Working as a Pharmacist

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a licensor of full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart® (Pharmaprix® in Québec). Founded in 1962 by Toronto pharmacist Murray Koffler, we have grown to a national network of more than 1,240 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix stores across Canada. We’re dedicated to improving the overall health and quality of life of the Canadians we serve. Our conveniently located stores are owned and operated by licensed Associate-Owners who have helped build a brand that is synonymous with exceptional service, value, and trust. We also license or own more than 50 medical clinic pharmacies operating under the name Shoppers Simply Pharmacy® (Pharmaprix Simplement Santé® in Québec) and several luxury beauty destinations operating under the Murale™ banner.​​​

Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas with the simple premise of offering quality goods at lower prices. His vision and drive made Walmart the largest retailer in the world and brings value to millions of customers every day, helping them save money and live better. In 1994, Walmart Canada launched with 122 stores. Twenty-six years later, we’re more than 400 stores strong, employing more than 100,000 people in Canada. Here’s a quick overview of our history in Canada: https://www.walmartcanada.ca/about-us/history A few quick facts about Walmart Canada: * Walmart Canada operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide serving 1.5 million customers each day. * Our flagship online store, Walmart.ca is visited by more than 1.5 million customers daily. * With more than 100,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canada's largest employers and is ranked one of the country's top 10 most influential brands * Since 1994 Walmart Canada has raised and donated more than $500 million to Canadian charities.

When grocery shopping in Canada, it's hard to escape the long arm of Loblaw. Loblaw Companies Ltd. is the market share leader among Canadian supermarket operators. Its corporate and franchised banners (22 in all) fly over more than 1,025 stores nationwide. Trade names include Loblaws, Atlantic SaveEasy, Extra Foods, Fortinos, No Frills, Provigo, Your Independent Grocer, Osaka, T&T, and Zehrs Markets, to name a few. Its stores offer more than 8,000 private-label products, including its signature President's Choice brand, as well as traditional and organic grocery fare. Loblaw is also Canada's largest wholesale food distributor. Loblaw Companies is a subsidiary of Canada's George Weston.

We are pioneers and trailblazers with a rich heritage in pharmacy retail innovation. We’re proud of our Canadian roots, which date back to 1904, and are equally as proud of who we are today: entrepreneurially-minded, agile, and passionate about evolving the business we have grown and love dearly. We are also proud to be part of the McKesson family, ranked eighth on the Fortune 500, and the industry's oldest, largest, most experienced and most sophisticated pharmaceutical distributor. At Rexall, our employees are family and our culture reflects a close-knit community. From coast to coast, store to Rexall Support Centre, we are ALL IN!

Costco is a membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing our members the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise. With hundreds of locations worldwide, Costco provides a wide selection of merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services, all designed to make your shopping experience a pleasurable one.

As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces under the retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) is one of Canada's leading drugstore chains with more than 390 franchised outlets in Québec, New Brunswick, and Ontario under the PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, PJC Santé, and PJC Santé Beauté banners. The company dominates the Québec market but trails rivals Shoppers Drug Mart and Katz Group in overall store count. Its Pro Doc subsidiary (acquired in 2007) manufactures generic drugs and supplies them to wholesalers. In mid-2007 the company sold its troubled US arm, the Brooks Eckerd chain of more than 1,850 drugstores, to Rite Aid in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4 billion. The sale made PJC Rite Aid's largest shareholder with about 28% of the firm's shares.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) provides healthcare services to more than 4.1 million people in our province every day. Along with core healthcare professionals, AHS counts on corporate office professionals, healthcare supports, volunteers, and many others working behind-the-scenes. From nurses to power engineers, housekeepers to physiotherapists, and many roles in between, you can make a difference here. Our employees come from all walks of life – from all corners of the world. We strive to create a culture in which everyone feels safe, healthy, and valued, and can reach their full potential. Working at AHS means being empowered to succeed in a role where you are encouraged to find solutions and co-create a healthy work environment.

Save-On-Foods is a dynamic member of the Jim Pattison Group of companies. With our head office located in Langley, BC, we support over 165 unique stores in 4 banner formats (Save-On-Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Urban Fare and Bulkley Valley Wholesale) across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon. With over 20,000 team members, and one of the longest serving team member bases in the retail industry, our team is committed to fulfilling our mission of “Always Customer First” and maintaining our culture of Care, Commitment and Passion. Our company is also very proud to have been selected as one of British Columbia’s Top Employers in 2014, 2015, & 2016!