Figures refer to active businesses with employees.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, December 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
In 2025, Ontario was home to the most pet and pet supplies stores across the country. At that time, there were *such stores in Canada’s most populous province. Quebec and British Columbia, the second and third most populous provinces, came second and third with ****and ****stores, respectively.
Are brick-and-mortar pet stores still necessary?
In short, yes. While e-commerce use is on the rise and becoming more frequent, many consumers still buy pet products in physical stores. In 2020, for example, the majority of Canadians confirmed that they mostly bought pet food supplies in-store. Approximately ** percent of consumers in Canada mostly bought their pet food online.
Pet specialty chains in North America
There are many pet specialty chains to be found on the continent of North America, such as Pet Supermarket, Woof Gang Bakery, Pet Planet, Mud Bay, and so on. However, the majority of the market is controlled by two major players, namely PetSmart and Petco, both of which are companies from the United States. Each of these giants accounted for over stores across North America.
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