Established in 1950, Monarch Basics continues to be a locally-owned and operated company, servicing customers throughout Southwestern Ontario. Monarch Basics is focused on empowering our employees, meeting our clients’ needs, supplying superior products and providing industry-leading customer service. Our highly trained and experienced customer service team provides the quality of service our customers deserve. We are known for our no red-tape policy and for exceeding clients’ expectations, which results in the professional needs of our diverse clientele always being met.

Monarch Basics is unique in that we have local roots here in Southwestern Ontario but also have affiliations with other Basics members throughout Canada. We are able to provide personal service while also maintaining national buying power as a member of Basics Office Products, one of Canada’s largest office products buying groups, with collective sales in excess of $750 million. This assures our customers receive the best products at the lowest pricing.

Monarch Basics has been servicing educational and publicly-funded organizations for over 65 years. This includes school boards, post-secondary educational institutions, municipalities and even pre-school programs.