Our ambition is to help reduce social inequalities, especially as they pertain to food and health. Building on our tradition of commitment since our founding in 1947, we count on the strength of our network of employees, merchants and pharmacist owners to contribute to the well-being of communities and generate sustainable benefits.
Objectives
For information on our key performance indicators, see our 2022-2026 Corporate Responsibility Plan (PDF)
At METRO, we are dedicated to contributing to the economic and social well-being of communities. Our priorities are to invest in the communities in which we are present and to promote local purchasing, both to support local suppliers and to meet our customers' expectations.
Our ambition is to help reduce social inequalities, especially as they pertain to food and health. Building on our tradition of commitment since our founding in 1947, we count on the strength of our network of employees, merchants and pharmacist owners to contribute to the well-being of communities and generate sustainable benefits.
To learn more
METRO is actively engaged in the communities in which it is present through financial assistance and food donations. In addition to METRO’s own contributions are those made by its employees, customers and suppliers.
Our philanthropic objective is to dedicate an amount equal to 1% of METRO’s average net earnings in the last three fiscal years.
For more details, see our Community Investment Policy.
To submit a request, please complete the Donation request form.
For a third consecutive year, METRO has been PRISM certified by Imagine Canada for donating at least 1% of pre-tax profits to local communities.
The very nature of our activities in the food sector inevitably leads to losses despite ever more efficient systems for minimizing unsold products. It is important to us that, above all, this food is redistributed and consumed by people who need it.
Our food recovery program One More Bite enables us to provide our partners — Second Harvest and Feed Ontario in Ontario and Food Banks of Québec —with unsold quality products from our participating stores and distribution and production centres in both provinces.
In 2025, nearly 9.4 million kilograms of food were recovered, representing the equivalent of more than 18.7 million meals redistributed within our communities.
Since 2016, One More Bite has helped recover and redistribute nearly 45 million kilograms of food, the equivalent of about 90 million meals.
For more details, see our 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report (PDF).
Launched in Quebec in 2024 in collaboration with Food Banks of Quebec, and in Ontario in 2025 in collaboration with Feed Ontario, METRO’s Shared Kitchens aim to provide concrete solutions to the needs of community organizations that fight food insecurity every day. METRO supports the creation, expansion and outfitting of modern, accessible kitchens that can be used by various organizations within the same community. These shared spaces improve access to healthy, nutritious food through collaborative programs and help reduce social isolation among the most vulnerable members of our communities.
In 2025, five METRO Shared Kitchens were inaugurated in Québec. In 2026, 13 new kitchens will open, including four in Ontario.
Each year, METRO encourages its employees to dedicate work hours to local organizations and make a difference in the communities where we operate. In 2025, nearly 500 colleagues contributed more than 1,470 hours to 19 haritable organizations across Québec and Ontario.
Our local purchasing program was launched several years ago.
METRO is a proud Canadian company, committed to supporting local communities.
That’s why we source from Canadian producers and suppliers whenever possible, and make it easier for customers to identify those products in our grocery stores and pharmacies across our networks.
We rely on recognized certifications such as Foodland Ontario, Aliments du Québec, and Les Produits du Québec. Several initiatives were carried out in 2025 to promote products bearing one of these certifications, as well as to enhance the visibility of local products in stores, online and across our various promotional tools, all with the goal of simplifying the shopping experience and helping customers who want to prioritize local products find them more easily.
For more details, see our Local Purchasing Policy (PDF) and our 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report (PDF).