LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO SIGN FORMS 3, 4, 5, 144, FORM ID AND UPDATING OF EDGAR ACCESS CODES

The undersigned director/officer of Anixter International Inc. ("Issuer") hereby
authorizes Bob Eck, Ted Dosch, Justin Choi, Charles Kim, Michele Nelson or any
employee of the Issuer designated by any of them who is responsible for
assisting insiders with compliance with the Federal securities laws, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned any Forms 3, 4, 5, 144, Form ID and for updating and
maintaining EDGAR Access Codes, that are required to be filed from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange.
Such forms shall be completed from the information furnished by me to the Issuer
and the information in the Issuer's records.
This authority shall remain in effect until either I am no longer obligated to
report transactions pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or the authority has been revoked in writing by me.
Dated this 19th day of June, 2017

Signed:   /s/ William Clayton Geary, II
Printed Name:   William Clayton Geary, II

State of Illinois)
County of Cook	)

This instrument was acknowledged before me on June 19, 2017 by William Clayton
Geary, II.


/s/ Lazara GR Diaz Notary Public
Commission expires 04/09/2021