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  1. 98.9 Creative Artifacts HQ Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Eco-friendly sketchbooks, notebooks, journals, blank greeting cards and plantable paper goods handcrafted in small batches in Montreal.
  2. 98.8 Hazy Jean Inc. Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Family-owned Toronto greeting card maker founded in 2001, designing and printing cards on FSC-certified, Canadian-made paper under the Hazy Jean, Little Jeanie, Crewe Avenue, and Juste pour toi lines, sold wholesale to independent retailers.
  3. 98.2 Hemlock & Oak Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Small, woman-owned Vancouver-area maker of dated and undated planners, notebooks, journals and notepads, designed with sustainable, plastic-free materials and produced in British Columbia and Ontario.
  4. 97.3 Artopex Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Granby, Quebec manufacturer of office desks, seating, and storage built across four Quebec plants, sold through independent dealers and its own direct online store.
  5. 96.4 Groupe Lacasse Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Saint-Pie, Quebec manufacturer of desks, workstations, and casegoods for commercial, educational, and healthcare markets, founded in 1956 and owned by chief executive Sylvain Garneau and the founding Lacasse family since a 2013 buyback from Haworth, sold through independent dealers across Canada and the United States. Canadian retailer · 86.8
  6. 96.4 Pigment&PaperCo. Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Small Ottawa studio designing and printing botanical and animal-illustrated greeting cards, notepads, notebooks, calendars and gift wrap on recycled paper.
  7. 96.1 Ecojot Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto family business making designer journals, planners, and sketchbooks from 100% post-consumer recycled paper, manufactured entirely at its own Toronto facility.
  8. 93.0 DonaBona Cards Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta Greeting cards featuring Canadian artists and photographers, founded and run by Sharon Krushel from Peace River, Alberta, and printed in Edmonton by Elite Lithographers.
  9. 92.7 Krug Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Kitchener, Ontario manufacturer of office, healthcare, education, and hospitality furniture founded in 1880, making seating, tables, and casegoods at its Kitchener facilities and selling only through independent dealers and manufacturer's representatives. Canadian retailer · 83.4
  10. 92.5 Hobeika Art Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Watercolour greeting cards, notebooks, postcards, posters and stickers, fait au Quebec by a single-owner Montreal papeterie.
  11. 92.2 Kinsfolk Shop Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Kinsfolk Shop Inc. sells vinyl stickers, sticker sheets, and greeting cards from its own Art By Tiu line and a curated lineup of other Canadian artists, shipped by letter mail from Guelph, Ontario.
  12. 92.2 Tayco Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto (Etobicoke) office furniture manufacturer founded in 1976, making desks, benching, casegoods, tables, and seating at its own plant, sold through independent dealers including Staples Professional, Source Office Furniture, and RGO. Canadian retailer · 83.0
  13. 91.2 Bestar Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Lac-Mégantic, Quebec manufacturer of ready-to-assemble desks, office storage, and Murphy beds since 1948, relaunched by Quebec investors in May 2026 after a court-supervised wind-down, sold direct online and through Amazon, Costco, Staples, and Wayfair.
  14. 89.8 Allseating Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Mississauga, Ontario manufacturer of ergonomic task, conference, guest, and lounge seating for office, education, and healthcare settings, founded in 1982 and sold only through independent dealers. Canadian retailer · 80.8
  15. 89.6 Bouty Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Saint-Léonard, Quebec designer and manufacturer of ergonomic office chairs and lounge seating, family-founded in 1949 and now grouped with three sister brands under Dessana, sold direct through shopbouty.com and through dealers.
  16. 89.4 Lidron Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Keswick, Ontario maker of Kaya, Aki, and Niska sit-stand desks with solid walnut tops assembled in Ontario, sold direct online, with wood from South America, motors from Europe, and metal frame components from Asia.
  17. 88.8 ADI Art Design International Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Saint-Hubert, Quebec manufacturer of ergonomic office chairs and lounge seating for commercial and institutional markets, part of the family-owned Bouty furniture group and sold only through dealers and sales representatives.
  18. 88.3 Baltic Club Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal, Quebec brand of planners, notebooks, sketchbooks, greeting cards, pens and desk accessories, plus candles and home fragrance, designed and largely assembled in its own Mile-End workshop and studio.
  19. 88.3 Gotamago Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Hand-illustrated greeting cards, gift tags, postcards, notebooks and tea towels, designed and printed in Canada. Canadian retailer · 79.5
  20. 86.9 Keilhauer Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto contract furniture manufacturer founded in 1981, privately owned by the Keilhauer family, making seating, tables, and lounge furniture for offices and healthcare at its Scarborough facility, and sold only through independent sales representatives and dealers across North America.
  21. 86.2 Nightingale Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Mississauga, Ontario office seating manufacturer operating since 1928, building ergonomic task, executive, and specialty chairs at its own plant and selling direct online, through independent dealers and reps, and under Canadian and US government contracts.
  22. 85.0 Northern Cards Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Hand-drawn illustrated greeting cards, boxed assortments, thank-you notes and notepad sets; 'Canada's Greeting Card Company since 1989'.
  23. 82.3 Paperole Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal publishing house and boutique in the Plateau, active since 2013, designing and distributing greeting cards, art prints, postcards, notebooks, and other goods illustrated by Quebec, Canadian, and international artists.
  24. 82.0 Maylay Co. Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto studio making gratitude-themed greeting cards, notebooks, notepads, bookmarks, washi tape and stickers, founded by illustrator Tiffany Wong.
  25. 81.3 ergoCentric Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Mississauga, Ontario maker of ergonomic office chairs and height-adjustable desks, founded in 1990 and still led by founder Terry Cassaday, assembled mainly at its own Mississauga plant with a secondary assembly plant in Missouri, and sold through its own store and Canadian and US dealers.
  26. 77.4 Teknion Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto, Ontario maker of office seating, workstations, tables, and architectural interiors, family owned by the Feldberg family, manufacturing mainly at its Toronto and Quebec plants with smaller sites in Alberta, the US, the UK, India, and Malaysia, sold through independent dealers and its own Teknion Store.
  27. 74.8 Do Good Paper Co. Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Independent Markham, Ontario stationery studio founded in 2019 by Leslie and Richard Tan, selling photo-cover notebooks, journals, planners and custom paper goods online and through independent shops in Canada and the US, with a share of direct sales donated to a tree-planting charity.
  28. 72.9 Ferris Wheel Press Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Markham, Ontario brand of fountain pens, bottled inks, and paper goods.
  29. 70.5 Wonder Pens Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Family-run Toronto shop and online store (52 Clinton St) selling fountain pens, ink, pencils, notebooks and paper, founded by Jon and Liz Chan in 2013 and reselling mostly imported Japanese and German brands alongside a few house-branded paper goods.

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  1. 69.6 Ergonofis Canadian-owned · mostly made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal, Quebec maker of solid wood and laminate standing desks and ergonomic seating, now part of the Nolk brand collective, with tabletops made in Quebec, standing-desk frames imported from the USA or China, and sales direct online only.
  2. 68.8 EffyDesk Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Coquitlam, BC brand of electric standing desks, ergonomic chairs, and desk accessories, designed in Canada and sold direct online.
  3. 68.2 PleaseNotes Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Toronto guided journals, planners, affirmation cards, notepads and stickers from personal-growth brand PleaseNotes, founded and solely controlled by Cheryl Sutherland.
  4. 66.9 MotionGrey Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Richmond, BC standing desk and office chair brand, founded by two UBC engineering grads in 2018, selling direct online and from its Richmond showroom, plus Best Buy Canada.
  5. 65.3 Global Furniture Group Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto-founded, family-owned maker of office seating, desking, and systems furniture under the Global, Offices to Go, and Evolve brands, manufactured across Canadian and US plants and sold only through a dealer network. Canadian retailer · 58.8
  6. 60.8 Progressive Desk Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Progressive Desk is the standing desk brand of Progressive Automations Inc., a privately held Richmond, BC linear actuator company founded in 2008, with desks marketed as designed in Canada and sold direct online.
  7. 48.3 Blueline US-controlled US-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Blueline CDA makes planners, agendas, desk pads, calendars, notebooks, accounting books and business forms; sister brand Brownline, plus resold Schneider-branded pens. Corporations Canada's individuals-with-significant-control register shows Harolde M. Savoy holding more than 75% of Dominion Blueline Inc. and residing in Dallas, Texas, giving the company a single US-resident controlling owner despite Canadian incorporation and headquarters.
  8. 41.5 STIL Classics Canadian-owned · made in the US · based in British Columbia Aesthetic A5 ring-binder planners, inserts, notebooks, journals and planner accessories, designed in a Vancouver studio and sold direct online.

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  1. 39.6 Domtar Foreign-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Pulp, paper (Domtar, EarthChoice, Cougar, Lettermark and Xerox-licensed lines), tissue and wood products maker with about 60 mills and converting facilities across Canada and the US. Founded in Canada in 1848 as Domtar's predecessor and long Montreal-headquartered, it was taken private in 2021 by Paper Excellence and now shares principal offices between Montreal, Quebec and Fort Mill, South Carolina.
  2. 32.1 Sustana (formerly Rolland) US-controlled US-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Recycled office and copy paper (Rolland Enviro, Sustana EnviroCopy) made at the 1882 Rolland mill in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec. Owned by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, a US private equity firm, since December 2021. Sole US private equity owner, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, since December 2021: a single US point of control. Canadian retailer · 28.9
  3. 9.8 CorLiving US-controlled US-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia British Columbia furniture wholesaler operating since 1991 as CorLiving Distribution Ltd, selling value office chairs, desks, and other home furniture imported mostly from Asia. Its corliving.com storefront described itself as CorLiving Furniture US, run out of Tolleson, Arizona, shipped only within the continental United States, and announced a permanent closure in 2026 citing tariffs and rising costs. The vendor's own about page names Chris and Anita Helser of Tolleson, Arizona as the sole owner-operators, and the corliving.com storefront sold and shipped only within the continental United States. Amazon.ca · 7.4
  4. 3.9 Simpli Home US-controlled US-owned · made overseas Furniture brand selling desks and chairs manufactured overseas, whose own privacy policy and LinkedIn profile describe Simpli Home Ltd. as U.S.-based and headquartered in Tumwater, Washington, despite a Concord, Ontario manufacturer address on some Amazon.ca listings and appearances in Canadian made-in-Canada directories. Vendor's own privacy policy and LinkedIn profile identify Simpli Home Ltd. as U.S.-based and headquartered in Tumwater, Washington, with no Canadian office confirmed by any registry.