Map of A&W locations in Canada
A&W has about 1,100 locations in Canada, spread across 11 provinces and territories. The most are in Ontario (341), Alberta (216) and Quebec (196). Per person, Alberta has the most, with 4.2 locations for every 100,000 residents.
- Category
- Burgers
- Canadian locations
- about 1,100 (1,111 mapped)
- Provinces & territories
- 11
- Founded
- 1956
- Headquarters
- British Columbia
How many A&W locations are in each province?
| Province | Locations | Per 100,000 people | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 341 | 2.1 | 30.7% |
| Alberta | 216 | 4.2 | 19.4% |
| Quebec | 196 | 2.2 | 17.6% |
| British Columbia | 195 | 3.4 | 17.6% |
| Saskatchewan | 46 | 3.6 | 4.1% |
| Manitoba | 43 | 2.8 | 3.9% |
| Nova Scotia | 30 | 2.7 | 2.7% |
| New Brunswick | 22 | 2.5 | 2.0% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 18 | 3.3 | 1.6% |
| Prince Edward Island | 3 | 1.6 | 0.3% |
| Yukon | 1 | 2.0 | 0.1% |
Which provinces and territories have no A&W?
2 provinces and territories have no A&W location in our data: Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
A&W in other countries
- A&W in the US about 390
Compare: chains in both the US and Canada.
Chains with a similar footprint
These chains are spread across the country in the most similar way:
- Dairy Queen 89% overlap
- KFC 88% overlap
- McDonald's 88% overlap
- Petro-Canada 88% overlap
- Staples 88% overlap
- Best Buy 87% overlap
More burgers maps
- McDonald's
- Dairy Queen
- Wendy's
- Burger King
- Harvey's
- Five Guys
- Fatburger
- Hero Certified Burgers
- The Burger's Priest
Locations come from All the Places, which collects them from each chain's public store locator (data from October 2026). Counts can be a little off: new stores open, old ones close, and a few locations may be missing. Population figures are Statistics Canada estimates for July 2026. Guess the Chain is not affiliated with A&W. Page updated October 15, 2026.