Laura Canada remained a one-store operation until 1973 when Kalman Fisher, grandson of Laura Wolstein, and now President of Laura Canada, opened a second store in a small shopping centre in the Montreal suburb of St. Laurent.

A third store was opened in Place Vertu in 1975, followed by another in les Galeries d'Anjou in 1976.

In July 2015, Laura filed for creditor protection.

[2] The chain restructured and emerged from protection four months after filing.

[3] The chain filed for creditor protection once again in 2020, during the global COVID-19 pandemic.