18 Waits (Hopper Hunter)

The vendor names Daniel Torjman as founder and creative director and press describes him as the owner of a business he has run since about 2008; the Well Made in Canada directory lists it as 100 percent Canadian owned. Corporations Canada returned no federal corporation for 18 Waits or Hopper Hunter, so it is presumably an Ontario entity, and the Ontario Business Registry was not checked; no acquisition or outside investor was found.

• About Us I 18 Waits I Men's Clothing Made in Canada · the vendor's own site “Founder and Creative Director”
• Canadian Designer Profile: Daniel Torjman, Founder of 18 Waits - STYLE Canada · press “I am the founder and creative director of 18 Waits – a Toronto-based menswear and children's wear brand”
• 18 Waits - Well Made in Canada · directory “990 Queen Street West Toronto Ontario”

The Hopper Hunter page and its product pages say the shirts are quality crafted in Canada, and the factories page says production is 100 percent in Canada within 34 km of the Queen West flagship. The older about page still describes products made by artisans and manufacturers in Canada and the United States, so a small US share is kept as an estimate for that inconsistency; no factory is named.

• Hopper Hunter Kids | Kids Clothing | 18 Waits · the vendor's own site “quality crafted in Canada with fine attention to detail and a focus on the spirit of childhood”
• Our Factories | Quality Crafted in Canada – 18 Waits · the vendor's own site “All within 34 KM from our flagship store at 990 Queen Street West.”
• About Us I 18 Waits I Men's Clothing Made in Canada · the vendor's own site “made by artisans and manufacturers in Canada and the United States”

A single-site business run from the Toronto flagship at 990 Queen Street West, with a 647 phone number and terms governed by Ontario law. No headcount is published and no office outside Toronto was found.

• Terms & Conditions | Spring Summer Fashion | 18 Waits · the vendor's own site “This website is governed by the laws and the courts of the province of Ontario and the nation of Canada.”
• 18 Waits - blogTO - Toronto · press “They manufacture and tailor clothes right in Toronto”

Hopper Hunter shirts are 100 percent cotton and the vendor gives no fabric origin; blogTO reports 18 Waits sources fabrics from Toronto, Los Angeles, Japan and Portugal. The split across those four is an estimate with no published weighting, and the store runs on Shopify, a Canadian platform.

• 18 Waits - blogTO - Toronto · press “sourcing not only from Toronto but also LA, Japan, and Portugal”
• Long Sleeve Shirt | Midnight Roses · the vendor's own site “Custom designed, these shirts are quality crafted in Canada.”