From fashion and accessories to beauty and housewares, these Toronto stores offer green gifts for everyone on your list.
From trendy jewellery to cool clothes and accessories, the city is home to a wide array of eco-friendly shops packed with sustainably made items for everyone on your list. Here’s where to go.
For clean beauty lovers: Detox Market
For green beauty that doesn’t hurt the earth or animals, visit one of Detox Market’s multiple locations, including its flagship downtown store on Spadina Avenue, a short walk to bustling King Street West and Queen Street West.
It’s packed with luxurious and cruelty-free skincare items, body washes and scrubs, hair products and makeup from covetable brands like Three Ships, a female-founded, Certified B Corporation offering plant-based natural skincare.
For vintage fans: Holt Renfrew’s H Project
From boho chic, Vancouver-designed, Bali-crafted rings and necklaces from Iza Jewelry (a certified Responsible Jewellery Council Chain of Custody-certified supplier), to Line’s Royals-inspired cardis made from Merino certified to the Responsible Wool Standard, upscale department store Holt Renfrew’s H Project features unique finds that promote local cultures, minimize environmental impact and showcase local innovation.
Mercado Global’s line of totes, for example, supports the financial independence and creative expression of the Indigenous women in Guatemala who weave their cotton bags.
For fashion hounds: Horses Atelier
Shop for trendy fits at Horses Atelier, a women-founded and -run shop that creates sustainable clothing in downtown Toronto.
The label’s Belted Field Suit in Black is its top-selling jumpsuit and has been worn everywhere, from red carpet premieres to weddings, on stage, and to protest marches. Or consider its Reve Long Dress, made from Japanese cotton, which is perfect for holiday gatherings or vacations alike.
Horses’ social mission includes donations to local non-profits like the Daily Bread Food Bank and Spun Studio, an innovative social enterprise that helps marginalized women gain textile skills.
For accessories addicts: Logan & Finley
Bring a large reusable shopping bag and fill it up with accessories from Logan & Finley. Located in the studio space of a converted factory in boho Parkdale, this eco-conscious retail store offers an alternative to fast fashion.
From layerable travel wear from Montreal’s Fig clothing brand to pampering scrubs, serums and lotions from Toronto’s Wildcraft body care collection, you’ll find plenty of Made in Canada gifting options.
For jewellery mavens: Cedar Basket Gift Shop
Support talented Indigenous artists at the Cedar Basket Gift Shop, located inside the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. Choose from handcrafted and colourful Métis-made dreamcatcher earrings, sparkling amethyst pendants and elegant silver and pewter eagle feather earrings designed by talented Tsimshian artist Bill Helin and made in Canada.
Pro tip: consider booking the Native Canadian Centre’s guided tour, which explores the Indigenous roots of Tkaronto (Toronto) and the Ishpadinaa (Spadina Road) area.
For treasure hunters: Stackt Market’s Marketplace
Looking for unique finds that support local small businesses? Head to downtown’s shipping container Stackt Market for Marketplace, a unique collection of small shops and boutiques.
Visit The Cracked Knot for handcrafted housewares made from reclaimed wood (think: charcuterie boards, guitar stands, cookbook holders and more). Try Steady Reserve for vintage tees and denim. Hopeless Romantic Bookshop offers a well-curated selection of romance novels across every genre, perfect for sharing in a Little Free Library when you’re done page turning.
For green housekeepers: Ecotique
Ecotique is a sustainable living boutique in the heart of Westside’s Roncesvalles. The housewares shop showcases items that are made responsibly using sustainable materials and promotes Canadian artists, including Susan Robertson.
The Saskatchewan-based ceramicist creates handmade porcelain mugs and matching tea bag holders that are a fun and creative gift for anyone looking to spruce up their kitchen.
Pro tip: For a peak-Toronto souvenir, opt for Robertson’s raccoon design.
For wanderers: Patagonia
Toronto is packed with hiking trails and ravines, making Patagonia Toronto a must-stop for adventurers who under-packed, not to mention shoppers seeking gifts for the wanderers on their list.
This Houdini Air Jacket is the perfect gift for outdoor lovers. Made in a Fair Trade factory, the durable and ultralightweight jacket has a water-repellent coating minus the chemicals.
Patagonia donates 1% of sales to environmental initiatives and to raise awareness of environmental justice.
For art enthusiasts: Shop AGO
Ensure your family and friends are beautifully set up to ring in 2025 with a calendar from Shop AGO, the Art Gallery of Ontario gift shop.
Kinngait (formerly known as Cape Dorset) prints are world-renowned for their vibrant depictions of wildlife and daily life in the North. Celebrate Inuit printmaking with a wall calendar or mini calendar from the gallery shop. Other gifts by Indigenous artists include an enchanted owl insulated lunch bag designed by Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
For new parents: Ava’s Appletree
Shopping for new parents? Or do you have your own wee one to buy for? Ava’s Appletree was started by a parent who noticed a local need for natural parenting products.
This green business stocks its shelves with cloth diapers, bamboo sleep bags and toys made from natural materials, including sustainable wood Ostheimer figures that are carefully carved, hand-painted and perfect for play in fairytale land.
While the up-and-coming Birch Cliff neighbourhood is a bit of a trek from downtown, the community is home to a vibrant mix of housewares shops and eclectic cafés. If you’re driving, plan a trip to the photogenic Guild Park & Gardens while you’re out east.
