Bring your palate and your autograph book when you come to Canada – some of the world’s top celebrity chefs are opening restaurants across the country.

There isn’t a better cheerleader for Canadian fashion design than Jeanne Beker. She has spent more than three decades seeking out and shining a spotlight on homegrown talent. Clearly, the fashion icon knows something about shopping.

So Justin Bieber is becoming a bit of a bad boy.

First the spiky hair and now he’s sporting a leather and metal arm piece by Canadian Steampunk artist Ian Finch-Field of Victoria.

Chic and daring, Québec’s fashion designers are renowned for their often-edgy clothing designs. And fashion-conscious Québeckers know when they can get their hands on them – affordably.

Newfoundland is known for many things … icebergs, moose, toe-tapping music, even a unique twist on English by the locals.

Walking down Calgary’s downtown Stephen Avenue Mall I spot at least a dozen belt buckles big enough to serve as dinner plates for Alberta beef. At ground level there are enough cowboy boots to kick plenty of – but few show signs of real manure. Wranglers and Levis are everywhere.

It’s not just the diamonds and crystal decanters sparkling in the BIRKS store on Philips Square in downtown Montréal, QC these days, it’s also brimming wine glasses and melt-in-your mouth gems on your plate like smoked salmon tartare or handmade vanilla and pistachio ice cream at their BIRK

Oh Canada. You’re a big help when it comes to crossing off names on my holiday gift-giving list. From far and wide, I can tap into the best of Canuck goodies. Just surf this way:

For the foodie

Most fans of British Columbia know Victoria, with its British flair and the afternoon-tea-at-the-Empress requisite (which is, of course, lovely). But what about James Bay, the oldest neighbourhood in Victoria?