About Us

Canopy Kids Shop is owned Nyla Obaid.

I'm Nyla- a local east end Toronto mom to three young kids, four chicken and two cats. I come with a background in marketing and a passion for styling.

I started a kids' secondhand shop in early 2020- the Lode Store- focused on offering a selection of well curated items at great prices and with great service (including free deliveries, which felt really important during the pandemic). As the business grew, I thought it was time to run the bricks-and-mortar version of the shop.  Building off of the success of this first iteration, the company name was rebranded from the Lode Store to Canopy Kids, which is more focused with our processes and mission, and we haven't looked back since! 

Our associate is Monica (who be adding her bio in here very soon)

Our goals have always been the same: to run a thoughtful business that matches our own values. We only sell the kinds of products that we would purchase for our own families. In our personal lives, we are learning how to decolonize our thinking and how to be actively anti-racist and anti-oppression-focused. Our small business aims to abide by the same principles - and we are constantly evolving in service to this. Feel free to drop by and say hi anytime or shoot us an email with any questions :) 

-Nyla