Ketchup is one of the most popular condiments in Canada, appearing on everything from gourmet creations to barbecue burgers. While global brands dominate the Canadian ketchup market, many Canadian companies continue to compete with the major brands, creating and producing their own versions, often using locally grown ingredients and small-batch production to deliver a rich, fresher flavour.
These brands, ranging from heritage manufacturers to artisan food makers, are keeping Canada’s ketchup industry going with quality ingredients, exciting recipe twists, and domestic production.
Canadian Ketchup Brands
Kraft Heinz Canada 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Canada
Where To Buy: Online and a wide range of retailers
Key Details:
- Canadian tomato sourcing
- Not Canadian-owned, but produces ketchup in Canada
Heinz is probably the most recognisable ketchup brand in the world, and while they are not Canadian-owned, the company makes its ketchups for the Canadian market in Canada. Being such a large producer, the company’s Canadian branch plays a big part in supporting Canadian agriculture. After returning ketchup production to Canada, the company has reaffirmed its commitment to using locally grown tomatoes and employing Canadian workers and now produces ketchup “Made in Canada by Canadians”.
French’s Food Company 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Canada
Where To Buy: Online and grocery stores across Canada
Key Details:
- 100% Canadian tomatoes
- Ketchup made in Canada
While French’s might be better known for their mustards, they also produce ketchup. The company partners with Canadian farmers and processors to offer Canadians a range of ketchups that are made in Canada using Canadian tomatoes. As well as their original ketchup, French’s offers low-sodium and no-sugar options for Canadians watching their sodium or sugar intake. French’s is not a Canadian company, but it still supports Canadian growers and the food industry by producing tomato ketchup in Canada.
French’s Food Company on Made in CA
FitCook 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Quebec
Where To Buy: Online and in stores
Key Details:
- 100% Canadian-made
- Keto-diet friendly
FitCook is a Canadian company started by a self-taught man, Jérémie Latreille. He has produced over 400 cooking videos and collaborated with over 50 Quebec companies. The company’s sauces are all 100% made in Quebec and include no added sugar. They are also suitable for people following vegan and keto diets.
Primo Foods 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Canada
Where To Buy: Online and grocery stores nationwide
Key Details:
- Family-owned company
- Canadian-made using Canadian tomatoes
Primo Foods has been a trusted name in Canada for decades. The company is known for its range of tomato-based products, including tinned tomatoes, sauces, and ketchup. Primo’s ketchup is made in Canada using tomatoes grown in Canada to ensure fresh, classic flavours that perfectly balance sweetness and tang. With roots in Italian-Canadian traditions, Primo combines authenticity with consistency and continues to be a dependable and proudly Canadian ketchup brand.
Perfect Chef 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Where To Buy: Online and grocery stores
Key Details:
- Small-batch production
- Canadian-owned company
Perfect Chef is a Canadian company making a wide range of sauces and condiments in Ontario. Their ketchups, made from Canadian tomatoes, are rich, thick, and made without any unnecessary additives, making Perfect Chef a popular brand among health-conscious consumers looking for the classic taste without any extras. The team at Perfect Chef carefully balances sweetness and spice to achieve flavours with a twist, such as Indian, Caribbean, and Moroccan-style ketchups.
Twisted Tomato 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Where To Buy: Online and 100+ retailers
Key Details:
- Made in Ontario
- Innovative flavours
Twisted Tomato is a proudly Canadian company creating exciting, innovative versions of the classic condiment in Hamilton, ON. Their flavour options include bacon, dill pickle, garlicious, and ghost pepper ketchup. All their kethups are made in small batches to ensure the integrity of the flavour combinations and consistent quality. Twisted Tomatoes’ ketchup range appeals to those who love ketchup but are looking for something that goes beyond the traditional formula.
Taste of the Okanagan Specialty Foods 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Where To Buy: Online and speciality food stores and gift shops in BC and AB
Key Details:
- Locally made bacon ketchup
- Family business
Taste of the Okanagan is a small, family-owned and operated company crafting handmade condiments in British Columbia. Their ketchup, which is bacon-flavoured, is made in small batches using simple, natural, high-quality ingredients. The brand focuses on artisanal methods and natural flavours, which gives the ketchup a richer texture and authentic taste of tomatoes. Customers in BC and AB can find Taste of Okanagan products in speciality stores, while those in other parts of Canada can order online. with Canada-wide shipping available.
Hot Mamas Foods Inc. 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Orillia, Ontario
Where To Buy: Online and stores across Canada
Key Details:
- Family-owned and operated company
- Small-batch production
Hot Mamas Foods Inc. is a Canadian condiment producer offering a range of sauces and seasonings, including ketchup. The company is based in Orillia, ON, and focuses on using fresh, flavourful ingredients and small-batch production. Their ketchup, just like their other products, is inspired by Jamaican flavours and includes Scotch bonnet peppers to deliver some heat. Hot Mamas is committed to Canadian manufacturing to ensure the freshness and consistency of all their condiments and sauces.
