Lowe's Canada extends special temporary hourly wage premium throughout the month of July

Boucherville, QC – June 29, 2020 – Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing more than 470 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, announces that it is extending the special temporary $2 per hour worked wage premium for all front-line eligible full-time and part-time hourly associates working at Lowe’s, RONA, or Reno-Depot corporate stores, contact centres, and supply chain facilities in Canada to the hours they will work throughout the month of July.

“We want to recognize our associates’ continued hard work and dedication to serving our customers and meeting their needs, both in store and online,” said Marc Macdonald, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources at Lowe’s Canada. “In a context where it is challenging to recruit, we believe that extending the special temporary wage premium throughout the month of July will allow us to attract and retain talented associates across Canada.”

Hundreds of seasonal and regular positions still available across the country

With the high season in full swing in the home improvement industry, Lowe’s Canada’s corporate stores operating under the Lowe’s, RONA, and Reno-Depot banners are still looking for hundreds of seasonal and regular associates to join their teams. Available positions include sales associates, receiving clerks, stockers, customer service associates, cashiers, merchandising service associates, lumber yard clerks, night crew associate, administrative support associates (in store), and drivers (class 1 and 3). Positions are also available at Lowe’s Canada’s distribution centre in Boucherville, Quebec. All new associates have access to training and mentoring suited to the various positions. Interested candidates can visit www.lowescanada.ca/en/careers to learn more about job opportunities at their nearby store.

About Lowe’s Canada

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE^® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 18 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2019 sales of $72.1 billion, Lowe’s and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Boucherville, Quebec, Lowe’s Canadian business, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RONA inc., operates or services more than 470 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners. These include Lowe’s, RONA, Réno-Dépôt and Dick’s Lumber. In Canada, the companies have more than 26,000 associates, in addition to approximately 5,000 employees in the stores of independent affiliate dealers operating under the RONA banner. For more information, visit www.lowescanada.ca.