Canada Tire is a family-run tire distributor founded in 1928 and led by fourth-generation chief executive Gabriel Granatstein. Headquartered in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the company distributes passenger, performance, SUV, light-truck, medium-truck and winter tires, wheels and related products across Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Its product portfolio includes exclusive regional distribution arrangements for the Vredestein, Kenda, Minerva and Ovation brands.
The company operates six leased distribution centres in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Mississauga, Dartmouth, Moncton and Mount Pearl. A seventh facility in Sherbrooke closed July 1 and is being consolidated into the Saint-Augustin operation….