ZED DAYS

ZED DAYS is an independently run Canadian public resource that helps people understand Canada’s counter-tariffs and find verified products made in Canada.

Optional contributions help keep the research accurate, translated, current and free.

Campaign story

A tariff raises the price. We can choose where the sale goes.

ZED DAYS began with a simple goal: make Canada’s counter-tariffs understandable and useful to ordinary people.

The website includes a searchable tariff database, Canadian grocery references and a bilingual field guide containing 300 verified products from 297 brands across 14 sectors. Each field-guide entry is connected to official evidence supporting its Canadian manufacturing claim.

The resource is researched, designed and maintained independently. Companies do not pay to be listed, and contributions never influence which products or brands appear.

ZED DAYS will remain free to use.

What contributions support

Contributions help recover personal costs already incurred while building ZED DAYS, including domain registration, research and development tools, source verification, translation, design and website production.

They also help cover:

• Website hosting and technical maintenance

• Updates when products, companies or tariff schedules change

• Expansion of the Canadian product database

• English and French translation

• Free downloadable grocery cards and field guides

• Development of printed field resources

• Free distribution of printed materials when funding permits

Contributions are voluntary and may be used to reimburse the project’s independent operator for documented ZED DAYS expenses already paid.

Why support matters

Canadian manufacturing information is scattered across hundreds of company pages, government documents and product labels. Confirming it takes time.

A Canadian address, Canadian ownership or a maple leaf on the package does not necessarily mean that a product was made here. ZED DAYS looks for official evidence tied to the product or product line and clearly identifies limitations such as imported ingredients, imported components or mixed-country production.

Support helps keep that work careful, current and publicly accessible.

Independence comes first

ZED DAYS does not accept payment for inclusion, preferred placement or favourable treatment.

A contribution supports the resource as a whole. It does not purchase an endorsement, certification or product listing.

If a company’s manufacturing changes, the guide will be updated regardless of whether that company or anyone associated with it has contributed.

A public resource, built independently

ZED DAYS is independently run. It is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, a political party, a retailer or any company appearing in the guide.

The project is civic, voluntary and nonpartisan. Its purpose is to give Canadians clearer information and more control over where their purchases go.

Call to action

If ZED DAYS has helped you understand the tariffs, find a Canadian-made product or make a more informed purchase, consider supporting its continued research and maintenance.

Every contribution helps keep the resource independent, current and free.

Transparency notice

ZED DAYS is not currently a registered charity. Contributions are voluntary and are not eligible for charitable tax receipts.

Contributions may be used wherever they are most needed to operate and improve the project, reimburse documented ZED DAYS expenses already paid, and cover future hosting, research, translation, maintenance and free public resources.