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Help recipients tap into their creativity with a Sculpd Pottery Kit. It contains everything they'll need to sculpt, carve, paint and seal their creations—pots, vases, candle holders, coasters, pendants—whatever their imagination fancies! Every kit contains enough clay for 4 or more pinch pots or 2 larger plant pots with plenty left over for finishing touches. $109 (Sculpd also runs virtual pottery and painting workshops for teams and will send materials to participants.)
Sure to become your recipients’ go-to summer carry, the Call of the Wild Metro Crossbody blends convenience and style. Featuring a secure zippered pocket and an open patch pocket for easy access, it also has as adjustable strap for lots of comfortable wearing options. $26.50 each (for an order of 25).
This unisex waffle-knit beanie from Kootenay Knit & Apparel ticks all the boxes for your sustainable holiday gifting program: It’s Canadian-made, brandable and made from 50% recycled polyester. Plus, this on-trend style is double-layered for warmth and available in six colours; $28
With HMV making a comeback at select Toys R Us stores and the surge in vinyl album releases, there’s no denying nostalgia for old-school audio is running high. Give music lovers a gift that combines a retro vibe and modern convenience with the Electrohome Kingston Vintage Vinyl Record Player Stereo System, featuring a turntable, Bluetooth, radio, CD, aux, USB and Vinyl to MP3 capacity. $270
The Monte & Coe luxury accessories brand is based on a clear mission: to create stylish, durable and ethically made investment pieces. From that was born the leather weekender bag, using eco-conscious raw materials, handcrafted in Canada and backed by a limited lifetime guarantee. $895.
Protect delegates and help them keep their belongings organized with brandable Airplane Pockets, stretchable, washable covers for airplane tray tables with four expandable pockets. It can hold a laptop computer, water bottle, phone and eyeglasses and provides a clean surface to eat and work on. Fits most standard airplane tray tables. $16.96 + $85 setup.
Protect delegates and help them keep their belongings organized with brandable Airplane Pockets, stretchable, washable covers for airplane tray tables with four expandable pockets. It can hold a laptop computer, water bottle, phone and eyeglasses and provides a clean surface to eat and work on. Fits most standard airplane tray tables. $16.96 + $85 setup.
Use the True North’s birthday as an opportunity to show clients and employees your appreciation. The Canadian basket (large) from Baskits features delectable made-in-Canada goodies—including chips, cookies and chocolate—all festooned in a rustic, handmade keepsake birch-bark crate. $100
Use the True North’s birthday as an opportunity to show clients and employees your appreciation. The Canadian basket (large) from Baskits features delectable made-in-Canada goodies—including chips, cookies and chocolate—all festooned in a rustic, handmade keepsake birch-bark crate. $100
Looking for a meaningful gift to celebrate a milestone? The elegant Bee Chic For A Cause Charity Bracelet is part of the Birks Bee Chic collection from the iconic Canadian luxury jewellery retailer. The honeycomb-inspired design brings awareness to at-risk bee colonies and their importance to our ecosystem—and 100% of the net proceeds is donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. $500 (18k gold); $160 (silver).
Krupnik from Wayward Distillery is a Polish honey spirit with notes of toasted honey, cinnamon, raw vanilla and citrus peel—and the perfect addition to sparkling cider, chai tea and more. Wayward also donates 1% of spirit sales for the protection and promotion of bees and pollinators. From $30 a bottle.
In partnership with First Nations owned and operated Birch Bark Coffee Company, Reconciliation Blend honours the spirit of Orange Shirt Day on September 30. Proceeds of the sale of this coffee will be donated to the Downie Wenjack Fund. This fund aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
The time-consuming task of transcribing those great ideas you had at 3:30 in the morning is a thing of the past with the Moleskine Dropbox Smart Notebook. Lift handwritten notes and sketches from the page to your Dropbox account, adding a new depth and dimension to both individual and group projects.
Onsite gifting at events is a known morale booster and memory maker. Maui Jim Sunglasses has aimed to capture those sentiments for those who cannot attend in person in its new Virtual Gifting Experience. Using the Unwrapit platform, it’s personalized to each guest and branded with the host company throughout. You can select from a collection of styles and price points.
The perfect companion for springtime hikes, the Renew sling bag is made from recycled fabric materials with a modern, sleek design. With a front zippered pocket and dual zippered main compartment, there’s lots of room for water bottles and trail snacks! From $33
Weekend socks just levelled up with these personalized Cozy Socks. Fuzzy and soft, they can be colour-matched and woven with your logo—and guaranteed they’ll be the first thing they reach for when it’s time for a Netflix marathon (might we suggest a revisit of The Mindy Project?). From $18.
Equally at home in a cozy living room and around the campfire, stylish and rugged Wylde blankets are woven by Indigenous Ecuadorian artisans and distributed by BC-based Wylde Brigade. Says a recipient who was gifted one at a company retreat: “It’s my binge-watching companion. It’s super-soft and washes well.” Shown: Quilotoa Blanket, $89.
Stylish Canadian-made Leather Bags
Top-grade pebbled leather bags will turn heads no matter where they go. Available in a variety of colours and style options, these bags have internal zippered pockets and can be adorned with a discreet logo.