Retail Trade (NAICS 44, 45)
Included sectors
- NAICS 441
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers
- NAICS 442
- Furniture and home furnishings stores
- NAICS 443
- Electronics and appliance stores
- NAICS 444
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
- NAICS 445
- Food and beverage stores
- NAICS 446
- Health and personal care stores
- NAICS 447
- Gasoline stations
- NAICS 448
- Clothing and clothing accessories stores
- NAICS 451
- Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
- NAICS 452
- General merchandise stores
- NAICS 453
- Miscellaneous store retailers
- NAICS 454
- Non-store retailers
Description
The retail trade sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Retailing is the final link in the distribution chain; retailers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. This sector comprises two main types of retailers: store and non-store retailers.
Hourly wage in 2025
- Minimum
- $16.60
- Median
- $19.13
- Maximum
- $35.50
Job prospects by industry sector
Job prospects by industry sector
Average annual growth 2025-2029
All of Québec
| This sector | between 0% and 1% |
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| All sectors | 0.7% |
All of Québec
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Employment in 2024
The number of people employed is not published if less than 1,500.
All of Québec
| This sector | 505,400 |
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| All sectors | 4,566,000 |
All of Québec
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Type of jobs
All of Québec
| Full time | 64.9% |
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| Part time | 35.1% |
| Full time | 82% |
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| Part time | 18% |
All of Québec
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Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Workforce sectoral committees
Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre du commerce de l'alimentation
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7105, rue St-Hubert, local 105
Montréal, H2S2N1
Quebec -
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514-499-3483 -
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Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre du commerce de détail
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550, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, bureau 590, tour Ouest
Montréal, H3A1B9
Quebec -
Toll free: 1-888-393-0222
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514-393-9037
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Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre des services automobiles
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2751, boul. Jacques-Cartier Est, bureau 204
Longueuil, J4N1L7
Quebec -
Toll free: 1-866-677-5999
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450-651-3199
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Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre en horticulture ornementale – commercialisation et services
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3230, rue Sicotte, local E - 300 Ouest
Saint-Hyacinthe, J2S2M2
Quebec -
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450-774-3556
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Sectoral associations
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Association des commerçants de véhicules récréatifs du Québec -
Association des détaillants en alimentation du Québec (ADAQ) -
Association des concessionnaires de véhicules de loisirs du Québec -
Association québécoise de la quincaillerie et des matériaux de construction (AQMAT) -
Corporation des concessionnaires d'automobiles du Québec (CCAQ) -
Conseil québécois du commerce de détail (CQCD) -
Fédération québécoise des revêtements de sol
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Last update: June 19, 2026