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From Province To Territory, These 13 Gifts Are Sure To Satisfy Every Wish On Your List
Read on to find the best hidden treasures of Canadian small businesses.
This year, we’ve scoured the country to bring you a selection of handpicked treasures that showcase the best Canadian small businesses. In the words of Santa, a business is only as small as their ideas… and these brands are full of BIG ideas!
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From sleek toiletries inspired by the sea to handcrafted mugs with a musical spirit, check out this curated gift guide and give the gift of Canadian craftsmanship this holiday season:
1. With an emphasis on wild, plant-based ingredients, East Coast Glow handcrafts sleek toiletries infused with the scents of the sea and forests. This award-winning company makes sustainable skincare products using pure iceberg water.
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This sustainable skincare company ain’t your grandmother’s soap company. But then again, if Grannie lives in Newfoundland and Labrador, maybe it is!
Shop fan favourite, the wild rose and basil sea salt bath bomb, on their website.
2. Where can you find Canada’s daintiest wildflowers? Tania Scott, the artist behind Tundramoon, knows the answer is Iqaluit. Flowers and plants from the tundra are hand-picked, dried and added to art, earrings, and home accessories.
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What can we say? Hot designs + cold climates = pretty flowers! Check out all of the beautiful designs made with real tundra plants and flowers on their website.
3. Charlottetown’s Green Eye Designs is home to Swoon Vintage. Their carefully curated collection includes everything from 1930s wedding dresses to 1960s sundresses to power suits from the 80s and 90s. With clean photos and careful sizing, it’s easy to shop for others.
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Shop with ease for vintage clothing that’s colourful and chic on their website.
4. For over 40 years, the Whitehorse-based Sportees has been outfitting outdoor enthusiasts. The company knows a thing or two about cold weather conditions, and equipping folks for skiing, skating, dog mushing, and winter running is their specialty.
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If you’re looking for that one friend that wants to be active and outside ALL year long… I’m talking, even those Canadian winter days that the rest of us are bundled in a blanket for 24 hours… this sporty gear is perfect for that friend who doesn’t let a cold day get them down.
Shop all the activewear available now on their website.
5. The Alberta Boot Company’s products are made to last – and last, and then last some more. These handcrafted cowboy boots from Calgary are constructed using vintage tools and built for longevity (and repairs, making them a sustainable choice).
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Anyone you’re shopping for will love their eye-popping tones like “lollipop,” “jellyfish,” and “jewel.” Ring in the New Year with a pair of cool and contemporary cowboy boots that will keep you dancing all year long.
Buy now on their website.
6. Hillberg & Berk is a Regina success story, and not just because they make the prettiest hoops and studs around. 88% of the leadership team identify as women or non-binary and the brand constantly donates to charitable causes, including The Native Women’s Association of Canada and The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity.
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Holidays… but make it pink! Just like Barbie said. Shop these gorgeous earrings and rings on their website and bring just the right amount of sparkle and sass to any holiday party this year.
7. Kootenay area artist Pat Bruderer (Halfmoon Woman) is preserving one of Canada’s rarest art forms. She creates birch bark bitings by biting a thin layer of bark, the resulting indentations slowly forming an intricate pattern. The result is unique, intimate, and delicate.
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These stunning and one-of-a-kind art pieces are sure to become beloved family heirlooms. Give the gift of traditional art this year. Shop now on their website.
8. These soft, snug mittens from Léonce are made using bamboo, polar fleece, 100% Quebec wool and organic cotton woven in Montreal. They promise to keep your hands toasty warm to -20°C.
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Best of all, they come in several sizes, so you can always find the perfect fit for the whole family! Shop the wide array of comfy, cozy mittens in all different patterns on their website.
9. At Hooking Outside The Lines, colourful rug hooking patterns and fibre kits are available for crafters at every level. Best of all, owner Robin Whitford offers a Creativity Club for anyone who wants to learn, explore, and connect (or just needs some moral support to finish their projects!)
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Make your holiday gifts an EXPERIENCE this season with craft kits for folks who like to colour outside the lines! From rugs to workshops to pattern-making, check out all that’s available on their website.
10. That picky person on your holiday shopping list won’t have a single complaint about the gorgeous goods from Farmer’s Son Co., a Winnipeg-based artisanal candle and lifestyle brand.
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Try the wild heather and milk thistle candle and I bet you’ll want one for yourself, too. For anyone who’s a bit hard to shop for, check out these scent-sational candles on their website.
11. Inspired by the sights, sounds, and people of Cape Breton, fiddler, piano player, and step dancer Kolten MacDonell creates pottery using found materials, including wood ash, seaweed, and sand.
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These gorgeous mugs would be the perfect housewarming gift for anyone moving into a new home this winter. Or just… anyone who likes to drink tea!
If you will be in beautiful Nova Scotia this year, check out this handcrafted pottery with a musical soul at the Mabou Farmer’s Market.
12. Could Canada’s coolest design studio really be just outside Moncton? One look at Agile Design + Fabrication will have you screaming: “Yes!” These stunning pieces are designed to easily be assembled and disassembled, so they’ll always move with you.
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Forget about Ikea once and for all! Check out all of Agile’s sexy and sustainable furniture available on their website.
13. Is your bestie’s idea of a rocking New Year’s Eve a cup of hot tea, a good book, and a snug night at home? If so, you’ll want to get her an exquisite pair of hand-beaded moosehide moccasins made by Acho Dene in Fort Laird, Northwest Territories. These gorgeous slippers are the product of dozens of hours of work from artisanal craftsmen.
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These moccasins will warm your heart AND your toes. Shop all of Acho Dene’s Native Crafts on their website.
