How Can my Business Join the Movement?

First of all, get your business listing onto the local Cortes Online Business Directory so customers can find you!

To include your business in the directory, please visit the website and click on "ADD YOUR BUSINESS" at https://www.cceda.ca/directory/. If you have any difficulties, contact Katecceda.ca.

NEXT, check out these many resources below from LOCO BC. After 16 years of supporting the buy local movement in B.C., with all its ups and downs, LOCO BC is thrilled that everyone from the average Canadian shopper to government officials finally understands how much buying local supports our economic security and supply chain sovereignty:

🇨🇦 Riding the "Buy Canada" Wave Workshops
🇨🇦 "Buy Canadian" Materials
🇨🇦 Indie Biz Survey & More (prize alert!)

BC Buy Local Workshops

First Tuesday Business Meetups
March 4, 10:00-11:00 am
April 1 10:00-11:00 am
Join LOCO BC and B.C. business owners for a casual meetup to share the challenges you're facing with the tariff war, the opportunities you see, and how we can help each other get through this challenging time. Register here

Riding the "Buy Canada" Wave with BC Buy Local
March 11, 4:30 - 6:00 pm, and
March 13, 9:30-11:00 am
The current political climate has underscored the urgent need to enhance Canada’s economic security—especially in the face of global instability and climate change. Join us to review the research on the important impacts of local businesses, learn practical tools to measure, promote, and enhance your local impact, learn how to integrate local-first strategies into your marketing efforts, and discover digital marketing tools & AI solutions for budget-conscious businesses from the experts at Crisp. We'll hear a case study of how to promote local products to consumers from #BCBuyLocal campaign partner Stong's Market. Register here

The "Buy Canadian" movement + Your Organization's Purchasing
April 9, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Many local governments are directing staff to seek new Canadian service providers, just as businesses are directing their attention to markets closer to home. LOCO BC and Buy Social Canada are partnering to bring you a workshop on how your organization can implement strategies to support local and social purchasing without contravening existing Canadian and European trade agreements. Register here

Buy Canadian Materials

🇨🇦 Local owned, grown and made stickers
🇨🇦 Print-your-own stickers
🇨🇦 An Instagram post
🇨🇦 A "Proudly Canadian" logo frame

Access these resources hereor download the materials from the LOCO BC site.

Annual Independent Business Survey

Please help LOCO BC prove the increasingly relevant impact of buy local campaigns in the province by filling out this survey.

For your time, we offer a chance to win one of five $50 cash incentives, and complimentary LOCO membership.

Please go to LOCO BC's website to learn more about buying local.

THANK YOU for buying local! 🇨🇦