Switching out your pantry staples—like condiments and dry goods—is an easy way to support Canadian products.

The next time you need to buy a bottle of ketchup or olive oil, you should check the label. Supporting Canadian brands is more important than ever right now. And while we'd love to stock our entire fridge with homegrown goods, the most responsible thing to do is shop Canadian the next time you need to buy an item (not all at once!). Slowly but surely, you'll find the brands that taste and do great.

Here are the Canadian pantry staple swaps we're so glad we made.

Olive Oil: Maison Orphée

This Montreal company has partners all over the world that help produce the balanced, fruity, delicate oils that are great for cooking with and even better when used in salad dressings.

Ketchup: President's Choice Tomato Ketchup

Head to any Loblaws or No Frills for this ketchup that is about as homegrown as it gets: it's made with 100 percent Canadian tomatoes and prepared right here too.

Pasta & Pasta Sauce: Stefano Faita

Yes, your go-to weeknight staple can become a Canadian-owned dish! Stefano Faita products are prepared in Quebec using Italian tomatoes.

Beans & Legumes: Farm Boy

We all love the versatility of beans and legumes—they make some of our favourite dishes. The products from Farm Boy are locally sourced from Canadian growers.

Rice: Dainty

Dainty is the only company to process and mill all of it's rice in Canada. The 130-plus-year-old brand imports grains from other countries, but is Canadian owned and operated.

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