Invest in your neighbourhood

Since 2013, Yellow Pages has been encouraging Canadian shoppers, businesses and business associations to support their neighbourhood economy by promoting the importance of shopping locally.

Get your community involved

Beginning in 2013, the Shop The Neighbourhood campaign encourages Canadians to vary their shopping behaviours to include support for small businesses within their community. In just one year, more than 12,500 businesses across Canada participated –– and more than a million Canadian consumers shopped local during the event.


Now Shop The Neighbourhood is officially a year-round campaign –– just like local shopping is a year-round activity.


As a business association, we encourage you to promote the importance of shopping local with your members and within your neighbourhood, to put money back into your local economy and foster a sense of community spirit among both business owners and shoppers.

Sewing Studio

Located in Marda Loop in Calgary, Sewing Studio offers a wide variety of services including clothing alterations and repairs, dressmaking, custom sewing and tailoring.

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Tineke de Jong, Old Strathcona Business Association

"It’s so important to shop locally because it brings the money straight home. We’re helping support the business owners who are often local people you’ll actually see in the shop when you walk in. It helps keep them employed, keep other people employed, and keep the money invested right here."

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Abbotsford
Abbotsford Downtown Business Association


Acton
Downtown Acton BIA


Ancaster
Ancaster BIA


Aurora
The Aurora Chamber of Commerce


Barrie
Downtown Barrie


Beaverton
The Beaverton District Chamber of Commerce


Belleville

Belleville & District Chamber of Commerce

Belleville Downtown Improvement Area (BDIA)



Blairmore
Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce



Blind River
Blind River Chamber of Commerce



Boisbriand
Regroupement des gens d'affaires de Boisbriand



Bonnyville
Bonnyville & District Chamber of Commerce



Bracebridge
Bracebridge BIA



Brampton
Brampton Board of Trade

Brampton Downtown Business Association



Brantford
Chamber of Commerce Brantford Brant



Brockville
Brockville & 1000 Islands Tourism

Brockville & Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Brockville DBIA



Brooks
Brooks Town Centre Revitalization Zone



Burlington
Aldershot BIA

Aldershot Village BIA

Burlington Downtown Business Association



Burnaby
Burnaby Board of Trade



Caledonia
Caledonia Business Improvement Area



Calgary
4th Street BRZ

Bowness BRZ (Business Revitalization Zone)

Calgary Chamber of Commerce

International Avenue BRZ

Kensington Business Revitalization Zone
Marda Loop Business Revitalization Zone

Montgomery Business Revitalization Zone

Victoria Park Business Revitalization Zone



Carleton Place
Carleton Place BIA

HomeCarleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce



Carp
Carp Road Corridor Business Improvement Area



Charlottetown
Downtown Charlottetown Inc

PEI Connectors Programs



Charlottetown
Confederation Court Mall Merchants Association



Chatham
The Historic Downtown Chatham - BIA



Chilliwack
Chilliwack Business Improvement Association

Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce

Prospera Credit Union

Downtown Chilliwack BIA



Châteauguay
Chambre de commerce du Grand Châteauguay



Cold Lake
Cold Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce



Collingwood
Collingwood Downtown Business Improvement Area



Comox
Comox By The Sea



Coquitlam
Austin Heights Business Improvement Associations



Corner Brook
Corner Brook Downtown Business Association



Cornwall
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce


Courtenay
Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association



Cowansville
Chambre de commerce de Cowansville et région



Dunnville
Dunnville BIA



Dartmouth
Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission

Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Main Street Dartmouth Business Improvement District



Dawson Creek
Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce



Drumheller
Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce



Dundas
Downtown Dundas Business Improvement Area



Eastend
Eastend & District Chamber of Commerce



Edmonton
124 Street Business Association 

French Quarter Business Association

Old Strathcona Business Association

Stony Plain Road and Area Business Association



Elmira
Elmira BIA



Etobicoke
Albion Islington Square BIA

Mimico by the Lake BIA

shoptheQueensway.com BIA



Exeter
Exeter BIA

South Huron Chamber of Commerce



Falher
Smoky River Regional Economic Develpment



Fenelon Falls
Fenelon Falls District Chamber of Commerce



Fergus
Fergus Elora Retail Alliance



Fort Frances
Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce



Gananoque
Gananoque BIA



Georgetown
Downtown Georgetown BIA



Goderich
Downtown Goderich Business Improvement Area



Golden
Kicking Horse Country Chamber



Grande Prairie
DownTown Association (Grande Prairie)



Gravenhurst
Gravenhurst Business Improvement Area

Grimsby
Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area



Guelph
Downtown Guelph Business Association



Haliburton
Haliburton Village BIA



Halifax
Downtown Halifax Business Commission

I Love Local (HFX)

North End Business Association

Quinpool Road Business Association

SDBC

Spring Garden Area Business Association

Spryfield and district Business Commission

Sackville Business Association



Halton Hills
Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce



Hamilton
Barton Village BIA

Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area

International Village BIA



Hanover
Hanover Chamber of Commerce

Hanover Downtown Improvement Area



High River
High River & District Chamber of Commerce



Ingersoll
Ingersoll Business Improvement Area



Iroquois Falls
Falls and District Chamber of Commerce



Jordan
Jordan Village Merchant Association



Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing & District Chamber of Commerce



Kaslo
Kaslo and Area Chamber of Commerce



Keswick
Georgina Chamber of Commerce



Kingsville
Kingsville BIA



La Tuque
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Haut St-Maurice

Société de développement commercial La Tuque



Lachine
Association centre ville Lachine



Lakefield
Chamber of Commerce & Tourisms



Langley
Downtown Langley Business Association



Leamington
Leamington BIA



Leduc
Leduc & District Food Bank Assoc

Leduc Downtown Business Association



Les Jardins de Napierville
Chambre de Commerce des Jardins de Napierville



Lethbridge
Downtown Lethbridge BRZ



Lindsay
Kawartha Arts Network

Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce

Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association



Listowel
Listowel Business Improvement Area

North Perth Chamber of Commerce



Lockeport
Lockeport loop Business Association



London
Downtown London
London Chamber of Commerce



Longueuil
Espace St-Charles



Manotick
Manotick BIA



Maple Ridge
Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce



Marathon
Marathon & District Chamber of Commerce

The Marathon Economic Development Corporation



Marieville
Chambre de Commerce au Coeur de la Montérégie



Markdale
Grey Highlands Chamber of Commerce



Markham
Main Street Markham

Markham Village BIA



McLennan
McLennan & District Chamber of Commerce



Meaford
Meaford Chamber of Commerce



Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat City Centre Development Agency

Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce



Millbrook
Millbrook Ontario BIA



Milton
Downtown Milton BIA



Mission
Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce



Mississauga
Clarkson BIA

Clarkson Business Association

Malton Business Improvement Area

Streetsville BIA

Port Credit Business Association



Mont-Lauriers
Chambre de commerce de Mont-Laurier



Mont-Tremblant
Chambre de commerce du Grand Mont-Tremblant



Montréal
Association des commerçants et professionnels Beaubien Est

Association des commerçants et travailleurs autonomes de Villeray (ACTAV)

Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Montréal-Nords

Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain

Corporation de gestion des Marchés Publics de Montréal

Destination Décarie

Jean-Talon Est - Saint-Léonard

SDC du Quartier du Canal

SDC du Village

SDC La Promenade Fleury

SDC Petite-Italie

SDC Pignons rue Saint-Denis

SDC Plaza Monk

SDC Plaza St-Hubert

SDC Promenade Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

SDC Quartier Fleury Ouest

SDC Vieux-Montréal

SDC Wellington

Société de développement de l'Avenue du Mont-Royal

Société de développement du boulevard Saint-Laurent

Société de développement du Quartier latin



Morrisburg
Morrisburg Downtown Business Improvement Area

South Dundas Chamber of Commerce



Nanaimo
Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association



Napanee
Napanee BIA



New Westminster
Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association

New Westminster Chamber of Commerce

New Westminster Chamber of Commerce

Shop New West

Uptown Business Association New Westminster

Newmarket
Newmarket Chamber of Commerce



Niagara Falls
Lundy's Lane BIA



North Battleford
North Battleford Business Improvement District



Notre-Dame de L'Île-Perrot
Association des gens d'affaires de l'île Perrot



Oakville
Bronte BIA

Downtown Oakville BIA

Kerr Village BIAs

Oakville Chamber of Commerce



Olds
Olds & District Chamber of Commerce



Orangeville
Orangeville BIA



Orillia
Downtown Orillia Management Board



Oshawa
Downtown Oshawa BIA

Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce



Ottawa
ByWard Market Business Improvement Area

Downtown Rideau Business Improvement Area

Glebe Business Improvement Area

Heart of Orléans Business Improvement Area

Ottawa Chamber of Commerce

Quartier Vanier Business Improvement Area

Sparks Street BIA

Wellington West Business Improvement Area

Westboro Village BIA



Owen Sound
Owen Sound Downtown Improvement Area



Parksville
Parksville Downtown Business Association



Parry Sound
Downtown Parry Sound Business Association

The Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce



Pembroke
Pembroke Business Improvement Area

Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce



Perth
Downtown Heritage Perth BIA



Picton
Picton Business Improvement Association

Prince Edward County Chamber of Tourism and Commerce



Pointe-Claire
Développement Économique West-Island les Villages

La Chambre de commerce de l'Ouest-de-l'Île de Montréal



Pont-Rouge
http://portneufest.com/Chambre de commerce de l'Est de Portneuf



Port Alberni
Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce



Port Colborne
Downtown Port Colborne BIA

Port Colborne Main Street BIA



Port Severn
SEGBAY Chamber of Commerce



Prescott
South Grenville Chamber of Commerce

Town of Prescott and the BIAs



Prince Edward Island
Downtown Summerside Inc



Quesnel
South Quesnel Business Association

West Quesnel Business Association



Québec
Fleur de Lys Centre Commercials

SDC 3e Avenue

SDC du Faubourg Saint-Jean

SDC Maguire

Société de développement commercial du centre ville de Québec- SDC St-Rochs

Société de Développement Commercial Saint-Sauveur



Red Deer
Red Deer Downtown Business Association



Regina
Regina Downtown Business Improvement Association



Richmond Hill
OnRichmondhill.com

Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce



Ridgeway
Ridgeway Business Improvement Area



Saint-Eustache
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie MRC de Deux-Montagnes



Saint-Hubert
Association des gens d'affaires de Saint-Hubert et environs



Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Société de développement Vieux-Saint-Jean



Saint-Lambert
Corporation de Développment Économique de Saint-Lamberts



Saint-Sauveur
Chambre de commerce et de tourisme de la Vallée Saint-Sauveur



Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
Chambre de commerce Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts



Sainte-Thérèse
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Thérèse-De Blainville (CCITB)



Sarnia
Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce



Saskatoon
33rd Business Improvement District | Saskatoon

Riversdale Business Improvement District | Saskatoon

Saskatoon Broadway Business Improvement District

Sutherland Business Improvement District |Saskatoon

The Partnership | Downtown Business Improvement District | Saskatoon



Sault Ste. Marie
Downtown Association (Sault Ste. Marie)



Scarborough
Kennedy Road BIA

Wexford Heights BIAs



Seaforth
Seaforth Business Improvement Area



Sechelt
Sechelt Downtown Business Association



Sidney
Sidney Business Improvement Area Society



Simcoe
Downtown Simcoe BIA

Venture Norfolk CFDC



Smiths Falls
Smiths Falls Downtown Business Association



Sorel-Tracy
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Sorel-Tracy métropolitain



South Glengarry
Cornwall & The Counties Community Futures Development Corporation



Spruce Grove
The City of Spruce Grove



St-Jérôme
Chambre de Commerce et d'industrie de Saint-Jérôme

St-Pierre-de-l`île-d`Orléans
Chambre de commerce de l`île d`Orléans



St. Catharines
St. Catharines Downtown Association



St. Thomas
St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce



Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek BIA



Stratford
Stratford City Centre Business Improvement Area



Sudbury
Downtown Sudbury
Downtown Sudbury BIA



Surrey
Cloverdale Business Improvement Association

Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce

Newton Business Improvement Association

Surrey Board of Trade



Sutton
Corporation de développement économique de Sutton



Thorold
Thorold BIA



Three Hills
Three Hills & District Chamber of Commerce



Thunder Bay
Fort William Business District

The Waterfront District BIA



Tilbury
Tilbury BIA



Tillsonburg
Tillsonburg BIA

Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce



Timmins
Timmins Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Timmins



Toronto
The Kingsway BIA

Baby Point Gates BIA

Bayview Leaside BIA

Bloor Annex BIA

Bloor by the Park BIA

Bloorcourt Business Improvement Area

Bloor West Village BIA

Cabbagetown BIA

Chinatown BIA

Church-Wellesley Village BIA

Companies of 1265 Saint Clair Avenue West

Corso Italia BIA

Crossroads of the Danforth BIA

Danforth Mosaic BIA

DECA/WoodGreen Community Association

Dovercourt Village BIA

Downsview Park Merchants Market

Dundas West BIA

Dupont by the Castle BIA

Fairbank Village BIA

Gerrard India Bazaar BIA

GreekTown on the Danforth BIA

Hillcrest Village BIA

Lakeshore Village BIA

Leslieville BIA

Liberty Village BIA

Little Italy College Street BIA

Long Branch BIA

Midtown Yonge BIA

Mimico Village BIA

Mirvish Village BIA

Mount Dennis BIA

Mount Pleasant BIA

Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area

Queen St West BIA

Riverside BIAs

Roncesvalles Village BIA

Rosedale Main Street BIA

The Beach Village BIA

The Danforth BIA

The Eglinton Way BIA

The Junction Business Improvement Area

The Waterfront Business Improvement Area

Toronto Entertainment District BIA

Toronto Financial District BIA

Trinity Bellwoods BIA

Uptown Yonge BIA

Village of Islington BIA

Village of Richmond Hill BIA

Wychwood Heights Business Improvement Area

Yonge Lawrence Village BIA

York-Eglinton BIA



Tottenham
Beeton Tottenham Business Improvement Association



Trenton
Quinte West Chamber of Commerce

Trenton DBIA



Truro
Downtown Truro Partnership

Town of Truro



Uxbridge
Uxbridge sBIA



Vancouver
Business Improvement Areas of BC

Cambie Village Business Association -- The Heart of Vancouver

Collingwood Business Improvement Association

Commercial Drive Business Society

Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Associations

Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association

Hastings North Business Improvement Association

Kitsilano West 4th Ave Business Association

Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

Point Grey Village Business Association

Shop Main

South Hill Business Association

The Vancouver Board of Trade

Vancouver Chinatown BIA Society

West Broadway BIA

West End Business Improvement Association



Varennes
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Varennes



Verchères
Rues principales Verchères



Vernon
Downtown Vernon Association

Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce



Victoria
Downtown Victoria Business Association

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce



Walkerton
Walkerton BIA



Weston
Weston Village BIA



Westport
Westport and Rideau Lakes Chamber of Commerce



White Rocks
BIA White Rocks

White Rock Business Improvement Association



Wiarton
Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce

Wiarton BIA



Williams Lake
Downtown Williams Lake BIA



Windsors
Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA)



Wingham
Wingham BIA



Winnipeg
Academy Road BIZ

Exchange District Business Improvement Zone

Norwood Grove BIZ

Osborne Village Business Improvement Zone

Transcona Business Improvement Zones

West End Business Improvement Zone

ZAC boul. Provencher Blvd. BIZ



Woodstock
Downtown Woodstock BIA

Woodstock District Chamber of Commerce



Yorkton
Yorkton Business Improvement District

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About Shop The Neighbourhood


Shop The Neighbourhood is a Yellow Pages initiative to encourage local shopping and support for small businesses. Shop The Neighbourhood raises awareness of the large-scale push from retailers both online and across the border which moves dollars away from the small businesses and directly impacts the health of our neighbourhoods and our communities.

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