Best Baby Registry in Canada: Which One to Use When You Shop at Walmart.ca, Amazon.ca and Costco

The best baby registry in Canada is one that accepts gifts from any Canadian store, shows prices in Canadian dollars and needs no app or account for guests. Diaper Reveal's free registry does this: paste a product link from Walmart.ca, Amazon.ca, Costco.ca, Canadian Tire, Well.ca or Indigo, and guests claim an item so nothing is bought twice.

The usual problem is that each store's own registry only holds that store's products. If you want a stroller from one shop, a crib from another and diapers from a third, you end up sharing three lists. A single registry that takes links from any shop keeps it to one link on the invitation.

Single-store registry or one registry for any store?

Diaper Reveal next to the registries Canadians usually compare

Rules and fees change, so treat the other columns as things to confirm on each provider's own help page before you commit. Our column is how Diaper Reveal works today.

What to check before you pick a registry in Canada

• Does it deliver to Canada? Some US registries have shop catalogues that do not ship to Canada. Babylist's help centre says its Shop items do not ship to Canada, so check the current rules before you build a list there.
• Can you add items from a Canadian shop? Look for "add any product by link", not just a fixed catalogue.
• Is your address private? On Diaper Reveal the delivery address is not on the public page; only a guest who leaves their email sees it and can copy it at checkout.
• Do guests need an app or an account? The fewer steps, the more gifts get claimed.
• Does it work in French? Diaper Reveal's registry is also available in French, which helps for Quebec families.
• Is there a cash fund? Diaper Reveal has none. It lists physical gifts bought in Canada and delivered to you. If you want a cash fund, you need a different tool.

Set one up in 5 steps

1. 1Open the Canada baby registry and start a free list.
2. 2Paste product links from the Canadian shops you like (Walmart.ca, Canadian Tire, Costco.ca, Well.ca, Indigo or Amazon.ca).
3. 3Add a few small items and a few big ones so guests at every budget can pick something.
4. 4Share the link with the baby shower invitation, three to four weeks ahead.
5. 5Check which items have been claimed before the shower and thank guests by name.

Comparing with Babylist? See Babylist alternative that works in the UK, Canada and Australia and the table of free registries that take any store with no app.

For what to put on the list, see the Canadian baby registry checklist by month or the longer baby registry checklist. If your list mixes several shops, read how to build a baby registry from multiple stores. If family lives outside Canada, the guide for family abroad shows how to keep gifts local. On asking for cash, timing and who to invite, see baby registry etiquette in Canada.

Can family in the US or UK buy from my Canadian baby registry?

Yes, they can open the list and claim an item from anywhere, because the registry is a link and needs no account or app. What varies is the shop: each store sets its own shipping rules, so a relative abroad should check that the shop delivers to a Canadian address, or pick an item from a shop that does. Your delivery address is not on the public page; a guest who leaves their email sees it and can copy it at checkout.

Family overseas? Here is how to run a free gender reveal from Canada for grandparents in India, the Philippines or the UK, and send them the registry afterwards.