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.
Vancouver Island Brewing was founded in 1984 by small business owners in southern Vancouver Island. We moved into a facility in central Saanich and serviced the pubs on Vancouver Island with brands such as Goldstream Lager, Hermann’s Dark Lager and…
Vancouver Island Salt Co. is a family-owned business that harnesses the power of this awe-inspiring environment to create exceptional, handcrafted sea salts. With every crystal, a story is told—a tale of dedication, passion, and respect for nature&…
Located two blocks east of Gastown, Vancouver Urban Winery is a one-of-a-kind event venue: atmospheric and warm with exposed Douglas fir beams, floor-to-ceiling barrels, and soaring ceilings. Established in 2011, this winery been producing wines and…
Since its foundation in 1980, Vanico Maronyx privilege human creativity and manufacturing technology to offer superior quality of personalised and well-designed furniture and sanitary products. The enterprise counts on the collective effort of its…
Vankoji Foods Founder, Tonami, began selling Shiokoji in 2013 at the Nikeii Japanese culture center. She discovered Shiokoji while making her own koji (a powdery fungus grown on rice) for home made miso-paste. After reading about shiokoji’s…
Vaughan Snowboards is the brainchild of former Canadian national team member and professional snowboarder, David Vaughan. After struggling to find a board that could perform on all terrain and in all conditions, Dave decided to start designing and…
All VC Ultimate custom jerseys are manufactured in Canada from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic; re-engineered to be durable, comfortable and performance-driven, and rated The vast majority of VC apparel is made within 30 minutes from our offices…
It’s now almost 30 years since that first cittern (which I still play and record with) but I still get excited about every instrument that I design and build at Vector Instruments. I consider it a blessing to spend my days in a cloud of…
Vegan Pudding and Company – A poet Sora and his wife Hiro traveled around the world for 4 and a half years. Because Sora is vegan, in 2011 they came to the vegan friendly city of Vancouver. Sora started to host poetry reading events with vegan…
VEGANLY Vitamins is a Canadian brand that specialized in premium formulations of certified vegan vitamins & supplements. We are a small business with a big mission to bring health to people who love to take care of themselves. All the…
