We Rounded Up 15 Of Our Favourite Canadian Brands To Make Shopping Local This Holiday Season Super Easy
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Crossing names off your shopping list has never felt so good.
‘Tis the season to find the perfect gift – and there are so many options that’ll support businesses right here in Canada. Here are a few gift ideas by Canadian brands that’ll warm the hearts of even the most Grinch-like on your list!
2. A sterling silver chain bracelet from Suetables that they’ll never want to take off. Personalize it with an engraving of their name, initials or zodiac sign for a truly one-of-a-kind gift.
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Suetables is a woman-owned company based in Toronto, ON that offers a vast collection of mixed metal jewelry on their website. The best part? All of it can be curated to YOUR loved one with a personalized engraving.
Check out the Tara Personalized Cable Bracelet from CA$45.
3. For any book lovers in your life, make their dreams come true with a Kobo Sage that has enough memory to hold their ENTIRE library collection!
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There’s no better gift for a book lover than an eReader and this one from Kobo has it all. The Sage has an 8″, high definition touchscreen that offers super-clear readability and faster page turns on an expansive display. And when they need a break from reading, they can listen to an audiobook or even write a little story of their own using the stylus.
Get the Kobo Sage for CA$300.
4. A duo pack of Drizzle’s hot honey, harvested from bees in Alberta, that’ll delight your loved ones’ taste buds with the perfect combination of sweet and spicy.
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With a ton of different flavours like cinnamon, berry, and cacao, Drizzle’s raw, unfiltered, and unprocessed honey will give any holiday meal an extra zing of deliciousness.
Get a pack of Drizzle Hot Honey for CA$35.
5. Celebrate the love of wine all December long with a natural wine advent calendar from Grape Witches. With four advent calendars to choose from, each collection includes 12 full-size bottles of unique wines that’ll make the perfect addition to any vino lover’s collection.
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Founded by industry experts Nicole Campbell and Krysta Oben, Grape Witches is a natural wine store and event space based in Toronto, ON. Grape Witches imports natural wines from all over the world, which means you can’t just find the wines from these collections at your local liquor store! Paired with a delicious box of chocolate, it’s the ultimate wine and food pairing to celebrate all season long.
Check out Grape Witches Natural Wine Advent Calendar from $550.
6. Bring the cold outdoors IN with a luxe candle from Lohn that’ll fill any space with the cozy winter scents of cedarwood and frankincense.
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Founded in 2018 by Katerina Juskey and Victoria Mierzwa, Lohn is a Toronto-based candle company that takes inspiration from the scents of nature to create in their coconut and soy wax candles. Build a customized home fragrance set with candles, essential oils and multipurpose sprays on their website.
Check out the Lohn Sur Candle for CA$54.
7. A hand-knit weighted blanket from Silk & Snow is the perfect way to relax in the cold, bleak winter months. For anyone who would appreciate feeling like a human burrito, this is the gift for them!
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Silk & Snow designs all kinds of bedding, mattresses, and furniture but this weighted blanket is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to feel a little less stressed (read: all of us!). There are a variety of colours and weights to choose from on the website.
Add this Hand-Knit Weighted Blanket to your cart for CA$180.
8. For any dog mommies and daddies in your life, this pup-sized puffer jacket from Canada Pooch – which also functions seamlessly as a harness – will keep their fur baby looking cute and feeling cozy all winter long.
9. It’s Barbie’s season all year long – help your loved ones channel their inner 80’s Barbie with this super fun bodysuit and short set from Sheertex.
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Montreal-based clothing brand Sheertex, founded by Katherine Homuth, has disrupted the fashion world with their unbreakable tights. Their most recent launch is a collection inspired by the world’s biggest fashion icon, Barbie.
Be quick and buy the Sheertex Barbie 80’s Bundle for just CA$72 – 50% off until December 12th!
10. Make your gift a whole experience with one or two nights at a boutique hotel from Basecamp Resorts. Stay, play and enjoy all that Western Canada has to offer this holiday season!
11. Look no further than this trio of loose leaf tea from JusTea for any tea connoisseurs in your life. The gift that keeps on giving – they’ll think of you with love every evening before bed when they sip and savour these delicious flavours.
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JusTea is a Vancouver-based tea company that partners with small-scale farmers in Kenya, many of whom are women, to produce organic tea. With a variety of blends to choose, you’ll have trouble choosing just one!
Buy the Assorted Tea Trio for just CA$20.
12. Give the gift of a new go-to SCENT with a bottle of natural perfume from Wild Coast Perfumery. If overwhelmed by all the delectable scents to choose from, you can’t fail with the Discovery Set of 14 different mini scents to try.
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Laurie Arbuthnot is the nose behind Wild Coast Perfumery. Based on Vancouver Island, Laurie uses local plants, flowers, and essential oils to create her botanical perfumes with over a dozen different fragrances to choose from.
Buy a Wild Coast Perfumery Eau De Parfum from CA$55.
13. A linen robe from Wilet, that will make leaving the warmth of bed every morning hurt just a little less this winter!
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Wilet is a woman-owned home goods brand based in Vancouver, BC. that specializes in all things linen. This robe, in particular, is perfect to wear all year round because it’s made with soft and breathable linen.
Purchase the Linen Long Robe for CA$118.
14. Speaking of the cold winter mornings, this breakfast kit from Dimanche Matin is the perfect treat for your loved one to enjoy on a lazy Sunday.
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Annie-Claude St-Jean is the founder of Dimanche Matin, an online boutique that sells ready-to-make spreads, mixes and soy wax candles. The kit includes coffee beans, pancake mix, and jam that are all made with local ingredients… plus a crossword puzzle that they can finish from wherever they’re lounging!
Check out the Breakfast in Bed Kit for CA$40.
15. If there’s someone on your list who loves their fizzy drinks, this sparkling water and soda maker from Spärkel will make any beverage taste even better.
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The soda maker from Spärkel will cut down on the waste and the money usually spent on bottled drinks. And for holiday celebrations, it’s the perfect gift for hosts to make mocktails or cocktails.
Buy the Spärkel Beverage System for CA$180.
Now that you’re ready to check off all the names on your list, holiday shopping is officially complete!
