Retail Jobs in Canada

Retail jobs cover sales associates, cashiers, stock clerks, merchandisers, department supervisors and store managers. Retail is one of the largest employers in Canada and one of the most common first jobs.

Hours are often part-time and include evenings and weekends, and hiring jumps before the winter holidays and again for summer. Employers look for reliability and comfort with customers more than formal qualifications, and promotion to key holder or supervisor can come quickly. If you have never had a job before, see no-experience jobs and our guide on getting hired with no experience.

Retail job postings in Canada, October 2026

Employers in the retail trade sector placed 2,196 job postings directly on Job Bank in October 2026, covering 3,528 vacancies. About 89% were full-time. The median advertised wage among hourly-paid postings was $21.00 an hour.

Source: Job Bank open data, Employment and Social Development Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Figures count postings first advertised on Job Bank that month. They are not a count of jobs open on JobsNearMe.ca today.