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Books, stationery & hobbies in Canada 2026
Database of book, stationery and hobby stores in Canada: book stores and newsstands, stationery and office supply, craft, fabric and yarn stores, musical instruments and records, games, comics, trading cards and collectibles — 12,253 book, stationery and hobby stores in one file: address and coordinates, postcode, phones, website, e-mail, social media, opening hours, category and chain of every store. The whole country — $30 USD; a province or a single category costs less.
How many book, stationery and hobby stores are there in Canada?
12,253 book, stationery and hobby stores
As of November 6, 2026, there are 12,253 book, stationery and hobby stores in Canada — 5% of all stores of the base, in 74 categories. The largest are book stores (1,864), craft stores (1,241), and game stores (830). That is 33.0 per 100,000 people, one for every 3,028 people. 2,434 (20%) belong to chains; the largest are Staples (214), Michaels (130), and Indigo (118). The provinces and territories with the most book, stationery and hobby stores are Ontario (4,725), Quebec (2,556), and British Columbia (1,976).
Categories: books, stationery & hobbies
Each store is in the main category of its Google listing. The 48 largest categories (20 stores or more each) have their own pages with provinces and territories, chains and a sample and are sold separately — for the whole country, a province or a city; smaller ones are in the file of the type.
| Category | Stores | Chains | Whole country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book store | 1,864 | 22% | |
| Craft store | 1,241 | 19% | |
| Game store | 830 | 19% | |
| Hobby store | 636 | 18% | |
| Collectibles store | 592 | 12% | |
| Office supply store | 569 | 64% | |
| Fabric store | 545 | 26% | |
| Musical instrument store | 508 | 35% | |
| Sewing shop | 485 | 7% | |
| Trading card store | 413 | 11% | |
| Music store | 344 | 26% | |
| Stationery store | 343 | 15% | |
| Record store | 342 | 19% | |
| Comic book store | 294 | 23% | |
| Quilt shop | 278 | 9% | |
| Art supply store | 274 | 27% | |
| Yarn store | 214 | 8% | |
| Used book store | 202 | 15% | |
| Scrapbooking store | 188 | 9% | |
| Sports card store | 162 | 9% | |
| Video store | 140 | 4% | |
| Knit shop | 120 | 6% | |
| Educational supply store | 115 | 6% | |
| Rock shop | 108 | 11% | |
| Guitar store | 107 | 5% | |
| Sewing machine store | 98 | 17% | |
| Children's book store | 92 | 8% | |
| Bead store | 91 | 3% | |
| Piano store | 90 | 13% | |
| Christian book store | 86 | 15% | |
| Sports memorabilia store | 81 | 19% | |
| Magazine store | 70 | 1% | |
| Rare book store | 68 | 6% | |
| Newsstand | 60 | 37% | |
| Paper store | 51 | 27% | |
| Pen store | 51 | 20% | |
| Model shop | 44 | 23% | |
| Needlework shop | 42 | 5% | |
| Violin shop | 40 | 25% | |
| School supply store | 39 | 10% | |
| Stamp shop | 36 | 0% | |
| Used game store | 35 | 37% | |
| Religious book store | 28 | 11% | |
| Rubber stamp store | 25 | 16% | |
| DVD store | 23 | 17% | |
| Miniatures store | 22 | 9% | |
| Magic store | 21 | 19% | |
| Model train store | 20 | 10% | |
| Drum store | 18 | 0% | in the type |
| Musical instrument shop | 10 | 60% | in the type |
| Used musical instrument store | 10 | 0% | in the type |
| Comic book shop | 9 | 0% | in the type |
| Sheet music store | 9 | 22% | in the type |
| Sports card shop | 9 | 11% | in the type |
| Hobby shop | 8 | 25% | in the type |
| CD store | 6 | 0% | in the type |
| Second-hand book shop | 6 | 33% | in the type |
| Bead Shop | 5 | 20% | in the type |
| Trading card shop | 5 | 0% | in the type |
| Art supply shop | 4 | 50% | in the type |
| Book shop | 4 | 0% | in the type |
| Collectibles Shop | 3 | 0% | in the type |
| Music box store | 3 | 0% | in the type |
| Music shop | 3 | 0% | in the type |
| Piano Shop | 3 | 33% | in the type |
| DVD Shop | 2 | 100% | in the type |
| Educational Supply Shop | 2 | 50% | in the type |
| Aeromodel shop | 1 | 0% | in the type |
| Craft shop | 1 | 0% | in the type |
| Fabric shop | 1 | 0% | in the type |
| Religious Book Shop | 1 | 0% | in the type |
| Sports Memorabilia Shop | 1 | 0% | in the type |
| Stationery Shop | 1 | 0% | in the type |
| Used CD store | 1 | 0% | in the type |
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B2B contacts of book, stationery and hobby stores in Canada: what is inside
How often the fields are filled in — the share of open stores where the field is not empty.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store name | text, as on the card | 100% | |
| Type and category | e.g. Grocery · Convenience store | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Convenience store, Bakery” | 33% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postcode | as in the address | 89% | |
| Province, city | 13 provinces and territories | 94% | |
| Coordinates | latitude, longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +1 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 9,776 | 82% | |
| Website | URL | 63% | |
| from the store website · unique addresses: 1,892 | 14% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp… | 23% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 72% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 20% |
List of book, stationery and hobby stores in Canada: data sample
Rows of the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone, website or e-mail: contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 stores a day.
| Store | City | Phone | Website and e-mail | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IM Imprint Plus111 Gordon Baker Rd, North York, ON M2H 3R1
Office supply store
|
MarkhamOntario | |||
CO Colle à moi - Administration1606 Rue Ottawa #100, Montreal, Quebec H3C 0V7
School supply store
|
MontrealQuebec | |||
LU Lucky's Books & Comics3128 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3G7
Book store
|
VancouverBritish Columbia | |||
CE Celly Sports & Games5330 72 Ave SE #131, Calgary, AB T2C 4S7
Hobby store Sports card store, Trading card store
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CalgaryAlberta | |||
CI Cindy-rella Sewing & Quilting & Needlework1230 St John St #1, Regina, SK S4R 1R9
Sewing machine store Fabric store, Sewing machine repair service
|
ReginaSaskatchewan | |||
CA Carrefour Atlantic Emporium1869 Upper Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S9
Book store Art gallery, Gift shop
|
HalifaxNova Scotia | |||
GA GameKnight Games519 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 2A9
Hobby store Game store, Miniatures store
|
WinnipegManitoba | |||
TH The Comic Hunter321 St. George St, Moncton, NB E1C 1W8
Comic book store Game store
chain: Comic Hunter |
MonctonNew Brunswick | |||
DI Dicks and Company Basics385 Empire Ave, St. John's, NL A1E 1W4
Office supply store Business to business service, Commercial printer
chain: Dicks and Company Basics |
St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | |||
UP UPEI Bookstore550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
Book store
|
CharlottetownPrince Edward Island | |||
IT Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store1116 Front St #123, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1A3
Knit shop Store
|
WhitehorseYukon | |||
QU Quilted Raven5003 53 St, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1V5
Quilt shop
|
YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | |||
KI Kiluk LtdArviat, NU X0C 0E0
Craft store Recreation
|
ArviatNunavut | — |
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JA JAMM Designs318 Friendship Ave, West Rouge, ON M1C 2Y1
Craft store
|
—Ontario | |||
EN Envers Design Inc372 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest Loft 420, Montréal, QC H3B 1A4
Sewing shop Clothing alteration service, Clothing store
|
MontrealQuebec | |||
NE Neptoon Records3561 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5V 3N4
Record store
|
VancouverBritish Columbia | |||
CR Crystals and Rocks of Shiro302 Skyview Rnch Dr NE #7000, Calgary, AB T3N 0P5
Rock shop
|
CalgaryAlberta | |||
HU Hues Art Supply1818 Lorne Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7H 1Y4
Art supply store Art school, Art studio
|
SaskatoonSaskatchewan | |||
Atlantic Fabrics1065 Central Ave, Greenwood, NS B0P 1N0
Fabric store Craft store, Sewing machine store
chain: Atlantic Fabrics |
GreenwoodNova Scotia | |||
GA Garth Lee Strings1781 Assiniboine Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0A4
Musical instrument store Musical instrument repair shop, Musical instrument manufacturer
|
WinnipegManitoba |
Books, stationery & hobbies by province
Open stores and the price of the list of each province. Click a column to sort.
| Province ↕ | Stores ↓ | Share of the province ↕ | Chains ↕ | Price ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 4,725 | 5% |
19% | $30 USD |
| Quebec | 2,556 | 5% |
22% | $20 USD |
| British Columbia | 1,976 | 5% |
19% | $20 USD |
| Alberta | 1,373 | 5% |
21% | $20 USD |
| Nova Scotia | 386 | 6% |
18% | $20 USD |
| Saskatchewan | 317 | 5% |
23% | $20 USD |
| Manitoba | 315 | 5% |
23% | $20 USD |
| New Brunswick | 302 | 6% |
16% | $20 USD |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 154 | 5% |
19% | $20 USD |
| Prince Edward Island | 102 | 8% |
25% | $20 USD |
| Yukon | 23 | 8% |
26% | $20 USD |
| Northwest Territories | 19 | 8% |
11% | $20 USD |
| Nunavut | 5 | 4% |
0% | $20 USD |
The largest chains: books, stationery & hobbies
By the number of open stores of this type. Share — of all book, stationery and hobby stores of Canada.
| Rank | Chain | Stores | Provinces and territories | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  StaplesOffice supply store · 413 stores in Canada |
214 | 12 | 1.7% |
|
| 02 |  MichaelsCraft store · 132 stores in Canada |
130 | 10 | 1.1% |
|
| 03 |  IndigoBook store · 123 stores in Canada |
118 | 10 | 1.0% |
|
| 04 |  Long & McQuadeMusical instrument store · 103 stores in Canada |
103 | 10 | 0.8% |
|
| 05 |  Sunrise RecordsMusic store · 78 stores in Canada |
76 | 8 | 0.6% |
|
| 06 |  Bureau en GrosOffice supply store · 112 stores in Canada |
59 | 1 | 0.5% |
|
| 07 |
FA FabriclandFabric store · 56 stores in Canada |
56 | 5 | 0.5% |
|
| 08 |  Renaud-BrayBook store · 42 stores in Canada |
42 | 1 | 0.3% |
|
| 09 |  DeSerresArt supply store · 27 stores in Canada |
27 | 4 | 0.2% |
|
| 10 |  ColesBook store · 26 stores in Canada |
24 | 8 | 0.2% |
Other store types
Questions about the base of book, stationery and hobby stores
As of November 6, 2026, our base has 12,253 book, stationery and hobby stores in Canada. 2,434 (20%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Staples (214), Michaels (130), and Indigo (118).
The database of stores book, stationery and hobby stores of Canada costs $30 USD. The price depends on the number of stores in the selection. The whole base costs $290 USD — it pays off if you need the 4 largest provinces and territories or more.
82% of the stores have a phone number, 63% a website, 23% social media and 72% published opening hours. E-mails come from the stores' own websites (14%). Every row has an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8), one row per store: name, type, category and other categories, chain, province, country, city, postcode, address, coordinates, phones, website, e-mail, social media, published opening hours and the date the store was added to the base. The files appear in your account right after payment.
With every update new stores are added and those that the source marks as closed are removed.