Kosher Canuck Cookbook—The Canookbook

KBI, in collaboration with our dedicated volunteer Myra Wein, has created KBI’s inaugural digital Kosher Canuck Cookbook—The Canookbook. This special edition features Passover recipes made with locally sourced ingredients that can be easily found in most Ottawa grocery stores.

Exciting News for East Enders!

Great find at the Loblaws on Ogilvie Road at Blair—a Kosher for Passover section is now available! 🎉

Spread the word and happy shopping!

A Canadian Passover: Local Products & Resources

Want to keep your Passover as Canadian as possible this year? Stay tuned for resources on Canadian-made products and creative ways to use local ingredients for your holiday meals.

Did you know that not all food items require a “kosher for Passover” hechsher

Some products, if purchased before Pesach, do not require a special Kosher for Passover (KLP) label. Instead, you can purchase the regular kosher versions of products and use them during Passover! Doing this gives you more Canadian-made or Canadian-packaged options.

Here is a list:

  • All pure fruit juices
  • Filleted fish
  • Plain cheeses (without added flavour morsels)
  • Frozen fruit (no additives)
  • Salt
  • Plain butter, either salted or unsalted
  • Pure white sugar (no additives)
  • Unrefined/raw brown sugar
  • Date sugar
  • Quinoa (with nothing mixed in)
  • White milk
  • Frozen vegetables (needs to be checked for possible hametz before cooking)
  • Some products sold by Equal Exchange Fair Trade Chocolate
  • Plain, non-flavoured almond or cashew milk
  • Canned tuna with just tuna, water or oil, salt, and pyrophosphates.
  • 100% maple syrup
  • 100% agave
  • Ground salt and peppers
  • Pure honey
  • Dried fruit, prunes only without potassium sorbate

Another way to potentially find acceptable foods without a specific KLP designation during pre-Passover shopping is to prefer certified Gluten Free (and oat free) products. 

For more information, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesach Guide 2025