Pelican International

Pelican Intl Inc., headquartered in Laval, acquired the assets of the bankrupt Pelican International Inc. and Confluence Outdoor Inc. in May 2025 through a CCAA and Chapter 15 sale process. The buyer group is led by former Pelican CEO Danick Lavoie and backed by Quebec investors Vincent Chiara of Mach, Marc Varadi of Rimap Hospitality, Luc Sabbatini of Ganesh Capital, and Charles Malo. Corporations Canada shows no federal registration for Pelican Intl Inc. or Pelican International, consistent with a Quebec provincial corporation, and the Registraire des entreprises du Quebec could not be checked directly.

• Pelican Intl Inc. Acquires Assets Of Pelican International Inc. And Confluence Outdoor Inc. · press “Pelican Intl Inc., headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Canada... a diverse investor group”
• Terms & Conditions | Confluence Outdoor · the vendor's own site “ConfluenceOutdoor.com is operated by Pelican Intl Inc.”
• Confluence Outdoor - Wikipedia · press “On May 12, 2025, it was one of the assets acquired by a group of investors who expressed interest after its parent company filed for bankruptcy in the USA and Canada.”
• Corporations Canada - Federal Corporation Search · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”
• Canoes/Kayaks | Made in CA · directory “Not Canadian-owned (owned by Platinum)”

The company's own history page dates a Laval head office and manufacturing site to 2001 and a second plant in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield to 2016; the careers page still lists both Quebec sites as active facilities. A Greenville, South Carolina plant joined the group when Pelican acquired Confluence Outdoor's Wilderness Systems, Dagger, Perception, Boardworks and Advanced Elements lines in 2019 and is weighted lower here because this card covers the Pelican brand.

• Our History | Confluence Outdoor · the vendor's own site “2001: Head office established at 1000 Place Paul-Kane in Laval, Quebec, Canada, including manufacturing. 2016: New factory built in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada.”
• Careers | Confluence Outdoor · the vendor's own site “Greenville, South Carolina; Laval, Quebec; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec”
• Pelican Intl Inc. Acquires Assets Of Pelican International Inc. And Confluence Outdoor Inc. · press “manufacturing facilities in Laval, Quebec; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec; and Greenville, South Carolina”

Leadership (CEO Danick Lavoie and the Quebec investor group) sits at the Laval head office, and the careers page lists open roles at both Quebec plants alongside a Greenville, South Carolina office serving the Confluence brands. Headcount is estimated to follow the manufacturing split, with most staff in Canada and a minority at the US site.

• Careers | Confluence Outdoor · the vendor's own site “Greenville, South Carolina; Laval, Quebec; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec”
• Pelican Intl Inc. Acquires Assets Of Pelican International Inc. And Confluence Outdoor Inc. · press “Danick Lavoie, former Pelican President and CEO”

No vendor statement on material sourcing was found. The estimate follows the manufacturing footprint, rotomolded polyethylene at the Quebec and South Carolina plants, with an allowance for imported hardware, rigging and electronics used in accessories and trolling-motor lines.