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IKEA Canada Limited Partnership
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Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why IKEA Canada Limited Partnership was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):

  • IKEA Canada launched a nationwide Zero Waste Competition, challenging stores across the country to reduce waste and improve overall recycling rates -- innovative solutions included donating leftover restaurant food to Second Harvest, reviving plants returned by customers, and adding clearer labels to waste bins to help customers sort items correctly
  • IKEA Canada celebrates Earth Month and hosts Green Fridays, organizing donation drives that encourage customers to donate used furniture and electronics to local charities
  • IKEA Canada partnered with Furniture Bank launch the Returned Mattress Donation program, providing returned mattresses to families in need -- each mattress is thoroughly inspected by Furniture Bank to ensure its safe for reuse, with over 21,000 mattresses donated to 9,460 families since 2020
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Highlights

Industry Home furnishings retail
Major Canadian locations Lachenaie QC, Beauharnois QC, Boisbriand QC, Kitchener ON, Windsor ON, St Catharines ON, Scarborough ON, Oshawa ON, London ON, Barrie ON, Toronto ON, Winnipeg MB, Coquitlam BC, Brossard QC, Mississauga ON, Burlington ON, North York ON, Etobicoke ON, Vaughan ON, Montréal QC, Boucherville QC, Edmonton AB, Calgary AB, Richmond BC, Ottawa ON, Halifax NS, Québec QC
Full-time employees in Canada 3,937
Part-time employees in Canada 3,284
Employee green team People & Planet Positive Committees in units
Senior executive who oversees initiatives CSO – Corporate Sustainability Officer, CSM – Country Sustainability
Formal strategy/policy name People & Planet Positive (global 2020 sustainability strategy)
Publishes sustainability report yes
Green highlights has introduced more sustainable food offerings (including a plant-based veggie hot dog and ASC-certified salmon balls in its restaurants)
Noteworthy initiatives owns 2 wind farms in Alberta and has rooftop solar installations on more than half of its stores, generating renewable energy equivalent to approximately three times the energy it consumes; each of IKEA's in-country CEOs have taken on the additional role as chief sustainability officer
Building footprint includes PV solar panels, rainwater collection, solar water heating, geothermal heating/cooling, electric vehicle charging stations
Extended recycling extensive food waste reduction goals, mattress take-back program, e-waste, phased out single-use plastics (from plastic straws to plastics in its home furnishing line), light bulbs, batteries, textiles, hard and soft plastics, glass, paint residue, metal, wood
Commuter amenities green parking spaces for customers who drive hybrid, fuel-efficient or electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging stations with two free hours of charging, walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, transit subsidies
Community partnerships donation drives for Green Friday and Earth Month encouraging customers to donate used furniture and electronics to local charities, including local Furniture Banks, Tree Canada (planted tens of thousands of tree since 1996)

The Career Directory

IKEA Canada Limited Partnership has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
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Highlights for New Grads

Industry Home furnishings retail
Full-time employees in Canada 2,501 to 5,000
Parent company Ingka Group
Parent company head office Leiden, Netherlands
Major Canadian locations Lachenaie QC, Beauharnois QC, Boisbriand QC, Kitchener ON, Windsor ON, St Catharines ON, Scarborough ON, Oshawa ON, London ON, Barrie ON, Toronto ON, Winnipeg MB, Coquitlam BC, Brossard QC, Mississauga ON, Burlington ON, North York ON, Etobicoke ON, Vaughan ON, Montréal QC, Boucherville QC, Edmonton AB, Calgary AB, Richmond BC, Ottawa ON, Halifax NS, Québec QC
Student opportunities paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, leadership training
Typical new grad positions Manager-in-Training, Sales, Logistics, Communication, Interior Design, Services, Operations, Food Services, Cashier, Safety & Security, Service Office (People & Culture, Communications, Marketing, Sales, Graphics, Leadership & Competence)
Work benefits health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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