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I do love me some wordle, connections and the odd sporcle quiz. Does anyone know anything like that that is Canadian made and managed?

Searching this, I see a couple options, mainly in the 'Eco-friendly' direction. (e.g. Made of corn husks or silk, etc.)

Has anyone found/tried a Canadian made floss? Any good? I can't seem to find any at local stores, so it seems like a lot to spend to buy a single pack of floss and ship it here.

I just find it funny that things like Montana's, Boston Pizza and New York Fries are Canadian. Any other American-named places that are Canadian?

I've heard good things from others so far, anything to be concerned about with them?

From their about page:

It began on Kits Beach in Vancouver, Canada. Three friends launched a mission to create a better way to help people see.

We've served over 1 million customers since 2018, proving that premium eyecare can be convenient, fast, and affordable.

KITS offers a rich selection of premium eyecare products: our own KITS brand as well as a large, curated portfolio of designer frames and contacts.

We prioritize our customers above all else. We are obsessed with the quality of our products and your KITS experience.

KITS is vertically integrated, lean and local. This enables us to make premium eyecare affordable, convenient, and fast.

KITS is proudly Canadian - owned and operated. Our modern optical lab in Vancouver is where we craft our lenses and tailor glasses to customer's prescription.

I've had a couple Gurus when I'm in a pinch and really need to stay awake. What other Canadian energy drinks are out there?

I have been using some brands for decades (e.g. Paula's choice) but would rather shop local. Does anyone have any favorite Canadian skincare brands they'd recommend?

I was at the grocery store the other day and there was a bin of American broccoli completely full and untouched. The Canadian broccoli bin? Empty. Canadians would literally rather give up broccoli than buy American.

I for one picked had broccoli on my grocery list but opted for cauliflower instead.

Hey! It's my first post!

I have a few websites that are hosted in the USA. I'm going to move them all to Canadian hosts. I'm looking for recommendations for hosting companies in Canada that are owned by Canadians. I've look at a few but first hand experience is always welcome.

Most of my sites are just basic html/css/javascript but one of them is a wordpress storefront. I specifically need the Wordpress site to be as fast as possible - a difficult task for wordpress, I know.

Also, glad to see this community! Great stuff!

Donald wants us isolated, each country standing up to a giant by ourselves. And for some products, there aren't going to be affordable Canadian substitutes. But, if we look around the globe, maybe there are more?

I couldn't help but think this after so many kind folks pointed me to Deezer and other Tidal alternatives that aren't Canadian but at least aren't American owned. Personally, my preferences are Canada first, anywhere else non American second, and then ugh... I imagine others feel similar?

I was about to pull the trigger and buy a System 76 Pangolin when the trade BS started. As far as I can tell, there are no Canadian manufacturers (or repackagers like System 76), so I'm looking for suggestions. My preference would be Canadian, but happy to consider anything non-US.

I prefer to buy hardware that can last - my phone is nearly 10 years old, and my tower PC is almost 20, with various upgrades over time. I know that laptops aren't as good for upgrades, but some sturdiness, and non-soldered RAM would be appreciated.

I'm looking for a 15"/16" laptop that plays well with Linux (I like Pop!OS, but fine to migrate) it would be primarily for office stuff, but with decent enough iGPU that I can do basic graphic work, and play some indy games. I'd like something that generally doesn't sound like a helicopter when I use it. 1-2Tb SDD, and 32 GB RAM. ~$2500 CAD is my max.

I looked at Lenovo, but they're getting expensive, and I'm not sure whether they go through the US prior to hitting Canada or not.

Thanks in advance!

Should Canadians sell their US stocks to stand against the trade war?

When Neil Young asked us to switch to Tidal, I went along and loved that it paid the artists 10x more per stream.

But Tidal is American owned, spotify isn't...

I'm struggling on this one, a lot of the lil punk bands I love could really use the revenue but, y'know, trade war etc.

Anyone have any thoughts to assuage a guilty conscience on this one?

I spent last night putting together this tool. You can try it out here: https://isitcanadian.cynber.dev/product-search

Some barcodes that you can try with:

• 0673513001507
• 0013000052528

It lets you search for a product by the barcode, and then using the Open Food Facts database, it will tell you where the product is from (origin of ingredients, location of manufacturing / processing, and where it is sold). You can then search for Canadian alternatives.

It uses the categories of the item to search for similar items in the database, and filters out items that aren't Canadian in at least one of the ways above. You can further filter by those categories or by origin and manufacturing / processing location.

I chose Open Food Facts because it is an existing open source initiative, run by a non-profit, and already has lots of data. When a product is missing or incorrect, you can contribute it with their mobile app. This has the added benefit of improving the data for everyone, and there's a lot more there than just the country of origin.

Some things I'd like to do:

• Ability to search by name, not just barcode
• Ability to scan a barcode instead of typing it in / pasting it
• Gather articles and compilations from community members since the search alone would be tedious
• Go through the mess I made of the code while trying to do it all in one night

I hope it's helpful, and I'd love to hear feedback. It's open source so if you want to contribute, you can find the code here: https://github.com/cynber/is-it-canadian

I'll be back again tonight to respond to comments and feedback. Thanks you!

That's all. I really love 1Password though, I don't think I've ever had any issues with them and their Linux support is excellent.

I learned that Tailscale is Canadian after learning that CloudFlare indiscriminately routes your server traffic through the US, including CloudFlare Tunnel traffic.

Looking to migrate my domains, email and webhosting homward.

I love opalstack but they arent Canadian.

Also looking to replace Onedrive with Nextcloud. Need 1TB to start.

Who all do you like?

Many people think of A&W as an American chain, but they have been separate companies for many decades. More to the point, they have been an actual Canadian company since 1995.

They have great documentaries, movies and tv series such as North of North.

The more that people use their services the more funding they can can receive from the federal government to expand their programming lineup.

From the similarly named subreddit:

Shoes:

Canada West (MB) https://www.canadawestboots.com/

Tatra (ON) https://www.tatra.ca/ (work boots)

La Canadienne (QC) https://lacanadienneshoes.com/

Wohlford (BC) https://www.wohlford.ca/ (work boots)

Viberg (BC) https://viberg.ca/ ($$$$)

Padraig Cottage (BC) https://www.padraigcottage.com/ (baby slippers)

Martino (QC) https://www.boutiquemartino.com/en (boots)

Clothing:

Anian (BC) https://anianmfg.com/

Canadian Wolf (QC) https://www.canadianwolf.com/

Province of Canada (ON) https://provinceofcanada.com/ (size runs a bit big)

Little and Lively (BC) https://www.littleandlively.com/ (kids)

Victoire Boutique (ON) https://victoireboutique.com/

Naked and Famous Jeans (?) https://www.nakedandfamousdenim.com/

Polar Piece (ON/ BC) https://www.polarpiece.com/

North Standard (ON) https://northstandard.com/

Simply Merino (BC) https://www.simplymerino.ca/

Jerico (ON) https://jerico.ca/

Good for Sunday (ON) https://goodforsunday.com/

Stanfields (NS) https://www.stanfields.com/

Blondie Apparel (ON) https://blondieapparel.com/

Rowe (BC) https://wearerowe.ca/

Happiness Is Inc (ON) https://happinessisinc.com/

Ecologyst (BC) https://ecologyst.com/

This is J (ON) https://thisisj.com/ (bamboo PJs)

Local Laundry (AB) https://locallaundry.ca/

House of Blanks (ON) https://www.houseofblanks.com/

Blankets/ Socks/ Hats:

MacAuslands (PEI) https://www.macauslandswoollenmills.com/index.php

Topsy Farms (ON) https://www.topsyfarms.com/

JB Fields (ON) https://www.jbfields.ca/

Thermohair (ON) https://www.thermohair.com/

Custom Woolen (AB) https://www.customwoolenmills.com/

Dream Power Costume (ON) www.dreampowercostumes.com (bath hoodie)

Leave Your Hat On (hats) (NS) https://www.leaveyourhaton.com/

The Hat Junkie (NS) https://www.hatjunkie.com/

Leather Goods/ Accessories

Popov Leather (BC) https://www.popovleather.com/

Populess Leather (AB) https://www.populess.com/

Mariclaro (ON) https://www.mariclaro.ca/

Phee's original goods (NS) https://pheesoriginalgoods.ca/

Small Hours (ON) https://smallhours.ca/

Crafted Gambit Goods (AB) https://www.craftedgambitgoods.com/

Fab Hand Crafted (QC) https://www.fabhandcrafted.com/ (specialize in camera straps)

Food/ Cooking:

Three Farmers (SK) https://threefarmers.ca/ (Camelina Oil)

Thomas Haas (BC) https://www.thomashaas.com/ (Chocolatier)

Arbol Cuisine (QC) https://arbolcuisine.com/ (Cutting Board)

Meyer (PEI) https://meyercanada.ca/collections/meyer (Cookware)

Heartbeat Hot sauce Co (ON) https://www.heartbeathotsauce.com/ (Hot sauce)

Maritime Madness (PE) https://maritimemadness.com/ (Hot sauce)

La Pimenterie (QC) https://lapimenterie.com/en/montreals-finest-hot-sauces/ (hot sauce)

Appleton Chocolates (NS) https://www.appletonchocolates.ca/

Natural Wellness:

Saje (BC) https://www.saje.ca/

Attitude (QC) https://ca.attitudeliving.com/

Glowing Orchid (BC) https://glowingorchid.com/

Rocky Mountain Soap (AB) https://www.rockymountainsoap.com/

Salt Spring Soap Works (BC) https://www.saltspringsoapworks.com/

Earth Elementals Soap (NS) https://earthelementals.ca/

Birch Babe (ON) https://birchbabe.com/

Warm Buddy (ON) https://www.warmbuddy.com/

Cool Nukes Bowl Cozies (NS) https://coolhandnukes.com/

Jewelry:

Forestial Friends (BC) https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ForestialFriends

Proud Wednesday (AB) https://proudwednesday.com/

Leah Alexandra (BC) https://leahalexandra.com/

Strut (ON) https://www.strutjewelry.com/

Eidel Precious (ON) https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/EidelPrecious

Twenty Compass (QC) https://twentycompass.com/

Furniture:

Go Coconut (QC) https://gococonut.ca/

Off Your Rocker (ON) https://offyourrocker.ca/

Craft/ Stationary/ Candles/ Puzzles

Hemlock & Oak (BC) https://www.hemlockandoak.com/

Pietersmatin Works (ON) https://www.pietersmatinworks.com/

Little May Papery (AB) https://littlemaypapery.com/

Cordova Candle (BC) https://cordovacandleco.com/

Honey Candles (BC) https://www.honeycandles.com/

Stumpcraft (AB) https://www.stumpcraft.com/

Milk Jar Candle (AB) https://milkjar.ca/

Crowfoot Candle (BC) https://www.crowfootcollective.com/

Flaunt Cards (BC) https://www.flauntshop.com/

Other:

Wildflower Seed Bombs (?) https://wildflowerseedbombs.ca/

Scam Skate (MB) https://scamskate.com/

Salt Spring Seeds (BC) https://www.saltspringseeds.com/

Heritage Harvest Seeds (MB) https://heritageharvestseed.com/

Annapolis Seeds (NS) https://annapolisseeds.com/

Revival Seeds (NS) https://revivalseeds.ca/

Greta's Family Gardens (QC) https://www.seeds-organic.com/