Yellowknife
Owned by aboriginal art-and-crafts cooperatives, this excellent place carries the famed Inuit prints and lithographs from Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung and…
Must-see shopping in Canada
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Winnipeg
Second to none when it comes to its selection of Inuit prints and carvings, this place is both for serious collectors and people simply looking to explore…
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Edmonton
Since it began in 1983, the market's motto has been 'We Make it! We Bake it! We Grow it! We Sell it!' Inside the city's old bus garage, it offers…
Vancouver
This ironic antidote to the digital age lures ink-stained locals with its journals, handmade pencil boxes and T-shirts printed with typewriter motifs…
Vancouver
Arguably Vancouver's coolest record store and certainly the only one named after a much-missed cat… There's a brilliantly curated collection of new and…
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Vancouver
Grown hikers weep at the amazing selection of clothing (including lifestyle wear for urban hipsters), kayaks and clever camping gadgets at this cavernous…
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Vancouver
Proving the printed word is alive and kicking, this small but perfectly curated secondhand bookstore is a dog-eared favorite among locals. A perfect spot…
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St John's
If you think an independent bookstore has to be cluttered, come to Broken Books. It's a bright, well-organized repository of all things literary,…
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Victoria
The name is no coincidence. Victoria's cathedral to reading was established in 1963 by Nobel-prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro and her husband Jim…
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Saint John
Wedged between North and South Market Sts, this sense-stunning food hall has been home to wheeling and dealing since 1876. The impressive brick interior…
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Montréal
Right in front of the Cinéma Quartier Latin, this welcoming tea shop has more than 200 varieties of tea from China, Japan, India and elsewhere in Asia,…
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Halifax Seaport Farmers Market
Halifax
Although it has operated in several locations since its inception in 1750, what's now known as the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market (in its present location…
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Québec
One of our favorite économusées (workshops) to visit on the island, the nougatiers here take egg whites, honey and/or sugar, throw in locally sourced…
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Québec City
Established in 1871, this charming store bills itself as North America's oldest grocery. It's a browser's dream come true, packed with beautifully…
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Northwest Territories
The best arts-and-crafts shop in town, stocking plenty of soapstone and whalebone carvings as well as jewelry made of NWT diamonds. The art section…
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Northwest Territories
Sells a decent selection of beaded moccasins, home-smoked moose-hide mukluks and crow boots, musk-ox wool sweaters, beautiful musk-ox-horn carvings, a…
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Vancouver Island
An agreeably Dickensian bookstore stuffed to the rafters with random busts, faded old maps, a grandfather clock and piles of dusty old tomes. Despite its…
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Montréal
The flagship store of this cult independent comic-book and graphic-novel publisher has become something of a local literary haven. Cool book launches take…
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Newfoundland & Labrador
This active printing press is a bibliophile's dream. Owner Marnie Parsons gives tours of her presses, one from 1830s London. In addition to handmade…
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Banff Town
Banff’s oldest outdoor-equipment supplier is still the best. It has women’s and men’s clothing from big brands such as Patagonia, Arc'teryx, Icebreaker,…
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Winnipeg
Run by friendly Métis proprietress Bobbie Lee Proulx and her extended family, this is half-workshop, half-gallery. You can get made-to-measure mukluks and…
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Saskatchewan
Robertson's Trading Post is the place to go if you're in the market for a bear trap, wolf hide or case of baked beans. You can buy pretty much anything…
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Northern BC
The best bookstore in northern BC, Books & Company is also home to Cafe Voltaire, a top spot to have lunch. The daily soup, sandwich and panini options…
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Toronto
Fulfill your one-of-a-kind dreams at this perfectly curated vintage boutique in Parkdale. Known as one of Toronto's hottest spots for men's and women's…
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Yellowknife
These guys run the only coffee roastery in NWT, specialising in small-batch roasts of single origin, mostly organic beans that you may spot in gift shops…
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Yellowknife
This bookstore stocks a great selection of titles on Northern and aboriginal subjects; it also sells maps and children's books.
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Whitehorse
Mac's has an unrivaled selection of Yukon titles. It also stocks topographical maps, road maps and periodicals.
Vancouver
Just when you think you'll never find that combination licorice and hula-hoop store you've been searching for, here it is. This perky little spot with a…
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Vancouver
Grab a paper bag and some tongs then dive into the pick-your-own drawers of brightly colored treats at this slender, white-walled gem dedicated to Swedish…
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Vancouver
You'll feel like you've entered a tranquil forest clearing when you open the door of this delightful nature-themed photography gallery. Cooper's striking…
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Northwest Territories
This excellent shop that doubles as the local information center sells traditional Dene crafts, such as birch-bark baskets and containers, ornately…
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Toronto
It's the oldest still-running gay bookstore in the world, making Glad Day an LGBTIQ+ landmark. The store has transformed from a place to defy censorship…
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Prince Edward Island
PEI's longest-running pottery studio is a family affair and a labor of love – it's been operated by the same clan since opening in 1973. The colorful pots…
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Toronto
Craft Ontario has been promoting the work of artisans in its gallery boutique for over 40 years. Ceramics, jewelry, glasswork, prints and carvings make up…
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Gros Morne National Park
Besides the great punny name, this is a brilliant spot to pick up local folk arts and crafts, including stuff you genuinely can't find in other shops. The…
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Northwest Territories
This sweet place sells some Dene beadwork, local art, books on local attractions, organic soap and other gifts. It also does decent fairtrade coffee from…
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Okanagan Valley
The perfect rainy-day refuge, this used bookstore is one of Canada's largest and best.
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Québec City
Devoted to Inuit soapstone, serpentine and basalt carvings and sculptures from artists all over Arctic Canada, this place is gorgeously set up and…
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Ottawa
The best place in town for one-stop shopping. Outdoor vendors cluster around the grand maroon-brick ByWard Market Square building, which dates from 1926…
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Calgary
This wonderful shop is up a set of stairs and very easy to miss, but it's worth searching out for its lovely aroma wafting around the room, cheery, happy…
