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Our promise to Canadians is to help make their lives easier. We offer incredible convenience, with a pharmacist available whenever stores are open, a broad and inspirational assortment of beauty, cosmetics and accessories, and an ever-increasing selection of fresh groceries. Our goal is to continue to expand our services to help empower Canadians to Live Life Well. 

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Shoppers Drug Mart is a leading drug store retailer in Canada with more than 1,288 Associate-owned locations providing a broad range of products and services in health, beauty and convenience.

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These 1,000 sq. ft. retail pharmacies are conveniently located in medical buildings or clinics, providing pharmacy products and professional services and advice.

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A retail experience created for Canadians who want to take charge of the way they age. Discover a wide range of health and wellness products to help you stay active and well, such as CPAP sleep aids, ostomy supplies, supports & braces, mobility aids, compression socks, incontinence products and more.

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MediSystem is a provider of pharmaceutical products and innovative services for residents and patients in long-term care facilities, retirement communities and organizations that deliver specialized care.


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The Health Clinic by Shoppers is dedicated to delivering convenient access to high-quality, patient-centred primary care services.

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Medical Cannabis by Shoppers offers the widest range of medical, health and wellness cannabis products available nationally, plus support and guidance from cannabis-trained advisors and Pharmacists.

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Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network works with manufacturer partners to deliver best-in-class services, including pharmacy and patient support programs to patients and physicians, and reshape specialty healthcare in Canada.

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Get real-time virtual care from trusted healthcare providers. Chat with registered nurses and dietitians, and earn PC Optimum™ points for completing daily health activities.


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The new Quo Beauty is a vibrant and playful brand that is 100 percent cruelty-free, PETA-certified and mostly vegan.  With more than 1,000 newly formulated products across 12 categories including colour cosmetics,  makeup brushes, nail polish, hair tools, travel accessories, and more – this line is designed to create easy-to-use products that achieve the latest look in beauty.  Quo Beauty inspires creativity and self-expression, because makeup should be fun.  


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Life Brand was created in 1962 after recognizing a need for high-quality private label alternatives for customers and patients of Shoppers Drug Mart. Today, there are over 2,000 Life Brand products within the health categories including over the counter medications, vitamins, first aid and oral care items.

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SANIS is committed to bringing innovation and advanced solutions to help ensure Canadians have access to high-quality medication.

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Moses Ojemakinde

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When Moses Ojemakinde immigrated to Canada in 2006, he thought he would continue working as a pharmacist—after all, he had a 23-year career in the profession in Nigeria.  

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How Moses became a pharmacist in Canada 

How the pandemic deepened Canada’s relationship with pharmacists  

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A Q&A with Ruchi Kumar, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services at Shoppers Drug Mart® stores 

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Every day, Shoppers Drug Mart helps millions of Canadians who come to us for help with their health and wellbeing. Whether it’s in one of our 1,800 retail pharmacies, on our PC Health app, or through services such as MediSystem and the Specialty Health Network by Shoppers, Shoppers Drug Mart has worked hard to be the local pharmacy Canadians can always count on.

60 years of helping Canadians live life well – and we’re just getting started 

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Paul Bazin

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Between raising three small children, coaching sports teams, and running a Shoppers Drug Mart® store, Associate-owner Paul Bazin is a busy man. But despite this, he always makes time for his community. 

Paul’s big impact in a small city 

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Shirley Ibe 

When Shirley Ibe first saw her products listed on the Shoppers Drug Mart® website, she almost couldn’t believe it was finally happening. “In the lead-up to launch day, I was so focused on getting everything done and making sure I was meeting all the requirements, that when we actually launched, I almost had a hard time believing it was real life!” she says. “It just felt so surreal. But eventually, I was like, ‘Oh my god, this is the moment you've been waiting for.’” 

Shirley’s dream comes true  

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Tina Yeomans

At a Shoppers Drug Mart® in Ottawa, Tina Yeomans and her co-workers are like family. Many have worked there since the store opened five years ago, and together, they celebrate birthdays, go out for dinner, have game nights, and go bowling.  

Tina’s gift saves a life  

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James Eaman

There’s a plastic-saving campaign going on behind the scenes at your local Shoppers Drug Mart® pharmacy. Or, more accurately, at the central fill sites used by high-volume stores to fill prescriptions.

James helps reduce plastic waste 

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Nadine Abou-Kheir 

They called him Mr. Dior, Nadine Abou-Kheir recalls fondly. “Whenever we look over at the make-up counter, we remember Martin; the brushes were his brushes.” In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, Martin, an employee at Nadine’s store, tragically took his own life. Nadine, Associate-owner at a Calgary Shoppers Drug Mart®, and her employees were understandably in shock.  

Nadine’s team is running for Martin 

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Misty Kolbuck 

Misty Kolbuck was looking for a change. So when the associate owner of the Shoppers Drug Mart® in Selkirk, MB where she was working as a front cash supervisor asked if she was interested in a role as a pharmacy assistant, Misty leapt at the chance.  

Misty hits the ground running 

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Sherida Edwards

I’ve been obsessed with beauty since I was little. My mom worked in cosmetics and skincare and was always glammed up, always had her hair and nails done. I wasn’t allowed to touch any of her products, so when I got home from school, I’d put them all over my face and then wash them off before she got home.   

Sherida reflects on race and the beauty industry 

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Rebekah Menezes

Rebekah Menezes knew in high school that she wanted to be a nurse. Her mom, a nurse for 35 years, would always come home telling stories about her day and talking about how she loved the job. For the last five years, since Rebekah graduated as a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN), she’s worked at Kendalwood Clinic in Whitby, Ont.

Rebekah, meet the Health Clinic by Shoppers

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Medical cannabis in bottle

In pharmacy school, Aarti Patel didn’t learn much about medical cannabis. So when she started working for the Medical Cannabis by Shoppers™ team, she faced a steep learning curve and dove into in-depth training on how it can benefit patients.

Navigating the world of medical cannabis

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Katie Trees

You could say that Katie Trees fell into the pharmacy profession. When she was in high school, a pharmacist from her local Shoppers Drug Mart® store in Port Alberni, British Columbia, approached her school’s career counsellor to ask if there were any science students who might want to work as a pharmacy assistant. They suggested Katie, now 30, might be a good fit. “I knew I wanted a career in healthcare but I had no idea what pharmacy was or what I’d be doing.”

Katie is a pharmacist in training

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Rayelyn Izzo

Rayelyn Izzo, a Beauty Specialist at a Shoppers Drug Mart® store in Calgary, AB has been waiting for the Beauty NOW™ platform for years. “The old system was archaic,” she says. “We’d have to wait and wait and we really need to be able to communicate with our clients on a faster technology platform. It’s beauty at our fingertips.”

Beauty at your fingertips

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Socks. Old t-shirts. Fabric scraps. These are all items that some Canadians have said they’ve used as alternatives to pads or tampons when faced with the impossible choice between buying a period product or an essential item on their grocery list. It’s a situation known as “period poverty.”   

Period Poverty: Helping girls in need

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As many parts of Canada battle a fourth wave of COVID-19, it’s important that we do everything we can to protect ourselves and our most vulnerable – and that means getting your flu shot AND the COVID-19 vaccine. The two-combined give you your best shot at a safer fall and winter.

The flu shot is your best shot at a safer fall and winter

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Emily McCreery

Seventeen-year-old Emily McCreery knows the challenge many students faced when schools shut down due to COVID-19 and classes moved online. “It was hard to do schoolwork via Zoom,” says the Regina, SK resident, who is entering grade 12 this fall and works part-time as a cashier at Shoppers Drug Mart®. But Emily realized that for students who don’t have access to reliable technology at home, in particular laptops, it was even harder. 

Emily helps get students online

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Bryce Barry

Pharmacists save lives – just ask Bryce Barry, a pharmacist at Shoppers Drug Mart® in Park Place Mall in Lethbridge, Alta. In May, a one-year-old boy was in his Lethbridge backyard with his mother when he ate some raccoon feces out of a flowerpot. His parents did some online research and learned raccoon poop often contains a roundworm that can cause neurological disease or death. Drug intervention within 72 hours is critical. 

The tale of Bryce, a toddler and a raccoon

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Pascal Niccoli

Last summer, Pascal Niccoli, Associate at a Shoppers Drug Mart® location in Waterloo, Ont., started noticing a concerning shift among his customers, patients and store team: anxiety and stress were on the rise, mental wellbeing was declining, and he was seeing a sharp increase in demand for medications to treat anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders. So, Pascal started a conversation that has since snowballed into a half-million-dollar donation to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). 

Putting our money where mental health is

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Catherine and Kyle

When Catherine Nolin attended safe-space training run by Laurentian University a couple of years ago, there was one big takeaway for her: “We can make little changes in the way we practice our everyday habits and these changes can have a big impact on someone’s life.”

Catherine and Kyle keep the LGBTQ2SIA+ community safe

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Ghada Gabr

Earlier this month, a customer came in to see long-time pharmacist Ghada Gabr, who’s also associate owner of three Shoppers Drug Mart® locations in Halifax. His vision was blurry, he noticed he was thirsty all the time, and he was urinating way more than usual. He knew something was wrong, but he didn’t have a family doctor and wasn’t sure what to do. Luckily, Ghada did. 

Ghada tackles diabetes 

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Christa Wasko and daughter

When her 13-year-old daughter, Nafisa, started spending more time in her room, sleeping more, and coming home from school exhausted, Pharmacy Operations Specialist Christa Wasko put it down to two normal causes: being a typical teenager, and pandemic fatigue. All of that changed this past winter when, what began as a stomachache one morning, turned into a month-long absence from school. 

Christa sees the subtle signs of mental illness 

Michelle Beard

When Michelle Beard moved from Toronto to Winnipeg to take on the role of District Manager, Operations at Shoppers Drug Mart, she didn’t want to leave her volunteer work on behalf of Run for Women behind — she wanted to build on it. 

Michelle builds up support for a good cause 

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Alberta pharmacist update on COVID vaccinations

Canadians are beginning to see the light at the end of this year-long pandemic tunnel. And Shivali Sharma and Brian Jones, both pharmacist/owners of Shoppers Drug Mart® stores in Alberta — the first province to allow pharmacies to administer the vaccine — want to assure everyone that the COVID vaccine has been approved by Health Canada and is safe. 

Pharmacists say COVID vaccinations are going smoothly 

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Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart, Associate Owner of a Shoppers Drug Mart® store in Toronto, wants to increase the representation of Black students in pharmacy — and is getting a little help from Shoppers Drug Mart to do just that. 