QuestJobs Alberta: Food & Retail
Key stats
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Over 900 potential companies that can sponsor under Alberta Opportunity Stream as per QuestJobs research
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Fourty companies in the food & retail sector identified to be eligible to sponsor as per publicly available information. Privately held companies can not be verified.
- ABout 1300 jobs to be PR - eligible as per research.
Top 10 (ranked by enterprise employee scale + latest known revenue)
| # | Company | Employees | FY2024 Revenue (approx.) | Common Hiring Roles |
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| 1 | Walmart Canada | 100,000+ |
648B FY2024 |
Store mgmt, associates, DC ops, drivers |
| 2 | Loblaw / Shoppers Drug Mart | 220,000 | C$65B FY2024 |
Pharmacists/techs, grocery ops, DC, analytics |
| 3 | Costco Wholesale | Global 316k+ | US$242B FY2024 |
Front end, merchandising, bakery/meat, DC |
| 4 | Empire / Sobeys / Safeway | 128,000 | C$30.7B FY2024 |
Store mgmt, dept leads, warehouse, drivers |
| 5 | Metro Inc. | 98,000 | C$21.22B FY2024 |
Grocery/pharmacy ops, DC associates, buyers |
| 6 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | 150k+ | US$71B FY2024 |
Store mgrs, CSRs, fuel ops, logistics |
| 7 | Canadian Tire Corp. | 32,000 | C$16.36B FY2024 |
Store leaders, auto service techs, DC ops |
| 8 | Dollarama | 20k–30k | C$5.8B FY2024 |
Asst mgrs, cashiers, receivers, merch |
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9 |
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20,000 |
Private; NA |
Store ops, bakery/deli, DC |
| 10 | London Drugs | 8,000 | Private; NA |
Pharmacy, photo/tech, retail ops |
How to Land a Job From Any of the Companies Above
Create free trial at QuestJobs to apply to these companies and other 900 identified companies in all sectors.
Mirror NOC duties in your résumé/cover letter and include language scores, Alberta experience, and licensing where applicable. Make sure to use the QuestJobs AI job matching feature.
Before you file AOS, confirm the employer meets AAIP’s revenue/FTE rule (or knows their nominee cap) and that the offer letter hits the wage + 12-month full-time tests.
Most Common Roles Hired
Store leadership (GMs/AMs/Dept Mgrs), frontline associates & cashiers, pharmacy roles (pharmacist/tech), butchers/bakers/prep cooks, DC & logistics (selectors, forklift, linehaul), e-commerce ops, HR/finance/analytics.
Job-offer Requirements
Full-time (≥30 hrs/wk), non-seasonal, 12-months+, employer–employee relationship.
Wages/benefits must meet LMIA terms (if applicable) or be at/above Alberta’s lowest starting wage for the occupation (ALIS).
Not eligible: part-time/casual/seasonal, independent contractors, temp-agency workers, home-based workplaces, or work performed outside Alberta. (Limited exceptions for certain health-care roles.)
Language, education/ECA, experience, eligible NOCs must be met by candidates as well.
Company Sponsorship Eligibility
AAIP requires that a business is a legitimate Alberta business, incorporated/registered, operating in Alberta for ≥2 fiscal years, with a place of business employees report to. QuestJobs verified this information and the above mentioned companies are incorporated and have operations in Alberta.
Demonstrated need for the role: valid LMIA or reasonable recruitment evidence if LMIA-exempt.
Revenue & staff threshold: ≥$400,000 gross annual revenue (most recent fiscal year) and ≥3 full-time (or FTE) employees in Alberta. If below, they can still participate but are capped on how many nominees they may support (e.g., 1 nominee at 2 years; 2 at 3 years; +1 per additional year). Public-sector/Indigenous employers are exempt from the revenue/FTE minimums. Caps apply to applications received on/after Mar 18, 2024. QuestJobs can not verify the revenue threshold information since this is a non publicly available information.
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