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Indian Yoga and Meditation Centre Inc
Launched in 2007, Indian Yoga and Meditation Centre Inc. has been providing wellness and recreational services and always follow a very honest, sincere and dedicated approach. Indian Yoga and Meditation Centre has always worked with a vision to encourage a healthy, happy and active lifestyle. Many clients have shared the great benefits they have received by participating in the classes offered and how their lives have completely been transformed by a healthy and joyful living. Yoga is considered a body, mind and soul practice. People feel more vibrant and peaceful and the practice helps them change their attitude towards life and other people. Yoga practice also helped many of their participants to manage their stress levels, anxiety, mental health and other health-related issues. These are long lasting effects and have thus impacted the community in a positive way to make a healthy and happy community. The company has been recognized as one of the best yoga studios in Brampton in the year 2022 and also has been rated as top 3 yoga studios for the past several years.
Kaneff Group
Kaneff Group is an established real estate developer, builder, and property manager within the GTA and Golden Horseshoe. A dedication to quality, excellence and community started in 1951, when Ignat ‘Iggy’ Kaneff built his first house in Mississauga, which he eventually mortgaged to purchase two more, laying the foundation for his own company’s legacy. One of Mr. Kaneff’s ideas is to ‘work where you live and live where you work.’ Kaneff Group looks to employ local people that live in Brampton, provide them with housing (via rentals, new build town homes or signal family detached homes) as well as a place to shop (Bartley Sq, Lionhead Market Place, Streetsville Glen Market and Ten Steeles Plaza) and play (Lionhead Golf & Country Club and Streetsville Glen Golf Club). The tradition has lived on with the building of the new MDA head office and other developments in the future. The Kaneff group is active and gives back to the community through the Ignat Kaneff Charitable Foundation — the IKCF golf tournament celebrated its 50th annual tournament in 2022, raising $100,000 this year alone for Community Living and they also ran a successful toy drive for the Peel Region Police over the holiday season.
Kick Start Therapy Inc.
Launced in 2011, Kick Start Therapy is a pediatric speech therapy practice in Brampton. Owner Seema Shah specializes in working with children of all ages and their families by teaching caregivers strategies for language stimulation through play and everyday routines. Seema is grateful to be able to work with children and have an impact that will change their lives in an everlasting way. She believes all children can learn, and that it is important to set challenging but achievable goals to not underestimate their potential. With the help of her multidisciplinary team of Speech-Language Pathologists, Behavioural Consultants, ABA therapists, Occupational Therapists and many more rehabilitation therapists, Seema provides individualized and evidence-based therapy services to help children succeed in their speech therapy needs. Kick Start also provides special care and support to parents with special needs children by helping them thrive in their daily lives and navigate through available provincial support for autism. Their work has had a positive impact on the lives of parents and children in Brampton and they received the Brampton Guardian Reader’s choice Diamond award for 2022.
Laser Cosmetics and Pain Treatment Clinic
Laser Cosmetics and Pain Treatment Clinic deals with cosmetic health and wellness. The company started 20 years ago with no employees and limited services, and has grown to its full potential, having treated thousands of patients — many of whom were refused care elsewhere. The clinic has treated people with vitiligo, surgical scars, keloid scars, eczema and many other issues and has been integral in helping improve the lives of patients living with chronic pain, such as those suffering from carpal tunnel and living a life of disability. The clinic’s laser treatments have been extremely successful in treating acute pain and helping patients gain a new lease on life. Treatments are permanent and the impacts are sustainable. Additionally, the clinic has treated thousands of people with addiction who are now living their life without any kind of dependency — a 96% success rate in just one laser treatment. The company now specializes in treating Post Covid-19 pain, especially Myalgia. Dr. Indira Khurana’s research on Post Covid-19 pain with laser was accepted and published in the International Journal of Communicable Diseases in September 2021. The clinic has also been involved in a number of local initiatives, including distributing free meals, supporting charities, and donating $25,000 to hospitals.
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Love & Nudes
Founded in Brampton, Love & Nudes is Canada’s first Black-owned, skin-tone lingerie brand for women of colour that is grounded in purpose, not just profit. Founder Chantal Carter started with a vision of making intimate fashion more inclusive, and most recently, the brand is striving to make healthcare more inclusive with a new collection that helps women of colour visualize symptoms of breast cancer sooner. Launched via a successful crowdfunding campaign, Love & Nudes is manufactured in a woman-owned, woman-lead facility in Colombia that is clean, offers a fair wage and good working conditions, and also primarily hires single mothers. Her finished goods are then imported and warehoused in Brampton. Having secured investment from CBC’s Dragon’s Den and earned distribution deals with iconic retailers including The Bay and Winners, Love & Nudes is a shining example of a small business that launched in 2017 with support from Brampton’s start-up ecosystem and has since helped to inspire and support other local entrepreneurs.
Mansoor Mirza has served his profession and local community in many ways such as developing and mentoring new realtors in the industry regardless of the brokerage they belong to. For the last two years, he has also hosted Facebook live sessions every Sunday to educate consumers about real estate and mortgages. Since 2020, he has served on the Real Estate Arbitration Panel and Appeal panel as a volunteer to contribute to his profession and OAFM (Ontario Association of Family Mediators) where, in this role as a family mediator, he has helped his community to mediate domestic issues in an affordable way. He is also part of the Brampton Board of Trade and the Rotary Club Of Brampton. Additionally, Mansoor offers free weekly facebook live math lessons where hundreds of students have participated and has been involved in the city’s Adopt-A-Park program for over eight years where he has organized three park cleanups a year, inviting local residents and bringing awareness about the importance of cleaning up our environment.
RevolutionHER
RevolutionHER is passionate about supporting women and youth, advocating on behalf of global issues facing females, creating tailored events, custom experiences and impactful resources, and providing a safe space for inspiration, education, and empowerment for all women across every aspect of their lives. In 2010, the business started as the Mompreneur Group and in March of 2020, they rebranded to RevolutionHER. Their inaugural pop-up store at Bramalea City Centre was open to the public from Nov-Dec, 2022 where they provided a unique shopping experience just in time for the busy holiday season. Providing products from 45+ women-owned businesses, and showcasing 250+ products — all for women, by women, in support of women. As a result of the pop up, RevolutionHER’s Community in Brampton grew and they have been able to connect over 1,000 shoppers with other likeminded women from all walks of life as a result of their shopping experience and from attending in-store events. These women now have access to online resources covering selfcare, recipes, leadership, careers and running a business. Members of the RevolutionHER community also receive exclusive access to an online Event Series, featuring impactful female leaders from around the globe.
Riocan Management Inc. — Shoppers World Brampton
Shoppers World Brampton prides itself in making corporate social responsibility a part of their company’s footprint through their “Shoppers World Brampton Cares” program. An important initiative includes Electrobac, an e-waste recycling program that accepts small electronics, chargers and over 100 other types of small e-waste which has resulted in diverging 111 pounds and 644 items from the landfill in 2022. Additionally, their rooftop beehive installation in collaboration with Backed by Bees, is home to thousands of bees, which keeps them healthy and the environment thriving. The Hub is a community space to learn about the redevelopment and where non-profit organizations can host events. In recent months, they held a ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event in partnership with the Peel Regional Police and a free meditation experience hosted by Sahaja Yoga Meditation. They have also collected and/or contributed over $10,000 to community partners such as Toys for Tots, Canadian Tire Jumpstart and Tim Hortons Foundations Camp through the donation of space, time and expertise.
The Academy For First Aid and Safety
The Academy for First Aid and Safety originated in Toronto in 2016, expanded into Brampton in 2020 and now a 6th branch is in development for Mississauga. The company has trained thousands of Brampton residents in life saving health and safety skills. Although it is not known exactly how many lives have been saved in total, there are 5 confimed cases of lives being saved due to first aid skills learned and applied in the Brampton community. The most recent was a new father saving his own newborn from choking due to the first aid training he received. Due to the knowledge passed on to Brampton residents, the quality of pre-hospital care has increased and as a result, lives are saved. The company encourages everyone to have medical supplies at home and to prepare for natural disasters ahead of time. This results in less wait times and less crowding at Brampton hospitals. As life-saving knowledge is passed on to more Brampton residents, the more powerful the Brampton community becomes and quality of life increases.
Service Excellence
Brampton’s thriving service industry is dedicated to delivering essential services and experiences which support and promote the well-being of our community. Brampton’s service sector is integral to our city’s growing economy as they serve the needs of our city’s diverse businesses and customer demands.
Astra Medicare
Astra Medicare cosmetic clinic uses state-of-the-art, medical-grade, FDA-approved technologies to provide the latest advancements in laser aesthetics, beauty & body shaping, and wellness services. They are a leading provider of multiple skincare solutions offered by their professional staff, including physicians, registered nurse practitioners and medical aestheticians. Their goal is to provide effective and safe procedures in a comfortable and relaxed environment, leading to optimal results. Astra is the largest luxury Medical and Rehab & Wellness facility in downtown Brampton. With a combined experience of over 32 years, their knowledgeable and welcoming staff are there to ensure comfort and results. Astra’s patients range in age from teenagers to those over 65+, and they assist both men and women in their health care journey. Recently, Astra has expanded to provide personal gynaecological health care for women to aid with female reproductive issues. Astra’s goal is to increase the quality of life for their patients and they have done that for over 5 years in Brampton, having received the Top Choice Award Mark of Excellence twice, as well as Best Business of 2022.
Bioped Brampton
BioPed Brampton is focused on improving the lives of Brampton residents one foot at a time. With Diabetes being very prominent in Brampton and on the rise, they provide a crucial service to patients suffering from this disease but also those in need of general foot and lower limb care. BioPed is also very community minded and have supported charities such as Soles 4 Souls, with whom they partnered in 2022. Bioped Brampton executed shoe drives with 10 local elementary and secondary schools, collecting a total of 6,725 pairs of shoes which were sent to countries including Haiti and Honduras. This contribution also saved approximately 201,750 lbs of CO2 emissions, and kept 8,400 lbs of textiles out of landfills. BioPed is also affiliated with Easter Seals, having organized a community walk to raise funds to send kids with disabilities to camp. With a staff of 9 and plans for a second Brampton location to open in the summer of 2023, they are truly making an impact on the Brampton community and beyond. BioPed Brampton believes it is extremely important to mentor the next generation of Pedorthists. This year, they have hosted 6 post-secondary co-op and pedorthic students who have gained valuable workplace experience through their placements.
Daniels Sharpsmart Canada Limited
Daniels Sharpsmart Canada Limited was launched in Brampton in 2001 and was the company’s first commercial launch in North America. Today, Daniels now delivers high-quality, safe and sustainable products and services to all levels of healthcare throughout Canada — from the Maritimes to BC and throughout the U.S. From surgical centres through to long-term care and multi-site hospitals, Daniels has a versatile offering that caters for the containment, transport and disposal of all healthcare-generated waste streams, including biomedical waste, world-leading sharps disposal solutions via their patented sharps containers, hazardous and non-hazardous pharmaceuticals and nationally leading solutions for cytotoxic waste. Through training, education, compliance and the provision of the safest containment solutions for biomedical and biohazardous waste in Canada, Daniels is a leading healthcare waste management provider to Ontario-based healthcare facilities.
Essential Massage & Wellness Clinic
Essential Wellness is a family-based practice which provides excellent care and service, as well as referrals with other Healthcare providers in order to help people manage their health and live their lives to the fullest. Owner Crystal McCoy is not only a Registered Massage Therapist, but also holds certification as a LSP (Doula) and as a Thai Massage Practitioner, as well as in Ultrasound & Muscle Stim Therapy and Kinesiology Taping. She takes great pride in results-based, education-focused therapy for all her patients. With over 17 years experience in the industry, Essential Massage & Wellness Clinic has been awarded the SUBY top 3 ‘Best Businesses in Brampton,’ and has been recognized for participating in the mental health program at BCH. The business has also held an additional clinic at Holland Christian Homes for 15 years, working with independent living seniors as well as those in palliative care. Over the years, the business has been involved in the Brampton farmers market, car shows, parades, and sponsoring local children’s sports teams. They always welcome new patients through their doors embracing the mission that the more people they can help, the better!
Lexington Canada
Launched in January 2020, with 64 Franchises and 620+ employees, over 30,000 sites have been disinfected from Covid 19 as a result of Lexington Canada. Committed to battling the Covid-19 virus in Ontario, Lexington provides the Brampton community with a safe solution and provides more than a service — it provides a sense of security and creates a social, cultural and environmental impact. In addition to his career achievements, owner Gurpreet Pabla was also recognized by the Brampton Board of Trade’s Top 40 under 40 in June 2018, and received numerous certificates of recognition for community service from Mayor John Tory, Mayor Linda Jeffrey and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.
MD Food Transporting Ltd
MD Food Transporting has contracts with some of the world’s biggest meat suppliers/ processing plants and provides an essential service by storing and delivering food products to every major grocery store and restaurant in Brampton. The business has built a great work culture, integrating a diverse staff and making sure the team collaborates well in order to provide excellent service to Brampton. The company can also be relied on for ‘next-day’ deliveries, which helps eliminate supply-chain issues and ensures that Brampton’s grocery stores and restaurants are able to operate and feed Brampton residents with the freshest ingredients. In fact, there is a good chance that every resident, at one point, has consumed food handled by MD food transport. During the pandemic, MD maintained its essential service and proudly served the Brampton area by delivering on a daily basis.
My Bollywood Body
My Bollywood Body is a fitness facility with a global following of 5 million on social media. Their mantra is ‘Health is Wealth’ and with a fully equipped 24/7 fitness facility, the gym provides their clients with state-of-the-art equipment. The head trainer has been training clients for over 2 decades and the team has supported clients with disabilities, amputations and those with serious health conditions in their health journey. With a focus on making a difference in people’s lives, they embrace a strict policy of no judgment in order to make everyone comfortable. As one of the best gyms in Peel Region, they received the consumer choice award for 2023 and their success shows on their Google reviews. They have been featured in over 200 publications globally and train many celebrities – in fact, My Bollywood Body brought Kevin Hart to the gym in 2020, which went viral. The gym and team also help within the community with various fundraising and food drive campaigns.
My Bollywood Body
Phoenix Custom Autobody
Since 2002, Phoenix Custom Autobody — an award-winning auto body shop —has been serving customers in the Brampton area. With ten work bays and over 4,200 square feet, their shop features state-of-the-art equipment, a skilled team of experts qualified by years of experience in collision repair, and a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement that meets the evolving repair requirements of today’s cars and light trucks. The company specializes in all areas of auto body repair with a particular emphasis on insurance-direct repairs, repairs prior to lease return, and fleet maintenance. Moreover, the company uses waterborne paints that don’t harm the environment which sets a new bar for caring about the environment in the autobody business. Phoenix Autobody has always provided an exceptional experience when it comes to helping customers at their most vulnerable moments and ensures their customers have a seamless experience. Phoenix Custom Autobody annually supports Cruisin’ for a Cure, a one-day car show to increase awareness and raise funds for prostate cancer, is an annual sponsor of several local youth sports teams, and participates in Co-op Education Programs with local high schools.
Tokyo Smoke Bramalea City Center
Tokyo Smoke has been proudly serving the customers of Brampton since November of 2021. As the first and only dispensary found within the mall, they have enjoyed the opportunity to provide and facilitate the exchange of wisdom so people can make informed purchases; they emphasize connection, transparency and integrity and regularly bring in experts from the industry to help educate customers to help make memorable, enlightening experiences. More than anything, Tokyo Smoke has created an environment within the Bramalea City Center that provides a safe experience for everyone. They have also introduced various event days including a Seniors Day in which they provide insight into various wellness products as well as a Students Day to provide education on how to indulge safely. Most recently, they have implemented First Responder Days because those on the front lines deserve to be recognized for the good they do on a daily basis. Tokyo Smoke creates a culture of warmth to empower conscious, confident cannabis shopping and consumption without stigma, intimidation or pressure. Bridging the gap of uncertainty and stigma around Cannabis, they support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Dynacare proudly supports the healthy lives of the Brampton community, through
• Workplace wellness and occupational safety programs
• Diabetes prevention initiatives in partnership with Diabetes Canada
• Laboratory testing for Brampton residents, healthcare providers and hospitals
• Career opportunities within our laboratory and head office
For more information, please visit dynacare.ca.
Retail Experience
The ‘support local’ slogan brings new and necessary focus to the importance of retail — and the potential prosperity that comes through community re-investment. Brampton’s bustling and expansive range of retail businesses provide an enormous assortment of goods, services and experiences. The businesses in this category are ceaselessly customer-centric and forward-thinking, anticipating the needs and wants of the Brampton community in all facets of life.
Chawla’s
Launched in 2013, Chawla’s restaurant has made a lasting impact on the Indian and Hakka Chinese food scene in Brampton and is a great example of how a new immigrant can succeed in Canada after 10 successful years. Owner and Chef Naam is owner of 3 well-known restaurants which all operate from the same retail plaza. This has contributed to increased business for neighboring businesses, and their presence has enhanced the level of Indian restaurants in Brampton in terms of variety, innovation and exceptional taste. Food innovation is Nam’s hallmark and he has introduced many new dishes to Brampton inlcuding ‘momos’. Moreover, Naam has trained many people in his restaurants over the years — always prioritizing people from the local community and has provided employment to 50 people in Brampton. Chawla’s is also well known in the community for supporting new immigrants and refugees.
