Your Journey Starts Here

If you are looking for a new opportunity that truly matters, your careers journey starts with us.

The Salvation Army Thrift Store is a division of The Salvation Army – the largest non-governmental provider of social services in Canada. Our Thrift Stores help generate funds to support local programs and services like food banks and homeless shelters while contributing to environmental sustainability through retail and recycling.

Every day, we are making a positive impact in our communities.

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Why Work With Us

Every role at The Salvation Army Thrift Store offers a sense of purpose, an inclusive and positive team work atmosphere, and practical advancement opportunities. Our employees come to work every day knowing that they are helping us build stronger communities together.

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Looking for even more reasons to join us? 

We offer a competitive package:

– Paid sick time

– Vacation starting at 6% (3 weeks)

– Employer-paid RRSP contributions with additional voluntary matching opportunities

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– Health, Dental, EFAP, and LTD benefit opportunities for full-time employees

– 30% employee discount to save even more at our Thrift Stores

– The opportunity to learn new skills, job advancement, and recognition programs

Who We Are

From environmental stewardship to caring for neighbours in need, learn more about how we are building stronger communities together in our annual Impact Report.
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Our Mission

Our role, within the context of The Salvation Army, is both to generate funds to help The Salvation Army achieve its mission, and to have a positive influence in our communities.

Our Vision

By operating successful Thrift Stores and integrating with the mission and work of The Salvation Army as a whole, we exist as a functioning and thriving modern day model of William Booth’s “Household Salvage Brigade” through which the marginalized and excluded of society are refreshed and regenerated by meeting their practical needs.

Our Core Values

Hope

Hope

We give hope through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Dignity

We respect and value each other, recognizing everyone’s worth.

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Service

We reach out to support others without discrimination.

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Stewardship

We responsibly manage the resources entrusted to us.