Organic Coffee (Canadian)

As we travel through Canada, we search for organic coffee that’s roasted, blended, and sold in Canada. Canadian coffee. Canadian roasters, brands, and shops. Below, I’m sharing the details I’ve gathered from their websites, in order of what appears to be the most sustainable. The next best thing if one can’t visit Canada? Buy this coffee online, directly from them.

Spirit Bear Coffee Company

spirit bear coffee company

  • store in port coquitlam, bc canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • compostable coffee pods

  • care for (and work with those who) respect land, people, culture

  • committed to (and work with those who) support reconciliation + corporate social responsibility

  • operate with love, respect, bravery, humility, honesty, and truth

  • Indigenous owned, operated, and supplied

  • celebrating Indigenous cultures

  • blends named for animals of the Northwest

  • support northern lights wildlife shelter

  • Indigenous tourism bc

  • canadian council for Aboriginal business

  • Indigenous tourism association of canada

  • shop First Nations

Salt Spring Coffee

salt spring coffee

  • café on salt spring island, bc canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • regenerative organic certified

  • the very first coffee in canada certified regenerative organic

  • highest standard in world for soil, ecosystem, and farmworkers

  • support long-term direct fairtrade partnerships

  • work with the same coffee farmers year after year

  • highest quality, organic, green coffee beans

  • crop to cup

  • hand roasted

  • small batch

  • uniquely rich, smooth coffee

  • certified b corp

St. Joseph Island Coffee Roasters

st. joseph island coffee roasters

  • in st. joseph island, northern ontario canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • tekpak omnidegradable packaging (shelf stable; home compostable)

  • cooperative coffees

  • air roasted to order

Birds and Beans

birds and beans

  • cafe in etobicoke, ontario canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • certified bird-friendly

  • grown in natural forest

  • maintains biodiversity

  • supports small-scale farmers

Equator Coffee Roasters

equator coffee roasters

  • cafés in ontario canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • cooperative coffees

  • inclusive (respect towards others, no place for hatred or bigotry of any kind)

  • small-scale

  • carbon responsible

  • private label (for grocers, cafes, non-profits, gifts, special occasions)

  • certified b corp

Thai Mountain Coffee

thai mountain coffee

  • located in burnaby, bc canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • farmers are paid a premium over the certified Fairtrade price

  • dense nutty flavour, bright honey notes, dark chocolate finish

  • single-estate, premium, organic Arabica coffee

  • from Akha hill tribe farmers’ fertile mountain soil in Northern Thailand

Bean North Coffee Roasting Co.

bean north coffee roasting co.

  • cafe in the northern boreal forest of … whitehorse, yukon canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

  • cooperative coffees

  • ethical, sustainable, traceable

  • roast twice weekly (summers under the midnight sun; winters under the northern lights)

Beach Comber Coffee

beach comber coffee

  • cafes in gibsons, bc canada

  • certified organic

  • fairtrade

Paradise Mountain Coffee

paradise mountain coffee

  • roasted in the canadian rockies, alberta canada

  • certified organic

  • certified bird-friendly

  • swiss water process

  • shade grown

  • wild crafted

  • slow grown

  • single-estate

  • from an environmentally sustainable coffee farm

  • to help break the cycle of poverty affecting Hill Tribes

Canadian Heritage Roasting Co.

canadian heritage roasting co

  • cafe in calgary, alberta canada

  • certified organic

  • buy a bag, plant a tree

  • founded by wildland firefighters

Atlin Mountain Coffee Roasters

atlin mountain coffee roasters

  • in atlin, bc canada

  • certified organic

  • solar powered

  • wood fired

  • small-batch

  • roasted to order

  • rich, velvety palette

  • rounded and slightly sweeter 

Farm and Forest Organic Coffee Roasters

farm and forest organic coffee roasters

  • in delta, bc canada

  • certified organic

  • every pound of coffee sold is a 15 cent donation to nature conservancy of canada

  • carbon-neutral facility audited annually

  • use over 80% less energy for every batch

  • recapture waste heat from roasting to heat buildings

  • moving toward zero waste (recycling everything possible)

  • burlap bags turned into beautiful bags and tablecloths

Kicking Horse Coffee

kicking horse coffee

  • café in the canadian rockies … invermere, bc canada

  • certified organic options (mostly)

  • fairtrade options (mostly)

Banff Roasting Company

banff roasting company

  • in the rockies … banff, alberta canada

  • certified organic options (mostly)

  • bagged in earthfirst 40% recycled natural kraft paper, lined with compostable film made from annually renewable plants

  • shade grown

  • 100% arabica

  • small batch

Balzacs Coffee Roasters

balzacs cofee roasters

  • cafes in toronto and ontario canada (authentic french tradition)

  • certified organic options (about half)

  • fairtrade options (about half)

  • compostable, certified biodegradable coffee pods

  • certified bird friendly blend

  • strive to use as many local, organic products as possible

  • certified green restaurant

  • first coffee company in canada certified with LEAF

  • biodegradable and recycled cups, straws, cutlery

  • 100% arabica beans

  • small-batch roasted blends

  • second harvest, food rescue partnership

  • support energy alternatives, environmental film festival, bird observatory

  • female leadership