538 Best Places to Shop in Canada

The official western wear of the Calgary Stampede, Lammle’s is the perfect place to grab yourself a white cowboy (or girl) hat and a pair of boots. It’s located on Stephen Avenue Walk right beside The Unicorn Superpub.

Latulippe is an outdoor equipment and clothing store, a true institution in Québec City operated by the same family since 1940. Visitors will find quality winter coats, boots, and various accessories from the most trusted brands (including a few local ones), just in case they've seriously underpacked and came underprepared for the harsh, sometimes unpredictable Québec climate. The store is slightly outside the core downtown area; hailing a cab is the best way to get there and back.

There are more than 300 stores in Québec City's busiest mall, with everything from fashion and electronics to children's toys and books. Easily accessible by bus or (from some downtown hotels) shuttle, it's next door to Place de la Cité and Place Ste-Foy. Together, the three malls form the largest stretch of shopping in the city.

Québec City's answer to Paris's Le Bon Marché, this shop is a must for gourmet-loving travelers. Expect tons of artisan-made goods, such as upscale jams, honeys, ciders, cheeses, chocolate, beers, and maple—all locally made. It's a bit farther out in the suburbs of Québec City, but there is easy and regular bus service on Route 801 if you are a true foodie.

The Kleins have been selling and acquiring exquisite antiques and antiquities from around the globe for four generations. One of Montréal's most prestigious antiques dealers, Le Petit Musée has been a fixture in Downtown's Golden Square Mile for over half a century. The shop, which is housed in a gorgeous graystone on rue Sherbrooke, is a veritable treasure trove covering various rooms over four floors. You'll need a few hours and a lot of stamina to take in the nicely arranged and meticulously cataloged Inuit sculptures, African masks, Chinese bronzes, Japanese screens, Egyptian earthenware, Greco-Roman works, Persian textiles, oriental jewelry, and more.

Butter-soft purses in beautiful, bright hues, pet collars, wallets, bags, and nifty items for the home are the specialties here, all crafted in the adjoining workshop.

Look closely or you may miss this tiny shop that looks like a little white cottage. Inside find handicrafts such as printing and embroidery as well as T-shirts and other clothing, all of it making fine gifts and souvenirs.

A variety of chic independent boutiques are mixed in with international fashion brands like Harry Rosen, Olivia and Matinique in this graceful mall, once a grand hotel. Drop by Spa Diva or the top-notch salon Pure if you're in need of a beauty break. The elegant atrium sometimes hosts runway shows. Be sure to stop by the Barbie Expo, a collection of more than 1,000 Barbie dolls rocking some of the biggest names in fashion, including Christian Dior, Armani, Oscar de la Renta, Christian Louboutin, and Zac Posen.

Find a sweet souvenir at this maple syrup shop, which has everything from maple cookies to muffins and serves some of the best gelato in town. An exhibit space upstairs explains the process behind maple syrup and showcases artifacts from this Québec tradition.

This small, but busy food and shopping mall on avenue Cartier has restaurants and shops that sell fish, flowers, pastries, breads, vegetables, fresh coffee, candies, and some excellent local cheeses, as well as a few Italian and other European specialties. There's no fast food here, but if you're looking for picnic snacks for a day-trip to the Plains of Abraham, plan to fill your basket here before you head to the park.

Just a few minutes from downtown, the Dugré family tends a large vegetable farm. Besides selling their own berries, asparagus, and sweet corn, among other produce, the farm market offers various other local choices, including baked goods, cheeses, jams, pickles, honey, vinaigrettes, fresh pasta, maple products, and more. Arrive in the right season and you may pick your own strawberries.

Petits voyous, which essentially translates to "little rascals," is a darling children's boutique offering a handpicked selection of fun, educational toys and games, along with playful children's clothing, that appeal to young and old alike.

The name says it all: les ptits mosüs means "the naughty kids" in Quebecois, so it's only logical that this lovely boutique is dedicated to the little ones. Expect a highly curated selection of local designers with items ranging from clothing to toys and from books to tableware.

Crafting organic, artisanal vodka, gin, and whiskey from 100% British Columbian grain, this distillery offers tastings in its stylish Granville Island shop. You can take a guided distillery tour (C$15) on weekends at 11:30 am or 1:30 pm.

The helpful employees at this local chain can assist you in selecting wines from British Columbia or around the world.

Dramatic wide-brimmed hats, extravagant fascinators, and headbands crowned in leather flowers—all these can be found here. For men, there are Panama hats, stingy brim fedoras, and pork pies. Owner and milliner Karyn Ruiz has a devoted local following; notably, Ruiz made the hats Canadian rock star Gord Downie wore during his final Canadian tour.

Young local designer Lisa Gozlan makes modern and fashionable jewelry that feels special but that you can wear every day. This bright showroom in Yorkville carries her signature rings, necklaces, hoops, and bracelets, all meant to be stacked and layered. The whimsical happy faces, "evil eyes," pearls, hearts, and gold and silver pieces often show up on the Instagram feeds of celebrities and influencers.

This intimate gallery in an old Victorian house almost exclusively exhibits representational historic and contemporary Canadian painting and sculpture, and specializes in 19th- and 20th-century Canadian artists.

At this two-level indoor market—less frenzied than its Granville Island counterpart—vendors sell prepared foods, just-caught seafood, and fresh produce. The on-site Green Leaf Brewing Company makes a range of ales, spirits, and even kombucha. Also, look for arts and crafts, toys, kitchenware, and delicious pastries that can be enjoyed on the terrace, which offers views of the city skyline. The market is a short ride from Downtown on the SeaBus.

This gallery has earned a name for quality Maritimes and Canadian art, including Inuit carvings and jewelry from the Cape Dorset region of Nunavut, and paintings by the owners, Brian Lorimer and Margaret Anderson.

This row of candy-color Victorian-era shopfronts in LoJo (Lower Johnson) is Victoria's hub for independent fashion boutiques. Storefronts—some closet size—are filled with local designers' wares, funky boutiques, and shops selling ecologically friendly clothes of hemp and organic cotton as well as outlets for BC's now-legal "bud" (marijuana); just don't take any purchases across the border. Market Square ( www.marketsquare.ca) is especially eclectic, particularly during the summer when the open courtyard fills with local vendors.

This pricey Canadian sports-and-yoga-wear chain offers plenty of styles, colors, and cuts to please all genders. You'll also find headbands, scarves, jewelry, and more.

The place where it all started in 2000 was at this stand-alone shop on West 4th in Kits. Since then, the behemoth of yoga wear has stretched itself into a multibillion-dollar company with locations worldwide and an ever-expanding line of technical athletic apparel. The original store has expanded, too, with a multilevel renovation that took over an auto repair shop next door and added a new rooftop deck. The full range of women's and men's technical athletic apparel is available here. And in the men's department, kombucha, and occasionally beer, is on tap.

The Canadian yoga brand's massive concept store on Queen West is a must-visit for runners and yogis alike. Along with plenty of athletic and loungewear for men and women, there is a 1,000-square-foot yoga and dance community studio.

Sleek, supple leather clothing and bags from the Québec designer Frédéric Mamarbachi have a cult following from Antwerp to Tokyo. The rough-hewn wood floors and concrete walls of this branch give it an industrial-chic vibe.

The mills, 5 km (3 miles) west of O'Leary, have been producing their famous MacAusland 100% pure virgin wool blankets since 1932 and are the only mills of their kind in Atlantic Canada.