
T. Ozbun
Research expert covering food retail and all food topics for Italy and Brazil
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As of June 2025, Ontario had the most grocery and convenience retailers among all provinces in Canada - there were grocery retailers located in Canada’s most populous province. Quebec and British Columbia ranked in second and third places, with a total of and  retailers respectively. Yukon had just ** grocery retailers at that time.
Based on the number of units, Loblaws Companies Ltd. was the leading supermarket and grocery chain in Canada in 2018. At that time, Loblaws was operating units nationally. Sobeys Inc. and Metro Inc. ranked in second and third places, with a total of and *** units respectively. Loblaws was also the leading Canadian food retailer in terms of sales - in FY 2019/20 their grocery sales value amounted to approximately billion Canadian dollars.
According to a recent survey, quality is the most important factor that Canadian consumers consider when purchasing food products. Finding the lowest price possible and the freshness of products were also two high-ranking factors.
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