The year 2016 seemed like a turning point for Canadian products, as the nation felt under pressure from our neighbor to the south. This feeling spurred a movement across the country to "buy local" and spend more of our dollars purchasing products made in Canada. Then Covid-19 arrived in early 2020 and this initiative was taken even more seriously as we worked to support our local economy.
The pandemic forced people to stay at home and encouraged us to become even more passionate about buying at home. We as consumers quickly became aware of the importance of shopping locally, thus contributing to the success of Canadian-made items.
Artwork By Sandra Naufal – I’m a self-taught artist, specializing in home decor and hand painted items. I work with textiles, acrylic paint, wood, and beads. As a former educator, I have pivoted to my art to keep myself inspired to…
Artypac Automation designs and manufactures easy-to-use packaging machinery such as vertical-form-fill-seal machines, horizontal flow wrappers, tamper evident machines, auger fillers and volumetric cup-fillers to serve manufacturers and distributors…
Arva Flour Mills, in Arva, Ontario, on the banks of the Medway Creek, is believed, to be North America’s oldest continuously operating water powered commercial flour mill. Originally established in 1819, unlike most other heritage mills, we have…
Ash Apiaries Ltd. is a family-operated honey producer and processor in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, about four hours northwest of Winnipeg. The business was founded in 1972 by Floyd and Peggy Ash, and is now operated by Peggy, Floyd and their three…
At Ash Gears Canada we choose 15n20 to pair with 1095 to create pattern welded Damascus steel, it makes up the beautiful layers in the pattern, as the nickel in the steel resists the ferric chloride we use to etch blades. Using Historically common…
First formed in the crucible of the boutique long-board brand Ashes Still Water Boats, the idea for this venture has been sitting ready for birthing, unformed and unknown for years. In the Spring of 2014, two of the four kids were out of the house ……
Ashton Brewing Company – In the early 1970s, as an architect and beer enthusiast I built one of the Ottawa regions first authentic Irish pubs, Patty’s Joined over time by my three sons MJ, Quinn, and Brendan our entire Hodgins family has…
Aspen Clean was founded in 2004 in Vancouver with a mission of creating a healthier, green alternative to chemical-based cleaning products. Originally designed for our professional home cleaning services, our 100% natural, eco-friendly cleaning…
Assiniboine Tipis – The conical shelter known as wigwam has been used by the Eastern Woodland Indians for millennia. The wigwam was a pole frame covered with large sheets of birch bark. When tribes such as the Sioux, Arapaho and Cheyenne moved…
