CTR Dealer Careers

To be considered, all applicants are required to submit a personal statement of their net worth. If selected, they must inject all of their personal equity into the business (up to 25% of the value of store and fixed assets) or a minimum of $125k to become a Dealer.

For successful candidates, your first store is assigned by CTC and may be either an existing location or a new build. The land and building are owned by Canadian Tire Corporation, and a licensing fee (percentage of sales) is charged to the Dealer. Depending on their language preference, successful candidates must be willing to relocate anywhere in English or French speaking Canada.

Dealer mobility, the process by which Dealers assume the operation of different store locations across the country, is a critical part of Canadian Tire’s success. It inspires Dealers to succeed by rewarding high performers with the opportunity to move to a more profitable store - thus invigorating the entire network.

Your DNA

You’re curious in nature. You’re insightful. You’re driven. You connect well with others.

Your Skills

Data Driven Decision Making

You use data and analytics to drive decisions for your business while being able to weigh options based on your customers needs.

Customer & Market Insights

You understand your customers, your competitors and your market; you use these insights to implement customer-focused practices that exceed your customer’s needs. In fact, you have had 5-10 years of experience doing so.

Business Orientation

You have strong knowledge of economic, financial and industry trends and use this knowledge to help you better your business. You have been managing large operating budgets for the past 3-5 years.

Building Teams

You build strong teams through attracting, developing, engaging and retaining talented individuals and create a work environment where they can reach their fullest potential.

Collaboration & Influencing Others

You identify and build collaborative relationships with partners, peers, customers and the community who can help make a positive impact on your business

Leading & Developing Others

You develop, motivate, and guide high-performing teams to attain successful results while providing support and guidance along the way to help them achieve their career goals.You have been successful in doing so for the past 7-10 years.

Change Leadership

You identify opportunities to transform and evolve the organization to achieve business results and to stay current in the marketplace, while supporting your team through change and encouraging them to take action.

Results Orientation

You have a tremendous drive for continuous improvement. You are able to delegate and establish accountabilities with your team, while measuring progress along the way.

Research

This goes beyond just your research about Canadian Tire as a company. We want to know you understand our Dealer model and why it is so unique, from the initial investment to the logistics, mobility aspect and the exclusive partnership our Dealers have with the corporation.

Network

Take the initiative get out and speak to our Dealers across your area. They can tell you first-hand what their own experience was like as they moved through the process and share best practices for success.

Canadian Tire In-store Exposure

Dedicating some time to work in your local Canadian Tire store will allow you to understand the intricacies of how our complex business operates and equip you for the technical assessments involved in various stages of the Dealer recruitment process.

This multi-step process will begin once an online application form has been submitted.

Interview Process

If chosen, you will take part in a pre-screening telephone interview. Your business acumen, leadership abilities and overall fit will be assessed.

Stage 1

A Canadian Tire Dealer Selection Representative will be in contact to conduct an interview (via telephone).

Stage 2

If successful, you will be invited to attend an assessment session where you will have the opportunity to further demonstrate the business skills and leadership characteristics you would be bringing to Canadian Tire.

Stage 3

During this final step, you will be interviewed by members of our senior leadership team and representative from our Dealer network.

Comprehensive training is mandatory for all successful candidates. The training covers the key areas involved in running a Canadian Tire store such as: automotive, finance, leadership, operations, ordering, and inventory management. The training is a blend of instructor-led, virtual and eLearning sessions, extended store placements with on the job training and graded evaluations.