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Many people think of A&W as an American chain, but they have been separate companies for many decades. More to the point, they have been an actual Canadian company since 1995.

I’m wearing my first pair of Bucks boots right now. Great hand made alternative to the Blundstones I’ve been wearing at work for years. A tiny bit cheaper too.

After Tim Cook donated $1 million to Donald Trump the one whose threatened tariffs and the territory sovereignty of Canada, the recent dealings with Starlink to improve satellite connectivity, the plans to bring back Apple ads to Twitter. All this behaviour from his company is unacceptable.

We need to contact our mps and call on them to table legislation that would force Apple to open up sideloading like how they have done in the European Union. You can find your mp's information here and remember letters to parliament do not require stamps. It's our hardware we bought, we have the right to do with it as we please. We need to open up the phones, tablets and watches.

So that we can have our canadian open-source app store alternative. Where we can support our local talented developers without Apple siphoning off the software sales.

They have great documentaries, movies and tv series such as North of North.

The more that people use their services the more funding they can can receive from the federal government to expand their programming lineup.

It looks like they specifically have a grocery store guide, with various products made in Canada.
They also accept user submissions FWIW.

Hey all,

I figured I'd make this post since I was recently looking at the peanut butter section of the store, and every single brand save for Kraft was imported from the US. Kraft, however, likely uses peanuts imported from the US and processes them into peanut butter here in Canada, which allows them to label their peanut butter as a product of Canada.

Peanuts are apparently hardly grown in Canada because of the climate, so importing them from down south makes sense in that regard. However, if you want to find options that source from Canadian farms, Nuts To You Nut Butter makes Sunflower and Pumpkin seed butters that source their seeds from farms in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario exclusively. Just be sure that it says "grown in Canada" on the label since while the sunflower seed butter I bought states that on the label, the pumpkin seed butter I saw didn't have the label like it does on their website, so it might be a recent change they've made. Just gave the sunflower seed butter a try today and it's genuinely incredible.

I was curious as to what brands of nut butters you all know that are made in Canada since peanut butter is such a big part of a lot of people's diets. Would love to see what y'all have to share!

Another made in Canada brand goes down... Dont let them fool you with "Concu au Canada/Designed in Canada". No problem if you want to keep buying the brand, but if they dont drop the prices then dont pay "made in canada" prices for chinese made stuff.

Brands still made in canada (specifically QC): Quartz (only the winter coats) and Audvik

Hey all,

So I recently learned that the Nutty Club brand is going to shut down completely next month and is currently auctioning off all their equipment. While they admittedly didn't seem to be the best in terms of marketing their product and adjusting to the new retail landscape, I still find it sad seeing a Canadian business going defunct, especially one with as much history and nostalgia factor as Nutty Club has.

That being said, what are some good independent candy companies based here in Canada I can support going forward? While I am working overall to dial down my intake of sweets and junk food, I'd love to support something made here when I do decide to treat myself. If it helps for context, I personally live out west in Alberta, but I'd also love to hear of what's available in the rest of Canada. The only other independent, decently inexpensive Canadian candy that comes to mind are Pal-O-Mines, and I'm not even 100% sure if they're made here or just sold in Canada.

Found this absolutely insane. I already am skeptical about the difference in quality of pasta shipped in from Italy, but it's not like Turkey is world-renowned for their pasta like Italy is.

Personally making the swap to purchasing Unico branded pasta since they're made in Canada with Canadian wheat, and I know Italpasta is also made here as well. Figured sharing this information may help people make a swap, but also curious about other brands that make their pasta within our borders rather than ship them in.

From the similarly named subreddit:

Shoes:

Canada West (MB) https://www.canadawestboots.com/

Tatra (ON) https://www.tatra.ca/ (work boots)

La Canadienne (QC) https://lacanadienneshoes.com/

Wohlford (BC) https://www.wohlford.ca/ (work boots)

Viberg (BC) https://viberg.ca/ ($$$$)

Padraig Cottage (BC) https://www.padraigcottage.com/ (baby slippers)

Martino (QC) https://www.boutiquemartino.com/en (boots)

Clothing:

Anian (BC) https://anianmfg.com/

Canadian Wolf (QC) https://www.canadianwolf.com/

Province of Canada (ON) https://provinceofcanada.com/ (size runs a bit big)

Little and Lively (BC) https://www.littleandlively.com/ (kids)

Victoire Boutique (ON) https://victoireboutique.com/

Naked and Famous Jeans (?) https://www.nakedandfamousdenim.com/

Polar Piece (ON/ BC) https://www.polarpiece.com/

North Standard (ON) https://northstandard.com/

Simply Merino (BC) https://www.simplymerino.ca/

Jerico (ON) https://jerico.ca/

Good for Sunday (ON) https://goodforsunday.com/

Stanfields (NS) https://www.stanfields.com/

Blondie Apparel (ON) https://blondieapparel.com/

Rowe (BC) https://wearerowe.ca/

Happiness Is Inc (ON) https://happinessisinc.com/

Ecologyst (BC) https://ecologyst.com/

This is J (ON) https://thisisj.com/ (bamboo PJs)

Local Laundry (AB) https://locallaundry.ca/

House of Blanks (ON) https://www.houseofblanks.com/

Blankets/ Socks/ Hats:

MacAuslands (PEI) https://www.macauslandswoollenmills.com/index.php

Topsy Farms (ON) https://www.topsyfarms.com/

JB Fields (ON) https://www.jbfields.ca/

Thermohair (ON) https://www.thermohair.com/

Custom Woolen (AB) https://www.customwoolenmills.com/

Dream Power Costume (ON) www.dreampowercostumes.com (bath hoodie)

Leave Your Hat On (hats) (NS) https://www.leaveyourhaton.com/

The Hat Junkie (NS) https://www.hatjunkie.com/

Leather Goods/ Accessories

Popov Leather (BC) https://www.popovleather.com/

Populess Leather (AB) https://www.populess.com/

Mariclaro (ON) https://www.mariclaro.ca/

Phee's original goods (NS) https://pheesoriginalgoods.ca/

Small Hours (ON) https://smallhours.ca/

Crafted Gambit Goods (AB) https://www.craftedgambitgoods.com/

Fab Hand Crafted (QC) https://www.fabhandcrafted.com/ (specialize in camera straps)

Food/ Cooking:

Three Farmers (SK) https://threefarmers.ca/ (Camelina Oil)

Thomas Haas (BC) https://www.thomashaas.com/ (Chocolatier)

Arbol Cuisine (QC) https://arbolcuisine.com/ (Cutting Board)

Meyer (PEI) https://meyercanada.ca/collections/meyer (Cookware)

Heartbeat Hot sauce Co (ON) https://www.heartbeathotsauce.com/ (Hot sauce)

Maritime Madness (PE) https://maritimemadness.com/ (Hot sauce)

La Pimenterie (QC) https://lapimenterie.com/en/montreals-finest-hot-sauces/ (hot sauce)

Appleton Chocolates (NS) https://www.appletonchocolates.ca/

Natural Wellness:

Saje (BC) https://www.saje.ca/

Attitude (QC) https://ca.attitudeliving.com/

Glowing Orchid (BC) https://glowingorchid.com/

Rocky Mountain Soap (AB) https://www.rockymountainsoap.com/

Salt Spring Soap Works (BC) https://www.saltspringsoapworks.com/

Earth Elementals Soap (NS) https://earthelementals.ca/

Birch Babe (ON) https://birchbabe.com/

Warm Buddy (ON) https://www.warmbuddy.com/

Cool Nukes Bowl Cozies (NS) https://coolhandnukes.com/

Jewelry:

Forestial Friends (BC) https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ForestialFriends

Proud Wednesday (AB) https://proudwednesday.com/

Leah Alexandra (BC) https://leahalexandra.com/

Strut (ON) https://www.strutjewelry.com/

Eidel Precious (ON) https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/EidelPrecious

Twenty Compass (QC) https://twentycompass.com/

Furniture:

Go Coconut (QC) https://gococonut.ca/

Off Your Rocker (ON) https://offyourrocker.ca/

Craft/ Stationary/ Candles/ Puzzles

Hemlock & Oak (BC) https://www.hemlockandoak.com/

Pietersmatin Works (ON) https://www.pietersmatinworks.com/

Little May Papery (AB) https://littlemaypapery.com/

Cordova Candle (BC) https://cordovacandleco.com/

Honey Candles (BC) https://www.honeycandles.com/

Stumpcraft (AB) https://www.stumpcraft.com/

Milk Jar Candle (AB) https://milkjar.ca/

Crowfoot Candle (BC) https://www.crowfootcollective.com/

Flaunt Cards (BC) https://www.flauntshop.com/

Other:

Wildflower Seed Bombs (?) https://wildflowerseedbombs.ca/

Scam Skate (MB) https://scamskate.com/

Salt Spring Seeds (BC) https://www.saltspringseeds.com/

Heritage Harvest Seeds (MB) https://heritageharvestseed.com/

Annapolis Seeds (NS) https://annapolisseeds.com/

Revival Seeds (NS) https://revivalseeds.ca/

Greta's Family Gardens (QC) https://www.seeds-organic.com/

I want to buy open source drm free e-books however I see Kobo that is a Canadian subsidiary owned by a Japanese Company while Apple is American with some operations based in Canada, California is closer to British Columbia however they often use closed standards.

I have a friend in Canada whose birthday is just around the corner. They mentioned how their kitchen knives suck. I'd like to order them a whetstone, sharpener and/or a new set of knives. Are there any shops or brands that you recommend?

I'm not in Canada, so ideally I'd buy the item online and have it delivered to my friend.

Canadian company I recently ordered a motorized desk from based in Richmond, BC. I got it from a recommendation on a post from [email protected] because I needed a new one. I'll be setting up the desk today, and add a comment on my thoughts within a few days.

They have a Back-to-School sale running right now, use promo code MGBTS.

Price ranges from affordable to fairly expensive, but the product is worth it.

After always having Ikea or online order (Endy, Silk n Snow etc) mattresses, I finally upgraded. I just got delivery of my Model 9 and am very happy. Their customer service has been great.

The showroom has a giant glass wall that allows you to see their workshop and watch them build your mattress.