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Footwear

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  1. 90.3 Mellow Walk Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto maker of handcrafted CSA and ASTM certified safety shoes, founded in 1993 by the Violi family and folded into the Oliberte group of brands in 2022, made at its own Toronto factory and sold direct and through independent Canadian safety footwear dealers.
  2. 89.7 Laurentian Chief Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Quebec City manufacturer of handmade moccasins, mukluks, and boots since 1945 under the Eugène Cloutier company, sold direct online and through Amazon.ca and independent Canadian retailers.
  3. 89.3 Last Shoes Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto, Ontario studio where founder Adam Finn handcrafts bespoke and made-to-order footwear and offers shoe repair, using North American leather, sold direct through the studio.
  4. 87.9 Boulet Boots Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Saint-Tite, Quebec maker of handcrafted western boots since 1933, family-owned across four generations, made with Goodyear welt construction at its own factory using leather from American and European tanneries, sold direct and through western wear retailers.
  5. 87.6 Canada West Boots Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba maker of work, western, and outdoor boots hand crafted at its own factory since 1978, sold through its factory outlet, Canadian western retailers, and Amazon.ca.
  6. 86.2 Dayton Boots Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Vancouver bootmaker hand-crafting boots in its East Vancouver factory since 1946, now operated by Wohlford & Company Inc. after a 2023 change of ownership, sold direct online.
  7. 85.8 Alberta Boot Company Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta Calgary maker of handcrafted western and work boots, founded in 1978 by the Gerwing family and owned since 2021 by a group of local Calgary investors, made at its own Calgary factory and sold direct online and from its Alberta stores.
  8. 85.2 Viberg Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia family bootmaker since 1931 that makes its boots in its own factory and sells direct online and through stockists in Canada, the United States, and internationally.
  9. 79.2 Royer Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec Sherbrooke, Quebec maker of work and safety boots since 1934, running three Quebec factories that make or assemble about half its catalogue domestically, the rest designed in Canada but manufactured by overseas partners, sold direct online.
  10. 78.6 La Canadienne Canadian-owned · made in Europe · based in Quebec Montreal footwear brand founded in 1987, selling waterproof-treated leather shoes and boots direct online, through four Canadian stores, and through Saks, Zappos, and Altitude Sports, with most current styles manufactured in Italy and Spain.
  11. 77.5 Hoyden Shoes Canadian-owned · made in Europe · based in Quebec Montreal footwear brand founded in 2018 by Melinda B., designing androgynous women's shoes that are handcrafted in Spain from Spanish leather, sold direct online only.
  12. 76.2 Santana Canada Canadian-owned · made in Europe · based in Quebec Sherbrooke, Quebec winter boot brand since 1973, boots designed in Canada and made mostly in Italy and Portugal with one sampled style from China, sold direct online only.
  13. 74.8 Kamik Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal-area boot maker founded in 1898, manufacturing most footwear at its own Quebec factory with the rest made in the US, Europe, and Asia, sold direct and through Canadian retailers.
  14. 71.6 Pajar Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec Montreal family footwear brand founded in 1963 by the Golbert family, handmaking its heritage boots at its Montreal factory and a Tuscan workshop while most of its range is made in Portugal, Turkey, and China, sold direct and through Canadian retailers.

Middle shelf

  1. 69.2 Baffin Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Stoney Creek, Ontario cold-weather and safety boot maker founded in 1979, about 30 percent of its footwear made at its own Ontario factory and the rest manufactured in Asia, sold by Canada Goose to L.P. Royer, a private Quebec footwear manufacturer, in August 2026.
  2. 64.0 Vessi Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia maker of waterproof knit sneakers founded in 2017 by three local entrepreneurs after a Kickstarter campaign, designed in Vancouver and manufactured at contract factories in Taiwan, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam, sold direct online and through Canadian and US shoe retailers.
  3. 62.9 Native Shoes Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Vancouver, BC brand of lightweight EVA footwear designed in Canada and made at contract factories in China and Vietnam, sold direct online and through retailers including Sport Chek, Little Burgundy, and Amazon.ca.
  4. 54.0 John Fluevog Shoes Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Vancouver, BC shoe and boot brand founded in 1970 by John Fluevog, still privately held and designed in Vancouver, with production at contract factories in Portugal, Peru, China, Vietnam, Brazil, and Mexico. Sold direct online and from Fluevog's own stores in Canada, the US, Europe, and Australia.

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  1. 34.2 Manitobah Mukluks US-controlled US-owned · made overseas · based in Manitoba Winnipeg footwear brand founded in 1997 by Métis entrepreneur Sean McCormick, majority-controlled since a 2021 investment by Endeavour Capital, a Portland, Oregon private equity firm. Mukluks and moccasins are made mainly at a partner factory in Vietnam, alongside a small Indigenous Market line handcrafted in Canada and the US, sold direct and through Canadian retailers. Endeavour Capital, a US private equity firm, has held two of three board seats since investing in 2021, the company's only disclosed point of control.