Canadian Brands To Add To Your Grocery List: Best Alternatives To American Brands

Canadian brand alternatives to popular American brands - how to support Canadian businesses during the ongoing trade war

This article is part of our Made In Canada series where we highlight Canadian brands and businesses

Photos shot by: Parole Dure

With trade tensions heating up, Canadian consumers are caught in the crossfire of Trump’s tariffs, which will effect on Tuesday. He’s said that Canadians can expect a levy of 25% on Canadian imports—Canadian energy also faces a 10% tariff.

To counter the U.S. tariffs, Canada will begin imposing 25% tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods coming into Canada—these tariffs will then be applied to another $125 billion worth of American imports in three weeks’ time.

In light of Trump’s tariffs, many Canadians are considering a simple form of protest—boycotting American brands and opting to keep their dollars closer to home by supporting Canadian brands. By choosing to buy from Canadian businesses consumers can redirect their money to homegrown businesses which help strengthen the local economy while sending a message about these unfair trade policies.

We rounded up some Canadian alternatives to American brands that you can buy amid the U.S. trade war. Keep this list handy for the next time you head to the grocery store:

Category	Brands to Avoid	Canadian Alternatives To Try
Dairy Products
Cheese	Kraft	Saputo, Black Diamond, Armstrong
Cream Cheese	Philadelphia	Lactantia, Tre Stelle, Agropur
Yogurt	Yoplait	Astro, Olympic, Liberté
Butter	Land O'Lakes	Lactantia, Natrel, Gay Lea
Soft Drinks & Beverages
Cola	Coca-Cola, Pepsi	Canada Dry, PC Cola, Great Value (Walmart)
Juice	Tropicana	Oasis, SunRype, Arthur's
Sports Drinks	Gatorade, Powerade	BioSteel (Canadian sports drink)
Energy Drinks	Monster Energy	Benny, Grizzly Energy, Guru
Bottled Coffee Drinks	Starbucks	Tim Hortons, Second Cup ready-to-drink beverages
Packaged & Snack Foods
Chips	Lay's	Old Dutch, Covered Bridge, Hardbite
Tortilla Chips	Doritos, Cheetos	Neal Brothers, Hardbite
Cereal	Kellogg's	Nature's Path, Barbara's, Quaker (some Canadian-made)
Cookies/Crackers	Nabisco	Dare, Leclerc, Voortman
Soups	Campbell's	Habitant (by Loblaws), President's Choice soups
Ketchup/Sauces	Heinz	French's (Canadian-made), President's Choice
Meat & Processed Foods
Deli Meats	Oscar Mayer	Maple Leaf, Schneiders, Pillers
Bacon, Ham	Hormel	Olymel, Grimm's
Chicken Products	Tyson Foods	Lilydale, Maple Lodge Farms
Plant-Based	Beyond Meat	Yves Veggie Cuisine, Gardein
Condiments & Sauces
Mayonnaise	Hellmann's	President's Choice, Compliments
Mustard	French's	Kozlik's, President's Choice
Salad Dressing	Hidden Valley	Renee's, Kraft (Canadian-made varieties)
Hot Sauce	Tabasco	Dawson's, Piri Piri by PC, No Name hot sauce
Baking Products
Flour, Baking Mixes	Pillsbury	Robin Hood, Five Roses, Compliments
Cake Mixes	Betty Crocker	President's Choice, No Name
Chocolate Chips	Hershey's	Camino, Laura Secord, PC chocolate chips
Sugar	Domino	Redpath (Canadian brand)
Frozen Foods
Vegetables	Green Giant	Arctic Gardens, Compliments, No Name
Frozen Meals	Stouffer's	President's Choice, M&M Food Market
Waffles	Eggo	Nature's Path, President's Choice
Frozen Pizza	DiGiomo	Dr. Oetker (some made in Canada), President's Choice
Coffee & Tea
Coffee	Starbucks	Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Van Houtte
Coffee (Ground)	Folgers	Nabob, Kicking Horse Coffee
Tea	Lipton	Red Rose, Tetley (some products Canadian-made)
Coffee Creamers	Nestlé	International Delight (Canadian-made), Beatrice
Personal Care Products
Toothpaste	Colgate	Green Beaver, Tom's of Maine (some Canadian-made)
Soap, Shampoo	Dove	Live Clean, The Green Beaver Company
Shampoo	Head & Shoulders	Attitude, The Unscented Company
Razors, Shaving Cream	Gillette	Schick (some Canadian-made), Personna