POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO SIGN FORMS 3, 4 AND 5



	The
undersigned
director/officer of Anixter International Inc. hereby
authorizes John Dul,
Bob Grubbs, or Dennis Letham to sign on behalf of
the undersigned any Forms
3, 4 and 5 that are required to be filed from
time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Such forms
shall be completed from the
information furnished by me to the Company
and the information in the
Company's records.

  This authority
shall continue in effect until
revoked.







Dated this 1st day of January, 2006.


Signed:   	Linda Bynoe


  Printed Name: Linda Bynoe