10 Great Products Still Made in Canada

It's not easy to find Canadian-made goods anymore, but we've come up with a list of 10 that demonstrate that the nation continues to produce quality goods - several of which are uniquely and unmistakably our own.

Click on the photo below for 10 things that we still make in Canada.

1. Haida artwork: Art collectors from around the world covet jewelry, crafts and paintings made from the First Nations group in northwest British Columbia. With a long and rich artistic tradition, the Haida have blended their mythological stories, family heritage and detailed craftwork into some of the finest pieces of art you'll find anywhere in the country. Although you'll find examples of the Haida's work in art galleries in Vancouver, the best place to see it is in Masset in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of Vancouver Island. You can see the artists at work on their pieces, including totem poles.

2. Smithbilt cowboy hats: The maker of the famous white hat that is part of Calgary's identity, Smithbilt has been around since 1919 and is going strong, particularly with a surge in interest in the city thanks to the success of the 100th Calgary Stampede that concluded last month. It also helped that Will & Kate donned white hats during their 2011 visit to the city.

3. Cow's Ice Cream: It's been called the best ice cream in the world by one survey of global dessert tasters and Reader's Digest has named it Canada's best ice cream, and in Prince Edward Island, you can't get enough of Cow's.

4. Canada Goose winter wear: Everyone's favourite parka maker continues to manufacture its popular clothes in Canada, employing more than 600 people across the country, including some Canada Goose workers in Pond Inlet, Nunavut.

5. Roots leather products: Canada's most iconic clothing manufacturer continues to produce much of its apparel within this nation's borders, including all of its leather goods. Those Roots products are manufactured in a high-tech facility in Toronto. "Wherever possible, it makes other products in Canada," the company says.

6. Paderno kitchen products: This cookware company began in Prince Edward Island in 1979 and continues to turn out durable, high-quality, stainless steel items such as kitchen pots, tools and gadgets.


7. Icewine: It's made throughout Canada and the varieties from the wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake are especially popular. The grapes are often harvested in the middle of the night in the teeth of winter, which makes the wine all the more sweeter, apparently. Recently, the Georgian Hills Vineyards winery began manufacturing a delicious version of icewine from apples.;


8. Single malt whisky: Distilled in Cape Breton, Glen Breton Rare is aged 10 years and is marketed as Canada's only single malt whisky. Just as in Scotland, the whisky is made from a natural water source - MacLellan's Brook - and faithfully follows the traditions of making whisky.

9. Paluski canoes and kayaks: Based in Lakefield, Ontario, Paluski is a maker of outdoor gear and supplies kayaks and canoes to retailers across Canada and the United States.

10. Beavertails: The sweet treat won over US President Barack Obama during his visit to Canada's capital. Long before that 2009 tasting by the most powerful man in the world, BeaverTails had a strong following of fans who love the doughy pastry that now comes in a variety of flavours - but the original sugar and cinnamon is still the best.