Ottawa, Ontario
Souvenir apparel programs for Ottawa retailers
Drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, for the more than a thousand retail doors that reorder every season
Ottawa Tourism estimates 9.8 million visitors a year who spend 2.6 billion dollars in the city. Parliament Hill, the ByWard Market and the Rideau Canal locks are within a ten minute walk of each other, and gift shops cluster in the Market blocks and along Sparks Street one block south of the Hill. Canada Day on July 1 is the single busiest day of the year, and the Rideau Canal Skateway anchors Winterlude in February.
What sells in the ByWard Market
Ottawa is where visitors buy Canada, so the Peace Tower, the Mountie, the beaver and the maple leaf all belong on the rack, and our artists localize each with the Ottawa name. The Canada and maple leaf designs that lead Quebec reorders sell here for Canada Day, and a Rideau Canal skates wordmark on applique hoodies covers Winterlude. The tulip festival in May is an early start to the season that most Ontario towns do not get.
- Peace Tower and Mountie embroidery localized to Ottawa
- Canada Day maple leaf tees, ordered to land by mid June
- Canal skates wordmark on fleece and hoodies for February
Getting stock to the capital
Ground courier from Vancouver reaches Ottawa in about 5 business days. We plan the spring build in April for the tulip festival, a Canada Day order that ships by the first week of June, and a winter order in November for Winterlude. Reorders go through your rep. See the buyer FAQ for minimums and localization.
Any town in Canada
Not your town yet. It will be.
Every design on this site localizes to any town, park or shop name in Canada. Same minimums, same lead time.
Ground courier from Vancouver to Ontario: 5 to 6 business days
Questions
What Ottawa buyers ask
What is the minimum order for a Ottawa shop?
Twelve pieces per design. A first program for a Ottawa shop usually opens with a few designs on tees and adds fleece and caps once the season shows what sells.
How long does shipping to Ottawa take?
About 5 business days by ground courier from Vancouver. Orders leave our Vancouver floor once the run is stitched, and reorders go out on the schedule your rep sets with you.
Can the designs say Ottawa?
Yes. Every design in the catalogue is namedrop-ready: the artwork stays and the lettering becomes Ottawa. Designs are drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, and namedrops are included with the program at no art charge.
How do reorders work?
Through your rep, sized to your season. Reorders run on a standing schedule from the Vancouver floor so a hot colour never leaves a hole in the wall.
Also in Ontario
Ground courier from Vancouver: about 5 business days