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Hatley

Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec

Printed pyjamas, rainwear, swimwear, and outerwear for babies, kids, and women (plus the Little Blue House home and gift line), family-owned in Montreal since 1986.

Montreal, QC CA · www.hatley.com

Hatley is a family-owned Montreal apparel brand founded in 1986 by John and Alice Odland, run since 1999 by their sons Chris, Nick, and Jeremy Odland. Design, head office, and most retail employment are in Quebec, but the printed pyjamas and rainwear it is known for are manufactured mostly overseas, chiefly India.

Factors

Ownership

100.0 reported

CA 100%

Hatley's own site states it has been Canadian-owned since 1986. Retail Insider and the Globe and Mail report the company remains privately held by the three Odland brothers (Chris, Nick, Jeremy), who took it over from founders John and Alice Odland in 1999; Jeremy Odland is CEO. The two federal corporations registered to the family (Investissement Hatley Inc. and Les Produits North Hatley Inc.) both show active status with Quebec registered offices, but neither lists directors online and the operating entity, reported elsewhere as Hatley Little Blue House Inc., appears to be a Quebec provincial corporation; the Registraire des entreprises du Quebec could not be checked directly (bot-walled).

Manufacturing

24.0 inferred

CA 5% · other 95%

Hatley's own pages describe an 'ethical sourcing' commitment but do not name manufacturing countries. The CANADA List records manufacturing as India with a note that it is split between Canada and overseas, and a sample of secondhand Hatley pyjama listings on eBay skews heavily to India, with smaller counts from China, Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, the US, and Canada. Mix estimated from that pattern; a garment-by-garment breakdown was not available.

  • Awareness | Little Blue House US · the vendor's own site “Hatley is forever committed to sourcing responsibly and sustainably; to ensuring safe and fair working conditions for all, throughout our supply chain.”
  • The CANADA List · directory “Manufacturing (Countries): India; Canadian-owned brand from Montreal; design and headquarters in Quebec, manufacturing split between Canada/overseas - check labels”

People

84.5 inferred

CA 85% · EU 5% · US 10%

Head office, design, and Little Blue House's Canadian retail stores are in Montreal. Retail Insider reports Hatley also runs about 8 US stores and 1 UK store against roughly 12-13 Canadian locations, plus a Portsmouth, England warehouse opened in 2014; no employee headcount by country was published, so the split is estimated from that store and warehouse footprint with Montreal weighted as the larger base (design, e-commerce, and distribution).

Inputs

24.0 inferred

CA 5% · other 95%

No page names fabric or material suppliers. Given manufacturing is concentrated in India and other overseas factories, textiles and trims are assumed to be sourced in the same regions as production; the mix mirrors the manufacturing estimate for lack of a separate input disclosure.

  • The CANADA List · directory “Manufacturing (Countries): India; manufacturing split between Canada/overseas - check labels”

Where to buy

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