If you’re wondering why the Gear shop menus have little icons next to them, it’s to give you quick info about that products relation to Canada so you can make informed choices.
Canadian Brand products are items that come from a completely Canadian brand and are fulfilled and shipped from Canada. Canadian brands offered include Poach and Combat Pickleball!
Canadian Fulfilment products are items that come from non-Canadian brands but have a warehouse, retailer and/or fulfilment center in Canada. You are still supporting Canadian jobs with these products, you are just also supporting non-Canadian jobs. Brands with Canadian fulfliment centers include FP Insoles and a11n Pickleball.
Big Box Company products are items that are still shipped from a warehouse in Canada but are huge companies that are not based out of Canada. Amazon would be a perfect example of this. While you’re still supporting Canadian fulfilment workers, the impact is much more of a “drop in the bucket” than the other options.
The icons are listed below:
