Best Canadian brands to clean your bathroom, kitchen, laundry & more

“Made in Canada” grocery staples are often clearly labelled. Cleaning supplies? Not so much. In the face of ongoing tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, many Canadians are looking for domestic alternatives to American products, including those found in our cleaning cabinets.

There are a ton of homegrown businesses that offer effective—and oftentimes eco-friendly—alternatives to big-name American cleaning brands. If you’re in the habit of buying all-purpose cleaners from U.S. brands like Lysol and Mr. Clean, you might be interested in made-in-Canada alternatives from Guests on Earth or Canadian Tire’s FRANK, for example. Tru Earth and Good Juju are fantastic places to find laundry essentials, and Attitude is home to everything you need to clean your bathroom.

Because big American cleaning brands dominate the market, finding Canadian-made alternatives can sometimes be challenging, which is why we created this resource. If you want to buy Canadian products whenever possible, don’t neglect your go-to home essentials and everyday cleaning supplies.

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“Made in Canada” vs. “Product of Canada” vs. “Canadian owned” vs. “Based in Canada”

Unlike at the grocery store, where “made in Canada” labelling is made clear, the origins of fashion, beauty, personal care and home brands can be difficult to decipher. Is “made in Canada” the same as “based in Canada?” What about a Canadian brand no longer 100 per cent Canadian-owned, like Hudson’s Bay and Tim Hortons?

To satisfy a “Product of Canada” claim, Canada’s Competition Bureau requires non-food products to meet a “higher threshold of Canadian content” (98 per cent). “Made in Canada” claims are subject to a 51 per cent threshold of Canadian content “but should be accompanied by a qualifying statement indicating that the product contains imported content.”

When a brand is based in Canada or owned/designed by Canadians, that doesn’t automatically mean it’s made in Canada. Shoppers still choose to support a Canadian-owned or founded business, but its manufacturing may occur overseas. That said, buying from online and brick-and-mortar Canadian retailers can help support Canadian workers, too. Roots, for example, is no longer completely Canadian-owned, but its leather goods are still hand-crafted in Toronto, Ont.

🇺🇸 Popular American cleaning brands

Procter & Gamble (P&G) brands, including Tide, Mr. Clean, Swiffer and Dawn. The Clorox Company brands, including Clorox Bleach, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr and Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. Reckitt Benckiser brands, including Lysol, Dettol, Finish and Woolite. Church & Dwight Co. brands, including Arm & Hammer and OxiClean. SC Johnson brands, including Windex, Glade, Pledge and Scrubbing Bubbles.

Canadian cleaning brands

Guests on Earth

Traditional cleaning products come in single-use plastic bottles and are over 90 per cent water, according to Guests on Earth. The brand’s compact, concentrated refills save 10x the emissions in transportation. How? By combining the concentrated packets with tap water, thus drastically decreasing what’s shipped to you.

FRANK

• Affordable home essentials

Canadian Tire’s in-house brand FRANK sells a wide range of household essentials, like paper products, cleaning supplies and laundry products. It even sells candy and chips, coffee pods and other pantry staples.

Attitude

Attitude products are crafted using natural, hypoallergenic and EWG VERIFIED ingredients that adhere to the highest quality and eco-conscious standards. Beyond cleaning products, the brand sells makeup, skincare, hair and body care, plus suncare products. Click here to shop them all.

Nature Clean

• Hypoallergenic, biodegradable cleaning products

All Nature Clean products are hypoallergenic, biodegradable and created from naturally-derived ingredients. The brand has been around since 1963 and strives to lessen its plastic footprint.

Myni

• Non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaning concentrates

These compact cleaning concentrates are designed to be combined with water in reusable vessels for eco-friendly, plastic-free cleaning.

Canadian laundry brands

Good Juju

This all-natural, plastic-free home and body care brand is proudly Canadian and women-owned. It sells hair care, body care and laundry essentials, including eco-friendly and certified biodegradable laundry detergent strips.

The Unscented Company

• Women-owned, B Corp Certified company dedicated to sustainable practices

This female-owned business is B Corp Certified and dedicated to local sourcing, refillable packaging, waterless products, and lessening the dependency on single-use plastics. All home and body care products are unscented.

Tru Earth

According to the brand, every 32-load pack of Tru Earth laundry eco-strips eliminates one plastic jug and other single-use plastics from potentially ending up in landfills and oceans. Tru Earth estimates that it’s eliminated roughly 185,792,000 containers thus far.

The Bare Home

• Sustainable dish soaps, all-purpose cleaners, laundry detergents and more

All products from The Bare Home are biodegradable, phosphate-free, and dye-free. They’re never tested on animals and only scented with high-quality essential oils.

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