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Name: Coppley
Products: Made to measure suits
Manufactured In: Hamilton, Ontario
Where to buy: Stores everywhere
Website: coppley.com
Canadian Owned: No
Coppley, a fixture in Hamilton for 135 years, is now owned by American firm Individualized Apparel Group. However, the future looks bright in Hamilton as Coppley is investing in building a new factory to house their 300 employees.
Name: Miik Men
Products: Men’s clothing
Manufactured In: Toronto, Ontario
Where to Buy: Online
Website: miikmen.ca
Canadian Owned: Yes
Bamboo, beech trees, flax and fermented corn sugars are the source of most of Miik’s incredibly soft fabrics. Their women’s brand, Miik, is more well-known, but the company applies the same principles with Miik Men – sustainable, ecologically, incredibly soft fabrics and local production.
Name: Encircled
Products: Clothing
Manufactured In: Toronto, Ontario
Where to Buy: Online or their Toronto studio
Website: encircled.ca
Canadian Owned: Yes
Encircled’s clothes are cut and sewn within a 35km radius of their Toronto head office, and 25% of their fabrics are knit in Canada. They hope to increase that to 50% within the next few years as their business grows.
Name: Muttonhead Apparel
Products: Clothing
Manufactured In: Mostly in Canada, some in US
Where to Buy: Online and various retailers
Website: muttonheadstore.
Canadian Owned: Yes
Nice assortment of indoor and outdoor clothing. Their own brand is 100% Canadian. They carry one or two other brands from US sources. They seem quite clear on their website about where each item is made.
Name: Raised by Wolves
Products: Clothing
Manufactured In: Canada and elsewhere
Where to Buy: Online and various retailers
Website: Raisedbywolves.ca
Canadian Owned: Yes?
Raised by Wolves is a Canadian streetwear brand founded by Pete Williams in 2008. Though their website is not a font of information about the brand, the items are clearly marked as to where they were made.
Name: Lipson Shirtmakers
Products: Men’s Shirt – Dress/Sport Shirts & Made to Measure
Manufactured In: Toronto, Ontario
Where to Buy: Better men’s independent stores throughout North America
Website: lipsonshirtmakers.com
Canadian Owned: Yes…?
In 1947, when Ted Lipson couldn’t find shirts that met his standards for his downtown haberdashery, he decided to make his own. The result is Lipson Shirtmakers, where quality rules and details prevail. All made to exacting specifications in the very finest fabrics and trimmings in the world.
Lipson was purchased in 2017 by Luxury Men’s Apparel Group (LMAG), which itself appears to be owned or partially owned by Grano Retail Investments, which is based in Toronto. All in all, this appears to be a Canadian-owned company.
Name: National Athletic Goods
Products: Sportswear
Manufactured In: Canada (potentially Vancouver)
Where to buy: Various stockists
Website: www.nationalathleticgoods.com
Canadian Owned: Unclear (probably)
National Athletic Goods is a clothing producer making sportswear based on vintage American athletic wear of the 30s-60s. They specifically outline that they are made in Canada, although further information is sparse.
Name: Pollen Sweaters
Products: Men’s, women’s and children’s wool sweaters, cardigans, ponchos
Manufactured In: Lund, BC
Where to Buy: Online, company store
Website: pollensweaters.com
Canadian Owned: Yes
Beautiful sweaters made with non-itchy wool, machine washable and dryable.
Name: JM
Products: Undergarments, shirts, sweaters
Manufactured In: Montreal, Quebec
Where to Buy: Online, some stores (the Bay)
Website: jm.ca
Canadian Owned: Yes
JM has been making underwear in Montreal for 35 years. They are clear on their website that their underwear is made in Montreal, but their other items, shirts and sweaters, are not as clear. We’ve reached out to the company for clarification and will add more information as we receive it.
Name: Frank and Oak
Products: Men’s and women’s clothing
Manufactured In: Unclear
Where to buy: Online and retail stores
Website: frankandoak.com
Canadian Owned: Yes
Frank and Oak started as a stylish, online men’s brand, but has expanded to several brick and mortar locations and more recently added women’s clothing.
It is unclear where they manufacture – they talk of domestic and international manufacturing partners but Made in Canada items do not appear to be identified on their website.