Chain stores in Manitoba
Manitoba has locations of 132 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Tim Hortons, with 124 locations, followed by Esso (88). The chains most typical of Manitoba, compared with the rest of the country, are Qdoba, Safeway and Real Canadian Superstore.
Most Manitoba chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Manitoba than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qdoba | 14 | 0.9 | 14× |
| Safeway | 13 | 0.9 | 3.3× |
| Real Canadian Superstore | 11 | 0.7 | 2.5× |
| Robin's Donuts | 9 | 0.6 | 2.4× |
| Sobeys | 15 | 1.0 | 2.3× |
| 7-Eleven | 43 | 2.8 | 2.3× |
| Fountain Tire | 14 | 0.9 | 2.3× |
| Super 8 | 8 | 0.5 | 1.9× |
Most common chains in Manitoba
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hortons | Coffee | 124 | 8.2 |
| Esso | Gas station | 88 | 5.8 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 74 | 4.9 |
| Dollarama | Discount store | 61 | 4.0 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 61 | 4.0 |
| RBC Royal Bank | Bank | 54 | 3.6 |
| Shell | Gas station | 54 | 3.6 |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience store | 43 | 2.8 |
| A&W | Burgers | 43 | 2.8 |
| PharmaChoice | Pharmacy | 43 | 2.8 |
| Shoppers Drug Mart | Pharmacy | 42 | 2.8 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 40 | 2.6 |
| Dairy Queen | Burgers | 36 | 2.4 |
| CIBC | Bank | 35 | 2.3 |
| I.D.A. | Pharmacy | 35 | 2.3 |
| Petro-Canada | Gas station | 33 | 2.2 |
| KFC | Chicken | 31 | 2.0 |
| TD Canada Trust | Bank | 26 | 1.7 |
| Guardian | Pharmacy | 24 | 1.6 |
| Scotiabank | Bank | 24 | 1.6 |
| Boston Pizza | Sit-down restaurant | 22 | 1.4 |
| Rexall | Pharmacy | 20 | 1.3 |
| BMO | Bank | 19 | 1.3 |
| Pet Valu | Pets | 19 | 1.3 |
| Home Hardware | Home & hardware | 17 | 1.1 |
Big chains with no Manitoba location
These chains are in at least 8 of the 13 provinces and territories but have no Manitoba location in our data: U-Haul and Your Independent Grocer.
Store locations from All the Places (data from October 2026), with gaps filled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), for the 132 chains in Guess the Chain Canada with a location here. Population: 1,517,379 (Statistics Canada estimate for July 2026). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.