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Canadian Clothing Brands

Outerwear, knitwear, and everyday clothing from Canadian designers and local workshops, picked from independent boutiques.

Canadian clothing brands build heavy outerwear and relaxed streetwear made to withstand subzero winters while holding up across everyday city life. Pieces lean on generous cuts in down, shearling, suede, and heavy cotton, resting on a quiet palette of black, navy, grey, blue, and white.

Each label on this page started in Canada. KANUK began in a small Montreal workshop in the mid seventies with a parka made for Quebec's humid winters. Canada Goose, now based in Toronto, began in the late fifties as Sam Tick's Metro Sportswear, and researchers in the American Antarctic program have worn its parkas. DOMREBEL, started in Montreal by two university students in the early two thousands, makes t shirts, denim and bomber jackets with bold graphics that play on pop culture.

Down jackets and coats pair naturally with oversized hoodies, cotton shirts, and relaxed pants. Due West in Toronto brings Canada Goose parkas, Moose Knuckles jackets, KANUK coats and DOMREBEL shirts, while parlor23 in Toronto brings hoodies, sweats and tees from its own label.

Common questions

What defines Canadian clothing brands?
On this page, it means labels that started in Canada, from Canada Goose, Moose Knuckles and KANUK coats to DOMREBEL and parlor23 streetwear. The pieces here are made in Canada.
Which Canadian designers are on this page?
Canada Goose, Moose Knuckles and KANUK make the coats, and KANUK began in Montreal in the mid seventies. DOMREBEL, from Montreal, makes graphic t shirts, denim and bombers, and parlor23 is a Toronto shop with its own label of hoodies and sweats.
How do you style Canadian winter layers?
Wear an oversized down jacket over a heavyweight cotton hoodie and relaxed pants. Anchor the outfit with sturdy leather boots or running shoes to balance the generous proportions.