Degrees NorthDressing for a Canadian winter

Winter clothing

How to choose

The decisions that actually change what you end up with.

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Garden table and four chairs buried under thick snow beside a snow-covered hedge — Outdoor furniture left out through a heavy snowfall; the photograph shows a garden, not winter wear.Photo: Spinarak · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Small child in a navy padded coat with fleece cuffs and red boots standing in snow

How to choose

Choosing a winter coat by wind chill, not by the thermometer

Environment and Climate Change Canada's wind chill index tells you how long exposed skin lasts. Match the coat to that number and your longest wait outdoors.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 10 min

Photo: Shixart1985 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons