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Gotamago

Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario

Hand-illustrated greeting cards, gift tags, postcards, notebooks and tea towels, designed and printed in Canada.

Toronto, ON CA · gotamago.com

Gotamago is a Toronto illustrated stationery and gift brand founded by artist Lichia Liu, selling hand-drawn greeting cards, prints, notebooks, and paper goods designed and printed at its Toronto studio. Gotamago Inc. is a federal corporation whose individuals-with-significant-control register names only two Canadian directors as controlling shareholders. It sells through its own studio-shop channel, independent Canadian and US retailers, select Sobeys locations, and a Faire wholesale marketplace for US buyers.

Factors

Ownership

100.0 verified

CA 100%

Gotamago Inc. is a federal (CBCA) corporation registered at the Toronto studio address. Corporations Canada's individuals-with-significant-control register lists two Canadians as the sole controlling shareholders since 2017: Li-Chia Liu (more than 50% and up to 75% of shares) and Christopher Guest (25% to 50%), both with Toronto addresses.

Manufacturing

87.0 reported

CA 90% · US 10%

The vendor states its ink-and-watercolour designs are digitally adjusted and printed by a local Toronto print house, and its wholesale page describes a made-in-Canada, Canada/US, non-Chinese-manufactured supply chain. Paper goods (cards, prints, postcards, notebooks), which make up most of the catalogue, are printed in Toronto; the small US share is an estimate covering ancillary items (tea towels, totes, pins) whose specific factory the site does not name.

People

100.0 reported

CA 100%

Gotamago operates from a single by-appointment-only studio at 1231 Woodbine Avenue, East York, Toronto, and every named team member (Liu, Guest, and studio staff) is tied to that address, with no other office or satellite team mentioned.

Inputs

48.0 inferred

CA 60% · US 40%

The vendor says it works only with North American manufacturers and favours recycled materials but does not name a specific paper mill, ink supplier, or the source of non-paper components (enamel pins, tea towels). The Canada/US split is an estimate based on the vendor's stated North American sourcing preference and could not be verified against an actual supplier list or registry.

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