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

      • Typotyper@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        3 days ago

        So I’ve been reading up on Rona since this morning. Its still listed as an asset with Sycamore partners, a private equity firm out if New York. 14 billion in assets.

        They own the Rona company headquartered in Quebec. There is no listing for a publicly traded Rona stock.

        http://sycamorepartners.com/investments

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Rona is a US company. But, I have no idea how they are still open because I never see anyone inside their old Lowes big boxes.

          However, many RONA outlets are locally owned franchises, like Home Hardware.

      • Typotyper@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        2 days ago

        I didn’t know this. I just hope its not a front for a US company

        Edit. Sycamore, a private US investment firm owns Rona.

        • tehBishop@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          3 days ago

          I don’t remember but my local Rona, last I checked, still had huge banners that says “TOOLS MADE IN AMERICA” all over.

            • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
              1·
              3 days ago

              It is not the same house brands.

              It was when they were owned by Lowe’s, and they carried Kobalt as their house tool brand, but after Lowe’s sold them, they fire saled all their Kobalt products. Most recently they’ve also phased out Valspar brand paint.