Canada’s Foods: Rank-it’s Canadian Shopping Guide
Things are strange right now. With the looming threat of tariffs being a main topic of conversation of 2025 within Canada, many are preparing for a trade war with the U.S. that seems unprovoked and unexplainable to Canadians. While the proposed tariffs have been delayed again and again, it is unknown what the state of trade relations will be a month from now, let alone heading into the future.
However, a resurgence of Canadian national unity has been a silver lining of the year. Canadians are looking to support Canada more than in recent memory. Many Canadians have already taken steps to reduce their dependency on US produced goods, especially when it comes to their groceries. Thankfully, Canada has many long-standing Canadian-made and -owned products,
While there are many sites and pages that have dedicated themselves to highlighting Canadian made products, we have come with a different angle – ensuring we are recommending products that are ultimately both Canadian-made and -owned. This is important, since in today’s era of multi-national corporations, the money made from institutions of Canadiana – like Tim Hortons or Canada Dry – are owned by companies from outside Canada. Knowing who makes your products and where is a small task that can greatly benefit our communties.
So we have crafted this list. We have highlighted brands that are either owned or majorly manufactured in Canada, so you can understand who your purchases are benefitting. See a favourite brand not represented? Reach out to us to include it!
The Benefits of Shopping Canadian
With everyone from the media to politicians to everyday Canadians calling for support of our companies and industries, it helps to take a step back and consider “What are the benefits of this support?”
A tariff on Canadians good exported into the U.S. artificially inflates pricing of these goods, with the financial burden placed onto the purchasers. This makes Canadian goods less attractive to American buyers to import, ultimately hurting the bottom line of Canadian companies that rely on US trade.
Benefits of Shopping Canadian.
- Mitigate the negative effect the Tariffs pose on the Canadian economy. Many Canadian companies do a lot of business south of the border, and tariffs applied on their goods could mean a lot less revenue. While Canada’s market size is not large enough to offset these losses, it can help stop the bleeding if Canadian residents and companies alike looked to our nation for their purchases.
- Support Canadian businesses and Canadian jobs. If Canadian companies are struggling economically, it could result in the net loss of jobs in the country. By supporting these companies, you help keep them and their employees in Canada.
- Vote with your wallet. Whether you are shopping Canadian, or boycotting American goods, the message is the same: You do not support the tariffs and the negative impact of this American administration. By putting less money into the pockets of American businesses, we can send a message to these companies that we do not support what their country is doing.
- Local shopping is better for the planet. Part of shopping Canadian is shopping locally, and finding things that were grown or made close to you. Since these products are local, they do not have the same environmental impact involved in shipping these products around the world.
- National pride. Canada does a lot of things really well, like international hockey, Rye whiskey, cereal grains and maple syrup. Take some pride in our great sovereign nation.
How to shop Canadian?
How to shop Canadian?
Adjusting your shopping habits to buy Canadian is actually not as daunting as you might expect. Since Canadian produced food accounts for approximately 70% of the nation’s food consumption, many of the products you already buy are either Canadian-made, Canadian-owned, or both. The difficult part comes at the Grocery store, as you have to scrutinize any object entering your shopping card for where they are made.
Grocers are already accommodating this growing movement. You’ve likely seen recent signs or labels inside your grocery store signifying Canadian-made products. This can be a helpful guideline in a pinch, but it likely won’t tell you the whole story. Like who owns the company you are buying from? Are these products made in Canada, or use Canadian ingredients? Some products in our grocery store that denote they are made in Canada might have just been imported into the country by a Canadian company.
Here are some steps you can take to make sourcing Canadian foods in your grocery store easier.
Look for Products that are made for Canadian supermarkets
With some brand-name favourites off the table for now, names such as Compliments, Western Family & President’s Choice can be smart alternatives for certain products. Products from these lines are often budget versions of everyday favourites, and some of which are made in Canada. Like any product, check the label of these products to see where they were made.
Shop produce strategically:
A large amount of our imported food is fresh produce. This makes sense due to our climate. While certain produce is grown in Canada seasonally, in the winters it can be hard to rely on Canadian produce without adjusting your habits.
Our suggestion is to be strategic when it comes to the produce aisle. Think about whether you want to eat Canadian, or if you want to avoid eating food made in another country. Then, you can shop along those guidelines.
Certain fruits and vegetables are unavoidably imported. However, some countries are even in the same predicament Canada is, and are known for the export of their produce!
Canadian hot-houses and indoor farms are capable of growing some produce in Canada, year-round. Keep an eye out for these types of products during winter and spring months.
To sum it up: Buy Canadian-grown when you can, appreciating the technological wonders that indoor agriculture is able to achieve, while either abstaining from imported fruits and vegetables, or choosing to eat fruits and vegetables based on where they are from, and their seasonality.
Familiarize yourself with signifiers that denote Canadian-made
Different Canadian industries have adopted little logos that signify certain criteria of Canadian-ness. These logos include,
Product of Canada – This label indicates that the majority of ingredients, processing, and labour involved in the creation of the product is Canadian.
Made in Canada – the definition of product “Made in Canada” just means that the “Last substantial transformation of the product occurred in Canada” .
Blue Cow – Indicates that a product is made with 100% Canadian milk and milk ingredients.
Canadian Federal Meat Inspection Logo – A Canadian maple leaf with a circle around it indicates that the product sourced from a Canadian plant, inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Dairy Products
Canada’s dairy industry is strong, even on an international scale.
With regulations to maintain the highest quality, Canadian made dairy products are the majority in the country.
Look for the Blue Cow logo on the label, which signifies that the product is made in Canada with 100% Canadian Milk and Milk Ingredients.
Saputo
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Cheese products
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Saputo Inc. is a company based in Montreal that specializes in cheeses and dairy products. While the Saputo name is most closely linked to Mediterranean style cheeses, the company owns many diverse brands found across the dairy isle.
Armstrong
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Cheese products
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Armstrong is a Canadian company that dates all the way to 1902 in Armstrong, BC. Today, the Saputo-owned company produced fine Cheese products, including their famous Cheddar.
Black Diamond
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: No (Owned by French company Lactalis)
Products: Cheese products
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Black Diamond is a company based out of Belleville, Ontario known for it’s Cheese products. Despite being owned by French dairy corporation Lactalis, all of Black Diamond’s products are made in their Belleville factory.
Dairyland
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Dairy Products
Where you can find: Most Canadian Grocer
From milk to butter to cheese and everything in between, Dairyland is a titan of Canadian dairy. Another Saputo-owned brands, Dairyland manufactures it’s dairy products in Port Coquitlam, BC.
Natrel
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Dairy Products, Lactose-Free Dairy Products, Coffee Creamer
Where you can Find: Most Canadian grocers
Natrel is a dairy co-operative based in Montreal and owned by Agropur. Natrel offers high-quality dairy products, including lactose-free alternatives for the lactose-intolerants in your life.
Gay Lea
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Dairy Products
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Gay Lea is a Canadian dairy company based out of Mississauga Ontario that specializes in products such as butter, sour cream and whipping cream.
Island Farms
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes, owned by Agropur
Products: Ice cream, Milk, Sour Cream, and other Dairy Products
Where you can find: Save-On Foods, Walmart
Since 1944, Island Farms has crafted quality dairy from their home on Vancouver Island. Years later, the company has been acquired by Agropur, but the quality remains. Check out their ice cream, in particular.
Meat Products
Like dairy, Canada has a strong meat industry, producing lots of beef, pork & poultry, so you should not be surprised that you might already be eating Canadian meat products. However, if you want to figure out who is Canadian, and who is not, we have compiled many of Canada’s biggest meat manufacturers.
We would also encourage you to consider supporting smaller, local butchers. Buying locally lets you know more about the welfare of these animals, while also supporting the local economy and community.
Maple Leaf Foods
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Meat products
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Maple Leaf Foods is one of Canada’s largest producers of meat products. With products under their umbrella including Schneider’s, Fantino and Mondello, Maple Leaf products are found throughout Canada.
Piller’s
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Meat products
Where you can find: Loblaws
Piller’s is a Canadian producer of meat products that dates back to a butcher shop in Waterloo back in 1957. Piller’s specializes in European-style products, including sausage and deli meats.
Olymel
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Pork and Poultry products, including bacon, sausage & deli meats
Where you can find: Loblaws, Metro, Walmart
Olymel is a Canadian meat processing company based out of Saint-Hyancinthe, Quebec, that specializes in Pork and Poultry products. Olymel products are sold under their own name, and also other companies including Lafleur, Flamingo and La Fernandiere.
Grimm’s Fine Foods
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Meat products including sausages, bacon & deli meat, Tortillas
Where you can find: Loblaws, Save-On Foods
Grimm’s Fine Foods was founded by brothers Henry and Jacob Grimm in 1951 in Vancouver. In the years since, Grimm’s has expanded to produce a variety of European style meats, available across the country.
Sofina Foods
Sofina Foods
Canadian Made: Yes, with some exceptions imported from Europe.
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Lilydale, Janes, Mastro, San Daniele, Fletcher’s & Cuddy frozen and packaged meats
Where you can find: Most major grocers
You might not necessarily recognize the name Sofina Foods, but there’s a good chance you know their brands: Lilydale and Janes are dominant players in the Canada’s many freezer aisles, their Mastro and San Daniele lines produce European style deli-meats, and they even are Canada’s importer of Lavazza coffee!
Lilydale
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Poultry products
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Beginning as an Albertan cooperative over 75 years ago, Lilydale provides quality poultry products available across Canada. From sausages to deli meats to different cuts of poultry, it’s worth checking out what Lilydale does best!
Maple Lodge Farms
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Poultry-based meat products
Where you can find: Costco, Loblaws, Save-On Foods
Maple Lodge Farms dates back to 1830, where the May family first started raising chickens on a plot of land near what is now Brampton, Ontario. Maple Lodge farms specializes in poultry products including hot dogs, sausages, deli meat and chicken wings.
Plant Based Substitutes
We got you, vegetarians and vegans! Canada has many companies that have pushed the envelop in the development of plant-based alternatives. Unfortunately, some of our companies have been bought up by other multinationals, but there are still Canadian-made alternatives for you to try!
Yves Veggie Cuisine
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: No (Owned by Hains Celestial group)
Products: Plant-based meat alternatives
Where you can find: most Canadian grocers
Yves Veggie Cuisine is one of Canada’s oldest plant-based foods companies, founded in 1985. While the company is now owned by an American company, Yves foods products are still produced in Delta, BC and Trenton, ON.
Daiya
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: No (Bought out by Japanese company Otsuka Pharmaceutical)
Products: Plant-based cheeses
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Daiya was a trailblazer in plant-based cheeses since 2008. Established in Burnaby, BC, the company has let vegans and lactose-intolerant people alike enjoy favourite dishes, like pizza and mac & cheese, without any guilt. The company was bought by a Japanese company in 2017, but their product line is entirely made in B.C.
Gusta
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Plant-based sausages, Plant-based Ground
Where you can find: Safeway, Metro
Gusta is a plant-based foods company based in Montreal. From Plant-based sausages and meat-substitutes, to dairy-free Cheeses, Gusta lets vegetarians and vegans enjoy classic favourites without any animal byproducts!
Cooking & Baking
Canadians are lucky when it comes to baking and cooking ingredients, with many reputable and long lasting companies around today.
bakers and home chefs are probably familiar with many of these companies
Roger’s Foods
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: No (Majority owned by Japan’s Nisshin Flour Milling)
Products: Flour, Oats, Granola
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Roger’s Foods is a Canadian-based flour and cereal company with 60 years of history. They source their grains from Western Canada, and mill from their Chilliwack or Armstrong locations. Unfortunately, Roger’s Foods has been majority owned by a Japanese company since 1989, so they are not classified as a Canadian owned company despite their business being primarily focused in Canada.
Anita’s Organic Mill
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes (Owned by Nature’s Path)
Products: Flour, Baking Mixes, Cereals
Where you can find: Loblaws, Sobeys, Safeway
Anita’s Organic Mill provides feel-good flour and grain products to Canadians. Anita sources only Canadian wheat, and mills it from their own mill in Chiliwack, BC. Since Anita takes allergens seriously, you can also consume their Gluten-free product line without worries!
1847 Stone Milling
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Flour
Where you can find: local independent grocers out East, Online
1847 Stone Milling is surprisingly a newer company, as they started producing high-quality Canadian flour since 2013 – from their Ontario farmhouse that dates all the way back to the titular year. This family-owned company produces artisanal flour for your baking needs.
Roger’s Lantic Sugar
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Sugar, Maple Syrup
Where you can find: Most Canadian Grocers
It’s a little confusing to me too, but this sugar has nothing to do with the Canadian flour company we just covered! Roger’s Lantic Sugar is Canada’s largest refined sugar distributor in Canada. From their five facilities across the country, Roger’s Lantic produces sugar products from imported sugar cane and other raw products, as well as domestically grown sugar beets.
go BIO!
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Boullion & Broth powders, Organic Candy
Where you can find: Loblaws, Save-On Foods
Go BIO! is a Canadian company that might just become the home-chef’s new best friend. Their line of boullion and broth powders, candy, and cooking products are all organic, GMO-free and gluten-free!
Frozen Foods
Frozen foods are the ultimate convenience: easy to prepare, last a while in the freezer, and are often tasty enough. Frozen foods, especially frozen produce, is a great way to eat all type of fruits and vegetables out of season.
Canada has many notable companies that sell products in the Freezer aisle. Look out for these companies next time you are there.
M&M Food Market
Canadian Made: Some (Not All)
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Frozen Meals, Frozen Appetizers, Pantry Staples
Where you can find: M&M Food Markets
M&M Food Market is Canadian frozen foods store that carry their own products, with brick and mortar store locations all over the country. While being made for Canadian markets, M&M does not disclose where their products are made, but a representative has stated online that approximately 80% of M&M branded meals are made in Canada from both domestic and imported products.
High Liner Foods
Canadian Made: Some
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Frozen seafood products
Where you can find: Most major grocers
High Liner Foods is a Canadian company that sells frozen fish and seafood in grocery stores all across North America. Founded in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia in 1899, High Liner still makes and stores products in their Lunenberg location, as well as locations throughout New England, so verify with the packaging that the products was made in Canada.
McCain’s
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: fries and potato products, as well as frozen desserts
Where you can find: Most grocers
McCains is the largest manufacturer of frozen potato products in the world, and is a Canadian owned and operated company. With eight production facilities across the country, your McCain French fries and hashbrowns are likely made in Canada with Canadian potatoes. On a different note, you cannot forget about the rest of their product line, including their Deep & Delicious frozen cakes.
Cheemo Perogies
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Perogies
Where you can find: Safeway
Cheemo Perogies is a family-owned company whose Perogies are entirely made in their Edmonton production facility. They are family owned and have been in business since 1972.
Chef Bombay
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Frozen Indian cuisine
Where you can find: Safeway/Sobeys, Loblaws
Chef Bombay is a family-owned Canadian company that produces delicious frozen Indian cuisine. Based out of Edmonton, Chef Bombay has grown from their humble origins to a company whose products can be found all over North America. With items based on dishes from all over India, it has not been easier for you to shop Canadian and get a little bit of spice for dinner.
Arctic Gardens
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Frozen Vegetables
Where you can find: Walmart, Metro
Eating Canadian year round is difficult, predominantly due to Canada’s limited grow season. Thankfully, for year round Canadian vegetables, look out for Arctic Gardens. Arctic Gardens is a Canadian company that sells frozen vegetables grown at one of their eight Canadian farms.
Canned Goods
Aylmer
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Canned Soup, Canned Tomatoes
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Aylmer is a food production company that predominantly produces canned goods from their facility in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. Aylmer uses local produce when in season, and their soups are entirely made in Canada. Aylmer is owned by Canadian company BCI Foods.
Primo Foods
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Canned Vegetables, Tomato Sauce & Ketchup, Rice, Pasta, Cooking Oil
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Primo is a company that produces a diverse range of shelf-stable pantry staples, both dried and canned. Primo is also owned by BCI Foods, and produces their foods in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Primo sources ingredients from Canada when in season, and the U.S. when not.
Stefano Faita
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Soup, Tomato Sauce, Dried Pasta, Frozen Pizza, Italian Deli Meats, Coffee
Where you can find: Save-on Foods, Sobeys, IGA, Metro, Safeway, Loblaws
Stefano Faita is a Quebec company with the goal of creating authentic Italian cuisine that you can find in the grocery store. Their products are made with real ingredients, including Italian tomatoes, without the use of added sugars or preservatives.
Condiments
Lining almost every Canadian’s fridge door will be loaded with sauces, dips, dressings and spreads for making delicious meals, the way we like them. Unfortunately, many names on these condiments are not likely to be Canadian companies. So we have found everything you could need, from hot sauces and burger staples, to salad dressings and dips.
Firebarns
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Condiments
Where you can find: Online, grocers in Quebec.
Firebarns is a Canadian company that makes a variety of different condiments, including Hot Sauce, BBQ Sauce, Ketchup and Mustard. While Firebarns is a newer company, founded in 2015 in Quebec City, they are essential for any Canadian-sourced BBQs with their 100% Canadian ketchup that rivals the other brands.
Kolzik’s Canadian Mustard
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Mustards
Where you can find: Metro, Safeway, Sobeys
As a mustard fan, I am in awe of the selection of mustards that Kolzik’s offers. Using Canadian ingredients from the mustard seeds to honey or maple for their sweet varieties, Kolzik delivers on the promise for bold, spicy flavour. Kolzik’s has proved a Toronto classic for over 60 years.
Pepper North Hot Sauce
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Hot Sauce
Where you can find: Save-On, Walmart, Superstore, Online
Pepper North is a Oshawa-based Hot Sauce company with a nice selection of bottled heat. Made in Canada with Canadian peppers and other ingredients, Pepper North uses some intense peppers including Habernero, Reaper, Scorpion, & Ghost. Pepper North sauces have also been featured on Hot Ones.
Dawson’s Hot Sauce
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Hot Sauce
Where you can find: Online, Zehrs, Loblaws in Eastern Canada
Dawson’s Hot Sauce is an award-winning hot sauce company from Hamilton, Ontario. Across their product line, they have some fascinating flavour profiles, as well as some companion sauces for favourite dishes such as shawarma, hot dogs and tacos. They have even had a few sauces on Hot Ones!
Piko Peppers
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Hot Sauce
Where you can find: Online
Microsaucerie Piko Peppers is a Quebec-based hot sauce company. They stock a diverse collection of sauces, ranging from blisteringly hot, to inventively complex, to exciting collaborations with other Quebec businesses. Also, they’ve been featured on Hot Ones (you’re starting to notice a pattern here..)
La Pimenterie
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Hot Sauce, BBQ Sauce, Salsa
Where you can find: Sobeys, IGA, Metro, Online
La Pimenterie is a Quebec-based hot sauce company. They have an eclectic combination of spicy, funky, flavourful sauces. Also say the line with me… they have been featured on Hot Ones.
Blue Kettle
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Salad Dressings & Marinades, Sauces & Dips
Where you can find: Save-on Foods, Sobeys (Alberta), Online
Blue Kettle is a brand of dressings and sauces made in St. Albert, Alberta with the goal of providing gourmet quality meals easily at home. Blue Kettle offers a wide amount of flavours from across the world. They are Canadian operated and owned, primarily available across Alberta but also available online.
Little Creek Dressing
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Salad Dressing
Where you can find: Save-on Foods, Sobeys, Online
Little Creek Dressing is a company that makes small-batch Salad dressing in the Okanagan. Using organic ingredients, each dressing is completely vegan and GMO free. With six dressings, varying from classics to new favourites based on the Okanagan’s bounty, keep an eye out for Little Creek at your local grocery store.
Dare
Canadian Made: Made in both Canada and U.S.
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Cookies, Crackers, Candy
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Dare is a company that produces some of Canada’s favourite snack foods, both sweet and salty alike. Dare has been family-owned since 1889. While the company is proudly Canadian, their products are made in both U.S. and Canadian facilities.
LeClerc
Canadian Made: Some (Products made in both Canada and the US)
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Cookies
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
LeClerc is a Canadian company that for over 120 years, has produced fine cookies and other snack foods for Canadian families. The Company is still proudly Canadian, but their cookies are made in facilities across both Eastern Canada and the US.
MadeGood
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Granola Bars, Cereal Snacks, Crackers
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Voortman Bakery
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: No (owned by U.S. owned Second Nature Brands)
Products: Cookies
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Voortman is a bakery that started in Hamilton, Ontario almost 75 years ago by two brothers. Today, Voortman are established for their cookies and wafers that are the perfect snack to satiate that sweet tooth. They even offer sugar free versions of their cookies! Voortman have been owned by American companies all the way back since 2015, and they are currently owned by Second Nature Brands.
Eve’s Crackers
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Seed-based crackers
Where you can find: Save-on Foods, Sobeys, London Drugs
Eve’s Crackers are a brand of artisanal seed crackers made in British Columbia. Using Canadian flax seed as well as other high quality ingredients, Eve’s Crackers are vegan, gluten-free, and high in protein and fibre.
Desserts & Sweets
If you have a sweet tooth, finding Canadian alternatives to your favourite desserts and sweets might prove challenging, but it does not need to be! Canada’s sweetest treats found in the grocery store are found below.
Camino
Canadian Made: No (Made in Switzerland)
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Chocolate, Hot Chocolate
Where you can find: Sobey’s, Safeway, Loblaws
Camino is a brand of Fair Trade and Organic products that are based out of Ottawa, but their chocolate is sourced globally and made in Switzerland. Camino operates as an employee owned co-operative, that treats those they work with well, from their growers, to their staff. Camino sells products from chocolate bars, to baking chocolate, to hot chocolate.
Laura Secord
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Chocolate, Ice Cream
Where you can find: Laura Secord stores, Select grocers and drug stores in Eastern Canada
Purdy’s
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Chocolate and other confections
Where you can find: Purdy’s stores, Online
Purdy’s is a Canadian chocolatier and confectioner that is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dating back to 1907, Purdy’s chocolates has long been a west-coast favourite, until the 70’s when the company began to expand outside of the province. Now, Purdy’s has over 80 retail locations across Canada!
Chapman’s Ice Cream
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Ice cream and other Frozen Desserts
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocers
Chapman’s is likely Canada’s most beloved Ice Cream brand. Since 1973, Chapman’s has made some of our favourite frosty treats. Made in their nut-free Markdale, Ontario facility, Chapman’s products are allergen-friendly, with products in their product line for all – including Sugar-free and dairy-free varieties.
Laiterie de Coaticook
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Ice Cream, Cheese
Where you can find: Grocers in Quebec
Laiterie de Coaticook or Coaticook Dairy (depending on what language you speak) makes some of the best ice cream in Canada. Based in Coaticook, Quebec, this creamery is family owned and makes all of their products within Canada.
Foothills Creamery
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Ice Cream, Butter
Where you can find: Select Western Canadian grocers, including Safeway & Real Canadian Superstore
Foothills Creamery is a dairy company that is likely best known for their frozen desserts. Based out of Calgary, Foothills Creamery sells their dairy products across Western Canadian grocery stores. From ice cream store classics, to inventive flavours you haven’t had anywhere else, we believe that Foothills Creamery should be tried by every western Canadian.
Kawartha Dairy
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Ice Cream, Dairy Products
Where you can find: Loblaws, Sobeys, Costco (Ontario only)
Since 1937, Kawartha Dairy has produced fine dairy products, including some of Canada’s favourite ice cream. From their famous Moose Tracks ice cream, to all other flavours you might want, Kawartha does it and does it well.
Kisko Freezies
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Frozen Desserts
Where you can find: Loblaws, Sobeys, Walmart
A big part of my childhood (and odds are, yours as well), Kisko Freezies are a Canadian company that make many summertime snacks, including the iconic Freezie. Kisko products are organic, non-GMO and kosher, and areguarnteed nut-, gluten-, and dairy-free. We expect many Canadian freezers will be inundated with Kisko products as soon as May or June shows up on our calendars.
Beverages and Soft Drinks
The hardest obstacle I have faced in my attempts to eliminate American made products from my kitchen and pantry has been when it comes to drinks. Many favourite beverage are made by American companies, and while some are made in Canada facilities, there are very few companies that are Canadian-through and through.
If you struggle with finding Canadian sodas in your grocery store, look out for a local brewery or distiller that might create their own craft sodas! Breweries like Phillips in Vancouver and the Grizzly Paw in Canmore have been successful in the soda market, and are found in more and more supermarkets.
Happy Planet
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Juices, Protein Drinks, Dairy Products, Soups
Where you can find: Save-On Foods
Happy Planet makes many products, but perhaps they are best known for their juices and shakes. Using organic ingredients and skipping out on preservatives and artificial ingredients, Happy Planet are committed to creating clean, healthy products. They are also commited to sourcing as much Canadian grown ingredients as they can.
Lassonde
Canadian Made: Some
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Many Juices, including Oasis, SunRype, Allen’s & Kiju Organic
Where you can find: Most Canadian Grocers
Lassonde might not be a name you recognize, but you will recognize many of their brands. Lassonde is a Quebec-based agrif00ds company that owns juice companies such as Oasis, SunRype and Allen’s. While 13 of the company’s facilities are within the country, many are in the states as well, so double check on the container where the products are made.
BioSteel
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Sports Drinks
Where you can find: Costco, Sobeys, Safeway, 7-11, Loblaws
BioSteel is a Canadian manufacturer of sports drinks. Founded in 2009 by a group that included ex-NHL star Mike Cammalleri, all BioSteel products are made in their new manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ontario.
Cove Soda
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Soft Drinks, Kombucha
Where you can find: Safeway, Sobeys
Cove Soda is a Canadian soft-drink company based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cove makes both soda and kombucha, but their soda has taken note. Cove sodas are all sugar-free, made with natural, organic ingredients. They also prove beneficial to gut health, as each can has over one billion probiotics. With 12 flavours, including classics like Ginger Ale, Root Beer & Cola, you can replace your usual brand of pop with one that is Canadian, and likely better for you.
The Pop Shoppe
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Soft Drinks
Where you can find: Loblaws, Sobeys, Safeway, Shoppers
The Pop Shoppe is a brand of soft drink that dates back to the days of the titular soda shop established in 1969. While the company struggled throughout the eighties, it had been revitalized in 2004 to serve grocery stores flavours that were favourites back in the day.
Beaver Buzz
Canadian Made: Yes
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Energy Drinks
Where you can find: Safeway, Sobeys, London Drugs, Circle K
Beaver Buzz is a Canadian energy drink company founded in 2005. Beaver Buzz uses natural ingredients for both energy and flavours. They also sell sugar free energy drinks under the name Grizzly.
Coffee & Tea
Canada does not have the climate or growing conditions to produce either coffee or tea, but there are many Canadian based companies that source the raw resources worldwide and import them into Canada to finish the final product here.
49th Parallel
Canadian Made: Roasted in Canada, ethically sourced globally
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Direct source coffee
Where you can find: Save-On Foods, London Drugs, Online
49th Parallel is a coffee roaster based in Vancouver, that specializes in direct trade, sustainably sourced coffee. They roast numerous styles and varietals of coffee beans, and are available in a grocer near you or through online purchase.
Balzac’s Coffee Roasters
Canadian Made: Yes (Coffee beans imported)
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Whole coffee beans
Where you can find: Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Online
Balzac’s Coffee Roasters are an Ontario coffee roaster and cafe chain whose coffee can be found in grocery stores across the country. With a selection of different coffee styles or varieties, available in whole bean, ground, or even compostable pods, Balzac’s are a true Canadian alternative to American coffee.
Kicking Horse Coffee
Canadian Made: Yes (Coffee beans imported)
Canadian Owned: No (Majority stake sold to Lavazza in 2017)
Products: Whole and Pre-Ground Coffee
Where you can find: Most Canadian grocery stores
While Kicking Horse Coffee still roasts their beloved coffee in Invermere, British Columbia, the company is now mostly owned by Italian coffee giants Lavazza.
Salt Springs Coffee
Canadian Made: Yes (Coffee beans imported)
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Coffee & Tea
Where you can find: Loblaws, Costco, London Drugs, Online
Davids Tea
Canadian Made: Sourced from throughout the world
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Ethically Sourced Loose Tea
Where you can find: Online
While the era of Davids Tea dominating malls is over, the company still has a strong presence online. They stock a diverse selection of green, white, black and herbals teas, which can be shipped across the Country.
Higgins & Burke
Canadian Made: Sourced from throughout the world
Canadian Owned: Yes
Products: Tea Bags
Where you can find: Staples, Online
Higgins & Burke are a company that sells tea bags, that dates back to over 100 years ago in Toronto. Their tea are sourced from natural ingredients from all over the world, and are made in Canada.
King Cole Tea
Canadian Made: Sourced from throughout the world
Canadian Owned: Yes (owned by G.E. Barbour Inc)
Products: Tea Bags
Where you can find: Loblaws, Walmart, Online
King Cole is a Canadian Tea company that has been making tea within Atlantic Canada for over 115 years! King Cole produce a variety of teas at their Sussex, New Brunswick facility, including classic black and green teas, as well as a selection of interesting decaffinated teas. King Cole teas are sourced from locations all over the world, inlcuding India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya.
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March 12th, 2025
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