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.
Truck Hardware Ltd. was started in 1990 by Darwin and Jeanette Earl, and originally operated as ICI Canada (or Innovative Creations International). Truck Hardware started out by distributing stainless steel pickup truck accessories in Canada and…
We’re Louisa and Conrad Ferrel at True Buch Kobucha, and we started True Büch Kombucha with the belief that improving gut health can be a delicious and sustainable endeavour. Since our humble adventures in home brewing over a decade ago, we…
The True Gear and Spline history started back in 1966 when Vinko Bizjak, the founder of the company, settled in Canada. Despite being a skilled tool and die maker, he initially took a job as a gear cutter in Cambridge. In 1974 his entrepreneurial…
True North is a company based on values of quality, pragmatism, value and individuality, and we attract customers who are looking for those values in their bike. Our builds are functional, reliable, comfortable and built to last many, many years of…
True North Log & Timber Homes – In 1979, Ron Wrightman made his start in the log home industry founding his first successful log home company, which is still in operation today. Ron’s son, Rob, managed the original plant and continued to…
truLOCAL is more than just a box of (delicious) meat. It’s the community we’ve built, the producers we work with, the members of our team, and the journey along the way. The truLOCAL marketplace is an online shop where you can support…
Trunexa is a Canada based design house that provides end to end electronic design and production services. We specialize in developing embedded systems, IoT, and custom electronics for businesses and industries. Our engineering team is helping our…
The Truro Farmers’ Market Cooperative operates YEAR ROUND at 15 Young Street in Truro, Nova Scotia. We are a certified farmers’ market with Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia, which means our vendors ‘make it, bake it, grow it’ themselves. We are proud…
In 2013, in the living room of her apartment, Gaby Bayona founded Truvelle, a laid-back bridal line for romantic, effortless brides. What unfolded over the next ten years could best be described as serendipity, or kismet, in crepe, lace, and satin.…
Hello, my name is Nicole and I am the founder and creative director of our company Tub Loves. We are a collaborative mother-daughter duo whose passion for creativity, nature, animals and soap, decided to turn our work into a labor of love. Knowing…
