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  1. 88.0 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Direct trade specialty coffee roaster founded in 2004 by brothers Vince and Michael Piccolo, headquartered and roasting at its own facility in Burnaby, BC, with cafes in Vancouver and Montreal, selling green coffee sourced from farmer partners in Latin America and Africa direct online, at its cafes, wholesale, and on Amazon.ca.
  2. 88.0 Anchored Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Nova Scotia Dartmouth, Nova Scotia coffee roaster that roasts green beans from Latin America and Africa to order, sold direct online and wholesale to independent cafés and shops across Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and British Columbia, plus a couple of cafés in the US.
  3. 88.0 Balzac's Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Ontario cafe and roasting company founded in 1993, now majority owned by Arlene Dickinson's District Ventures Capital, with 16 cafes across the Greater Toronto Area and southwestern Ontario and a roastery in Ancaster, sold direct online, in its cafes, in major Canadian and US-owned grocers, and on Amazon.ca.
  4. 88.0 Barren Ground Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Northwest Territories Yellowknife, Northwest Territories roastery founded in 2017 by co-founders Eric Binion, Jeremy Binion, and Susan Saunders, roasting coffee sourced from origins across Latin America, Africa, and Indonesia, sold direct online and at its own cafes, and wholesale to grocers, co-ops, and independent stores across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  5. 88.0 Bean North Coffee Roasting Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Yukon Family-owned roastery in the boreal forest north of Whitehorse, Yukon, founded in 1997 by Christine and Brandon Pellegrin, roasting organic fair trade coffee sourced from small-scale farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Indonesia, sold direct online, at its own cafe, and wholesale to cafes and grocers across Canada.
  6. 88.0 Detour Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Specialty coffee roaster founded in 2009 by Kaelin McCowan in a back alleyway in Dundas, Ontario, roasting on a Loring roaster at its Hamilton-area roastery and selling direct online, at two Ontario cafes, and wholesale to cafes, restaurants, hotels, and grocers across Southern Ontario.
  7. 88.0 Equator Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Family-owned roastery in Almonte, Ontario, founded in 1998 by Craig and Amber Hall, who have equally owned the company since 2011, roasting organic fair trade coffee sourced from small farmer cooperatives in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, sold direct online, from its own Ottawa-area cafes, and wholesale to local grocery stores; a Certified B Corporation since 2019.
  8. 88.0 Hatch Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Markham, Ontario specialty coffee roaster and cold brew producer, trading as Hatch Beverage Company, Ltd, founded in 2015 around a founder's earlier hand-roasting experience in West Africa. Green coffee from Panama, Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Brazil, and Guatemala is roasted, bagged, and canned at its own Coffee Lab, Roastery and Brewery in Markham, sold direct online with subscriptions, and wholesaled and co-packed for cafes and other roasters.
  9. 88.0 Java Blend Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Nova Scotia Coffee roaster founded in Halifax's North End in 1938 by Theodore Sideris, bought out at the end of 2019 by four local operators, Adam Bose, Joe Dunford, Ibrar Ul Haq, and Alex Lee, who also run a downtown cafe acquired from The Ville Caffeine Bar in 2022. Green coffee from Latin America, Africa, and Asia is roasted at the company's warehouse in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and sold direct online and at its two Halifax-area cafes.
  10. 88.0 Jumping Bean Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador coffee roaster founded in 2005 by Jeff LeDrew, roasting Arabica beans to order with its low-carbon ECO2Roast process, organic and fair trade certified, sold through its own cafes across Newfoundland, Amazon.ca, and Atlantic Canadian grocers. Canadian retailer · 79.2
  11. 88.0 Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia worker-owned co-operative that has roasted fair trade organic coffee since 1995, Canada's first fair trade coffee roaster, roasting green beans at its Grand Pre roastery and selling direct online and through Atlantic Canadian grocers and cafes.
  12. 88.0 Laughing Whale Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Nova Scotia Lunenburg, Nova Scotia roastery founded in 2003, roasting certified Fair Trade and organic coffee sourced through the Cooperative Coffees importing co-op, sold direct online, at its own coffee bar and area farmers' markets, and wholesale to grocers and cafes across Atlantic Canada.
  13. 88.0 Level Ground Trading Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Victoria, BC direct fair trade coffee roaster and importer founded in 1997, roasting green coffee bought from small-scale farmer cooperatives in ten countries, also selling tea and dried goods, direct online and through Canadian grocers, Amazon.ca, and US-owned retailers operating in Canada.
  14. 88.0 Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Yukon Family-owned micro-roastery in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon, run by owner-operator Katya McQueen with her siblings, mother, and husband, roasting green coffee from Latin America, Africa, and Indonesia on site in small batches and selling direct online and from its own cafe.
  15. 88.0 Monogram Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta Calgary specialty roaster founded in 2014 by baristas Justin Eyford, Jeremy Ho, and Ben Put, roasting in-house at its Schoolhouse Roasting Collaborative and selling from four Calgary cafes, online, and wholesale to cafes and restaurants worldwide.
  16. 88.0 Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co. Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Small-batch coffee roastery in Huntsville, Ontario, founded in 2000, roasting and packing all of its coffee in-house and selling direct online, through a wholesale program, and on Amazon.ca.
  17. 88.0 Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta Specialty coffee roaster and cafe group founded in 2007 by Phil Robertson and Sebastian Sztabzyb in Calgary, Alberta, roasting green coffee at its Simmons Building head office and selling direct online, through nine Calgary cafes, and wholesale to other businesses.
  18. 88.0 Pilot Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto roastery founded in 2009 as Te Aro Roasted by Andy Wilkin and Jessie Holmes, renamed Pilot Coffee Roasters in 2013 when roasting moved to its Wagstaff Drive headquarters, direct-trade sourcing green coffee from Latin America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific, sold direct online, through 11 cafes in Toronto, Oakville, and Waterloo, and wholesale to grocers.
  19. 88.0 Planet Bean Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Guelph, Ontario specialty coffee roaster founded in 1997, roasting Fairtrade and Canada Organic certified coffee sourced from Latin America and East Africa at its own Grange Road facility, sold direct online, at its two Guelph cafes, and through Ontario grocers and independent retailers.
  20. 88.0 Rabbit Hole Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal micro roaster founded in early 2019 by Sophie Moreau and David Lalonde, roasting green coffee from farmers across Latin America, Africa, and Asia on a low-emission electric roaster at its own workshop on avenue du Parc, sold direct online with local pickup, by subscription, and wholesale to cafes across Canada. Named Micro Roaster of the Year 2023 by Roast Magazine.
  21. 88.0 Rampage Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Saskatchewan Micro-batch roastery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, founded and run by husband-and-wife team Dustin and Lauren Blanchard, roasting green coffee sourced from Jamaica, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru in batches under 150 pounds and selling direct online and at its own retail locations.
  22. 88.0 Salt Spring Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Richmond, BC coffee roaster founded on Salt Spring Island in 1996, organic, fair trade, and regenerative organic certified, sold direct online and in grocery stores across Canada and the US.
  23. 88.0 Spirit Bear Coffee Company Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Indigenous-owned coffee roaster co-founded in 2006 by Sean Harding, Paul Biglin, and Bill Helin, roasting organic fair trade coffee sourced from Latin America, Africa, and Asia on Musqueam First Nation territory in Vancouver, sold direct online and through independent stockists across Canada, with wholesale ordering through 1 Nation Distribution.
  24. 88.0 Transcend Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta Independently owned specialty roastery in Edmonton, Alberta, founded in 2006 by Poul Mark, roasting direct-trade green coffee for two Edmonton cafes, wholesale accounts, and online orders shipped across Canada.
  25. 88.0 Zavida Coffee Roasters Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Vaughan (Concord), Ontario roaster of flavoured coffee, whole bean, ground, and single-serve pods, founded in 1982 by Charles Litterst, sold direct online and through Costco, Walmart, Loblaws, Sobeys, and Amazon.ca.
  26. 71.0 Kicking Horse Coffee European-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Invermere, BC roaster of certified organic, Fairtrade coffee founded in 1996, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Italy's Lavazza, still roasted at its original BC facility and sold direct and through every major Canadian grocer.

Middle shelf

  1. 64.6 Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Mississauga, Ontario tea and coffee company founded in 1912, a fourth-generation family-owned business controlled by the Higgins family, roasting coffee at plants in Mississauga and Fort Worth, Texas. Coffee brands include Marley Coffee, Martinson, Wolfgang Puck Coffee, and Higgins & Burke, plus private label for grocery and foodservice; the site has no consumer storefront. Amazon.ca · 48.4
  2. 60.9 Grosche Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Cambridge, Ontario maker of coffee and tea brewing gear and drinkware, family owned since 2006, designed in Canada and manufactured at contract factories in Taiwan and China, sold direct and through Amazon.ca and Walmart.ca.
  3. 60.0 Club Coffee Foreign-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto (Etobicoke) roaster since 1906, now part of ofi (olam food ingredients), making private-label and branded coffee including compostable PurPod100 pods, sold through Amazon.ca, Costco, Walmart Canada, and other Canadian retailers rather than direct to consumers. Canadian retailer · 54.0

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  1. 37.3 Ethical Bean Coffee US-controlled US-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia coffee roaster founded in 2003 by Lloyd Bernhardt and Kim Schachte, certified Fairtrade and organic, acquired by the Canadian subsidiary of Kraft Heinz in 2018 and still roasted at its own Vancouver facility, sold direct, on Amazon.ca, and through Walmart Canada. The Kraft Heinz Company, headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh and listed on Nasdaq as KHC, is the sole named parent of Ethical Bean's Canadian operating subsidiary, giving one US point of control.
  2. 34.7 Van Houtte US-controlled US-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal coffee brand founded in 1919 by Albert-Louis Van Houtte, owned since the 2010 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters deal by what became Keurig Dr Pepper, roasted in Quebec, and sold through Keurig's own site, Amazon.ca, and Walmart Canada. Keurig Dr Pepper, a Nasdaq-listed public company headquartered in the United States, is the sole named owner of the Van Houtte brand and directs its sourcing, pricing, and distribution through Keurig Canada Inc.