About Hamster

An independent dealer network

Hamster is a 100% Canadian company represented by its more than 100 retailers, making it the most important network of independent office products retailers across Eastern Canada.

Thus united and supported, the Hamster retailers are well equipped with a huge buying and negotiating power. Ultimately, this is to the benefit of our customers who enjoy a wide choice of products, a service of quality and constant low prices.

Hamster' head office is located in Laval, Quebec, and has approximately 220 employees.


An international purchasing power

Hamster is a member of BPGI (Business Products Group International), one of the major forces of negotiation, marketing, sales and distribution around the world.

BPGI power represents:

  • 19 buying groups.
  • 18 countries.
  • 3,375 dealers
  • a purchasing power of $7.7 billions US.

Committed towards environment

Like us, gaze at your environmental efforts with the satisfaction of having accomplished your duties. As an office products distributor, Hamster is committing to doing more to help the planet. We play an important role at many different levels.

  • By privileging purchases of recycled and post-consumer products.
  • By promoting green products in our publications.
  • By adopting green practices and promoting them in our network.
  • By commercializing enium products.
  • By printing our catalogues and flyers on recycled papers.

As yours, our environmental mind is in constant progress. In a near future, other actions and measures will be implemented to answer growing customers' and consumers' expectations.


The maman Dion Foundation

Since 2007, Hamster is a proud partner of the maman Dion Foundation who contributes to the education of underprivileged children in Quebec by providing them with the school supplies and clothing they need for back-to-school.

In 2013, the Foundation provided 2,000 children throughout Quebec with school bags full of school supplies. The bags were distributed by our Hamster dealers during the month of August.

You can support the Foundation by purchasing one of the Foundation's notebooks in our stores or online. Hamster will donate $1 per notebook sold


On the web, everything is possible...

Hamster owns one of the most advanced business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) web site in the industry. In addition to standard services such as e-catalogue, product searches and Internet ordering, www.hamster.ca allows our customers to perform advanced operations that will improve their buying management.

  • order tracking
  • back order cancellation
  • request for return of goods
  • personalized shopping lists and carts
  • others (according to customer type)

To order on-line, you must open a personal or commercial account. Personal accounts allow consumers to order on-line and pay by credit card where our delivery service is offered.

To open a commercial account, you must contact the nearest Hamster dealer. Commercial accounts are more advantageous for businesses.

Opening an account


Your brand for savings

Enium is the private brand of Hamster. It offers more than 190 products with a superior value. Just think of the hundreds of dollars that could be saved per year when using these everyday products.


137,500 square feet or products

Hamster owns one of the largest distribution centres of office supplies in Canada. Its 137,500 square feet is one of the nerve centres of the company:

  • more than 13,000 products in stock
  • more than 130 employees
  • latest technologies
  • personalized products warehousing.

All the products you need

Hamster offers more than 12,000 products to its customers, in all categories:

  • Computer supplies
  • Ink & toners
  • Office equipment
  • Writing products
  • Cleaning and maintenance products
  • Breakroom supplies
  • Stationery and office accessories
  • Furniture
  • Arts & Cratfs

You will find at Hamster a broad range of products from the most reputable brands in our industry.