{"id":57922,"date":"2025-03-27T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/27\/how-to-shop-canadian-without-blowing-your-budget\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:01:57","slug":"how-to-shop-canadian-without-blowing-your-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/27\/how-to-shop-canadian-without-blowing-your-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to shop Canadian without blowing your budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Commodities<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Retail &amp; Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Those trying to shop Canadian and stick to a budget should scour flyers to find out what domestic products are on sale<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p>The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>Tara Deschamps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Mar 27, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 17\u00a0minutes ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">5 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"a8c90114-6154-460e-84ed-ce37072ecc6d\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">The success shoppers will have when trying to buy Canadian and adhere to a budget will vary wildly based on what they&#8217;re looking for.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Darren Makowichuk\/Postmedia files<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">After United States President Donald Trump began threatening to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, Cassandra Juradinho wound up in the produce section of her grocery store unable to locate romaine lettuce grown domestically.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3426713316955765022711640617910272\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>For example, their ingredients might be grown in a region where the climate is more hospitable or where materials are cheaper or more plentiful, but the bulk of the manufacturing or packaging is done here. In other cases, a company is headquartered in Canada but gets its products made overseas or is based elsewhere but does most of its manufacturing here.<\/p>\n<p>Juradinho prioritizes products from companies that support Canadian jobs, even if they aren\u2019t owned by Canadians, but recommends people don\u2019t be too strict with whatever mandate they give themselves because if you\u2019re \u201ctoo rigid, it isn\u2019t likely to stick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How firm you want to be about what counts as Canadian is a personal decision, said Mike von Massow, a University of Guelph professor and food economist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should do what makes sense for us as individuals or as households or as families,\u201d he said. \u201cI won\u2019t judge anyone for the choices they make, as I would hope no one judges me for the choices I make.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6851475477109910066081116903702528\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>To figure out where a product was made, he recommends reviewing labels, and if you\u2019re still confused contact the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Juradinho has also tried out apps like MapleScan or Shop Canadian, which provide product origin info, and uses Facebook groups designed to trade tips around how to buy Canadian to learn more about what brands are domestic.<\/p>\n<p>While both methods can be imperfect, she said, \u201cthere have been many times in the grocery store aisle when I can\u2019t find an adequate non-American replacement product and I will open the Facebook group on the spot, type \u2018orange juice\u2019 for example, and get a Canadian brand recommendation that imports oranges from Brazil instead of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taneesha Greaves, a Toronto-based content creator hosting an affordable recipe series called Tariff Takeback, recommends people don\u2019t leave their research for the store.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2417029755028939807183398894567424\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>She suggests those wanting to shop Canadian while sticking to their budget scour flyers to find out what domestic products are on sale in advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I plan my recipes, I\u2019ll go on the grocery store website and then look at the labels, look at the pricing and kind of build the plan around that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>When she finds a Canadian ingredient she wants to use, she compares flyers from different supermarkets to uncover which grocer is selling it for the lowest price. The practice can help shoppers price match, when some stores meet their competitors\u2019 prices on the same items.<\/p>\n<p>The same methods can be used for non-food products, said Jenna Jacobson, an associate professor focused on retail at Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n<p>She also recommends signing up for newsletters for Canadian brands to learn when they\u2019re offering deals or sales, or visiting farmers markets, craft fairs and local mom-and-pop shops to locate items made domestically.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_6\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9150612690593419568275894409625600\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 6<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-6\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>While many people believe buying Canadian is often more expensive because labour can be more costly here than elsewhere, she said that\u2019s often not true. Some Canadian products are no more expensive than their competitors.<\/p>\n<p>In cases when Canadian products are more costly, Jacobson challenges shoppers to think about how well-made their options are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to invest in some of those higher quality Canadian items that are going to last longer is an environmentally friendly strategy, but also, budget-friendly strategy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have the means to buy high-quality items new, she recommends looking for Canadian products at thrift stores or on websites selling second-hand goods.<\/p>\n<p>The success shoppers will have when trying to buy Canadian and adhere to a budget will vary wildly based on what they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Juradinho said it\u2019s much more difficult to find Canadian personal care and beauty products but recommends trying Canadian brands like e11ement, Vivier, Di Morelli, Cheekbone Beauty, Ilia, Skinfix, Nudestix, Cake and Three Ships.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_7\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9864866894606864089343510288793600\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 7<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-7\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"7\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-7\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to sourcing Canadian dairy, eggs, meat, cheese, and bread, she\u2019s noticed it\u2019s much easier.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because the vast majority of dairy products found in grocery stores are made domestically, von Massow said, giving people wanting to shop Canadian more options among private labels and sales to stay within their budget.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s less leeway with produce because the country\u2019s growing season is so limited, so von Massow said you\u2019d be hard pressed to find broccoli or cauliflower grown domestically this time of year, unless it came from a greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way to save money by buying Canadian is to think seasonally and to be flexible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At his house, that has meant occasionally swapping salad for coleslaw made with Canadian kale and carrots, until summer makes it easier to find lettuce grown here.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel6402975751986879557337914613432320\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" tariffs=\"\" on=\"\" canadian=\"\" lumber=\"\" risk=\"\" toilet=\"\" paper=\"\" supply=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scenario risks reviving painful memories of pandemic-era toilet paper shortages, when store shelves were stripped bare amid panic buying.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0328-mg-toilet-paper.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=Zq1EhvxzQGmZ51UFJ-6tzQ\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0328-mg-toilet-paper.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=93ZSIxtu8X80z-prQG3awQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0328-mg-toilet-paper.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=Zq1EhvxzQGmZ51UFJ-6tzQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0328-mg-toilet-paper.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=a3LLOgDChMSu02ul4NajZQ 2x,&#10; 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