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Brand profile
Top of the World
Ottawa's longest-running independent skate and snowboard shop, founded in 1993, which closed its Bank Street store in September 2024.
OttawaOrigin
UnisexFocus
Athleisure / SportswearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Top of the World
A skate shop, not a label
Top of the World ran as Ottawa's oldest and largest independent skate and snowboard store from 1993, selling boards, footwear and apparel from a 2,000-square-foot Bank Street space.
The store closed in 2024
Its last day on Bank Street was September 2024, with the owners citing changing retail habits, chain competition and warmer winters cutting snowboard sales.
Limited releases drew the scene
Alongside skateboards, longboards and snowboards, it stocked hard-to-find limited-edition drops and functioned as a gathering point for local skaters.
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Brand facts
Top of the World was Ottawa's oldest and largest independent skate and snowboard shop, trading from 1993 until its final day on Bank Street in September 2024. The 2,000-square-foot store stocked skateboards, longboards, snowboards, footwear and apparel, plus hard-to-find limited-edition releases, and served as a hub for the local skate scene. Owners blamed shifting retail habits, chain-store competition and warmer winters hurting snowboard sales. The topoftheworld.com site remains online, with the shop describing the closure as a transition rather than a definitive end.
- Founded
- 1993
- Origin
- Ottawa, Canada
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Athleisure / Sportswear, Streetwear, Urban prep / Ivy