Rascasse Audience Intelligence

SAQ Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about SAQ in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. SAQ has an estimated audience of 3,511,444 people in Canada.

The average SAQ fan in Canada is 45.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Quebec.

The audience is concentrated in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta.

Top brand affinities include Hypermarket, Montreal Canadiens, Ice Hockey World Championships, with strongest over-indexing on Hypermarket (7.54× the country average).

Demographically, the SAQ audience skews more female with an average age of 45.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Convenience Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical SAQ fan in Canada is more female, around 45.1 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for Hypermarket.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: NGO / Political Party

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the SAQ profile in Canada.

Audience size
3.5M
in Canada
Gender
63.3%
36.7% male
Age
45.1
average years
Country rank
#807
NGO / Political Party in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-15%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of SAQ fans

63.3% are female, 36.7% are male, average age 45.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

63.3%
Female
36.7%
Male
Demographic split for SAQ audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female63.3%
Male36.7%
Average age45.1
Estimated audience size3,511,444
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.1
average years
Age distribution of the SAQ audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-195%
20-2917%
30-3921%
40-4925%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

95.6%

of the worldwide SAQ audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for SAQ
CountryShare
Canada95.6%
United States3.5%
Germany0.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the SAQ audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

SAQ fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~2.5M9.36×
02Prince Edward Island~8K0.45×
03Saskatchewan~50K0.43×
04Manitoba~50K0.37×
05Newfoundland and Labrador~20K0.32×
06New Brunswick~20K0.26×
07Ontario~300K0.20×
08Nova Scotia~20K0.17×
09Alberta~70K0.16×
10British Columbia~60K0.10×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the SAQ audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for SAQ audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01SailGPSports12.77×
02Tampa Bay RaysSports7.80×
03HypermarketShopping7.54×
04Tampa Bay LightningSports6.18×
05Mineral waterFood & Beverages6.11×
06Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages5.96×
07CliniqueBeauty & Wellness5.70×
08ButcherFood & Beverages5.10×
09NespressoFood & Beverages4.75×
10Hardware storeHome & Garden4.13×
11Convenience storeFood & Beverages3.96×
12Discount storesShopping3.83×
13Montreal CanadiensSports3.17×
14United Parcel ServiceBusiness & Career3.06×
15CocktailFood & Beverages2.75×
16SupermarketShopping2.65×
17PharmacyBusiness & Career2.55×
18IKEAHome & Garden2.35×
19KijijiShopping2.24×
20Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsSports1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the SAQ audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by SAQ audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM2.63×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM2.19×
IndulgenceJOY2.03×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by SAQ audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.49×
Community OrientationOPEN0.50×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.57×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does SAQ have in Canada?

SAQ has an estimated audience of 3,511,444 people in Canada, concentrated in Quebec and Ontario.

02

What is the gender split and age of SAQ fans?

63.3% of SAQ fans are female, 36.7% are male, with an average age of 45.1 years.

03

Which brands do SAQ fans like most?

SAQ fans show strongest brand affinity for Hypermarket (7.54×), Montreal Canadiens (3.17×), and Ice Hockey World Championships (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do SAQ fans live in Canada?

SAQ fans in Canada are most concentrated in Quebec (reach ~2.5M), Ontario (reach ~300K), and Alberta (reach ~70K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do SAQ fans also like?

Beyond SAQ itself, the audience over-indexes on Montreal Canadiens (3.17×), Ice Hockey World Championships (1.51×), Hardware store (4.13×), and Discount stores (3.83×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for SAQ. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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