when was the first dollar store opened in canada

The first Dollarama store in Canada opened in 1992 in Matane, Quebec. Dollarama’s own history page says the company “started with one store” in Matane in 1992, and another source identifies that first location as the shopping centre Les Promenades du St-Laurent in Matane.

Quick scoop

• Year: 1992.

• Place: Matane, Quebec.

• Chain: Dollarama, founded by Larry Rossy.

Extra context

There was also an older Rossy family variety-store business in Montreal dating back to 1910, but that was not the first Dollarama store itself.