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.
Suspended Studio is the longtime dream of internationally acclaimed artist Leah Kudel. It is a local glassblowing studio and gallery space in Edmonton, AB. It hopes to be a place of creative inspiration, joy, and sustainability! We believe in…
Sussex bake shop has been open for ten years. We have fresh bread, rolls, cookies, pies, chocolate cake with boiled frosting and peanut butter balls. Owned In: New Brunswick Sussex Bake Shop Products: Cinnamon Rolls Tarts Cookies Buns Pies…
I do all the silver work for Suzbijoux Boutique in my backyard workshop, which is where I also cut up chipped and cracked dishes for some of my items. The beach-glass used is foraged from Crescent Beach, just a short walk from home. All the pieces…
All of the Swallow Jewellery pieces are handmade using a silver clay called PMC3 which, when used with a kiln, provides 99% fine silver. After kiln firing, Sterling Silver findings are added to each item using classic silversmith techniques. From…
Swans Brewery is a hands-on facility where blood, sweat, and beers are part of the everyday cycle. It’s a brewer’s brewery, where beer is made by walking, crouching, turning, carrying, digging, scrubbing, lifting, sweeping, laughing, spraying,…
Sweep Style – What began as a part-time hobby during Covid has grown into a small business. During Covid, my mother, Cathy and I made masks and donated $1 from each towards Breast Cancer and other charities. She’s a 25 year survivor. …
Owned and operated by Britney Amarica, Sweet B’s Bakery & Kitchen is an online shop specializing in custom cakes & cupcakes for every occasion. We also offer fresh, flavourful homestyle catering delivered right to your door. With our passion…
Sweet Earth Farms is a small scale project farm, finding home in the mountains behind Chilliwack in a little place called Ryder Lake. We’re on the land of the Stó:lō People; S’ólh Téméxw. We grow food with a focus on flavour and with a lot of care…
I make and sell handmade reusable beeswax food wraps, a natural food storage solution. At Sweet Green Studios, I am passionate about doing our best to help reduce single-use plastics. I took over this little slice of the Internet in 2013 as a place…
Founded by chef turned chocolatier Brett Roy, Sweet Lollapalooza was built with one idea – to produce fresh chocolates made by hand, using only the best ingredients, including some of the rarest chocolate on earth. Owned In: Alberta Made In…
