The Ultimate 2026 Holiday Gift Guide

Give local this year, without spending your evenings on it

There's always someone on the list who gives you a hard time. The host of the Christmas Eve dinner. Your little one's teacher. The brother-in-law who already has everything. The friend who's been through a tough year and who you want to let know you're thinking of her, without overdoing it.

That's what this holiday gift guide is for: one section per person, ready-to-give gift boxes and ideas at every price. Every product is designed and made in Quebec, by the more than 300 brands we've brought together since 2015. Each suggestion leads to a product or a collection you can order right now on signelocal.com or find in our stores in Montreal and on the South Shore.

In this guide:

• Our 2026 gift boxes, already wrapped
• Hostess gifts
• Holiday gifts: exchanges, family and Christmas stockings
• Gifts for a teacher or an educator
• Gifts for someone who's had a tough year
• Wedding gifts
• Graduation gifts
• Gift cards, points and shipping
• Frequently asked questions

No time to read it all? Go straight to the gift boxes: they cover almost everyone on the list.

Our 2026 gift boxes: the gift that's ready to go

A Signé Local gift box is a box put together by our team with products from our members, from the Côte-Nord to Montérégie. It arrives wrapped and ready to give. Several come in two formats: the classic edition, in the kraft box with a ribbon, and the deluxe edition, which holds the same products in a black box with a printed message inside the lid, for $3 more.

Gift box	Perfect for	What's inside	Price
Holiday Season	Gift exchanges, the Christmas Eve host	6 December treats: Christmas jam, rum fruitcake, hot chocolate, mint chocolate, a cocktail bomb and a fir-scented candle	$65
Aperitif	The host, cocktail hour	6 products: mocktail, goose terrine, onion and pepper jelly, milkweed pods, nuts and crackers	$60 (deluxe $63)
Gourmet	The sweet tooth	7 treats: popcorn, shortbread, caramels, chocolate, spread and saucisson	$64 (deluxe $67)
Discover Quebec	Giving a taste of Quebec	9 products, from maple syrup to camelina oil, with honey and blackcurrant water along the way	$65 (deluxe $68)
The Chef	Someone who really cooks	7 products: black garlic, hot sauce, spices, oil, vinaigrette, honey and smoked pasta	$74 (deluxe $77)
Sugar Shack	Maple lovers	6 products: maple syrup, maple butter, a maple lollipop, chocolate, popcorn and a candle	$50
Home Cinema	Movie night, teens	6 products: popcorn, chocolate, candy, shortbread and two drinks	$50 (deluxe $53)
Best Sellers in Minis	A teacher, a co-worker, a first taste	9 mini sizes of our best sellers	$50
Coffee Break	The first-cup devotee	4 products: micro-roasted coffee, a coffee bag, coffee syrup and maple sugar	$35
Home Spa	Someone who needs a breather	5 treats: bath milk and bath salts, a clay mask, a candle and herbal infusions	$68
Thinking of You	A thank-you, a word of encouragement, an "I'm thinking of you"	6 products: candle, dried bouquet, room mist, herbal tea, praline nuts and a shower steamer	$62 (deluxe $65)
Prestige	Big occasions	7 premium products, including a champagne foie gras and an Appalachian truffle oil	$135 (deluxe $138)
Signature	The gift that won't go unnoticed	8 gourmet products, including a foie gras, a fig confit and a honey trio	$160 (deluxe $163)

Some flavours vary by batch; each product page lists the exact contents and allergens.

The story behind our 2026 gift boxes and the new black box is told in our article 2026 Holiday Gift Boxes.

Prefer to put one together yourself?

With Build Your Gift Box, you choose the box (gable box at $3, classic box at $7 or deluxe box at $10), fill it with the products of your choice, then add a greeting card and a message.

Want to give a moment rather than a thing?

Our experience gifts range from Nordic spas to dinner shows. Several experience boxes come in a gift box with a gift card inside: the recipient picks their own package from dozens of options.

For your employees or clients

Our corporate gift boxes can be customized with your colours, with no design fees, starting at 15 gifts, and come with a single invoice no matter how many addresses. For the holidays, order by December 14.

Hostess gifts: arrive with your arms full (and not with another bottle of wine)

A hostess gift has only one rule: it brings pleasure without creating work. No vase to find, no obligation to serve it that same night. A gourmet product that keeps, a candle, something to set out at the next cocktail hour.

Our favourite: the Aperitif Box, $60. A ready-to-pour mocktail, a goose terrine, an onion and pepper jelly, pickled milkweed pods, a nut mix and crackers. The host's next cocktail hour is all set. For a more festive Christmas Eve, the Holiday Season Box ($65) also does the trick nicely.

Under $20

• Caramel trio, La Lichée: $10.50
• Discovery box, CARAMELS F.A.A.: $13.99
• Goose terrine with cognac and green peppercorns, Ferme Québec-Oies: $16.49
• Pure duck rillettes with beer, Les Canardises: $16.95

To do a little more

• Duck foie gras cream with truffle, Les Canardises: $21.95
• Set of 2 napkins, Next Chance: $22
• Cedar and Siberian pine candle, Moodgie: from $24
• Duck foie gras with champagne, Les Canardises: $29.95
• Variety cocktail bomb box, Poseidn: $34.99

The Signé Local tip: slip in a note with a serving idea. The terrine on crackers, the caramel over ice cream, the foie gras cream on toasted baguette. The gift ends up on the table instead of at the back of the pantry.

To go further: all our ideas in the Hostess gifts collection, and our new collections Rillettes, terrines and foie gras, Pickles and condiments and Kitchen and table.

Holiday gifts: the exchange, the family and the Christmas stocking

This is the big section: Christmas Eve dinners, office gift exchanges and the parents who say every year that they don't want anything. We've broken it down by situation.

For a fixed-budget gift exchange

Is the budget $50? Three gift boxes hit it right on the nose: Sugar Shack, for the smell of sugaring season in the middle of December, Home Cinema, for a movie night on the couch, and Best Sellers in Minis, to try nine favourites in mini sizes. Is the budget $25? The Gift ideas under $25 collection is made for you.

For a $25 exchange, we've also done the sorting for you: 10 local gift ideas under $25.

For parents and in-laws

• The Holiday Season Box, $65: Christmas jam, rum fruitcake, hot chocolate and a fir-scented candle.
• The Chef Box, $74: seven condiments that turn an ordinary dish into one people talk about afterwards.
• The Gourmet Box, $64: for lazy breakfasts on December 26.
• The Discover Quebec Box, $65: nine products to tour Quebec without leaving the kitchen.
• The Family Moment Box, $99.99: more than 35 activity packages for three people or more, to enjoy with the grandchildren.

For the Christmas stocking

Small gifts often make the most noise on the morning of the 25th. All of these cost less than $20:

• Cerise royale, Chocolaterie du Vieux-Beloeil: $4.50
• Caraa chocolate bar, CARAMELS F.A.A.: $4.50
• Cocktail bomb, Cocktail Bomb Shop: $5.49
• Lip balm, Cocooning Love: $9.75
• Olive oil soap, Savonnerie Bleu Turquoise: $10.50
• Hot chocolate bomb gift set, Prestige Maison Edition, Poseidn: $19.99

Everything else is in the For the Christmas stocking collection.

For kids and new parents

Two new collections this year: Kids and babies, for the littlest ones on the list, and New parents, for those celebrating their first Christmas as a family of three.

By budget

Under $25 · Under $50 · Under $75 · Under $100

Gifts for a teacher or an educator

Before the holiday break, we want to thank the people who spend their days with our kids. Our rule: go for something to eat, to drink or to put in the shower. It's enjoyed right away and doesn't pile up on a shelf.

Our favourites:

• The Coffee Break Box, $35: a micro-roasted coffee, a coffee bag for rushed mornings, a coffee syrup and maple sugar. For the teacher who walks into school with a mug in hand.
• The Best Sellers in Minis Box, $50: nine mini sizes of our best sellers. Perfect as a group gift when the class parents chip in.

Under $20

• Maple sugar chocolate bar, Chocolaterie du Vieux-Beloeil: $8.75
• Caramel trio, La Lichée: $10.50
• Spa boréal shower steamer, Silknsoak: $12.95
• Infusion Boréale Rose and Chamomile, Floèm: $13.99
• Breakfast mini trio, Miss Marmelades: $14.50
• Mellinoix and honey, Miels d'Anicet: $16.75

The Signé Local tip: have your child write or draw on a greeting card. That's the part of the gift that gets kept. And think of the other adults in their year: the daycare educator, the crossing guard, the bus driver. A caramel or a chocolate bar is enough to say thank you.

To go further: the Thank-you gifts collection gathers our best ideas for saying thanks.

Comfort gifts: for someone who's had a tough year

A loss, an illness, a breakup, a lost job, or simply a year that left them out of breath. For these people, the holidays can feel heavy. The right gift doesn't try to fix anything. It simply says: I'm thinking of you, take a moment for yourself.

Our favourites:

• The Thinking of You Box, $62: a candle, a mini bouquet of dried flowers, a room mist, a herbal tea, praline nuts and a shower steamer. It was designed for exactly this.
• The Home Spa Box, $68: bath milk, bath salts, a clay mask, a candle and herbal infusions, for a real ritual without leaving home.
• The Me-Time Gift Set, $72: a candle, a shower steamer, an artisanal soap, a whipped body cream and a mini bouquet of dried flowers.

Small gestures

• Spa nordique shower steamer, Silknsoak: $12.95
• Inuit herbal tea, assortment of 5 blends, Délice boréal: $17.95
• Lavender eye pillow with washable cover, Amma Thérapie: $24
• Conifer and fig candle, Moodgie: from $24

Give the gift of time

Sometimes the best gift is a day when the person has nothing to manage. The thermal experience for one at Strøm Nordic Spa in Saint-Sauveur ($99.99) or the Zen Box ($159.99), which offers a choice of more than 70 packages of Nordic baths, massages and treatments.

What to write on the card

The words matter as much as the gift. Keep it simple and expect nothing in return:

• "Thinking of you. No need to reply."
• "This year has been heavy. Here's a little moment just for you."
• "I'm here. In December, and in January too."

Avoid phrases that minimize, like "everything happens for a reason." And if the person is going through a recent loss, a product they can share with family (a herbal tea, some treats) is often easier to receive than a decorative object.

To go further: the For well-being collection.

Wedding gifts: a gift that suits them

A winter wedding, an engagement under the tree or a wedding planned for next summer: a wedding gift has two challenges. It has to stand out from the classic registry, and it has to please both of them. Here are three ways to go about it.

The gift box that makes an impression

• The Signature Box, $160: champagne foie gras, fig and pepper confit, maple syrup, a honey trio, chocolate, herbal tea, salt and chocolate-covered hazelnuts. Eight gourmet products for their first dinner together after the wedding.
• The Prestige Box, $135: Mellinoix, maple syrup, duck foie gras with champagne, Appalachian truffle-flavoured oil, praline almonds, chocolate and sea salt.

Both come in a deluxe edition, in the black box, for $3 more.

Time for two

• The Christmas for Two Box, $149.99: more than 100 packages to choose from, from wine tastings to spas.
• The Vineyards and Cider Houses Box, $109.99: a tasting at a Quebec vineyard or cider house, chosen from some twenty packages.
• The 3-course meal for two at Restaurant Le Mista in Beloeil, $109.99.
• The dinner show for two at Le Balcon Cabaret Chic, $209.99.

For their home

• Inuit herbal tea, wooden discovery box, Délice boréal: $55.95
• Box of 6 scented candles, Fall and Winter Edition: $75
• Red tablecloth, Next Chance: $50
• Our new Kitchen and table and Housewarming gifts collections, if the couple has just moved in.

The Signé Local tip: pair an object with an experience. The object for everyday life, the experience to reconnect as a couple once the wedding rush is over. Are several guests chipping in? The Signature Box and an experience for two make a lovely group gift.

To go further: the Wedding gifts collection.

Graduation gifts: end of term, a diploma or a first job

December is also the end of the term at CEGEP and university. A diploma in hand, a first job, a first apartment: there's something to celebrate. Here are our ideas, depending on the person.

To celebrate in a big way

The Prestige Box ($135) was designed to mark successes: a diploma, a promotion, a signed deal. For a memorable outing, the Mustang sport driving experience for one with Course Vintage ($149.99) or an escape game for two at Immersia in Laval ($99.99).

For the first apartment

The Chef Box ($74) has what it takes to cook something other than buttered pasta. Round it out with an item from the Kitchen and table collection, like the set of 2 napkins from Next Chance ($22).

For the student worn out by the term

The Home Cinema Box ($50), for a well-deserved movie night, or the Coffee Break Box ($35), for next term.

For someone leaving to study or work elsewhere

The Discover Quebec Box ($65): nine products from all over Quebec, from maple syrup to Nordic herbal tea. A little piece of home to take along.

When you don't know what to choose

The virtual gift card, from $25, arrives by email within minutes and lets the person choose from more than 4,000 products, online or in store.

To go further: the For the celebrations collection.

Gift cards, points and shipping: what you need to know

The gift card, for those who already have everything

• The virtual gift card, from $25 to $300, is sent by email and can be used online and in store. It's the ultimate last-minute solution.
• The physical gift card, from $25 to $500, comes in a sturdy sleeve marked "Merci, version québécoise" (Thank you, Quebec style). No wrapping needed: hand it over as is.

Your holiday purchases earn you points

With our loyalty program, you earn 10 points per dollar spent, in store and online. Membership is free: download the Signé Local app and activate your account. For example, 10,000 points get you a $50 gift card.

Shipping and pickup

• Free expedited shipping on orders of $50 or more in Quebec and $100 or more elsewhere in Canada, before taxes.
• Delivery times once your parcel has shipped: 1 to 2 business days in Quebec, 3 to 5 business days elsewhere in Canada and 5 to 10 business days to the United States.
• In-store pickup: any online order can be picked up at our participating stores, after 1 to 3 business days of preparation.
• To receive it before Christmas: order by December 17 at the latest.

Our stores

Prefer to see and smell before you buy? Our teams are waiting for you:

• Mail Champlain, 2151 Lapinière Boulevard, Brossard (near door 5)
• Montreal Eaton Centre, 705 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montreal (metro level)
• Promenades St-Bruno, 1 Promenades Boulevard, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
• Complexe Desjardins, 150 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montreal: opening December 1, 2026

All the details are on the Our stores page.

Frequently asked questions

Are the products really made in Quebec?

Yes. Every product sold at Signé Local is designed and made in Quebec, by more than 300 local brands.

What's the best hostess gift under $25?

A gourmet product that keeps: the caramel trio from La Lichée ($10.50), the pure duck rillettes with beer from Les Canardises ($16.95) or the foie gras cream with truffle ($21.95). All our ideas are in the Hostess gifts collection.

What's the difference between the classic edition and the deluxe edition of a gift box?

The contents are the same. The deluxe edition comes in a black box with a printed message inside the lid, for $3 more.

Can I put together my own gift box?

Yes, with Build Your Gift Box: you choose the box (from $3 to $10), the products, a greeting card and a message.

When do I need to order to receive it before Christmas?

By December 17 at the latest. In Quebec, allow 1 to 2 business days for delivery once the parcel has shipped. In a hurry? The virtual gift card is sent by email, and our stores are open.

Is shipping free?

Expedited shipping is free on orders of $50 or more in Quebec and $100 or more elsewhere in Canada, before taxes.

Can I have the gift shipped directly to the recipient?

Yes. We deliver to any valid address in Canada and the United States: simply enter their address as the shipping address.

What's in the gift boxes, and are there allergens?

Each gift box page details its contents, where the products come from and the allergens. Some flavours vary by batch; the label on the product you receive takes precedence.

I have gifts to give to my employees or clients. How does it work?

Our corporate gift boxes can be customized with your colours, starting at 15 gifts, with delivery to one address or several hundred, and a single invoice. For the holidays, order by December 14. For fewer than 15 gifts, order directly online.

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A party, a birthday or a birth later in the year? Our guide to Quebec-made gift ideas for every occasion picks up from here.

Happy holiday shopping, Quebec style. And if you're still unsure, come see us in store: we love helping people find the right gift.