Chain stores in Ontario

Ontario has locations of 168 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Tim Hortons, with 1,960 locations, followed by Subway (1,004). The chains most typical of Ontario, compared with the rest of the country, are LCBO, Pioneer and Pizza Nova.

Most Ontario chains

Chains with far more locations per person in Ontario than in the country as a whole.

Chain	Locations here	Per 100,000 people	vs. national rate
LCBO	691	4.2	2.6×
Pioneer	210	1.3	2.6×
Pizza Nova	130	0.8	2.6×
Hero Certified Burgers	52	0.3	2.6×
Farm Boy	50	0.3	2.6×
Zehrs	43	0.3	2.6×
Rabba	36	0.2	2.6×
Coffee Time	28	0.2	2.6×
The Beer Store	258	1.6	2.6×
Food Basics	142	0.9	2.6×
Bridgehead	79	0.5	2.5×
Kelseys	66	0.4	2.5×
Jimmy the Greek	49	0.3	2.3×
Fat Bastard Burrito	90	0.6	2.3×
The Burger's Priest	27	0.2	2.3×

Most common chains in Ontario

Chain	Category	Locations	Per 100,000 people
Tim Hortons	Coffee	1,960	12.1
Subway	Sandwiches & subs	1,004	6.2
U-Haul	Services	889	5.5
Esso	Gas station	801	4.9
LCBO	Liquor store	691	4.2
Dollarama	Discount store	679	4.2
Circle K	Convenience store	613	3.8
Shoppers Drug Mart	Pharmacy	609	3.7
McDonald's	Burgers	541	3.3
TD Canada Trust	Bank	526	3.2
Petro-Canada	Gas station	500	3.1
Pharmasave	Pharmacy	483	3.0
RBC Royal Bank	Bank	470	2.9
CIBC	Bank	450	2.8
Shell	Gas station	413	2.5
I.D.A.	Pharmacy	399	2.5
Scotiabank	Bank	390	2.4
Starbucks	Coffee	387	2.4
BMO	Bank	369	2.3
A&W	Burgers	341	2.1
Pizza Pizza	Pizza	334	2.1
Home Hardware	Home & hardware	324	2.0
Guardian	Pharmacy	299	1.8
PharmaChoice	Pharmacy	282	1.7
Pet Valu	Pets	271	1.7

Store locations from All the Places (data from October 2026), with gaps filled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), for the 168 chains in Guess the Chain Canada with a location here. Population: 16,262,121 (Statistics Canada estimate for July 2026). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.