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Suggestions for new businesses, or corrections to current information?  Go down to the bottom of the page to leave us your ideas!

Canada

Product or Service
Name
Website
Location
Type of 'Payment'
live theatre
Magnetic North Theatre Festival
www.magneticnorthfestival.ca
alternates biannually between Ottawa and other major Canadian cities
pay-what-you-decide

Ontario

Product or Service
Name
Website
Location
Type of 'Payment'
yoga
Karma Teachers Yoga
www.facebook.com/karmateacherstoronto
Toronto, ON (satellite location...main location Vancouver)
- by donation
- pay it forward​
yoga
​Yoga Village
http://www.yogavillage.ca/
Toronto, ON (Roncesvalles)
- pay what you choose
​- free for teens
photo greeting cards with inspirational quotes
A.Strong Design
www.astrongdesign.weebly.com
(Southern Ontario)
​online
- pay what you choose
- barter
- donation
- pay it forward​
outdoor Shakespeare plays 
Dream in High Park
www.canadianstage.com
Toronto, ON
- suggested donation
restaurant and community initiatives
541 Eatery and Exchange
​www.fivefortyone.ca
Hamilton, ON
​​- buy buttons that others can use to pay for their meal
local trading organization and market
BarterWorks
http://www.theworkingcentre.org/about-us/663
Kitchener, ON
- barter dollars
counselling services
Shalom Counselling
http://www.shalomcounselling.org/
Waterloo, ON
- sliding scale based on family income
DIY bike maintenance and parts
Bike Pirates
​http://bikepirates.com/sales/
Toronto, ON
- by donation (both fix-it time and parts)
free art-making studio for anyone; workshops, studio space
 TheLivingRoom Community Art Studio
​http://www.livingroomcommunityartstudio.org/index.html
Oshawa, ON
- free
- PWYC
- by donation
acupuncture, TCM, counselling, bodywork, naturopathy
Six Degrees Health
http://sixdegreeshealth.ca/
Toronto, ON
- sliding scale
nutrition counselling
The Village Nutritionist
http://www.thevillagenutritionist.com/
Toronto, ON (Roncesvalles)
- PWYC
- cafe
- social event hub and community space
Gore Street Cafe
https://gorestreetcafe.wordpress.com/about/
Sault Ste Marie, ON
- low cost, and frequent PWYC menu
library of tools and things
The Sharing Depot and Toronto Tool Library
​https://sharingdepot.ca
Toronto, ON
- yearly membership
naturopathy and acupuncture
Emily Bennett, MD
http://emilybennettnd.ca
Hamilton, ON (Inland Island) and Toronto, ON (Six Degrees)
- PWYC sliding scale (if it's still too steep, clients can discuss options with doctor)
- communication designer for values-driven businesses
- ​author of "Pay What It's Worth" and more
Elastic Mind - Tara Joyce
www.elasticmind.ca/
Toronto, ON
- Pay What It's Worth
weekly PWYC vegan meals for university students 
The 'G' Spot (Carleton Food Collective)
www.facebook.com/CarletonFoodCollective/community
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
- PWYC
restaurant/diner
Shepherd's Way Inn
www.facebook.com/pg/shepherdswayinn
Chatham, ON
- pay-it-forward tokens
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naturopathic doctor
Marcin W. Padlewski, ND
https://www.naturedoc.ca/
- Ottawa, ON
- ​Clayton, ON
- equitable pricing
- needs-based PWYC
DIY bike maintenance and parts
​Bike Sauce
http://bikesauce.org/
Toronto, ON (Danforth area)
- by donation (both fix-it time and parts)
volunteers help you repair items that you bring in 
​Repair Cafe
repaircafetoronto.ca/about/
Toronto, ON
- free or by donation
A monthly organized community space for sharing where people bring what they have to give and take what they need. 
The Really, Really Free Market
http://rrfmarket.blogspot.ca/
Toronto, ON (Campbell Park)
- free
pilates, yoga, massage
​Robin Lamarr
www.royola.ca
Hamilton, ON
- sliding scale
- PWYC
- work exchange
space and tools for bike self repair or assisted repairs
​New Hope Community Bikes
newhopecommunitybikes.com
Hamilton, ON
- sliding-scale
- donation based
- PWYC
naturopath, counsellor
Chris Pickrell, Naturopath
www.chrispickrell.com/rates/
Toronto, ON
- sliding-scale
- no one turned away
naturopathic walk-in clinic
​- community acupuncture
Herbal Clinic and Dispensary
theherbalclinicanddispensary.com/winclinic/
Toronto, ON
- sliding-scale
​- no one turned away
PWYC grocery store with diverted food; meal program for university students; food sharing app (in dev't); donating diverted food to shelters
​Feed It Forward
feeditforward.ca
Toronto, ON
- PWYC grocery store, bakery, cafe
- low cost and pay-it-forward student meals
- donated food to shelters

Manitoba

Product or Service
Name
Website
Location
Type of 'Payment'
fruit pickers and people with fruit trees share the bounty
Fruit Share Winnipeg
www.fruitshare.ca/
Winnipeg, MB
- yearly fee of $10.50
- pickers and hosts split fruit
tantric yoga, reiki, massage
Karma Yoga Winnipeg
karmayogawinnipeg.com/
Winnipeg, MB
- by donation
art and craft material warehouse
ArtsJunktion
http://artsjunktion.mb.ca/
​Winnipeg, MB
- by donation

British Columbia

Product or Service
Name
Website
Location
Type of 'Payment'
yoga and yoga teacher training
Karma Teachers Yoga
http://karmateachers.org/
Vancouver, BC
- by donation
- pay it forward
fine art
Art for the Soul
http://www.janrosgen.com/
Malcolm Island, BC
- barter
- PWYC
yoga
Wild Woods Yoga & Wellness
wildwoodswellness.com/
Nelson, BC
- by donation
donated vehicles are fixed up and resold at low cost to families/individuals in need
Family Car Club
https://www.facebook.com/familycarclubs/
Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, BC
- low cost 
- PWYC (case by case)
life coaching
Joyful Life Coaching
www.joyfullifecoaching.com/​
Nelson, BC
scholarship applications for those who can't afford fees
lending libraries in shipping containers
​The Thingery
thethingery.com
multiple locations throughout Vancouver
- yearly membership fee
​- some items have a small rental fee, others are free

​Quebec

Product or Service
Name
Website
Location
Type of 'Payment'
community fridges in various locations where people can leave extra food or take food for free
BonApp
www.bonapp.ca
various locations in Montreal
- free, gifting
*NOTE:  There are so many PWYC festivals, performances, and concerts that we will only list a few of the more notable ones here.  For events in your area, google "PWYC" or "by donation" and the type of event you are looking for.  Thank you to all those who so generously perform and share their art with others in this way!
Also, many yoga studios have a community yoga or karma yoga event weekly using a sliding scale or donation policy.  Only those that use this policy as a permanent business model are included here. (otherwise they would be too many to mention!  thank you, yoga studios!)
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