Staples Canada review
Updated October 1, 2026 · StampCue Editorial Team · Facts checked October 1, 2026
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Our verdict
Staples Canada suits Canadian offices and schools that buy machines, office supplies and print work through one supplier rather than splitting the order. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Canada, it is a long-established retailer whose stores, contracts and invoices all sit in the same country.
Key facts
- Best for
- Canadian offices and schools buying machines, office supplies and print work from one supplier.
- Markets
- CA↗
- Legal entity
- Staples Canada ULC↗
- Headquarters
- Canada↗
- Founded
- 1991↗
- Departments
- Office machines, School supplies, Tech accessories, Print services, Cleaning and janitorial
- Official website
- staples.ca
Facts checked October 1, 2026, 1 source
Pros and cons
Pros
- It is headquartered in Canada, so contracts, invoices and any dispute sit in the same country as its stores.
- Purchasing has a named contracting party, Staples Canada ULC, which is what a supplier form asks for instead of a short trading name.
- Staples Canada sells office machines, school supplies, tech accessories and more, so a manager can cover office machines, school kit and print work with one supplier.
- Quebec buyers meet the chain as Bureau en gros while the contracting entity remains Staples Canada ULC, so the paperwork does not change with the storefront language.
Cons
- A purchase order that names the storefront brand instead of the contracting entity, Staples Canada ULC, leaves a supplier form incomplete.
Ready to try Staples Canada?
Who it suits
- Canadian offices that buy machines, office supplies and print work through one supplier.
- Schools that find school supplies in the range alongside office and print lines.
- Procurement teams that need a named contracting party, Staples Canada ULC, on their paperwork.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who needs a counter in their own country, since the network sits in Canada.
- Procurement teams that copy the storefront name, as the contracting party is Staples Canada ULC.
- Buyers whose contracts need a head office in their own country, since it sits in Canada.
Who runs it
Staples Canada trades under a short brand name at the counter and under Bureau en gros in Quebec, but the company behind both is Staples Canada ULC. That is the name a procurement form asks for and the one that belongs on an invoice, a supply agreement and a purchase order. Head office sits in Canada, which puts contracts, invoices and disputes inside the same country as the shops, and the business dates from 1991, so a buyer is dealing with a long-established retailer rather than a new entrant. The gap between the name on the storefront and the name on the paperwork matters most when a contract outlives the person who wrote it.
How Staples Canada compares
An office manager outside Canada has no local counter to rely on, and Wietholt is a name to compare.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs the stores in Canada?+
The company behind the chain is Staples Canada ULC, trading under the Staples brand and as Bureau en gros in Quebec. The contracting party on a supply agreement is that entity, so it is the name to put on a purchase order, while shoppers see the short brand name at the counter. Anything filed on a supplier form should carry the full entity name.
How long has Staples Canada been trading?+
The business was founded in 1991 and is a long-established Canadian retailer rather than a new entrant. For a manager committing an office to a supply contract, that history matters more than any promotion, since the company has to keep serving the account long after the paperwork is signed.
Where is the head office?+
Headquarters sit in Canada, in the same country as the store network. That keeps contracts, invoices and payment terms inside one legal system, and a procurement team dealing with the head office is dealing with the business that actually operates the shops it buys from.
What does Staples Canada sell?+
Office machines, school supplies and print services sit alongside tech accessories and cleaning and janitorial goods. Founded in 1991, the retailer is set up to cover a full supply list for offices and schools, so a manager can order machines, school kit and copying work in one place rather than splitting the order.
Do the stores operate outside Canada?+
The network sits in Canada, the market this business has served since it was founded in 1991. An office elsewhere should treat the chain as a supplier to arrange terms with rather than a shop to drive to, and confirm shipping and payment arrangements before an order goes in.
Why does the chain trade under a different name in Quebec?+
In Quebec the stores operate as Bureau en gros, while the legal entity behind them is Staples Canada ULC. A shopper there sees the French-language trading name on the storefront and the receipt, but a contract, purchase order or supplier form still needs the full entity name, which does not change from province to province.
Who does this supplier suit?+
Canadian offices and schools that buy their own supplies fit it well: the range covers machines, school kit and print work, and the head office is in Canada, in the same country as the stores. A reader who needs copying work without machines or janitorial goods, or who orders from another continent, is served less well.
What should a buyer check before signing a supply agreement?+
Check the contracting entity first, Staples Canada ULC, and confirm you are buying from the Canadian business rather than a similar name elsewhere. Paperwork that names the storefront brand instead of the legal entity can leave a supplier form incomplete, and the full entity name settles it.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_(Canada) checked October 1, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Legal entity, Markets, Departments
“The Business Depot Ltd. was founded by Jack Bingleman in 1991, with Staples as a substantial investor”
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Staples Canada
Canadian offices and schools buying machines, office supplies and print work from one supplier.