Chocolate of Canada

Banff, Alberta

An independent Banff candy shop, Banff Sweet Shoppe carries retro sweets, chocolates and nostalgic confectionery. It is a small, locally run stop for old-fashioned candy.

Best for Retro candy and chocolates

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Edmonton, Alberta

Choki is an Edmonton chocolatier making filled bars, barks, brittles, truffles and bonbons by hand, including a widely shared Dubai pistachio bar. The shop also does chocolate-dipped strawberries and custom pieces for events.

Best for Filled bars and bonbons

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Calder, Edmonton

Colleen's is a small Edmonton chocolate maker turning out bars, salted-caramel truffles and chocolate-dipped pretzels, with pickup in the Calder neighbourhood. Vegan and gluten-free versions are offered at no extra cost, alongside chocolate-and-wine tastings.

Best for Truffles and dipped treats

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10639 124 Street, Edmonton

Delavoye is a bean-to-bar maker crafting chocolate in a small Edmonton factory from beans sourced across cocoa-growing regions. The 124 Street shop and cafe sells single-origin bars, European drinking chocolate, confections and spreads.

Best for Single-origin bars, European drinking chocolate, confections and spreads

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Crestwood and Sherwood Park, Edmonton area

Founded in 2009 by Jacqueline Jacek, JACEK makes bonbons, bars and confections from ethically sourced cacao and runs boutiques across the Edmonton area, including Crestwood and St. Albert. Collections change seasonally and include vegan and gluten-free options.

Best for Seasonal bonbon collections

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Montreal

Avanaa is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Montreal that hand-sorts and roasts cacao beans in small batches and grinds them in a stone melangeur before wrapping tempered bars. It sources cacao from small farms in Latin America and makes bars such as Zorzal 70% and Tumaco 70%, plus hot chocolate and cacao husk tea.

Best for Bean-to-bar chocolate from latin american cacao

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Montreal

La Chocolaterie Trinidad Cacao in Montreal describes its chocolates as ethical and made from grand cru cacao.

Best for Ethical grand cru chocolate

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Ottawa / Canada

Stubbe Chocolates is a German chocolate shop that has made truffles and other chocolates in Ottawa for more than three decades. It sells through an online ordering shop and its Wellington Street West store, open Tuesday to Saturday.

Best for Chocolatier, chocolates, truffles, cakes

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Quebec City / Canada

Since 1987, Erico has handmade chocolates, gelato, and hot chocolate from its shop and small chocolate museum at 634 rue Saint-Jean in Quebec City. Visitors can shop the storefront in person or order online, with regulars praising the dark-chocolate hot cocoa and window-viewed production kitchen.

Best for Chocolate, Ice Cream

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Toronto / Canada

SOMA Chocolatemaker makes bean-to-bar chocolate, truffles and gelato at its small Toronto factory, sourcing cacao from origins like Vanuatu and Venezuela for single-origin bars. The brand runs two retail shops, in the Distillery District and on King Street West, plus a Cacao Bean Lab, all backed by a full online store.

Best for Bean-to-bar chocolate and gelato from single-origin cacao like Vanuatu and Venezuela

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Vancouver / Canada

Thomas Haas, a fourth-generation pâtissier whose great-grandfather opened a bakery in Germany's Black Forest in 1918, opened Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie in North Vancouver in 2004 with his wife Lisa. A second location followed on West Broadway in Kitsilano in 2009, and the shops now sell pastries, cakes, chocolates and viennoiserie.

Best for Fourth-generation German pâtisserie tradition, chocolates and viennoiserie

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Queen Street, Charlottetown

This Prince Edward Island confectioner hand-dips chocolates and cooks small-batch fudge and caramel corn, best known for its buttery COW Chips and the sweet-salty ANNE PEI Mix of caramel-coated chips and caramel corn. The Queen Street shop pours hot chocolate and stocks preserves and greeting cards alongside bars flecked with gingersnaps or mint.

Best for Handmade PEI chocolates, fudge and caramel corn

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Burnaby / Canada

Continuum Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster based in the Vancouver area, offering single-origin beans like a washed Geisha from Colombia's Hacienda El Obraje alongside its Cascadia decaf blend and Final Proof espresso. The shop ships across Canada and stocks its own bean-to-bar chocolate alongside brewing gear for home baristas.

Best for Washed Geisha, espresso, decaf and bean-to-bar chocolate

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Niagara On The Lake / Canada

On Niagara-on-the-Lake's Queen Street since 1978, Maple Leaf Fudge makes fudge and brittle fresh daily in copper kettles, cut by hand in front of customers. The shop also carries chocolates, maple products and specialty teas, in store and online.

Best for Confectionery, fudge, chocolates, maple

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Winnipeg / Canada

Mordens' of Winnipeg has handcrafted chocolates and confections, including its award-winning Russian Mints, since 1959 from its Sargent Avenue storefront. The shop roasts nuts fresh daily and offers curb-side pickup and delivery through its online ordering system.

Best for Russian Mints, chocolates and daily-roasted nuts

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