BWA Business Directory

Plum Launched in 2012 Launched in 2012 out of Waterloo, Canada, Plum began as a spreadsheet. Today, Plum’s software enacts its mission to prepare organizations for the future of work by providing predictive and scalable talent datasets, replacing a process that was once high consultative and expensive by automating it with AI.   Finally, human potential no longer needs to be Read more…

Community Builders is not just another construction company. We are a group of like-minded individuals who are purposefully using our work and talents to make a positive impact in our Community. We provide a wide range of services in building and construction, but the question we always ask our clients is: “How is your project serving others?” We believe in Read more…

Pearl Street is a full service marketing and communications company that is passionate about working with organizations that care. THE PEARL STREET NAME CAPTURES OUR PASSION FOR COMMUNITY AND INNOVATION. Our namesake is an actual road in Manhattan, New York. It was the site of the world’s first central electricity generating station. Opened in 1882 by Edison Electric Illuminating Company Read more…

Monica Da Ponte is passionate about using her expertise in business, not for profit management and systems thinking to help build a society where people and nature thrive. Monica started Shift and Build in 2015 and has been working to help organizations develop and implement strategies that deliver economic, environmental and social value ever since. Read more…

Scratch-made deli eats & a long wine list plus morning coffee & pastries in a snug, coral-hued room.  Grand Cru Deli is the perfect spot for an intimate evening. Read more…

Muskoka North Good Food Co-op (MNGFC) is a not-for-profit, social enterprise with the mission to provide our community and region’s visitors access to the best regional, sustainable, safe and environmentally conscious foods. Our community-owned grocery market, Uproot Cafe and Commercial Production Kitchen are catalysts for sharing, teaching, and building economic prosperity in our local agri-food sector. Read more…

At Gongfu Bao, Ottawa’s kickass little bao shop, we serve handcrafted steamed buns (bao) & a whole lot more. Chinese & Taiwanese culinary traditions are at the heart of how we craft our bao. The creativity & utility of street food inspire our playful Gongfu creations as well as our renditions of the classics. We are dedicated to fair employment Read more…

Tosho Knife Arts is a brick and mortar store in Toronto specializing in handmade Japanese kitchen knives and sharpening services. Our goal is to offer unique, high-performing tools to culinary and cutlery aficionados to enrich their cooking experience. Read more…

The Saponetti commitment is simple: To provide beautiful, sustainable choices toward a future that relies less and less on petrochemical products. Our business model is built on eliminating waste, preventing plastic from entering landfills and waterways. Like you, we are passionate about returning the environment to a greener era. That’s why our soaps are largely plant-derived, bio-degradable, and either unscented or gorgeously scented – Read more…

Craig Burley deals extensively in tax litigation and the resolution of tax disputes and objections, and I have a background in both domestic and international tax planning. YES! I do Tax Court of Canada appeals. I represent clients of all sizes, from individuals to large corporations, in Tax Court cases. I’m happy to entertain a call about your issues. Read more…

Escarpment Laboratories is a Canadian yeast lab offering a wide range of liquid yeast cultures for craft brewers and homebrewers. We strive to provide brewers with accurate quantities of fresh, high-quality yeast for optimal fermentation.  We are brewers, scientists, and fermentation enthusiasts. We believe in producing high-quality cultures that you can trust. Because we learned by doing, we speak with Read more…

Cake and Loaf is an artisan bakery located in Hamilton, Ontario. We are a “from scratch” neighbourhood bakery focused on custom special occasion cakes, artisan breads, pastries, take-out coffee and light lunches. Local, Responsible, Healthy+Delicious! Employees are truly the main ingredient!  Creating, nurturing, encouraging and sharing in our Loafer’s successes learning and encouraging growth with any misses; this is what Read more…

BE Catering is a multi-award-winning catering company based in Peterborough, Ontario. Established in 1998, we are celebrating 20 years of Happening Food! Bonnie, the chef proprietor, is a graduate with Distinction from the esteemed Stratford Chefs School. We choose locally produced meats and locally grown veggies wherever possible. In 2015, we relocated to the corner of Charlotte and Park Streets Read more…

TannerRitchie Publishing was founded in 2003 by two historians and researchers from St Andrews University in Scotland. The company has established itself as a leader in the field of digital resources in history and the humanities. Read more…

Canary and Fox is a neighbourhood grocery store and online market located in Toronto’s historic west-end Baby Point neighbourhood. Read more…

Broad Lingerie is Toronto’s D+ bra and swimwear shop, specializing in bra fittings for busty people. Many full-busted people find bra shopping stressful and awkward. But that’s no way to live! So we’re offering a different kind of shop. One where you don’t have to ask if we carry your size. Where your voice is heard. Where you’re treated with respect. Where Read more…

Dominion City Brewing aims to make delicious, boundary-pushing artisanal beer. Since opening our doors in 2014, we’ve been humbled by the support we’ve received from friends and strangers alike; for us Dominion City has always felt like a community-built brewery. We love our city. It’s part of the reason we’re passionate about designing beer featuring high-quality local ingredients and creating Read more…

At FoodShare Toronto, we aim to centre food justice in our work by collaborating with and taking our cue from those most affected by poverty and food insecurity — Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, People with Disabilities. Our goal is to inspire long-term solutions for a food system where everyone has access to affordable, fresh, nutritious food. We reach over Read more…

Canada Food Centres believes good food can be a transformative force in low-income communities, so we build vibrant, financially stable Community Food Centres that offer high-impact food programs in welcoming community spaces that bring people together to grow, cook, share, and advocate for good food. We believe that collaboration leads to bigger impact, so we act as a central knowledge exchange Read more…

Motherdough Mill & Bakery is a small bakery with a stone mill in Toronto, Ontario. We focus on organic, locally sourced ingredients for small batch baking of breads, vienoisserie, empanadas, tarts, loaf cakes, cookies and squares. All of our breads are sourdoughs, all of our baking includes at least 50% freshly milled whole grain,  and many of our pastries have Read more…