Chain stores in British Columbia
British Columbia has locations of 141 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Tim Hortons, with 354 locations, followed by Subway (347). The chains most typical of British Columbia, compared with the rest of the country, are White Spot, Thrifty Foods and Cactus Club Cafe.
Most British Columbia chains
Chains with far more locations per person in British Columbia than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Spot | 48 | 0.8 | 7.2× |
| Thrifty Foods | 26 | 0.5 | 7.3× |
| Cactus Club Cafe | 22 | 0.4 | 5.8× |
| London Drugs | 44 | 0.8 | 4.9× |
| Save-On-Foods | 130 | 2.3 | 4.9× |
| The Brick | 23 | 0.4 | 3.1× |
| Fatburger | 27 | 0.5 | 3.0× |
| Kal Tire | 45 | 0.8 | 2.8× |
| Quiznos | 35 | 0.6 | 2.7× |
| Earls | 18 | 0.3 | 2.5× |
| Safeway | 34 | 0.6 | 2.3× |
| 7-Eleven | 163 | 2.9 | 2.3× |
| Denny's | 21 | 0.4 | 2.3× |
| COBS Bread | 57 | 1.0 | 2.2× |
| Great Clips | 44 | 0.8 | 2.1× |
Most common chains in British Columbia
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hortons | Coffee | 354 | 6.2 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 347 | 6.1 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 298 | 5.2 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 209 | 3.7 |
| A&W | Burgers | 195 | 3.4 |
| Petro-Canada | Gas station | 185 | 3.2 |
| RBC Royal Bank | Bank | 167 | 2.9 |
| Dollarama | Discount store | 165 | 2.9 |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience store | 163 | 2.9 |
| Pharmasave | Pharmacy | 161 | 2.8 |
| Shoppers Drug Mart | Pharmacy | 155 | 2.7 |
| Esso | Gas station | 154 | 2.7 |
| TD Canada Trust | Bank | 153 | 2.7 |
| CIBC | Bank | 152 | 2.7 |
| Shell | Gas station | 141 | 2.5 |
| Save-On-Foods | Grocery | 130 | 2.3 |
| Scotiabank | Bank | 127 | 2.2 |
| Dairy Queen | Burgers | 124 | 2.2 |
| BMO | Bank | 116 | 2.0 |
| Home Hardware | Home & hardware | 90 | 1.6 |
| I.D.A. | Pharmacy | 88 | 1.5 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 84 | 1.5 |
| KFC | Chicken | 75 | 1.3 |
| Anytime Fitness | Fitness | 71 | 1.2 |
| Booster Juice | Sweets & snacks | 69 | 1.2 |
Big chains with no British Columbia location
These chains are in at least 8 of the 13 provinces and territories but have no British Columbia location in our data: Harvey's and Giant Tiger.
Store locations from All the Places (data from October 2026), with gaps filled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), for the 141 chains in Guess the Chain Canada with a location here. Population: 5,710,598 (Statistics Canada estimate for July 2026). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.