Supporting Canadian-Made Products: A Handy List for Everyday Shopping
As a marketing business focused on contractors and trades, we usually talk about websites, branding, and digital strategies. But today, we’re switching it up! We’ve put together a list of Canadian-made products and brands to help you shop local and support businesses across the country.
Whether you’re looking for pantry staples, home essentials, or everyday goods, choosing Canadian brands keeps money in the local economy and supports jobs. Here are some great options to check out:
GROCERIES & FOOD
| Dairy (Milk, Cheese, Yogurt) | Agropur (Quebec), Beatrice, Dairyland, Liberté (Quebec), Olympic Dairy (BC), Organic Meadow (Ontario), Bothwell Cheese (MB), Armstrong Cheese (Quebec), Saputo (Quebec) |
| Bread & Bakery | Weston Foods, Dempster’s, Stonemill Bakehouse, Silver Hills (BC), Portofino Bakery (BC), Little Northern Bakehouse (BC), ACE Bakery (Ontario), Boulangerie St-Méthode (Quebec) |
| Coffee | Kicking Horse Coffee (BC), Ethical Bean (BC), Muskoka Roastery (Ontario), Salt Spring Coffee (BC), Reunion Coffee Roasters (Ontario), Just Us! Coffee Roasters (Nova Scotia), Pilot Coffee Roasters (Toronto), Balzac’s Coffee (Ontario) |
| Tea | Tetley (Canadian division), Tea Squared (Ontario), DavidsTea (Quebec), Pluck Tea (Ontario), Camellia Sinensis (Quebec), Genuine Tea (Ontario), Algonquin Tea Co. (Ontario) |
| Meat (Packaged & Fresh) | Maple Leaf Foods, Olymel (Quebec), Schneiders, Freybe (BC), Cumbrae’s (Ontario), Stemmler’s (Ontario), Two Rivers Meats (BC), Peace Country Beef (Alberta), Spring Creek Ranch (Alberta) |
| Seafood | Clearwater Seafoods (Nova Scotia), High Liner (Nova Scotia), True North Seafood (NB), Albion Fisheries (BC), Cold Ocean Salmon (NL), Fogo Island Fish (Newfoundland) |
| Condiments | French’s Ketchup (Ontario), President’s Choice, Maison Orphée (Quebec), Kozlik’s Mustard (Ontario), Joe Beef BBQ Sauce (Quebec), Bals Provisions (Ontario), Smak Dab Mustard (Manitoba), Wildly Delicious (Ontario) |
| Snacks | Hardbite Chips (BC), Covered Bridge Chips (NB), Old Dutch (Canada), Neal Brothers (Ontario), MadeGood (Ontario), Bear Paws (Dare Foods, Ontario), Hawkins Cheezies (Ontario), WOW! Chips (Alberta), Covered Bridge Popcorn (NB) |
| Pasta | Italpasta (Ontario), Primo (Ontario), Unico (Ontario) |
| Rice & Grains | Lundberg (Canada), Floating Leaf (MB), Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods (MB), Prairie Quinoa (Saskatchewan) |
| Peanut Butter | Kraft Peanut Butter (Canada), Nuts to You (Ontario), Fatso (BC), Pic’s Peanut Butter (Canada) |
| Jam & Honey | Crofter’s Organic (Ontario), Bee Maid Honey (Canada), Wedderspoon Manuka Honey (BC), Cheeky Bee (Ontario), Tamarack Jack’s Honey (Alberta), Driftwood Honey (BC) |
| Chocolate & Candy | Purdys (BC), Laura Secord (Ontario), Smarties (Nestlé Canada), Peace by Chocolate (Nova Scotia), Ganong (NB), SweetSmith Candy Co. (Alberta), Rogers’ Chocolates (BC), SQUISH Gummies (Quebec) |
| Frozen Foods | McCain Foods (NB), Cavendish Farms (PEI), Maple Lodge Farms (Ontario), Sol Cuisine (Ontario), Cheemo Perogies (Alberta), Bonduelle (Quebec), Gardein (BC) |
| Breakfast Cereals | Nature’s Path (BC), Holy Crap Cereal (BC), Love Grown (Canada), Barbara’s Bakery (Canada), JK Gourmet (Ontario), Holy Crap Foods (BC) |
| Ice Cream | Chapman’s (Ontario), Kawartha Dairy (Ontario), Foothills Creamery (Alberta), Island Farms (BC), Ernest Ice Cream (BC), Scotsburn Ice Cream (NS) |
| Cooking Oil | Maison Orphée (Quebec), Canola Harvest (Canada), North Prairie Gold (Saskatchewan), Three Farmers (Saskatchewan), Butterball Farms (Ontario) |
| Maple Syrup | Escuminac (Quebec), President’s Choice, Canadian Heritage Organics, Brien Maple Syrup (Quebec), Jakeman’s Maple Syrup (Ontario), Fortune Farms (Ontario), MacDonald’s Maple Syrup (Nova Scotia) |
| Plant-Based & Vegan Foods | Yves Veggie Cuisine (Quebec), Gusta (Quebec), Big Mountain Foods (BC), The Very Good Butchers (BC), Nuts For Cheese (Ontario), Earth’s Own (BC), Daiya (BC), UpMeals (BC) |
| Canned Beans | Clark Foods, Cullen’s Foods, Primo Foods, Unico, President’s Choice |
| Baking Products | Five Roses Flour (Canada), Robin Hood Flour (Canada), Rogers Flour (BC), Club House Spices (Canada) |
| Rolled Oats | Quaker Oats, Robin Hood Oats, U-RAAW! Health Foods, Storehouse Foods, Only Oats |
CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR
| Casual Wear | Roots, Jerico (Ontario), Tentree (BC), Kotn (Toronto), Frank And Oak (Montreal), Province of Canada (Ontario) | |
| Outdoor Wear | Canada Goose, Arc’teryx (BC), Quartz Co. (Quebec), Kamik (Quebec), MEC (Canada), Anian (BC) | |
| Workwear | Tough Duck (Winnipeg), Stanfield’s (Nova Scotia), Helly Hansen (Canadian division) | |
| Shoes | Kamik (Quebec), Viberg Boots (BC), Mellow Walk (Ontario), Cougar Shoes (Ontario), Baffin (Ontario), Manitobah Mukluks (MB) | |
| Socks | McGregor Socks (Ontario), Stanfield’s (NS), Redwing Boots (Canada), Therma Kota (Canada), Duray Wool Socks (Quebec) | |
| Hats & Accessories | Canadian Hat (Quebec), Parkhurst Knitwear (Ontario), Tilley Hats (Ontario) |
HOUSEHOLD & KITCHEN ITEMS
| Furniture | EQ3 (Winnipeg), Palliser (Manitoba), Gibbard (Ontario), De Gaspé (Quebec), Structube (Quebec) |
| Kitchenware | Paderno (PEI), Meyer Canada, Ricardo (Quebec), Now Designs (Vancouver), Trudeau (Quebec) |
| Cookware & Bakeware | Meyer (Canada), Ricardo (Quebec), Crown Cookware (Ontario) |
| Bedding & Linens | Endy (Canada), Haven Sleep Co., White Terry (BC), Canadian Down & Feather Co. (Ontario) |
| Home Appliances | Danby (Ontario), Blomberg (Canada) |
TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES
| Cell Phone Providers | Telus, Bell, Rogers, Freedom Mobile |
| Streaming Services | Crave (Bell), CBC Gem, OUTtv (LGBTQ+ Canadian streaming) |
| Banking & Credit Cards | Neo Financial (Calgary), RBC, TD Bank, Scotiabank, Tangerine |
| Gas Stations | Petro-Canada, Esso, Shell Canada |
| Home Internet & TV | Bell, Shaw, Telus, Eastlink, TekSavvy (Ontario) |
SPIRITS, WINE & BEER (CANADIAN ALTERNATIVES)
| Whiskey | Crown Royal (Manitoba), Forty Creek (Ontario), Alberta Premium (Alberta), Canadian Club (Ontario), Lot No. 40 (Ontario), Gooderham & Worts (Ontario), Signal Hill (Newfoundland), Shelter Point (BC), Bearface (Ontario) |
| Rye Whiskey | Pendleton Whisky (Alberta), Stalk & Barrel (Ontario), Last Straw Distillery (Ontario), Still Waters Distillery (Ontario) |
| Vodka | Crystal Head Vodka (Newfoundland), Iceberg Vodka (Newfoundland), Beattie’s Vodka (Ontario), Eau Claire Distillery Vodka (Alberta), Georgian Bay Vodka (Ontario) |
| Rum | Newfoundland Screech (Newfoundland), Ironworks Distillery Rum (Nova Scotia), Devil’s Keep (Ontario), Beach Chair Rum (PEI) |
| Gin | Ungava Gin (Quebec), Dillon’s Small Batch Gin (Ontario), Victoria Distillers Empress 1908 (BC), Eau Claire Distillery Gin (Alberta), Georgian Bay Gin (Ontario), Spirit of York Gin (Ontario) |
| Tequila (No Canadian Equivalent) | No tequila is made in Canada (must be from Mexico), but some agave spirits like Mezcal Agua Santa (imported by Canadian companies) |
| Brandy | Peller Estates Brandy (Ontario), Okanagan Spirits Brandy (BC), Still Waters Distillery Brandy (Ontario) |
| Liqueurs | Sortilège Maple Cream (Quebec), Empress Elderflower Rose Gin Liqueur (BC), J.P. Wiser’s Vanilla Whisky Liqueur (Ontario), Legend Distilling Black Moon (BC) |
| Wine | Wayne Gretzky Estates (Ontario), Peller Estates (Ontario), Mission Hill Family Estate (BC), Sandhill Wines (BC), Jackson-Triggs (Ontario & BC), Inniskillin (Ontario & BC), Henry of Pelham (Ontario), Burrowing Owl (BC), Tinhorn Creek (BC), Tawse Winery (Ontario) |
| Ice Wine | Inniskillin (Ontario), Peller Estates (Ontario), Jackson-Triggs (Ontario), Reif Estate Winery (Ontario), Pillitteri Estates Winery (Ontario), Quails’ Gate (BC) |
| Craft Beer | Steam Whistle (Ontario), Big Rock Brewery (Alberta), Beau’s Brewing Co. (Ontario), Phillips Brewing (BC), Driftwood Brewery (BC), Alexander Keith’s (Nova Scotia), Unibroue (Quebec), Collective Arts Brewing (Ontario), Muskoka Brewery (Ontario) |
| Lager | Molson Canadian (Quebec), Moosehead Lager (New Brunswick), Sleeman Original Draught (Ontario), Granville Island Lager (BC) |
| IPA (India Pale Ale) | Flying Monkeys Brewery (Ontario), Driftwood Brewery Fat Tug IPA (BC), Bellwoods Brewery (Ontario), Red Racer IPA (BC) |
| Stout & Dark Beers | St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (Quebec), Black Bridge Brewery Milk Stout (Saskatchewan), Tofino Brewing Kelp Stout (BC), Granite Brewery Keefe’s Irish Stout (Ontario) |
| Cider | Growers Cider (BC), Brickworks Ciderhouse (Ontario), Somersby (Canadian-made version), Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse (BC), No Boats on Sunday (Ontario & Nova Scotia) |
SOFTWARE & TECH (CANADIAN ALTERNATIVES)
| Operating System | None (Linux distros like Ubuntu, Fedora) |
| Web Browsers | Brave (Canadian co-founder, privacy-focused) |
| Office Suite | Corel WordPerfect (Ontario), SoftMaker (Canadian division) |
| Cloud Storage | Sync.com (Ontario), Internxt (Canadian division), pCloud (Canadian-friendly) |
| Email Providers | ProtonMail (privacy-focused, Swiss but used by Canadians), Mailfence (privacy-focused) |
| Search Engine | Mojeek (privacy-focused, Canadian-friendly) |
| Cybersecurity & VPN | Windscribe (Toronto), TunnelBear (Toronto) |
| Password Managers | 1Password (Canadian HQ, Toronto), Bitwarden (privacy-friendly, global) |
| Website Hosting | Web Hosting Canada (Montreal), Rebel.com (Ottawa), SiteGround (Canadian-friendly) |
| E-commerce Platforms | Shopify (Toronto), Lightspeed (Montreal) |
| Point of Sale (POS) | Lightspeed (Montreal), Shopify POS (Toronto) |
| Web Analytics | Matomo (privacy-focused, open-source), Fathom Analytics (Victoria, BC) |
| CRM Software | Maximizer CRM (Vancouver), Method:CRM (Toronto) |
| Accounting Software | Wave (Toronto, free accounting for small businesses), Sage Canada (global but strong Canadian presence) |
| Project Management | Float (Toronto), Hive (Toronto), Workhive (Canada) |
| Graphic Design & Editing | CorelDRAW (Ontario), Desygner (Canadian team, global) |
| Video Editing | DaVinci Resolve (widely used in Canada), Corel VideoStudio (Ontario) |
| Music Production | Tracktion (Canada division), LANDR (Montreal) |
| Game Development | SideFX Houdini (Toronto), CryEngine (used in Canada) |
| 3D Modeling & CAD | Thinkbox Software (Canadian Autodesk division), CorelCAD (Ontario) |
| AI & Machine Learning | Cohere (Toronto), Element AI (Montreal) |
There are so many amazing Canadian brands out there—this is just a starting point! If you have a favorite local brand, drop it in the comments.
Let’s keep supporting Canadian businesses whenever we can!