Lumber
- Central
- Dempsey Store
- Eagle Hardware & Garden
- J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture
- Pascal
- TSC Stores — Swapped into Peavey Mart
- Lowe's Canada - Swapped to Rona+
Pharmaceutical stores
See also: List of pharmacies § Canada- Brunet
- Familiprix
- Jean Coutu Group
- Lawtons
- London Drugs
- PharmaChoice
- Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix
- Rexall
Defunct pharmaceutical stores:
Sport and recreation stores
- Bass Pro Shop Canada — Canadian division of US-based outdoor recreational equipment retail chain
- Cabela's Canada — Canadian division of the US-based outdoor recreational equipment retail chain
- FGL Sports, including
- Sporting Life
- Sports Experts
- Tuxedo Source for Sports
- Golf Town
Defunct sports and recreation stores:
Toy stores
- Mastermind Toys
- Toys “R” Us Canada — Independent since 2018 - formerly, the Canadian division of the US-based Toys "R" Us
Defunct toy stores:
- Tops 'N' Toys
- Toy City — toy chain owned by Consumers Distributing
- The Disney Store Canada — Moved to online operations
List of defunct stores
This is a list of Canadian retail stores that have gone out of existence due to either bankruptcy, a merger or takeover where their name is no longer in use.
- A&B Sound
- ALIA N Tan Jay — Clothing store owned by Nygård
- Big Lots! Canada — Department store
- A&P — Canadian unit of US-based grocery store chain
- Adventure Electronics
- Aikenhead's Hardware — hardware store
- Aqua Books — former independent bookstore
- Addition Elle — Plus sized clothing store
- Beaver Lumber — hardware/lumber store chain
- Big V - Pharmacy
- BP Canada — Convenience store
- Bi-Way — discount clothing store chain
- Blockbuster Video — Canadian unit of US-based video rental shop chain
- The Book Room — At the time of its closing in 2008, it was the oldest bookstore in Canada.
- Bed Bath &- Beyond Canada — Bath & furniture store
- Buy Buy Baby Canada — Baby store
- Central — home improvement stores
- Consumers Distributing — catalogue store chain
- Dempsey Store — home improvement stores
- Dominion — grocery store chain, except Newfoundland
- Eagle Hardware & Garden — hardware store
- Eaton's — department store chain
- Food City — grocery store
- Future Shop — electronics retailer
- Highway Book Shop — near Cobalt, Ontario
- Horizon — department stores (possibly owned by Easton)
- Hyman's Book and Art Shoppe — an independent Jewish bookstore in Toronto
- J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture
- Jumbo Video — video rental shop chain
- Justice Canada — Children's clothing
- Payless ShoeSource Canada — Shoe store
- Kmart Canada — Canadian division of US-based parent; Canadian stores sold to Zellers
- Knob Hill Farms — grocery store chain in Southern Ontario
- Krazy Krazy
- Les Ailes de la Mode — department store
- Lowe's Canada — Hardware store, now RONA+
- Lastman's Bad Boy — Furniture Store
- Metropolitan Stores — variety store chain
- Miracle Food Mart — grocery store chain
- Miracle Mart — department store
- Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse — former political bookstore and vegan café in Winnipeg
- Morgan's — department store
- Nygård International — apparel manufacturer and retailer
- Pascal — hardware/furniture store chain
- Nordstrom Canada — Department store
- Nordstrom Rack Canada — Department store
- SAAN Stores — discount department store chain
- Shop-Rite — catalogue store chain
- Sears Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain Sears
- Simpson's — department store chain
- Sam's Club Canada — Canadian division of US-based department store chain
- Steinberg's — grocery store chain
- Supercentre — grocery store chain
- Tamblyn Drugs — pharmacy chain
- Target Canada — department store
- The Disney Store Canada — Toy store
- This Ain't the Rosedale Library
- Tops 'N' Toys
- Toronto Women's Bookstore
- Toy City — toy chain owned by Consumers Distributing
- Towers — department store chain
- Tower Records — Canadian division of US-based music and entertainment store chain
- The Source — electronic store
- Wise Stores — department store
- Wholesale Sports
- Woodward's — department store chain
- Woolworth Canada — Canadian unit of the F. W. Woolworth Company
- Woolco Canada — Canadian unit of US-based department store chain
- XS Cargo — resold bankrupt/excess stock