Metro, which had operated solely in Quebec and the Ottawa area, acquired A&P Canada (the owner of Dominion grocery stores) from the U.S.-based parent company effective August 15, 2005.
On August 7, 2008, Metro announced it would invest $200 million consolidating the company's conventional food stores under the Metro banner. Over a period of 15 months, all Dominion stores were converted to the Metro name, beginning with the Dominion stores in the Toronto area. Dominion's distribution centres in Toronto and Mississauga retained the old Dominion banner until 2009.
Dominion grocery stores in Newfoundland were part of the national Dominion supermarket chain from 1963 to 1987 when that company was split up, with Loblaw acquiring the stores in 1995 but retaining a provincial licence to the Dominion brand. Metro licenses the Dominion brand-name to Loblaw for exclusive use in Newfoundland, but does not own or run them. As a result, the only remaining Dominion-branded locations are in Newfoundland. See Dominion (Newfoundland).
