The following is a list of food brands, personal care items, restaurants, etc. I have featured restaurants in Burlington, Ontario or surrounding areas. To find a restaurant closer to you please view additional resources at the bottom for a link that lets you search anywhere in the world.
Food Brands
Not all of these all there items are 100% vegan but most of them are! Everything I buy from them are vegan. Biggest tip for thinking of going vegan and already are is make sure to read the labels.• Coconut bliss
• Earth Balance
• Natures Path
• Yves Veggie Cuisine (All Veg not all items are vegan though)
• Sweets from the Earth
• Starlite Cuisine
• Silver Hillls Bakery
• Silk
• Tofurky
• Enjoy life
• Daiya Cheese
• Field Roast
• Gardein
• So delicious
• Skinny Pop
• Lightlife
Personal Care Items (soap, shampoo, cosmetics, etc)
Please note that some of the stores such as lush and kiss my face has unisex products.
• Alba Botanica • Avalon Organics
• Kiss my face
• Pacifica
• Lush
• Boo Bamboo
• Arbonne
• Gabriel Cosmetics (also gluten free)
• Zuzu Luxe
• Eco Tools
• e.l.f cosmetics
• Dr Bronner’s
Vegan Stores and Products.
This directory here features a lot of vegan related tshirts, and apparel, alot is active gear related to animals but please do not skip this a lot of these sites also have other items like wallets, and other items that are plant based. Again a lot of these places are unisex, something for women, something for men!• 6th Commandment Vegan (religious vegan gear)
• Alba Paris Art
• Alternative Vegan Boutique
• Arm the Animals
• Better Shoes (Sustainable and Vegan Shoe brands. I am not fully sure how many of these can be found in Canada but I would think you could ship them to your home.)
• BeetxBeet
• Canopy Verde
• Compassion Company
• Everything Vegan
• Freedom OF Animals
• Goddess Provisions ( Spiritual tool box, felt like adding this here too)
• Hendrick & Co
• Life is Good
• Roots of Compassion
• Sevenly
• The Herbivore Clothing Company
• Triple Threads
• Vaute
• Veganz
• Vegan Cuts
• Vegan Empire
• Vegan Supply Co
• Vegetaryn
• Wholesome Culture- Vegan-Life
The following is a list of places where I currently get vegan based products, and food
• Fortinos (organic section)
• Longos
• Freshco
• Costco
• Sobey's
• Metro
• Coven plant based marketplace (In Hamilton. All vegan store. Link is for facebook page as there website is being made. Check there facebook page for location)
• Costco
• Sobey's
• Metro
• Coven plant based marketplace (In Hamilton. All vegan store. Link is for facebook page as there website is being made. Check there facebook page for location)
Restaurants
• Boon Burger Burlington (various branches Burlington, Oakville, and Hamilton)
• Lettuce Love (Burlington and Oakville locations)
• Bliss Kitchen (Waterdown)
• Rise Above (St Catharines)
• Kelly’s Bake Shop (Burlington)
• The lemon tree ( St Catharines)
• Copper Branch (opening soon in Oakville and Lime Ridge mall)
• The hearty hooligan (Hamilton)
• Planted (Hamilton)
• Democracy (vegetarian but with vegan options. Hamilton)
• Dar Nabati (Oakville)
Non vegan places but with vegan options.
• Mama’s Pizza
• Pizza Nova
• Pizzaiolo
• Panago
• Tin Cup
• A&W (Beyond Meat burger ask without mayo, cheese and sauce for vegan option)
• Il Fornello (vegan menu, locations Ajax, Bayview, Danforth, King West, Oakville, Richmond Hill)
• Beertown (vegan menu locations, Burlington, Cambridge, Waterloo, London, Oakville)
• Tim Hortons (Beyond Meat Sausage sandwich and burger)
• Bliss Truffles and Gelato (Stoney Creek Vegan gelato options made with rice milk)
• La Dolce Vita (Oakville, vegan gelato options)
Festivals
Additional resources
If you would like some additional resources, and help finding items here are a couple more great websites to find products.• Well.ca is a wonderful website in which you can search for vegan and cruelty free items! They also deliver to any where in Canada
• https://www.happycow.net great website that features vegan and vegetarian food and places. From restaurants, to stores that have vegan or veg options and bakeries, etc. I believe it is a world wide guide to finding veg friendly food.
• www.todovegano.com/ is a great resources for those traveling in Mexico, Central and South America. It also has a sanctuary option to search for site both in English and Spanish. Features wide range of veg/an related from activism to vegan food for cats and dogs! Great resources for those who live in any of those locations or travel!
• http://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/ultimate-guide-to-cruelty-free-makeup/ you guide to cruelty free make up
• http://www.veganbeautyreview.com a great resources for all your vegan cosmetic needs.
• https://features.peta.org/cruelty-free-company-search/index.aspx find a product that is cruelty free and vegan. You can search by multiple ways, companies that don't test on animals, companies that do test on animals, cruelty free companies by product type, etc
• https://vegansupply.ca your online vegan store. Various items that you can find in the states you can't find in stores here but through this website you are able to get some of those items. Worth bookmarking this one.
