My guide to buying more Canadian / less American
In Person Groceries ➡️ Go basically anywhere but Walmart. Look for “Product of Canada” on packaging. “Made in Canada” is 2nd best. If the company is Canadian that is the 3rd best. For produce with no packaging ask someone at the store or use one of the buy Canadian apps.
Instacart (ordering groceries) ➡️ Voila (and use the shop local option in the app when possible) or https://montreal.lufa.com/en/marketplace/category/your-local-marketplace/specials
Amazon ➡️ Home Hardware, Canadian Tire, Princess Auto, KMS Tools, BMR, and Lee Valley for in person shopping. If you’re going to order online use the Canadian Tire App.
Google Drive ➡️ Sync. If anyone uses someone’s referral code they both get 1 extra GB so here’s mine. https://www.sync.com/?_sync_refer=181a30ae0
Netflix ➡️ Crave and CBC Gem
Disney Plus and Prime ➡️ Ahoy Matey, Sail the Seas
Uber Eats ➡️ Skip the Dishes
Burger King / Mcdonalds ➡️ A&W, Law & Order, Harvey's, or any local restraunt / https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_restaurant_chains
Starbucks / Mcdonalds Coffee ➡️ A local cafe or second Cup. Tim Hortons is half owned by an American company.
Subway ➡️ Mr Sub
Play Books (ebooks/ audio books app) ➡️ Kobo
Amazon ➡️ https://www.singingpebblebooks.ca/ for physical books
Dairy Queen ➡️ Chapmans from grocery store
Microsoft Office > https://www.libreoffice.org/ or you can host an Etherpad server https://etherpad.org/about
Pet Smart ➡️ Pet Valu or Ren's Pets
Default Android Apps by Google (messages/phone/contacts/notes/file explorer/gallery/etc...) ➡️ Various Fossify Apps (not Canadian but is open source and has no tracking)
Google Maps ➡️ HERE WeGo
Spotify ➡️ Qobuz
Google Search ➡️ Qwant
Tap with your Visa ➡️ Tap with your interact debit card
Avoid Lowes, Menard's, Harbor Freight, Kobalt, Stanley, Black and Decker, Ridgid, and Husky as well because they're all American.
Husky is not to be confused with Husqvarna because the latter is Swedish. Milwaukee Tools is American but owned by a company in Hong Kong so decide that for yourself.
None of these are in Canada.
Sorta. Rona is owned by Lowes now.