If you're still looking to grab a few presents why not choosing something that will come with a side of good karma
High style indeed: A portion of sales of Red Canoe’s RCAF kit bag is funnelled to the Air Force Association of Canada, an advocacy group that helps unite veterans. $149.99 at Chapters and Indigo stores across Canada.Handout
Talk about a step in the right direction: Every time a pair of TOMS shoes (including these Black Aztec Canvas Men’s Desert Boots and Silver Houndstooth Women’s Classics) is bought, a child in need also gets a pair. From $65 a pair.Handout
Until Dec. 31, National Bank branches will be dispensing chocolate as well as cash, selling specially designed boxes of fair-trade Theobroma bars in three delicious flavours. Even sweeter, all profits raised support breakfast programs for schoolkids across the country. $5 a tin at National Bank branches nationwide.Deborah Baic / The Globe and Mail
Lend a hand (or wrist) to Haitian earthquake survivors with a funky Roots Help Haiti bracelet – all of the proceeds go to Canadian Red Cross efforts there. $5 at Roots stores nationwide.Handout
Aid in the battle against pediatric AIDS by purchasing a pair of Fidelity’s Dedicated Denim jeans; 100 per cent of the proceeds go to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. $205 at stores across Canada (visit www.fidelitydenim.com for retailers).Handout
Giving the gift of an Hour Vision Blue watch by OMEGA, which is committing at least $1-million (U.S.) from its sale to ORBIS International’s blindness-fighting Flying Eye Hospital, is time and money well spent. $7,300 at the OMEGA boutique in Vancouver or through www.omegawatches.com.Handout