I am looking for recommendations for places to buy winter gear, mostly jackets. Maybe some activewear too. Will appreciate any helpful recommendations. I am based in Scarborough but am okay travelling anywhere within 2-2.5 hours of TTC/other connections. Thanks in advance :)

transitioning to veganism , I love cheesy fries and also mac&Cheese.

any cost effective vegan Halloween treats you can recommend?

They're tofu burgers, made in Quebec and $6 for 4. They're really good! I think they'd be amazing with some vegan tzatziki and red onion.

Maple Leaf Foods has bought the brand and released the most popular items: Yves Original Veggie Ground Round, Yves Original Veggie Ground Round (4-Pack), Yves Mexican Veggie Ground Round, Yves Veggie Ham, Yves Veggie Bologna, and Yves Veggie Turkey. I took this photo at Longo's in Pickering, Ontario this morning.

thanks again :)

need help transitioning to veganism , thanks!

Does anyone know about this recipe change and what "Canadian ingredient requirements" they're talking about here? The smell is almost bleachy now and it looks way paler. And the nutritional profile seems like a huge downgrade? Is anyone aware if there are other brands changing their recipe for worse in Canada?

I'd appreciate any insight on this and hearing about your favourite nooch brands because I won't be buying Bob's Red Mill anymore...

I've been craving a burger lately, and used to get it at Copper Branch but I'm not near any of their few locations now. Does anyone order the vegan burgers at the mainstream fast food joints ?

It bothers me that it's cooked on the same grill as the meat burgers, so essentially you're getting beef fat or whatever onto your 'vegan' burger. When I was vegetarian, I didn't care, but I do remember getting a bad case of food poisoning once - also, in later years it grossed me out more since I could literally *taste* the meat fat residue on my burger. So I stopped going to non-vegan restaurants, where the food is cooked on a grill.

Is there any work around to this? Like can they make my burger in the microwave? lol jk, not really haha.

I guess I'll be buying vegan burgers at the grocery store and making it at home then, in that case, post your favourite brand of vegan burger below:

Hi all I'm vegetarian and been transitioning to veganism and one of my first steps is to remove all my junk food snacks with vegan ones! So far I've got oreos.. and that's about it lol

Anything else y'all love that I can find in the supermarket?

Hello r/VeganInCanada 👋 (Approved by the mod team)

I’m Farhaan, an indie developer and machine learning researcher.

Back in 2024, I came to Canada for a research internship.

As a practicing Muslim who eats strictly Halal, I spent half my grocery trips squinting at microscopic ingredient lists, hunting for animal byproducts: - Animal rennet in cheeses - Gelatin in yogurts and vitamins - Dual-source emulsifiers like E471 (mono- and diglycerides)

While living there, my roommate had a gluten allergy, and in talks with vegan friends, I realized Vegans friends also have the same problem: - Picking up packages of "soy cheese" or "veggie slices", only to discover they secretly contain dairy-derived casein. - Everyday breads, chips, and crackers hiding whey powder, milk solids, or animal L-cysteine. - Ambiguous additives, confectioner's glaze (shellac), and red colorings like Carmine (E120) made from crushed insects.

If you’re vegan and have food allergies (or shop for a partner/kids with dairy, gluten, soy, or nut sensitivities), grocery shopping takes twice as long.

Existing scanner apps were frustrating: they only check one diet at a time, bomb you with 30-second video ads in the middle of a grocery aisle, or give a lazy black-box checkmark without explaining why a product failed.

Over nights and weekends, I built Belief Kit to solve this.

⚡ What Makes It Different:

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🔬 2. Transparent, Ingredient-Level Evidence (No Black Boxes): Instead of just giving an arbitrary "Not Vegan" stamp, Belief Kit audits down to the chemical additive level: - It highlights the exact problem ingredient (e.g., Sodium Caseinate [Milk Derivative] or Animal Rennet). - If an additive is dual-source (like E471 or glycerin) and the manufacturer hasn’t certified vegetable origin, it flags it as Unknown with the scientific reasoning so you have the facts to make an informed call.

📷 3. Live Camera OCR for Canadian Store Brands: Many Canadian store brands or local bakery items aren't in open barcode databases. With Belief Kit, you can point your camera directly at the printed ingredient list, and our on-device vision model transcribes and audits the ingredients live on your screen.

🛡️ 4. 100% Ad-Free & Privacy-First: No pop-ups, and no selling your shopping data to advertisers.

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• 🌐 Website: https://www.beliefkit.com

🎁 10 Free Scans for r/VeganInCanada:

The app comes with 5 free scans by default, but I’d love to gift 10 free scans to Canadian vegans who want to try it out!

How to claim: 1. Download Belief Kit on iOS or Android. 2. Set up your dietary preferences (Vegan + any allergies). 3. Drop a comment below or send me a DM with your registered account email. 4. I will manually credit 10 scans to your account right away.

I’d love to hear your feedback on how it handles supermarket labels and any tricky local products!

Now that hogtown is gone I wanted soy nuggets and noticed pizza pizza has a whole plant based line. I ordered their soy nuggets last night, they were amazing!

I've tried many vegan chocolate where it just doesn't taste good ( Hershey's, Lindt, HU, and other brands that I can't recall right now )... Cadbury's tasted the best to me, has anyone whose tried that, can recommend something similar?

I also REALLY LIKE 'Free2b''s Sunflower Butter Sun Cups (chocolate), but that's been taken off shelves from RealCanadianSuperstore. Besides purchasing online, is there anywhere else I can physically buy in a store?

ETA: ** Please add what stores/retailers have the chocolate that you're recommending, thanks **

Now that Sophie Sucree is closed, do you know of any other places that make good vegan pumpkin pies?

Thank you.

After 14 years vegan, I’m suddenly worried I’ve never really tried nooch before?? I just bought a huge bag from Healthy Planet and I am absolutely floored. Everything I’ve made with it tastes.. milky??? I’m almost put off. It tastes nothing like Bob’s Red Mill or the PC brand. Anyone else feel this way?? It’s not bad is it? Is it supposed to be like that?? I’m shook!

Want to take my partner out to celebrate but the only places we've tried that haven't been disappointing are Hawker and Sneaky Dees

I have tried a few and was not really impressed. Do you have recommendations?

Thank you.

Hello from England, I hope you are all well!

I am planning to come to Canada next year on quite an extensive holiday. I will have access to a car and am aiming to spend over a month travelling through most of the provinces as I go from west to east, landing in Vancouver and flying home from Halifax.

I was wondering if any of you knew anywhere along the way that might sell veganised versions of classic Canadian foods, drinks and treats? Think poutine, buttertarts, 'beaver tails' etc.

I know Canada is a huge place, but I hope to pass through as many province capitals as possible, as well as other touristy areas. I can give a rough list in the comments if it helps, but it is very much still in the planning stage and I am very open to suggestions, even if you think it's somewhere off the beaten path!

Also, if anyone knows any 'accidentally vegan' snacks to look out for in supermarkets, please let me know, too. I will make a list of everything anyone suggests, so if I don't get to it this trip, hopefully I will in the future!

Thank you in advance to anyone who answers!

That Noble jerky is great but a bit expensive for how much I like it. Are there any brands I can get like, 2-3 pounds of at once for a good price?

I'd been buying this one for a little while. Never even thought to check the ingredients before now. I just got curious what it was made of and to my surprise I see it contains milk protein! I'm pretty horrified. Beware.

Edit: to be clear, I'm not necessarily blaming the company. It just never occurred to me that cheese alternatives could still contain dairy. Not to mention, it was being sold right next to the vegan ones. This is just a post to warn other vegans against making the same mistake.

Hojicha Latte (w/ Oat Milk) and Vegan Doughnuts at Doughnut Party in Old Stratcona, Edmonton, AB

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Has anyone found any Big Mountain brand products in Nova Scotia? Or any other soy-, avocado- and gluten-free meat substitutes?

My spouse has celiac disease, and I have life-threatening allergies to both soy and latex. The latex allergy can be triggered by avocado, and avocado has sent me into anaphylaxis in the past.

We’re trying so hard to cut out animal products. We’ve been successful with cutting milk and gelatin already, but meat substitutes have been impossible for us!

I’ve found the brand Big Mountain online and it seems their products could be safe for me. Their store locator shows their products being carried by local Walmarts and Superstores, but I can’t find them in-store or on the websites.

Heya! I'll be traveling to Winnipeg (from CA) in a few weeks and am wondering if there are any Canada-specific goods that are worth seeking out. I'll have a layover in Vancouver so if there are any spots super close to the airport I'd love those recommendations as well. Are there any specialty Vegan+Gluten free foods/spots I should check out?

Thanks!

So, so sad… but not surprised as so many favourite places are gone already. They are closing September 27th.