Finding Canadian alternatives, made easier

TryCanadian helps people find Canadian alternatives to familiar foreign brands and services — the everyday companies behind the groceries, tools, subscriptions and services many of us already use.

Supporting Canadian businesses can help keep more economic activity in Canada. But figuring out where a company is actually founded, headquartered, owned, and where its products are made can be surprisingly complicated — ownership structures shift, brands get acquired, and "Canadian" can mean several different things depending on which of those questions you're asking.

TryCanadian researches and organizes that information so people can make their own decisions, rather than telling anyone what to do. Every listing is scoped to a specific use case — a Canadian alternative to a company is rarely a complete, one-for-one replacement for everything that company offers, and we try to say so plainly rather than overstate the fit.

For more on how we assess Canadian status and what "verified" actually means on this site, see our methodology.