Canadian-Made Gift Ideas: Gifts From Canadian Companies
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Here are some gift ideas from companies making products in Canada, with options ranging from books and clothing to cookware and technology.
Books
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
Fifteen Dogs follows a group of dogs at a Toronto veterinary clinic that are suddenly given human intelligence. Written by Canadian author André Alexis, the novel won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Gift: Fifteen Dogs
Company: Coach House Books
From: Toronto, Ontario
Buy: Fifteen Dogs
Coach House Books is an independent publisher and printer in Toronto. They have a large selection of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and other books.
See more: Coach House Books
Clothing & Footwear
Canada West Romeo Boots
Canada West's Romeo boots are leather pull-on boots made in Canada. The company has been manufacturing footwear in Winnipeg since 1978.
Gift: Canada West Romeo Boots
Company: Canada West Boots
Made in: Winnipeg, Manitoba
See them: Romeo Boots
Canada West also makes western boots, work boots and its WM. Moorby line in Canada.
See more: Canada West Boots
Kitchen
Larch Wood Medium Cutting Board
Larch Wood's Medium Cutting Board is handcrafted from Canadian larch using an end-grain construction. The boards are manufactured on Cape Breton Island.
Gift: Medium Cutting Board
Company: Larch Wood Canada
Made in: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Buy: Medium Cutting Board
Larch Wood also makes smaller and larger cutting boards, serving boards and other wooden kitchen products.
See more: Larch Wood Canada
Meyer HybridClad Frying Pan
Meyer's 9.5-inch HybridClad frying pan is manufactured at the company's cookware factory in Prince Edward Island. It uses a stainless-steel cooking surface with a stick-resistant coating and works on induction and other stovetops.
Gift: 9.5" HybridClad Frying Pan
Company: Meyer Canada
Made in: Prince Edward Island
Meyer has several other cookware collections made at its PEI factory.
See more: Meyer Canada
Something Cozy
MacAusland Wool Blanket
MacAusland's Woollen Mills produces wool blankets at its mill in Prince Edward Island. The mill has been operating as a family business for generations and continues to manufacture wool products in PEI.
Gift: Wool Blanket
Company: MacAusland's Woollen Mills
Made in: Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island
See them: MacAusland's Woollen Mills
MacAusland's also sells wool throws, lap robes and yarn.
Chocolate
Peace by Chocolate Gift Box
Peace by Chocolate makes its chocolate in Canada. A gift box gives you an assortment rather than having to choose a single chocolate bar.
Gift: Chocolate Gift Box
Company: Peace by Chocolate
Made in: Nova Scotia
Shop: Peace by Chocolate
Peace by Chocolate also sells individual chocolate bars, boxes, specialty chocolates and seasonal products.
Tech & Audio
Paradigm Speakers
Paradigm is a Canadian audio company producing high-end speakers, with Canadian manufacturing at its Ontario facility.
Gift: Canadian-made speakers
Company: Paradigm
From: Ontario
See them: Paradigm
Paradigm makes bookshelf, floorstanding, home-theatre, outdoor and architectural speakers.
Art & Outdoors
Patrick Hunter Canoe Paddle
Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter collaborated with Canada Canoe Paddles on a collection featuring his Woodland-style artwork. The paddles are made in Canada from locally sourced wood and are fully functional canoe paddles, although they can also be displayed as artwork.
The collection includes designs featuring the hawk, turtle, bear and loon.
Gift: Patrick Hunter Canoe Paddle
Artist: Patrick Hunter
Company: Canada Canoe Paddles
Made in: Ontario
See the collection: Patrick Hunter Collection
Canada Canoe Paddles also makes other Canadian-designed paddles from locally sourced wood.
See more: Canada Canoe Paddles
Games
Handmade Crokinole Board
Mr. Crokinole makes crokinole boards in Canada. A handmade board is a distinctive gift built around a game with deep Canadian roots.
Gift: Handmade Crokinole Board
Company: Mr. Crokinole
Made in: Canada
See them: Mr. Crokinole
Woodworking
Handmade Chess Board
Northern Prairie Woodworks is a one-person woodworking shop in Virden, Manitoba. Its handmade chess boards include solid end-grain designs made individually in the shop.
Gift: Handmade Chess Board
Company: Northern Prairie Woodworks
Made in: Virden, Manitoba
See them: Northern Prairie Woodworks Gifts
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