538 Best Places to Shop in Canada

Crafts and paintings by more than 50 artists—mostly residents of New Brunswick—are sold here.

This camp store sells basic groceries, camping supplies, fishing tackle, fishing licenses, climbing gear, snacks, souvenirs, and convenience items. There's a small café and an ice cream shop. You can rent canoes, kayaks, bicycles, and roller blades to use in the park.

This boutique stocks romantic, lacy, and affordable finds from local and international designers, including Arti Gogna and Champagne & Strawberry. With everything white—hardwood floors, couches, and armoires—the boudoir vibe is irresistible. Just look for the pink-and-black cameo signage. You can also "wedding collections" of gowns and dresses at Boudoir 1861 ( 3668 St-Laurent), daily essentials at La Petite Garçonne ( 3650 St-Laurent), and home decor at Maison Garçonne ( 656 St-Laurent).

Housing a streamlined selection of Quebecois fashion designers, the loftlike space inside Marché Bonsecours sells luxe lines that include Ricardo, Christian Chenail, and the fanciful creations of Ophelie Hats. But it's the owner's own exotic kimonos that steal the show.

This innovative designer, whose creations have been exhibited at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, is much loved on the Montréal fashion scene. In this sleek boutique, Gagnon's couture designs stand alongside his ready-to-wear collection. He's also well known for his shoes. More recently he added the "bazaar," a collection of vintage tableware, furniture, and curios.

This boutique, run by the national artisan council, showcases the very best of Québec's arts and crafts. It features exquisite glass art, porcelain, jewelry, woodworking, and much more, with most pieces boasting a stylish, contemporary feel. The council, a coordinating body for various disciplines, also organizes annual fairs, ensuring a consistent display of top-tier craftsmanship.

Discover Riverside in Petit Champlain, a distinctive boutique that perfectly captures the spirit of adventure and the call of the open seas. Fusing surf-inspired aesthetics with Québec's contemporary style, the store carries its own creations alongside a curated selection of other brands, presenting casual clothing and exquisitely crafted jewelry, with many pieces proudly made in Québec.

This shop sells Canadian Rockies photo art including stunning scenery and wildlife photography by gallery owner Bob Cook. You'll also find novelty gifts like puzzles, coasters, and magnets.

This whimsical country shop is filled with unique and charming hand-printed textiles (think dish towels, pillow cases, and tote bags) along with a collection of goods from local artisans including teas, beeswax candles, seaweed creams, and artisan soaps.

In business since 1940, this local shoe empire stocks fashionable footwear and accessories for men and women. Along with its own label, Browns carries shoes by Michael Kors, Steve Madden, ASICS, Blundstone, Teva, New Balance, La Canadienne, and more.

Bugera Matheson has been providing a refreshing perspective on Edmonton’s vibrant art scene since 1992, while also featuring some of the best contemporary artworks from artists across Canada. Open Friday and Saturday and by appointment.

Teak tables, chairs, and cabinets give this vintage shop the feel of a strangely cavernous 1970s bungalow. Organized racks are filled with Hawaiian and secondhand T-shirts, vintage 1970s dresses, and comfortably worn jeans, but you'll also find new styles, too.

Maple syrup, maple taffy, maple candy, maple everything—when it’s “sugaring time” in Québec, this shack is busy. Visitors get to not only purchase the fruits of this labor, but they may also see how maple sap becomes syrup and how to make taffy in the snow. There’s an all-you-can-eat restaurant with a maple-centric menu (C$31), and live music of the region.

This local lifestyle brand prides itself on using natural materials with timeless design to create a more mindful way of living. Carefully curated clothing and home decor pieces are displayed, gallery-like, in the airy atrium of the beautiful two-level store, with light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows. An in-house florist produces exquisite floral designs, and the handcrafted jewelry and select home goods make the perfect gift.

On the secondhand fashion map for decades, Eva B has all kinds of clothes, shoes, jewelry, and even eyeglasses on offer. Budget at least 30 minutes to scour the labyrinth of racks. Just watch your step; the floor is uneven. If you get hungry in the process, nosh on a samosa or cookie from the in-store café.  There is now a second location, Eva D, at 1611 boulevard St-Laurent.

This modern and elegant space stocks 150 different teas from China, Japan, Africa, and beyond, most of them imported by the owners themselves. You can sign up for a number of tea-tasting sessions and workshops, or just sip some tea on the premises.

Cameron and Helen Brown (get it? Cam + len) import gorgeous antiques from China and Eastern Europe, create reproductions using old wood, and sell antique Canadian pieces. Their passion for, and dedication to, the art of furniture making is reflected in the high standard of their merchandise.

The vendors at this vibrant year-round Saturday morning market sell everything from local honey, produce, and baked goods to hand-crafted jewelry, ceramics, and photography. There's also a food hall where you can pick up excellent Indian and Korean cuisine to enjoy mid-shop, as well as sweet treats and coffee. 

The Toronto location of this internationally renowned luxury jeweler caters to the city's elite. The glass cases feature a good selection of the jewelry designer's classic creations, including the triple-gold-band Trinity Ring and the striking nail-shape Juste Un Clou collection.

Whimsical earthenware made on-site is sold here, as well as fun local crafts and folk art.

Calgary’s largest shopping mall has 250 shops, including department stores, restaurants, and Calgary’s biggest five-pin bowling alley.

Located northwest of Downtown, this mall is a great place to stop and pick up what you need on your way to Banff. There’s a Safeway and a Sport Check, as well as various specialty stores.

Filling three city blocks in the heart of Downtown, this mall is filled with mostly mainstream clothing shops, with some more sophisticated and pricier boutiques scattered throughout. There are several street-level entrances, as well as access via Holt Renfrew, Nordstrom, and Hudson's Bay, and both the Granville Street and Vancouver City Centre Stations—worth knowing about on rainy days.

This mall is Ottawa's answer to Toronto's Eaton Centre, with more than 200 stores, including Club Monaco, Le Château, and Roots—big Canadian success stories.

Located in one of the city's historic buildings, this boutique is one of the company's largest in North America. Most of the brand's latest offerings, including classic and seasonal bags and accessories, are here, and the staff is welcoming, knowledgeable, and helpful, just what you'd expect from a store of this caliber.

Along with the expected array of local produce, artisanal cheeses, organic meats, craft beer, and tasty baked goods, you'll find a fine array of Island-made crafts and natural, organic skin-care products here. The market runs from 9 until 2 on Saturday year-round as well as on Wednesday 9 until 2, mid-June through early October.

Whether you're considering a watch, diamond bracelet, or engagement ring, Château d'Ivoire might just have what you're looking for (as long as a significant price tag doesn't deter you). Brands at the newly built, ultra modern two-story veneration of all things luxury include Chopard, Piaget, Rolex, IWC, and Cartier, among others.

Exotic fruits and vegetables, children's toys, wicker fans, fabric slippers, and other Chinese imports still give Fisgard Street a distinctive Asian flair, but increasingly lifestyle stores are adding a different feel, as in Scandinavian housewares and a schnitzel haus next to dim sum buffet. Fan Tan Alley, a narrow lane off Fisgard Street, has even more nouveau-hippie goods, with a record store and yoga studio tucked in among its tiny storefronts as well as a tiny museum on the area's Chinese-European influences.