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IGA

Canadian retail chain

IGA is a group of independent grocers in Canada supplied by Sobeys, which franchises the name from IGA, Inc. Acquired by Sobeys as part of its purchase of the Oshawa Group Ltd., it now operates primarily in Quebec.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industrygrocery store1

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IGA in Toronto-Dundas Street West, looking north from Glenlake Avenue
Photo: Howard MacDonald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

IGA is a group of independent grocers in Canada supplied by Sobeys, which franchises the name from IGA, Inc. Acquired by Sobeys as part of its purchase of the Oshawa Group Ltd., it now operates primarily in Quebec.2

Corporate structure

IGA is part of a group headed by Empire Company. 13 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Empire Company Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Sobeys Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
      • IGA
      • Big 8 Beverages Subsidiary · Stellarton
      • Lawtons Subsidiary · Dartmouth
      • Les Marchés Tradition Subsidiary · Canada
      • Pension Plan for Employees of Sobeys Inc. Subsidiary · Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
      • Rachelle Bery Subsidiary · Canada
      • SOBEYS CAPITAL INCORPORATED Subsidiary · Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Foodland Subsidiary · Stellarton
    • FreshCo Subsidiary · Mississauga
    • Safeway Subsidiary · Calgary
    • Thrifty Foods Subsidiary · Central Saanich

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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