I actually tend to buy blades when I'm in the Middle East or India straight from a barber shop, but I've also bought from Gents.com on occasion. Looks like they do ship to Canada.

What blade is best for you depends on your skin and hair type. Feather (Japan) makes insanely sharp premium blades that dull quickly, they are loved by lots of people. Solingen (Germany) and Merkur (Germany) make more conventional blades similar to Gillette. And of course you can also get Gillette, there's nothing wrong with their double-edge blades except I have animosity toward the brand.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Interesting! Really reinforcing my idea that a sampler pack would be best. I'll take a look at gents (thank you for the link!) and then see if I can get anything comparable local.

Much obliged!