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Mattresses: Haven Mattress 🍁

Name: Haven Mattress

Products: Vegan hybrid or foam mattresses

Manufactured In: Moncton, New Brunswick; Calgary, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario

Where to buy: Online, two showrooms in BC

Website: havenmattress.ca

Canadian Owned: Yes

Haven offers a variety of styles of mattress (hybrid foam-coil, foam, latex, etc.) at different price points. They source their supplies from Canada, employ unionized workers (thus paying a reasonable wage) and donate 1 mattress to charity for every 10 they sell. They have the standard free shipping, 100 night sleep guarantee and 10 year warranty.

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Clothing/Accessories: Flo+Izy 🍁

Name: Flo+Izy

Products: Clothing and accessories

Manufactured In: Calgary, Alberta

Where to Buy: Retailers and on website

Website: floandizy.ca

Canadian Owned: Yes

Flo+Izy is an ethical, sustainable, modern clothing company based in Calgary, Alberta. They work with local and Canadian artists for their limited edition prints and use Canadian manufactured fabrics. Their clothing ranges in size from baby to adult, and they offer accessories like bags, sun hats and headbands.

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Footwear: Huddy Buddies 🍁

Name: Huddy Buddies

Products: Handmade soft soled slippers

Manufactured In: Edmonton, Alberta

Where to Buy: Online and select retailers

Website: huddybuddies.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Huddy Buddies are handmade soft soled crochet slippers. They have a vegan suede sole that is lined with a thick plush fur. The uppers are made with a thick luxury wool blend yarn. Shipping is free with a purchase of over $75, and they’ll be made upon your order.

These look super-comfy for hanging around the house.

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Instruments: Gigpad Music 🍁

Name: Gigpad Music

Products: Drum Practice Pad

Manufactured In: Oakville, ON

Where to buy: Online, dealers in Ontario, and possibly Long & McQuade

Website: groovpad.ca

Canadian Owned: Yes

Founded in Oakville in 2014, Gigpad Music developed the Groovpad, a drum practice pad. I’m certainly no music expert, but I am well aware of the value of practicing, and they have some good testimonials. They claim to be the quietest drum pad out there, and they have a bendable design for ease of transportation. Drummers of Canada, give it a go, and let us know what you think.

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Home Products: Honey Candles 🍁

Name: Honey Candles

Products: Candles, beeswax

Manufactured In: Kaslo, BC

Where to buy: Online, various retailers

Website: honeycandles.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Honey Candles offers a wide array of beeswax candles, handcrafted on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia. The company is family owned and operated for over twenty years. Their candles are one-hundred percent pure Canadian beeswax, no chemicals or mixing with other waxes. Their beeswax is sourced from Western Canadian apiaries, and the majority of their paper used is recycled and/or recyclable. If you’re in the market for candles, give these guys a shot.

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Electronics: Riverwood Acoustics 🍁

Name: Riverwood Acoustics

Products: Hudson Bluetooth speaker

Manufactured In: Renfrew, Ontario

Where to Buy: Online

Website: riverwoodacoustics.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Now this is a cool product. Riverwood sends divers into the Ottawa River to reclaim logs that sunk to the bottom in the 1800s and have been perfectly preserved. They then turn the logs into an acoustic masterpiece called the Hudson, which is a beautiful, beefy speaker worthy of any home.

72% of the production cost of the Hudson is spent within 150km of their production facility in Renfrew, so this is definitely an impactful Canadian-made product. Add-in a lifetime warranty and a 30 day return policy, and it’s hard to go wrong.

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Laundry: Tru Earth

Name: Tru Earth

Products: Tru Earth Laundry Detergent Strips

Manufactured In: Newfoundland

Where to Buy: Online

Website: tru.earth

Canadian Owned: Unclear

Some time back we posted about Dizolve Laundry Strips, an amazing product that is incredibly eco-friendly and effective to boot. Tru Earth has licensed that technology and offers a variety of quantities, and free shipping. Since Dizolve seems difficult to find, Tru Earth seems like a great alternative.

Like Disolve, Tru Earth Laundry Strips are available fragrance-free, as well as a version scented with essential oils. Here at MiC HQ, we can confirm that they are effective. You can save money with a subscription, as well.

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Bed Linens: Weighted-For-You 🍁

Name: Weighted-For-You

Products: Weighted blankets and other weighted sensory products

Manufactured In: Ontario

Where to Buy: Company website

Website: weightedforyou.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Weighted blankets are all the rage these days, as research seems to be suggesting that they are very effective for those with sensory issues and as being very helpful for those with insomnia. Here’s a great place to go to get handmade in Canada products.

Some fabrics are imported from outside Canada but purchased through Canadian companies. The plastic weights used in the products are manufactured in Canada.

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Home Products: Pepper B. Design 🍁

Name: Pepper B. Design

Products: Home Decor

Manufactured In: Toronto, Ontario and elsewhere

Where to Buy:  Online & various boutiques across Canada

Website: pepperbdesign.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Pepper B. is a happy and chic home goodies collection designed to help you create a space you love to live in. The products are designed in Toronto, and some are made there as well, others are made by artisans throughout Canada.

If you’re looking for something chic and unique for your home, check Pepper B. Design out.

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Food: Big Mountain Foods 🍁

Name: Big Mountain Foods

Products: Vegan veggie grounds, veggie patties, breakfast patties, mushroom bites

Manufactured In: Vancouver, BC

Where to Buy: Stores across the country

Website: bigmountainfoods.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

Established in Vancouver in 1987, Big Mountain is a family-owned and operated business. The company was founded by Kimberly Chamberland, who grew up in a vegetarian household and wanted to provide tasty, wholesome and sustainable options for other vegetarians like herself.

All products are both soy and gluten free, low in sodium, oven baked, have no cholesterol, use organic ingredients, and are certified kosher and vegan.

Big Mountain maintains its commitment to sustainability by participating in recycling and organic waste collection programs, and gives back to the community through their work with Quest Food Exchange. They are also Product of Canada, meaning all or virtually all of the ingredients and production are Canadian.