Wooly Doodle

The vendor's own about page says a new owner, Alisa, took over in late 2023; a 2020 WEtech Alliance profile and a 2021 Women of Influence feature both name the prior founder-owner, Elizabeth Suni, based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, with no mention of outside investors. Corporations Canada returned zero results for the name, consistent with an Ontario provincial registration or sole proprietorship; the Ontario Business Registry could not be checked from this session.

• About Us | Wooly Doodle · the vendor's own site “Late in 2023, a new chapter began for Wooly Doodle as Alisa stepped in as the new owner.”
• Owner of Chatham-Kent based Wooly Doodle Represents Canada at International Shopify Event · press “It was an exiting two days in November for Elizabeth Suni, owner of Chatham-Kent based Wooly Doodle when she was invited to the Shopify headquarters in Ottawa.”
• Search for a Federal Corporation - Corporations Canada · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”

The vendor says every piece is knit, dyed, and handmade in Ontario, and that production moved to a large-scale production house in Toronto in 2018. A 2021 Women of Influence piece corroborates the Ontario knitting and dyeing claim.

• About Us | Wooly Doodle · the vendor's own site “Each piece is meticulously crafted in Ontario using sustainable and eco-friendly fabrics, all exclusively knit and dyed in the same province, minimizing our carbon footprint.”
• About Us | Wooly Doodle · the vendor's own site “In 2018, Wooly Doodle marked a significant milestone by transitioning to a large-scale handmade production house in Toronto.”
• Nine women-owned businesses making the world a better place · press “Since all of their fabrics are exclusively knit and dyed in Ontario, they're not only able to keep a close eye on quality, but also keep things local.”

Single production site in Toronto per the vendor's own about page, with the business founded and historically based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario per the 2020 and 2021 press coverage; no evidence of any operations outside Ontario. The current owner's personal location was not stated on the site.

• About Us | Wooly Doodle · the vendor's own site “In 2018, Wooly Doodle marked a significant milestone by transitioning to a large-scale handmade production house in Toronto.”
• Owner of Chatham-Kent based Wooly Doodle Represents Canada at International Shopify Event · press “It was an exiting two days in November for Elizabeth Suni, owner of Chatham-Kent based Wooly Doodle.”

The vendor describes only the knitting and dyeing of the bamboo fabric as happening in Ontario; it never states where the raw bamboo fibre or yarn originates, and bamboo is not commercially grown or pulped into viscose in Canada, so the fibre almost certainly comes from Asian, largely Chinese, bamboo processors. The split estimates most of the material value in the imported fibre (OTHER) against the Ontario knitting and dyeing value-add (CA); no vendor statement, registry, or press source names the actual supplier.

• Choosing Canadian Made | Wooly Doodle · the vendor's own site “Local production often means a smaller carbon footprint due to reduced transportation distances.”