Tires BRIDGESTONE or BFGoodrich

When I was buying my tires, I did a ton of research and narrowed it down to Bridgestone Blizzak and Michelin X-Ice. I ended up getting the blizzaks and they're really awesome, so quiet and extremely effective. I wasn't just looking for a snow tire, but also one that performed well on slush (because Toronto ????). You'd be good on either of these tires.

I have run both blizzaks and ice I have found the Ice last longer and seem to run quieter they are worth the cost

Couldn't agree more, just swapped to my Blizzaks for the winter, just another thing to not worry about. Got early snow/slush over the weekend, and it drives just fine in that slop. And when the snow gets deep (rarely), no problem:

Some plain steelies and a set of Blizzaks are your friend.

I had the Bridgestone 970ASes. They have incredible consistency which is the huge plus over a straight summer needing warmup before it really sticks. Wet grip is almost the same as dry. They were the best tires I had on my caravan and golf, you can get by a winter with them if you don't have a second set of wheels.

I love the BFG Comp2 A/S Plus. Amazing in the rain and good in snow for a non winter tire, strong sidewalls without feeling uncomfortable, and tons of grip in the dry. As an only tire its been my favorite

I have 15s on my Jetta and run Bridgestone Blizzak WS-90s on it.

I like Hankook, General, and BFGoodrich.

Personally I would get the KM3's myself. My current KO2's are good but did get stuck in mud several times.

I was unfortunate to receive my GTI with a set of the RE97AS's. Rough surfaces are the worst - makes everything in the car rattle or vibrate. Dry grip is quite poor (as others have mentioned), bad breakaway even at low throttle inputs. At cruising speeds on newer highways (rubberized asphalt) everything seems fine.