Remember the nostalgia of flipping through a toy catalogue in the lead-up to the holiday season? Well, a new website is offering the same experience, while helping you shop Canadian-owned brands.
Holiday shopping is a great way to support Canadian businesses by shopping local, and a website is making that easier than ever. The online department store Buy Canadian has gathered over 20,000 Canadian products, and you can buy from many brands in a single checkout.
With everything from beauty products and jewelry to home goods and stuff for the kids, Buy Canadian has something for everyone. Here are some Canadian businesses on the site you don’t want to miss.
BEAUTY
Cocoon Apothecary
Cocoon Apothecary is a Kitchener-based brand hand-making various cosmetics and toiletries, including hair products, hand soaps, beard oils, aftershave, and more.
Perfect for those who love cosmetics and are created with natural ingredients, their range of goods is handmade in small batches and uses glass packaging and biodegradable labels. With a 22-year history of creating luscious aromatic products, Cocoon also carries other self-care goodies like jade rollers, candles, and bath salts.
Canadian Grace Wellness
This clean-beauty brand operates on the belief that Earth has already given us everything we need to care for our skin.
Rooted in simplicity and sustainability, the brand focuses on thoughtfully-sourced ingredients and small-batch formulations that honour both people and the planet.
Born in Canada and inspired by the world, Canadian Grace Wellness is based in Burlington, using natural oils to create everything from oil blends for your hair and skin to pure castor and argon oils.
LILIXIR
If luxury skincare is on your shopping list, look no further than LILIXIR.
Their day and night serum formulas are offered separately, in a duo kit, or as gift boxes with gua shua tools to help you luxuriate. You can also purchase the tools separately!
Based in Montreal, the company is dedicated to designing high-performance natural skincare products for conscious consumers seeking premium, natural beauty solutions.
JEWELRY
CITRUS
This jewelry maker is right here in Toronto, offering pendants and hoops made from sterling silver and solid gold, all sourced through Canadian suppliers.
CITRUS was founded on the belief that jewelry should do more than sparkle; it should connect. As such, the company produces handcrafted personalized pieces designed to honour life’s most meaningful moments.
Personalized with names, dates, or coordinates that matter most to you, choose from leather bracelets with silver plates, stunning initial necklaces, jewelry created with natural stone beads and tons of other options.
Freckle Face
Freckle Face produces stunning metal jewelry that’s perfect for every occasion.
Where whimsy meets wonderful, they have gorgeous, handmade pieces, featuring everything from larger statement jewelry to dainty pendant necklaces, colourful stud earrings, and more.
These pieces are all affordably priced, ranging between $16-$40. Plus, everything in-store was made in Campbellcroft, Ontario — less than two hours away from Toronto.
Six N Stone
Six N Stone is a London, Ontario designer creating simple, unique and elegant jewelry with semi-precious stones and crystals.
Think charm bracelets, stackable chains, pieces made with natural stone beads, and leather cord necklaces.
With earthy vibes and good vibes all around, their pieces range from $25-110.
KIDS & BABIES
Thorpe Toys
Founded in 1975, Thorpe Toys is a family-run business handcrafting toys in Waterloo, Ontario, using original designs.
Company owners Jerry and Rosemary Thorpe first started making toys for their kids, and then their nieces, nephews, and friends, before they eventually began to sell the products at local craft shows and fairs. They offer a wide variety of classic toys, everything from wooden cars and bulldozers to ring toss games, push ducks, and wooden puzzles.
All of their products come undyed and unpainted, and are made using high-quality new wood, with much of it rescued from wood off-cuts that would otherwise have been thrown away. So, if you’re looking for some old-fashioned toys this holiday season, check them out.
Mini Mioche
This clothing store creates ethically manufactured, ultra-soft organic cotton baby and kids’ clothing.
Headquartered in Toronto, the Mini Mioche boasts a range of incredibly soft, not-so-basic basics, from T-shirts to sweatsuits. Plus, 95 per cent of their pieces are knit, dyed, cut, and sewn in Canada, and made using certified sustainable textiles and AZO-free dyes.
The brand is perfect for those who are eco-conscious, as they are active members of 1% for the Planet and Climate Neutral Certified. They also have a collection of Pride T-shirts for adults, babies, and kids created in partnership with Amnesty International Canada.
These limited-edition T-shirts support the organization’s work protecting and promoting the rights and dignity of 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada and around the world.
GoodEvas
GoodEvas is a Mississauga-based furniture company specializing in Montessori-style products made from natural wood to create goods that nurture well-being and joy.
Their range includes floor beds, climbing frames, ladders, bookshelves, chairs and stools, so whether you’re looking to create a calm space for your little ones to learn and play, or are thinking about starting up a home daycare, this is a great place to start.
HOME
Mimi & August
Based in Montreal, Mimi & August offers a curated selection of home goods that invite calm and comfort into your space.
From the artwork on the company’s packaging to the shapes of their jarred candles, every piece in the collection is envisioned and designed by co-owner Camille, who creates pieces that have a playful yet elegant feel.
All of their candles and wax melts are hand-poured in Quebec and made with biodegradable soy wax and non‑toxic fragrances. Meanwhile, their scents, ceramics, art prints, stickers, and stationery are crafted in small batches.
Epura Home
This Quebec-based store helps you create authentic and harmonious spaces in your home with minimalist decoration and organization, where you can find everything you need to make your home both beautiful and uniquely yours.
Keep your space more organized with the store’s bamboo drawer divider, hermetic food containers and set of spice jars, or add a touch of decor with its beautiful mini ceramic vases or oat cotton napkins.
Canadian Down & Feather Company
If quality, locally sourced, warm and cozy bedding is what you’re after, the Canadian Down & Feather Company is where you need to look.
They stock down duvets and pillows, colourful 100 per cent cotton bedding, and throw cushion covers in every print you could imagine. Plus, they also carry some down alternative products for those who aren’t the biggest fans of feathers.
