BIPOC-owned Bookstores in Canada

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British Columbia

Nanaimo

Strong Nations
Suite 1 - 1970 Island Diesel Way
Nanaimo, BC, V9S 5W8
strongnations.com
Indigenous owned bookshop, gift shop, and online retailer specializing in Indigenous literature and art.

Vancouver

Iron Dog Books
2671 East Hastings
Vancouver, BC
V5K 1Z5 
irondogbooks.com
Indigenous-owned, specializing in affordable and accessible literature in multiple genres. Storefront and mobile bookshop. 

Massy Books
229 E. Georgia St
Vancouver, BC
V6A 1Z6
massybooks.com
Indigenous-owned, specializing in diverse and hard-to-find books in all genres. 

Sino United Publishing
78 E Pender St, 
Vancouver, BC
V6A 1T1
Specializing in Chinese literature, non-fiction, magazines, and newspapers.

Ontario

Brampton

Knowledge Bookstore
117 Queen St W
Brampton, ON
L6Y 1M5
knowledgebookstore.com
Black-owned, specializing in Afro-centric literature as well as Black dolls, beauty items, and gifts. 

Brantford

Goodminds.com
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
188 Mohawk Street
Brantford, ON
N3S 2X2
goodminds.com
Indigenous-owned, specializing in First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Native American educational resources and products. 

Durham

Notability
Durham region, ON
A Black-owned pop-up bookshop focusing on Afrocentric and diverse literature, as well as book reviews. 
notability.ca

Ottawa

Sankofa Bookstore
430 Rideau St
Ottawa, ON, K1N 7Y2
Afrocentric bookstore with children’s books, adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as lectures and documentaries on DVD. Also has a mobile bookshop for festivals and events. 

Toronto

A Different Booklist
779 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON
M5S 0B7
adifferentbooklist.com
Black-owned, specializing in literature from the Global South. Children’s books to academic and everything in between. 

Chan Sheung Kee Book Company
457 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON
M5T 1G8
Specializing in pan-Asian literature, non-fiction, magazines, and newspapers. 

Islamic Books & Souvenirs
1395 Gerrard Street East
Toronto, ON
M4L 1Z3
islamic-books-souvenirs.business
Specializing in Islamic literature and religious texts, in English and Urdu, as well as the Quran in a variety of languages.

Quebec

Montréal

Libraire Racines
5118 Charleroi
Montréal-Nord
H1G 2Z8
librairieracines.com
Black-owned, specializing in Afrocentric literature as well as community events.