Why Upper Canada?
OUR PURPOSE
Founded in 1986, we provide materials that enhance your business and the health of the planet.
We call this:
Delivering the Difference.
What you need.
When you need it.
By people that know and care.
OUR VALUES
Our committed teams in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria bring our purpose to life by practicing our values each day.
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Commitment
- Innovation
- Sustainability
PRODUCTS
Product integrity is critical. We connect with the best mills and suppliers around the world to offer you access to the most comprehensive, on-trend range of the highest quality and sustainable products, including materials that are FSC® Certified, TSCA VI and LEED® v4 eligible.
Experience the Difference of our digital product catalogue. This catalogue is our commitment to make product details transparent and accessible for our dialogue with you about how to best serve your project, customers, clients, and communities. For a full review of our products, contact us.
PEOPLE
Relationships matter. Our team is here to support your team.
Our Sales Representatives and Specification Representatives are your partners in specifying and sourcing the materials that will enhance people's lives through the products you fabricate and projects you build.
Our team is endlessly learning through our active memberships and participation in AWMAC, AWI, NHLA, and IWPA and engaging with leading sustainability frameworks such as LEED®.
PLACES
Building unique places for people to live, work and play is our shared goal. We work with you to understand your manufacturing processes, needs and expectations to meet ultimate yield, quality, and consistency; together, we will deliver the best solutions for your customers and clients.
We have state-of-the-art warehouses and logistic capabilities to make lumber products and decorative surface solutions from around the world, available to you, as quickly and efficiently as possible.
PLANET
For 35 years, we have maintained a commitment to sustainability that recognizes our products come from the Earth and how we harvest, process, fabricate, install, use and dispose of products defines our contribution to a climate positive future.
In addition to materials that FSC® certified, no-added formaldehyde (NAF) and ultra-low emitting formaldehyde (ULEF), TSCA VI and LEED® compliant, we source products with unique attributes like recycled content, zero-waste fabrication and circular economy principles.
Note: You can filter product search pages by Compliance & Certification standards.
We aim to be carbon neutral by 2026 and climate positive by 2030.