On 2015-02-24 12:17, William Witteman wrote:
I have been asked to make a small electronic device. I have instructions, but the supplies are sourced from US or UK companies, which of course incur heavy shipping and exchange-rate taxes.
Does anyone have a source for electronics gear in Canada
There used to be about 6 parts stores in the Victoria Park and Steeles area years ago but several of them have closed shop. Sayal may still be there, and Future (or was it Active?) Electronics. I always forget which is whichof Future and Active. I think Future supports the commercial buyers while Active is more for the consumer/hobbyist. The URL for Future is http://www.futureelectronics.com/ Electrosonic (http://www.e-sonic.com/) used to be there but they closed shop. I had heard they moved operations to the US but that might have changed again since then. If you are looking for prototype quantities there is always eBay. You can do a search for Canadian sellers of parts. Other options would be Arrow Electronics (http://www.arrow.com/), and AVNET (http://www.avnet.com/). If you did want to check places in the states you have Mouser, DigiKey, and Futurelec.