{"id":2142,"date":"2023-10-12T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/?page_id=2142"},"modified":"2025-12-27T17:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T22:24:31","slug":"masks-respirators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/resources\/masks-respirators\/","title":{"rendered":"Masks \/ respirators"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"page-content-nav\" aria-labelledby=\"content-header\" id=\"toc\">\n<header id=\"content-header\">Page contents<\/header>\n<div>\n<ul id=\"markdown-toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#canada\">Masks \/ respirators made in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#international\">Respirators made in Europe and Asia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#stores-and-organizations\">Stores and organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"canada\">Masks \/ respirators made in Canada<\/h2>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/collections\/other-items-from-canada-strong\" lang=\"en\" rel=\"noopener\">Mask sample kits<\/a> are available from Canada Strong<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/\"><abbr title=\"Evidence-Based Social Enterprises Canada\">EBSECan<\/abbr> store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 Vitacore respirators and masks are made in British Columbia. For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.ca\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/can99-9500\" lang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore CAN99 9500 N95\/FFP3 respirators<\/a>, available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/\"><abbr title=\"Evidence-Based Social Enterprises Canada\">EBSECan<\/abbr> store<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/\">Canada Strong<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londondrugs.com\/\">London Drugs<\/a>. If you live in the United States, you can buy them from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.com\/\">Vitacore\u2019s U.S. store<\/a>. Outside of North America: <a target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/thefacemaskstore.co.uk\/face-masks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Face Mask Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 Some 3M Aura 1870+ N95 respirators are made in Brockville, Ontario (they are manufactured in Canada and the United States). They\u2019re available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppe-supply.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PPE Supply Canada<\/a>. Pro tip: if you\u2019re a member of a mask bloc and your group needs a lot of masks, check out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcsurplus.ca\/mn-eng.cfm\" rel=\"noopener\">GCSurplus site<\/a> or the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore<\/a> site; cases containing 440 masks are available.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 Some 3M Aura 9205+ N95 respirators are made in Brockville, Ontario (they are manufactured in Canada, Singapore and the United States). Cases of 440 masks are available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tenaquip.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TENAQUIP<\/a>. Note: the smaller boxes are not made in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 BreatheTeq KN95 masks, available from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada Strong<\/a> site. There is a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breatheteq.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. site for BreatheTeq masks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 The <a href=\"https:\/\/prescientx.com\/products\/breathe-reusable-mask-single?variant=40536755011637\" target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" rel=\"noopener\">Prescient<sup>x<\/sup> [breathe]\u2122 Reusable Mask<\/a> is available from the company\u2019s online store and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/\"><abbr title=\"Evidence-Based Social Enterprises Canada\">EBSECan<\/abbr> store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/products\/eclipse-arc-n95-equivalent-masks?variant=45110733603092\">Eclipse ARC N95-equivalent masks<\/a>, available from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/\"><abbr title=\"Evidence-Based Social Enterprises Canada\">EBSECan<\/abbr> store<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/donatemask.ca\/request\/\">Donate a Mask<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/products\/medicom-safemask-architect-pro\">Medicom SafeMask Architect Pro respirators<\/a>, available from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.evidencebased.ca\/\"><abbr title=\"Evidence-Based Social Enterprises Canada\">EBSECan<\/abbr> store<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/products.redcross.ca\/\">Canadian Red Cross<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcsurplus.ca\/mn-eng.cfm\" rel=\"noopener\">GCSurplus site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf41 Would you like to recycle your masks and gloves? You can get recycling bins from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/products\/face-mask-recycling-bin\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada Strong<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vitacore.com\/ppe-recycling-program\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Avoid buying masks from Amazon. The corporation is known for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/amazon-union-boycott-1.7454649\">its problematic labour practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"international\">Respirators made in Europe and Asia<\/h2>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Flag of the European Union\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/span> Dr\u00e4ger X-plore 1950 respirators are made in Sweden. You can buy a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/products\/drager-x-plore-1950-niosh-n95-2-piece-sample-kit-made-in-sweden\">two-piece sample kit from Canada Strong<\/a>. The sample kit includes the Dr\u00e4ger 1950 NIOSH N95 in two sizes: small, and medium-large.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Flag of the European Union\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/span> Dr\u00e4ger X-plore 1750 respirators are made in Germany. You can buy the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/products\/draeger-niosh-n95-respirator-mask-made-in-usa\">Dr\u00e4ger X-plore 1750 respirators on the Canada Strong site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Flag of China\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3<\/span> <a target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/tridentsafety.com.au\/respirators\/p2-level-3-surgical-respirator\/\">Trident P2 respirators<\/a> are available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thefacemaskstore.co.uk\/face-masks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Face Mask Store<\/a> (based in the UK).<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Flag of the United Kingdom\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/span> The 3M Aura 9330+ unvalved FFP3 respirators, 3M Aura 1863+ unvalved FFP3 respirators, and Alpha Solway HX3 FFP3 respirators are made in the UK; they\u2019re available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thefacemaskstore.co.uk\/face-masks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Face Mask Store<\/a> (in the UK).<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Flag of Taiwan\">\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc<\/span> <a target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/thefacemaskstore.co.uk\/product\/champak-pc520m-medium-niosh-n95-mask\/\">Champak PC520M Medium N95 respirators<\/a> are available from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thefacemaskstore.co.uk\/face-masks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Face Mask Store<\/a> (based in the UK). These respirators are suitable for teens and adults with small faces. The masks have head straps, and they\u2019re made in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Masks4All\/wiki\/index\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Masks4All Wiki<\/a> includes a list of mask suppliers around the world.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[International]<\/span>&nbsp;The <a target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/covidactionmap.org\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID Action Map<\/a> is a community-generated mapping project. Visit the site to find a mask bloc near you. Mask blocs provide free respirators to communities.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[International]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/maskbloc.org\" rel=\"noopener\">MaskBloc.org<\/a> lists active mask blocs around the world. Mask blocs provide masks, rapid tests and other equipment to their communities for free.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[International]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Masks4All\/wiki\/index\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Masks4All Wiki<\/a> &mdash; This wiki includes a list of mask suppliers in Canada, the United States and many other countries.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/strong-center-developmental-disabilities\/resources\/masks-toolkit.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Rochester Medical Center: Masks Toolkit<\/a> &mdash; A toolkit with tips for helping kids wear masks. Note: the toolkit was updated in 2020. There are better options for respirators now, such as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flomask.com\/collections\/flo-mask-bundle-mask-12-filters\" lang=\"en\" rel=\"noopener\">Flo Mask for kids<\/a> and Vitacore respirators.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"stores-and-organizations\">Stores and organizations<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[Canada]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/donatemask.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate A Mask<\/a> is a volunteer-run charity that ships free N95 equivalent respirator masks to anyone in Canada who requests them. The charity aims to support those who are vulnerable and those who are unable to afford or access high-quality masks.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[Canada]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada Strong Masks<\/a> &mdash; The online store offers an excellent selection of N95 and FFP3 respirators, including the Vitacore CAN99 9500, 3M&nbsp;Aura&nbsp;1870+, 3M&nbsp;Aura&nbsp;9205+, 3M&nbsp;Aura&nbsp;9210+, 3M&nbsp;VFlex&nbsp;1804, 3M&nbsp;VFlex&nbsp;1804S, 3M&nbsp;1860, 3M&nbsp;1860S, 3M&nbsp;VFlex&nbsp;9105, 3M&nbsp;VFlex&nbsp;9105S, Dr\u00e4ger&nbsp;X-plore&nbsp;1750 and Dr\u00e4ger&nbsp;X-plore&nbsp;1950. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/collections\/other-items-from-canada-strong\" lang=\"en\" rel=\"noopener\">Mask sample kits<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/products\/face-mask-recycling-bin\" lang=\"en\" rel=\"noopener\">recycling bins<\/a> are available.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[Canada]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppe-supply.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PPE Supply Canada<\/a> &mdash; The 3M&nbsp;Aura&nbsp;1870+ and the 3M&nbsp;1860 are excellent options. They\u2019re N95 respirators, and they have headstraps for a tight fit. This online store also sells the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppe-supply.com\/products\/flowflex-covid-19-antigen-rapid-test\" rel=\"noopener\">Flowflex rapid tests<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppe-supply.com\/products\/artron-rapid-response-covid-19-antigen-test-kit\" rel=\"noopener\">Artron rapid tests<\/a> are made in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[Canada]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prescientx.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Prescient<sup>x<\/sup><\/a> &mdash; The <a href=\"https:\/\/prescientx.com\/products\/breathe-reusable-mask-single?variant=40536755011637\" target=\"_blank\" lang=\"en\" rel=\"noopener\">[breathe]\u2122 Reusable Mask<\/a> is available from the online store. Each mask kit comes with five filters, a head band and ear loops. The masks are made in Canada. The masks can not be shipped to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[Canada]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore<\/a> &mdash; The <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.ca\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/can99-9500\" lang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore CAN99 9500 respirator<\/a> has headstraps for a tight fit, and it\u2019s an N95 and an FFP3 (>99%&nbsp;filtration). Vitacore respirators are made in British Columbia. You can also buy mask recycling bins and other <abbr title=\"personal protective equipment\">PPE<\/abbr> from the online store.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[European Union]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maskwholesale.eu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">maskwholesale.eu<\/a> &mdash; This shop is based in Germany, but it can ship respirators and rapid tests to international addresses. There is a good selection of respirators and tests (including some FFP3 respirators, PlusLife tests, and the Flowflex rapid tests).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[Oceania]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/co2radical.com.au\/\" rel=\"noopener\">CO\u2082 Radical<\/a> &mdash; This shop is based in Australia. It can ship respirators to Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere in Oceania. Available respirators include: the Trident P2 respirators (available in a range of sizes), Vitacore CAN99 black respirators with head bands, and the 3M Aura 1870+ N95 respirators. Sample kits are available.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[United Kingdom]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thefacemaskstore.co.uk\/face-masks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Face Mask Store<\/a> &mdash; This shop is based in the UK, but it can ship respirators to international addresses. Some FFP3 respirators are available; for example: Vitacore CAN99 9500 N95\/FFP3 respirators, 3M Aura 9330+ FFP3 respirators, 3M Aura 1863+ FFP3 respirators, and Alpha Solway FFP3 respirators.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[United States]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breatheteq.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BreatheTeq<\/a> &mdash; The BreatheTeq KN95 masks are manufactured in Canada. This site is for customers in the United States; if you live in Canada, you may order the masks from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/canadastrong.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada Strong<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[United States]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flomask.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Flo Mask<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[United States]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectn95.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Project N95<\/a> &mdash; Unfortunately the Project N95 non-profit shop has closed. The website now includes a list of masks, with links to online stores. The links are current as of January&nbsp;31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[United States]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readimask.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ReadiMask<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"colour-dark-green fw-bold\">[United States]<\/span>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.vitacore.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitacore \u2014 USA store<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page contents Masks \/ respirators made in Canada Respirators made in Europe and Asia Resources Stores and organizations Masks \/ respirators made in Canada \ud83c\udf41&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/resources\/masks-respirators\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Masks \/ respirators<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3506,"parent":313,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2142","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2142"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9573,"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142\/revisions\/9573"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}