Canada Retail Media 2026

Strong Retail Ecommerce Sales Drive Double-Digit Growth

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Canada’s retail media market is accelerating as ecommerce demand fuels ad growth. Search still anchors performance. But display, video, and off-site formats are gaining, reshaping how advertisers balance scale with diversification.
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Canada’s retail media market is growing faster than digital advertising overall, fueled by ecommerce demand. Search-led performance drives scale today, but display, video, and off-site formats are gaining momentum.

Key Question: How does retail media factor into Canada’s digital advertising market?

Key Stat: Retail media advertising spending will reach C$3.8 billion ($2.7 billion) this year.

Clients can find the full version of this chart later in the report.

authors

Paul Briggs

Contributors

Diego Dell’Orco
Sarah Marzano
Principal Analyst, Retail Media
Oscar Orozco
Senior Director, Forecasting
Amy Rotondo
Director, US Research
Heather Sprung
Senior Editor
Sakina Thanawala
Copy Editor
Matt Torpey
Senior Chart Editor
Emman Velasco
Chart Editor
Paul Verna
VP, Content
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