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Top retail employers in Canada

Canadian Tire leads Canadian retail with a Visibility score of 84.6 out of 100, 10.2 points ahead of Loblaw. Hudson's Bay is third. The list covers the 52 retail employers AI recommends to job seekers in Canada.

52 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Canadian Tire

    #1 in Canadian retail#1 for E-commerce & Digital#1 for Merchandising#1 for Store Operations

    Every AI recommends it for leadership, culture and onboarding, among others. The retail employer AI recommends most in Canada.

    84.6
  2. 2

    Loblaw

    Top 3#1 for Store Operations#1 for Supply ChainEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership, onboarding and innovation, among others.

    74.4
  3. 3

    Hudson's Bay

    Top 3#1 for hiring processEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for the hiring process, inclusion and interviews. No other Canadian retail employer is named for the hiring process by every AI.

    56.4
  4. 4

    Lululemon

    #1 for work-life balanceEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for work-life balance, culture and interviews. No other Canadian retail employer is named for work-life balance by every AI.

    53.8
  5. 5

    Shoppers Drug Mart

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay and job security.

    51.3
  6. 6

    Costco

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay.

    46.2
  7. 6

    Sobeys

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security.

    46.2
  8. 8

    SportChek

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay.

    30.8
  9. 9

    Best Buy

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for pay and interviews.

    25.6
  10. 9

    Mark's

    AI recommends it most for culture and job security. One AI does not mention it yet.

    25.6
  11. 9

    Metro

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for job security.

    25.6
  12. 9

    The Home Depot

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth.

    25.6
  13. 9

    Walmart

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for interviews.

    25.6

Everyone else

14 to 29IKEA, Shopify, Empire Company, IndiGo and 17 moreShow
  1. 14IKEA17.9
  2. 14Shopify17.9
  3. 16Empire Company15.4
  4. 16IndiGo15.4
  5. 16Saks OFF 5TH15.4
  6. 19Staples12.8
  7. 19Starbucks12.8
  8. 21Real Canadian Superstore10.3
  9. 21Restaurant Brands International10.3
  10. 21Sephora10.3
  11. 24Aritzia7.7
  12. 24Lush7.7
  13. 24Patagonia7.7
  14. 24Saks Fifth Avenue7.7
  15. 24TJX7.7
  16. 29Apple5.1
  17. 29Canada Goose5.1
  18. 29Hbc5.1
  19. 29Mountain Equipment Company5.1
  20. 29Roots5.1
  21. 29The Bay5.1
35ALDO, Chanel, Gucci, Inditex and 14 moreShow
  1. 35ALDO2.6
  2. 35Chanel2.6
  3. 35Gucci2.6
  4. 35Inditex2.6
  5. 35Lightspeed Commerce2.6
  6. 35Louis Vuitton2.6
  7. 35Lowe's2.6
  8. 35NSE2.6
  9. 35Nordstrom2.6
  10. 35Prada2.6
  11. 35RBC2.6
  12. 35REI2.6
  13. 35Scotiabank2.6
  14. 35TD Bank2.6
  15. 35The Body Shop2.6
  16. 35The Co-op2.6
  17. 35Whole Foods Market2.6
  18. 35Zara2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Canadian retail employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is interviews and inclusion: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on purpose, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for retail, the leader here has the 9th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Switzerland, AI recommends Migros first.

More than half of the 52 employers score 7.7 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 25.6. The leader's 84.6 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best retail companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

Read our article: Top retail companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top retail companies to work for in Canada?

Going by who AI recommends most to Canadian job seekers right now: Canadian Tire, Loblaw, Hudson's Bay, Lululemon and Shoppers Drug Mart.

Which Canadian retail employer does AI recommend for purpose?

Lush. No other Canadian retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.

Which Canadian retail employer does AI recommend for the hiring process?

Hudson's Bay. No other Canadian retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about the hiring process.

Which Canadian retail employer does AI recommend for work-life balance?

Lululemon. No other Canadian retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about work-life balance.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.