Last updated on 30 April 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Québec (City) between 1935 and 1976, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc. and I welcome suggestions and corrections.
Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include.
Notes
- This was a challenge (and took much longer than expected for so relatively few addresses) due to significant street renaming and renumbering and to some French-language naming conventions that caused alphabetizing dilemmas for the publishers of the directories. Also there were no classified listings published after 1947 until 1957, and there were no directories at all after 1976. I also did not have access to newspapers as a secondary reference. Fortunately my French is just barely good enough that the language barrier was not an issue.
- I suspect there are other small chains I may have missed and I’m certain there are co-ops not listed because there was no way to identify them.
- Dominion Stores acquired the Thrift Stores chain in 1955.
- Provigo, established originally as a wholesaler, became a major retailer in the 1970s and purchased the Dominion Stores in the province of Québec in 1981. Provigo also ended up with many Steinberg locations in the early 1990s before itself beng acquired by Loblaws in 1998.
- Aux Vraix Aubaines, originally based in Trois-Rivières was acquired by Provigo in 1972, before the Québec City stores opened. The Jato chain was acquired by Provigo in 1975.
- Street names have been given using Francophone-style ordering and spelling (rue = street, chemin = road, ouest = west, est = east, etc.) although I have omitted the comma that is often used between the number and street name and I have used the Anglophone approach to capitalization (so the street type is capitalized). Additionally, I have used the post-amalgamation names for the municipalities. This seems to provide the best functionality in the Google Maps links.
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- 2235 1ère Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Jato
- 1970: Jato
- 1974: Jato
- 1976: Jato
- 2023: Provigo
- 4250 1ère Avenue O, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Steinberg
- 1960: Steinberg
- 1965: Steinberg
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2023: IGA
- Old Municipality: Charlesbourg
- Notes: Was 28 (pre-1959). Charlesbourg Centre, open 1960.
- 796 2ème Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Magasins Morin
- 1945: Magasins Morin
- 1947: Magasins Morin
- Notes: Was 162 (pre-1947).
- 442 3ème Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Bardou & Fils
- 1947: Bardou & Fils
- Notes: Was 152 (pre-1947).
- 500 3ème Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Thrift
- 1960: Dominion
- 1006 3ème Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: A&P
- 1959: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1970: A&P
- 7370 3ème Avenue O, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Cooprix
- Old Municipality: Charlesbourg
- 825 4ème Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 5003 4ème Avenue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Marché Richelieu
- 600 5ème Rue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Magasins Morin
- Notes: Was 132 (pre-1947).
- 601 5ème Rue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Magasins Morin
- 1947: Magasins Morin
- 1954-55: Magasins Morin
- Notes: Was 131 (pre-1947).
- 2664 Boulevard Bastien, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Dallaire
- 1976: Dallaire
- Old Municipality: Neufchatel
- Notes: Was 427. Approximate.
- 280 Rue Arago E, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Boiteau Épicerie
- 1960: Boiteau Épicerie
- 1965: Boiteau Épicerie
- 1970: Boiteau Épicerie
- 1974: Boiteau Épicerie
- 1976: Boiteau Épicerie
- Notes: Proabably related to Jean Boiteau/Jato but not completely certain. This also may have just been warehouse space.
- 350 Rue Bouvier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 1700 Rue Bouvier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Marché Adonis
- 600 Rue Cambronne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro
- 977 Avenue Cartier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Dominion
- 1945: Dominion
- 1947: Dominion
- 1954-55: Thrift / Dominion
- 1959: Thrift
- 1960: Dominion
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Domninion?
- 2023: Metro
- Notes: Was 75 (pre-1959). Thrift was 69 in 1954. Probably consolidated with 973 by 1959. Metro in 2009,2012.
- 1040 Avenue Cartier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1947: Bardou & Fils
- 1954-55: Bardou & Fils
- 1959: Bardou & Fils
- 1960: Bardou & Fils
- 1965: Bardou & Fils
- 1970: Bardou & Fils
- 1974: Bardou & Fils
- Notes: Was 108 (pre-1959).
- 1150 Avenue Cartier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Marché Public
- 1945: Marché Public
- 1947: Marché Public
- Notes: Was 146 (pre-1959).
- 2828 Avenue Champfleury, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 860 Boulvard Charest E, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro
- 707 Boulvard Charest O, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro
- 699 Rue Clemenceau, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- Old Municipality: Beauport
- 48 Rue Couillard, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Bardou & Fils
- 1945: Bardou & Fils
- 1947: Bardou & Fils
- 1954-55: Bardou & Fils
- 1959: Bardou & Fils
- 1960: Bardou & Fils
- 1965: Bardou & Fils
- 1970: Bardou & Fils
- 1974: Bardou & Fils
- 1500 Rue d’Estimauville, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Dominion
- Old Municipality: Giffard
- 1505 Rue d’Estimauville, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Aux Vrais Aubaines
- Old Municipality: Giffard
- 1699 Avenue d’Estimauville, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 999 Avenue de Bourgogne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Boniprix
- 2023: IGA
- 4545 Boulevard de l’Auvergne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 650 Chemin de la Canardière, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Marché Public
- 800 Chemin de la Canardière, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Dominion
- 1960: Dominion?
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- 1300 Rue de la Faune, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro Plus
- 3100 Rue de la Forest, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: IGA National
- 3355 Rue de la Perade, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Cooprix
- 1805 Avenue de la Ronde, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: IGA (Fontaine)
- 1960: IGA (Fontaine)
- 1965: IGA (Fontaine)
- Notes: Was 175 (pre-1965).
- 520 Rue de La Salle, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1940: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1945: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1947: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1954-55: Bégin, W.-E.
- Notes: Was142 (pre-1959).
- 785 Avenue de Salaberry, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Dominion
- 135 Rue des Chênes, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA National
- 1970: IGA National
- 1974: IGA National
- 1976: IGA
- 1096 Boulevard des Chutes, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Jato
- 1974: Jato
- 1976: Jato
- Old Municipality: Villeneuve
- 5555 Boulevard des Gradins, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA Extra
- 2561 Chemin des Quatre Bougeois, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 3406 Chemin des Quatre Bougeois, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: A&P
- 1974: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- 3440 Chemin des Quatre Bougeois, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 44 Rue Desjardins, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Magasins Morin
- 1945: Magasins Morin
- 1947: Magasins Morin
- 1625 Rue du Marais, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro Plus
- 345 Rue du Pont, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Carrier & Goulet
- 1945: Carrier & Goulet
- 1947: Carrier & Goulet
- 1954-55: Carrier & Goulet
- 1959: Carrier & Goulet
- Notes: Was 120 (pre-1959).
- 425 Rue du Pont, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: Steinberg
- 1959: Steinberg
- 1960: Steinberg
- 1965: Steinberg
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- Notes: Was 76 (pre-1959).
- 1201 Duplessis Highway, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi & cie
- 340 Rue George-Muir, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 4545 Boulevard Henri Bourassa, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- Notes: Was Provigo.
- 8395 Boulevard Henri Bourassa, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Dallaire
- 1976: Dallaire
- Old Municipality: Charlesbourg
- 8500 Boulevard Henri Bourassa, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Dallaire
- 2023: Metro Plus
- Old Municipality: Charlesbourg
- 14000 Boulevard Henri Bourassa, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 17010 Boulevard Henri Bourassa, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 6975 Avenue Isaac Bétard, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA National
- Notes: Was Boul Henri Bourassa.
- 1501 Rue Jacques-Bédard, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 1480 Avenue Jules-Verne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 5005 Boulevard l’Ormière, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA Extra
- 9550 Boulevard L’Ormière, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Jato
- 1976: Jato
- 2023: Maxi
- Old Municipality: Neufchatel
- Notes: Place L’Ormière. Was 243.
- 1050 Avenue Larue, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro Plus
- 2570 Boulevard Laurier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Steinberg
- 1960: Steinberg
- 1965: Steinberg
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2023: Metro Plus
- Notes: Place Ste-Foy. 2450 (1974 on).
- 2652 Boulevard Laurier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- Notes: 2700 (1970 on). Place Laurier, open 1961.
- 2790 Boulevard Laurier, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: A&P
- 1233 Boulevard Loius-XIV, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA Extra
- 1400 Avenue Maguire, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: Thrift
- 815 Avenue Myrand , Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Jato
- 1970: Jato
- 1974: Jato?
- 1976: Jato
- 2023: Provigo
- 3190 Boulevard Neilson, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Jato
- 1974: Jato
- 1976: Jato
- 969 Avenue Nordique, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA Extra
- 981 Avenue Nordique, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 2100 Boulevard Père Lelièvre, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- Old Municipality: Duberger
- 2300 Boulevard Père Lelièvre, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 1065 Boulevard Pie-XI, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 1370 Boulvard Pie-XI, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro Plus
- 561 Rue Racine, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA Extra
- 955 Boulevard René-Levesque O, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: Thrift
- 1959: Thrift
- 1960: Dominion
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- 2023: Provigo
- Old Municipality: Sillery
- Notes: Was 571 Rue St-Cyrille (Pre-1959). Was 995 Boul St-Cyrille O.
- 771 Avenue Royale, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Casino d’Aubaines
- 2023: IGA
- 885 Avenue Royale, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA National
- 1970: IGA National
- 1974: IGA National
- 1976: IGA
- Old Municipality: Beauport
- 491 Rue Seigneuriale, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Provigo
- Old Municipality: Beauport
- 325 Rue Soumande, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Aux Vrais Aubaines
- 475 Rue Soumande, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 725 Rue St-Clair, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1947: Boiteau, Jean
- 1954-55: Boiteau, Jean
- 1959: Boiteau, Jean
- 1960: Boiteau, Jean
- Notes: Was 29 (pre-1959). Side/expansion entrance on St-Olivier was also listed some years but is not included here. This was the genesis of the Jato chain, later acquired by Provigo.
- 2350 Avenue St-David, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro Plus
- 185 Rue St-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: A&P
- Notes: Was 565 (pre-1959).
- 401 Rue St-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1945: Carrier & Goulet
- Notes: Was 475 (pre-1959).
- 500 Rue St-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1945: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1947: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1954-55: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1959: Bégin, W.-E.
- Notes: Was 436 (pre-1959).
- 847 Rue St-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1945: A&P
- 1947: A&P
- Notes: Was 245 (pre-1959).
- 850 Rue St-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: Dominion
- 1959: Dominion
- 1960: Dominion
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- 2023: L’intermarché
- Notes: Was 248 (pre-1959).
- 1097 Rue St-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1945: Dominion
- 1947: Dominion
- 1954-55: Thrift
- 1959: Thrift
- 1960: Dominion
- Notes: Was 65 (pre-1959).
- 28 Rue St-Joachim, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Magasins Morin
- 1945: Magasins Morin
- 1947: Magasins Morin
- 272 Rue St-Joseph E, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: L’intermarché
- Notes: Was Tradition.
- 1580 Chemin St-Louis, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: A&P
- 1974: A&P
- 1976: A&P
- 2023: IGA
- 2455 Chemin St-Louis, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Jato
- 1960: Jato
- 1965: Jato
- 1970: Jato
- 2485 Chemin St-Louis, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Marché Richelieu
- 2900 Chemin St-Louis, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Jato
- 1976: Jato
- 2023: Provigo
- 214 Avenue St-Sacrement, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Jato
- Notes: Office?
- 435 Rue St-Vallier O, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: Dominion
- 1959: Dominion
- 1960: Dominion
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- 2023: L’intermarché
- 995 Rue St-Vallier O, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1940: Bégin, W.-E.
- 1945: Bégin, W.-E.
- 2090 Boulevard Ste-Anne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Steinberg
- 1960: Steinberg
- 1965: Steinberg
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2537 Boulevard Ste-Anne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Econo Prix
- 1976: Econo Prix
- Notes: La Canardiére, open 1960.
- 2950 Boulevard Ste-Anne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Dominion
- Old Municipality: Giffard
- 3401 Boulevard Ste-Anne, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- Old Municipality: Beauport
- Notes: Was 333. Approximate.
- 255 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2023: IGA
- 1455 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1954-55: Dominion
- 1959: Dominion
- 1960: Dominion
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- Notes: Was 973 (pre-1959).
- 2480 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA National
- 1970: IGA National
- 1974: IGA National
- 2630 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro
- 2750 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Provigain
- 1976: Provigain
- 2023: Metro
- 3264 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA National
- 1970: IGA National
- 1974: IGA National
- 1976: IGA
- 3291 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2023: Metro
- 50 Rue Ste-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Dominion
- 850 Rue Ste-Jean, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Dominion
- 1960: Dominion
- 1965: Dominion
- 1970: Dominion
- 1974: Dominion
- 1976: Dominion
- 335 Boulevard Wilfrid Hamel, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA National
- 1970: IGA National
- 1974: IGA National
- 1976: IGA
- Old Municipality: Ville-Vanier
- 550 Boulevard Wilfrid Hamel, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Steinberg
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2023: Maxi
- Notes: Place Fleur-de-Lys, open 1963. 552 (2023).
- 1035 Boulevard Wilfrid Hamel, Québec | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 8032 Avenue des Églises, Charny | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Provibec
- 2023: Metro
- Notes: Was 805 9ème Ave, Charny. This location is a guess.
- 1200 Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Dominion
- Notes: Les Galeries Chagnon. Was 300 Coté du Passage.
- 1400 Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C
- 1600 Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Cooprix
- Notes: Place Lévis.
- 1425 Route des Rivières, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Metro Plus
- 44 Route du Président-Kennedy, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Steinberg
- 1970: Steinberg
- 1974: Steinberg
- 1976: Steinberg
- 2023: Metro Plus
- Notes: Was Rte Trans-Canada E (pre-1976). Centre d’achats Lévis (now Les Promenades de Lévis).
- 50 Route du Président-Kennedy, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 53 Route du Président-Kennedy, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA Extra
- 80 Route du Président-Kennedy, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Aux Vrais Aubaines
- 940 Chemin du Sault, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 2150 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Dallaire
- 1976: Dallaire
- 2023: Super C
- Notes: Was 86 Rue Principale. Approximate. Was Metro before Super C.
- 3950 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: IGA
- 7777 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Maxi
- 3448 Avenue St-Augustin, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Marché Richelieu
- 6700 Rue St-Georges E, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1974: Jato
- 1976: Jato?
- 2023: Provigo
- Old Municipality: Lauzon
- Notes: Place Mont-Marie. Was 6700.
- 635 Rue St-Joseph E, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Metro
- Old Municipality: Lauzon
- 5700 Rue St-Louis, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 1959: Thrift
- 1960: Dominion
- Notes: Was 46. Renumbered ca. 2017.
- 820 Avenue Taniata, Lévis | Google Maps Link
- 2023: Super C