The Canadian Mascots collection takes the animals most associated with Canada and draws them the way a sports franchise would draw its team logo: mid-action, teeth bared or wings spread, rendered in bold line work. The 20-item collection covers beavers, moose, bears, whales, and birds, each priced at $29.99 on a graphic tee.
The Background Story
Canada's national symbols run deeper than the maple leaf. The beaver, the moose, the polar bear, and the loon all carry their own place in Canadian identity, appearing on everything from the nickel to provincial flags to hockey jerseys. Made of Maple built Canadian Mascots to give each of these animals its own moment, treating them the way a university or professional sports team treats its mascot rather than the way a nature documentary treats wildlife.
The collection fits Made of Maple's broader purpose of spreading national pride through clothing. Where the I Heart Series covers geography and Fiercely Canadian covers political statements, Canadian Mascots covers the country's animal symbols directly, giving shoppers who connect with Canadian wildlife specifically a collection built for them. As with every collection on the site, 10% of gross proceeds go to Wounded Warriors Canada, and 100% of net proceeds stay inside Canada.
The Design Style
Every design in Canadian Mascots uses an athletic mascot illustration style: heavy outlines, dynamic poses, and expressions built for intensity rather than realism. A wolverine snarls. A bison charges. A polar bear stands ready for a fight. This is the same visual language found on collegiate athletics logos and professional sports crests, applied here to Canadian wildlife instead of team names. The style gives the collection a consistent, aggressive energy across very different animals, from a snowy owl to a walrus.
Several animals appear more than once with different poses or details. The moose, beaver, polar bear, and killer whale each get multiple versions, letting shoppers pick the specific illustration style they connect with most.
The Full Lineup
Canadian Mascots covers land, water, and air:
Land mammals: Wicked Wolverine, Wild Cougar, Mighty Muskox, Charging Elk, Thunder Bison, Arctic Fox, Brave Bear, Punishing Polar Bear, Cunning Caribou, Biting Beaver, Brave Beaver.
Water and coastal species: King Killer Whale, Tidal Seal, Walloping Walrus, Beefy Beluga, Coastal Puffin.
Birds: Soaring Snowy Owl, Proud Loon, Gnarly Geese.
Every design sells at $29.99, keeping the whole collection at one consistent price point regardless of which animal or illustration a shopper chooses.
Who Canadian Mascots Is For
This collection suits shoppers who want their Canadian pride tee to center on wildlife rather than text, geography, or politics. It works well for outdoor enthusiasts, hunters, anglers, and campers who identify with a specific animal, and for hockey or lacrosse fans used to wearing mascot-style graphics on game days. Parents shopping for kids often gravitate toward this collection too, since an illustrated moose or beaver reads as approachable in a way that a slogan tee does not.
The repeated animals, particularly the beaver and polar bear variants, give returning shoppers room to build a small collection around one favorite species rather than picking a single design and moving on.
A Different Angle on Canadian Pride
Canadian Mascots proves that national pride apparel does not need text at all. A well-drawn muskox or killer whale communicates Canadian identity on its own, without a slogan, a province name, or a flag. That approach sets the collection apart from the rest of the Made of Maple catalog while still supporting the same underlying mission: 10% of gross proceeds to Wounded Warriors Canada, and every dollar of net proceeds kept working inside the Canadian economy.
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