Business Directory

Local businesses, ready to welcome you.

A small, hand-curated list of Northern Ontario businesses that genuinely welcome newcomers — and the local services that help newcomer-owned businesses get started. Are you a business owner who'd like to be here? Submit your listing — basic listings are free.

• Hickory Dickory Decks — Thunder Bay

  Founding listing

  Decks built for Northern Ontario winters.

  Trades — decks & outdoor structures · Thunder Bay — serving Thunder Bay & area

  Custom decks, composite and PVC decking, hot tub and pool decks, pavilions, gazebos, railings, privacy screens, sunrooms, and patio roofs — engineered for Thunder Bay's snow, moisture, and freeze-thaw cycles. Local franchise of Canada's largest deck-builder network (since 1987). Owned and run by Prit Shah and Jaimin Sojitra.

  Visit site →   ·  (807) 235-6032   ·  pshah@decks.ca

  Newcomer-friendly Diaspora-owned Northern Ontario owned Since 1987

• Angelo's Pizza & Sub

  Hodder Ave neighbourhood pizza and subs.

  Food & drink — pizza & subs · Thunder Bay — serving Thunder Bay

  Family pizza and submarine sandwich shop on Thunder Bay's east side. Take-out and delivery. A neighbourhood spot, not a chain.

  Visit site →   ·  (807) 768-8888

  Newcomer-friendly Northern Ontario owned

• DVGVoIP

  Founding listing

  Rooted in the North. Built for business.

  Business technology · Thunder Bay — serving Northern Ontario

  Business phone systems and unified communications for small and mid-sized businesses across Northern Ontario. Cloud-based 3CX, hosted PBX, number portability, video meetings, and customer-experience tools — sized for newcomer-owned shops, clinics, and offices, not enterprise.

  Visit site →   ·  (807) 700-7111   ·  solutions@dvgvoip.com

  Newcomer-friendly Northern Ontario owned Since 2018