These are made-in-Canada grocery items to get if you want to buy Canadian at grocery stores

Bread

Here are some of the Canadian bread options you have at the grocery store:

• Dempster's (Etobicoke, ON) — made in Canada, owned by a Mexican parent company
• Wonder, ACE Bakery, Country Harvest, D'Italiano, and Casa Mendosa (Toronto, ON) — Canadian-owned, typically made in Canada

Dairy

These are some Canadian dairy products:

• Earth's Own (Burnaby, B.C.) — oat, almond and soy beverages and coffee creamers, and plant-based butter, cream cheese and sour cream (Canadian-owned company and made in Canada)
• Bothwell Cheese (New Bothwell, MB) — made in Canada with Canadian milk
• Gay Lea (Mississauga, ON) — butter, cheese, sour cream, milk and cream, and whipped cream (Canadian-owned and operated)
• Oikos Greek Yogurt (Boucherville, QC) — made in Canada with Canadian milk (owned by a French company)

Meat

If you're looking for Canadian meat, these are two brands to check out:

• Maple Leaf (Mississauga, ON) — Canadian-owned and made in Canada fresh meat, ready-to-cook meat, deli meat, canned meat, cured meats and more (LightLife products are made in the U.S.)
• Schneiders (Mississauga, ON) — Canadian-owned and made in Canada fresh, frozen and deli meats

Pantry items

Here are some Canadian grocery products to add to your pantry:

• Primo (Toronto, ON) — tomato sauces, pasta, beans and lentils, rice, and oils (Canadian-owned and made)
• Unico (Concord, ON) — pasta, oil, tomato sauce, beans and peas, jarred marinades, and olives (Canadian-owned)
• Aylmer (Saint Hyacinthe, QC) — soups and broths (Canadian-owned and made)
• Canton (QC) — soups and broths (Canadian-owned and made)
• Organika (BC) — bone broth, collagen and electrolyte powders (Canadian-owned and made)
• Italpasta (Brampton, ON) — pasta made in Canada with Canadian wheat (Canadian-owned)

Snacks

You can get these Canadian snacks at grocery stores instead of American products:

• Celebration (QC) — cookies (owned by Quebec-based company Leclerc)
• Made Good — granola bars, granola bites, oat bars, crackers and cookies (Canadian-made and owned)
• OMG! (Winnipeg, MB) — chocolate clusters (Canadian-made and owned)
• SunRype (Kelowna, BC) — Fruit to Go bars and apple sauce (Canadian-made and owned)
• Vachon (QC)— snack cakes, including Jos Louis (made in Canada, Mexican-owned)
• Dare (Cambridge, ON) — cookies and crackers, including Bear Paws and Breton crackers (Canadian-owned, mostly Canadian-made, but some products made in the U.S.)

Coffee and tea

These are Canadian coffee and tea brands:

• Muskoka Roastery (Huntsville, ON) — Canadian-owned and roasted coffee
• Balzac's Coffee Roasters (Ancaster, ON) — Canadian-owned and roasted coffee
• Salt Spring Coffee (Richmond, BC) — Canadian-owned and roasted coffee
• President's Choice — coffee and tea roasted, blended and packed in Canada (Canadian-owned company)
• Kicking Horse Coffee (Invermere, BC) — made-in-Canada coffee (Italian-owned)
• Blume (Vancouver, BC) — Canadian-owned and made coffee blends

Spreads and dips

Here are a couple of spreads and dips brands that are made in Canada:

• Summer Fresh (Woodbridge, ON) — dips and hummus (Canadian-owned and made)
• Nutella (Brantford, ON) — chocolate hazelnut spread (made in Canada, Italian-owned)

Drinks

These are a few Canadian drinks you can get instead of American products:

• Naya (Mirabel, QC) — bottled water from a spring in the Laurentian Mountains (Canadian-owned and operated)
• Kiju (ON) — fruit juices processed in Canada (Canadian-owned)
• Oasis (Rougemont, QC) — juices prepared in Canada (Canadian-owned)
• SunRype (Kelowna, BC) — fruit juices (Canadian-made and owned)
• Allen's (ON) — fruit juices (Canadian-owned and made)

Frozen food

If you're looking for frozen foods, these are a few Canadian options:

• M&M Food Market (Mississauga, ON) — frozen appetizers, prepared meals, and more (Canadian-owned)
• High Liner (Lunenburg, NS) — frozen fish (Canadian-owned and made)
• Cavendish Farms (Dieppe, NB) — frozen fries, onion rings, tater tots and hash browns (Canadian-owned and mostly grown in Canada)
• McCain (Florenceville, NB) — frozen fries, onion rings and hash browns (Canadian-owned)
• Dr. Oetker (London, ON) — frozen pizza with Canadian wheat, tomatoes and cheese (made in Canada by a German company)
• Cheemo (Edmonton, AB) — frozen perogies with ingredients grown by Canadian farmers (Canadian-owned and made)

Ice cream

Here are some Canadian ice creams:

• Chapman's (Markdale, ON) — Canadian-owned and made
• Kawartha Dairy (Bobcaygeon, ON) — Canadian-owned and made
• Shaw's Ice Cream (Tillsonburg, ON) — Canadian-owned and made
• Cows Creamery (Charlottetown, PEI) — Canadian-owned and made

Maple syrup

You can't talk about buying Canadian products without including maple syrup.

Here are Canadian maple syrups to buy instead of American ones:

• Jakeman's (Beachville, ON)
• Decacer/Lepoque
• Old Fashioned Maple Crest
• President's Choice (QC)