Walmart Canada recently announced the opening of 47 hiring centers across the country to support the company's extraordinary growth plans and hiring for new talent. By January 31 of next year, Walmart Canada plans to complete at least 73 projects including building new stores and expanding, remodeling or relocating existing stores.

"We are extremely excited to be adding more than 4,000 new associates to our team," said Bob Hakeem, senior vice president, People, Walmart Canada, in an Fibre2Fashion article. Walmart is a company where associates have a genuine passion to help Canadians save money so they can live better. We are a company that works with communities to improve the world we live in, where diversity is expected and inclusion the norm. Whether you are looking for a career in retail or a part time job, we want to hear from you."

900 workers have already been hired and another 3,100 other positions will be filled over the next seven months or so. By the end of January 2013, Walmart says it will have 94,000 employees in Canada.

Last June, the company bought the leasehold rights for 39 former Zellers stores in Canada. They will reopen as Walmart stores later this year.

The chain said that it plans to increase hiring at its pharmacies.

"We have already hired many pharmacy associates that previously worked for Zellers and are looking to fill additional positions," said Wal-Mart Canada senior vice-president Eric Muir, in a statement.

Walmart Canada operates a growing chain of discount stores and supercenters with more than 330 locations nationwide serving more than one million customers each day.