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Yoga Jeans

Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec

Stretch denim brand founded by brothers Eric and Jacob Wazana, sewn start to finish at the brand's own Beauce Jeans factory in Saint-Come-Liniere, Quebec.

Montreal, QC CA · yogajeans.ca

Yoga Jeans is a Montreal-founded stretch denim brand, family owned and controlled by the Wazana brothers, that has sewn its jeans start to finish at its own Beauce, Quebec factory since 2011. The vendor's own site names the operating legal entity as Wazana Clothing Inc, which Corporations Canada confirms is wholly held by two Canadian individuals.

Factors

Ownership

100.0 verified

CA 100%

Corporations Canada's federal registry (corp 358533-6, Les Vetements Wazana Inc / Wazana Clothing Inc, CBCA, registered office Montreal QC) lists the individuals with significant control as Yacov Wazana and Eric Wazana, both resident in the Cote-Saint-Luc/Montreal area, each holding 25-50% of shares jointly since 1999 and 2016 respectively. No other owner is on record, so ownership is wholly Canadian and family controlled. Could not check the Quebec provincial registry (REQ) directly, as it is bot-walled; the federal filing covers the operating entity so this does not weaken the finding.

  • Federal corporation information - 358533-6 · registry record “Corporate name: LES VETEMENTS WAZANA INC. WAZANA CLOTHING INC. ... Yacov Wazana ... Type of interest or control: Owns, controls or directs 25% or more of shares ... ERIC WAZANA ... At least 25% and up to 50% of the shares”
  • Privacy Policy - Yoga Jeans · the vendor's own site “contact us at Wazana Clothing Inc, 150 Rue Graveline, Saint-Laurent QC H4T 1R7, Canada.”

Manufacturing

88.0 reported

CA 85% · other 15%

The vendor says it purchased and operates a 52,000 sq ft factory, Beauce Jeans, in Saint-Come-Liniere, Quebec since 2011, and madeinca.ca corroborates jeans are made entirely in-house there. The same sustainability page also discloses that Yoga Jeans has, at least at some point, moved a small part of production overseas (originally for a pandemic-era pivot to medical gowns), and the site separates out a distinct 'Made in Canada' collection rather than labelling the whole catalogue that way, so not every line is necessarily Quebec-sewn. Could not get an exact percentage split between the Quebec factory and any overseas production; 0.85/0.15 is an estimate weighted toward the vendor's emphasis on in-house denim manufacturing.

  • Sustainability - Yoga Jeans · the vendor's own site “we purchased our 52,000 square foot manufacturing facility in St-Come Liniere, QC, Canada.”
  • Jeans Brands in Canada - madeinca.ca · directory “The company established a factory in Quebec in 2011, where they manufacture jeans entirely in-house from start to finish.”

People

100.0 reported

CA 100%

The vendor describes itself as a Montreal-based company with its head office in Montreal and its manufacturing workforce at the Beauce, Quebec factory; both directors of record are also Quebec residents. No overseas office or design studio is mentioned anywhere on the site.

Inputs

29.0 inferred

EU 30% · other 70%

The vendor states plainly that there are no denim mills in Canada and that it sources its denim fabric internationally, choosing mills close to whichever factory will sew the fabric to cut shipping distance; it names sustainability certifications (BCI, Cotton Leads, organic, recycled, Repreve, Eco T-400) but never names the countries or mills. The mix here is an estimate weighted toward the countries that dominate global denim milling (Turkey, other parts of Asia) with a smaller EU (Italy) share, not a figure the vendor or any registry gave.

  • Sustainability - Yoga Jeans · the vendor's own site “Since there are no existing denim mills in Canada, we source internationally.”

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