Books, stationery & hobbies in Ontario
Database of book, stationery and hobby stores in Ontario: 4,748 book, stationery and hobby stores with address and coordinates, postcode, phones, website, e-mail, social media, opening hours, category and chain of every store. The list costs $30 USD; all stores of the province — $140 USD.
How many book, stationery and hobby stores are there in Ontario?
4,748 book, stationery and hobby stores
As of November 7, 2026, there are 4,748 book, stationery and hobby stores in Ontario — 5% of the stores of the province and 38.5% of all book, stationery and hobby stores of Canada; 1st of the 13 provinces and territories. The largest categories are book stores (659), craft stores (485), and game stores (274). There are 33.4 per 100,000 people, one for every 2,996 people: 7th place of 13. 905 (19%) belong to chains; the largest are Staples (76), Indigo (60), and Michaels (56).
Categories in Ontario
Book, stationery and hobby stores of the province by category. Each category links to its page for the whole country.
And 37 categories more — all of them are in the file.
B2B contacts of book, stationery and hobby stores in Ontario: 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 | 85% | |
| Province, city | 13 provinces and territories | 91% | |
| Coordinates | latitude, longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +1 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 3,617 | 79% | |
| Website | URL | 63% | |
| from the store website · unique addresses: 1,390 | 27% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp… | 31% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 69% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 19% |
Other store types in Ontario
Tick them in the configurator — the export comes in a single file.
List of book, stationery and hobby stores in Ontario: data sample
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| Store | City | Phone | Website and e-mail | Social media |
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AN Anime Otaku Hobby627 Bloor St W 3rd flr, Toronto, ON M6G 1K8
Hobby store Figurine shop, Model shop
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TorontoOntario | |||
IM Imprint Plus111 Gordon Baker Rd, North York, ON M2H 3R1
Office supply store
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MarkhamOntario | |||
JA JAMM Designs318 Friendship Ave, West Rouge, ON M1C 2Y1
Craft store
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LO Lovely Knitting44 Martin Ross Ave, North York, ON M3J 2K8
Yarn store
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ConcordOntario | |||
SQ Squibb's Stationers1974 Weston Rd, York, ON M9N 1W2
Book store Art supply store, Gift shop
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TH The Knitting Loft672 Wilson Ave, North York, ON M3K 1E1
Knit shop Craft store, Wool store
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TO Toronto Scrabble Club4169 Bathurst St, North York, ON M3H 2R6
Game store Senior citizen center, Youth club
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ThornhillOntario | |||
BY By the Book363 Lorry Greenberg Dr, Ottawa, ON K1T 3P8
Used book store
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OttawaOntario | |||
FI Fire and Steel2505 Dunwin Dr Unit 9, Mississauga, ON L5L 1T1
Hobby store Collectibles store, Theater supply store
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MississaugaOntario | |||
RA Rachel Barri Designs2700 Dufferin St Unit 81, York, ON M6B 4J3
Needlework shop
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AA Aab di kitab27 Brunswick St, Brampton, ON L6X 4Y5
Children's book store
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BramptonOntario | |||
CI City Lights Bookshop356 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3C7
Book store Comic book store, Rare book store
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LondonOntario | |||
WO World Sew Fabric CentreAgincourt Mall, 3850 Sheppard Ave E Unit 165, Scarborough, ON M1T 3L4
Fabric store
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ScarboroughOntario | |||
VT vtvinylsrecords.ca20 Stonehill Ct #1201, Scarborough, ON M1W 2Y6
Record store
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BI Big B Comics1045 Upper James St, Hamilton, ON L9C 3A6
Comic book store
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HamiltonOntario | |||
GR Grizzly Online396 Krug St, Kitchener, ON N2B 1L1
Game store
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KitchenerOntario | |||
KU KunaiGames1441 McDougall St Unit 12, Windsor, ON N8X 5C9
Trading card store
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WindsorOntario | |||
DI Dixie Tailoring Supply Co.55 West Beaver Creek Rd #15, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1K5
Sewing shop Sewing machine repair service, Sewing machine store
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Richmond HillOntario | |||
JT JT's Outdoor Fabrics Inc.740 Huronia Rd #4, Barrie, ON L4N 6C6
Fabric store Upholstery shop
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BarrieOntario | |||
GE Gear Music324 Kerr St, Oakville, ON L6K 3B5
Musical instrument store Guitar store, Music school
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OakvilleOntario |
Chains: books, stationery & hobbies in Ontario
The largest chains by the number of open stores in the province. Share — of all book, stationery and hobby stores of the province.
| Rank | Chain | Stores | Cities | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  StaplesOffice supply store · 413 stores in Canada |
76 | 53 | 1.6% |
| 02 |  IndigoBook store · 123 stores in Canada |
60 | 41 | 1.3% |
| 03 |  MichaelsCraft store · 133 stores in Canada |
56 | 44 | 1.2% |
| 04 |  Long & McQuadeMusical instrument store · 103 stores in Canada |
39 | 34 | 0.8% |
| 05 |  Best BuyElectronics store · 311 stores in Canada |
30 | 27 | 0.6% |
| 06 |
FA FabriclandFabric store · 56 stores in Canada |
30 | 26 | 0.6% |
| 07 |  Sunrise RecordsMusic store · 78 stores in Canada |
28 | 23 | 0.6% |
| 08 |
GN Gateway NewstandsConvenience store · 42 stores in Canada |
14 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 09 |  Creative MemoriesScrapbooking store · 16 stores in Canada |
13 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 10 |  Len's Mill StoreFabric store · 12 stores in Canada |
12 | 11 | 0.3% |
Books, stationery & hobbies by city in Ontario
Questions
As of November 7, 2026, our base has 4,748 book, stationery and hobby stores in Ontario. 905 (19%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Staples (76), Indigo (60), and Michaels (56).
The list of book, stationery and hobby stores in Ontario costs $30 USD; all stores of the province — $140 USD. The price depends on the number of stores in the selection; the whole base costs $290 USD.
79% of the stores have a phone number, 63% a website, 31% social media and 69% published opening hours. E-mails come from the stores' own websites (27%). 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.