Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping consumer goods in Canada. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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409 of 5,860 tracked companies have open roles.
210 of 5,860 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 232 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 67.9% of disclosed capital, while 96.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $126.7M | 298 | 11 |
| 2017 | $23.57M | 322 | 8 |
| 2018 | $37.85M | 305 | 15 |
| 2019 | $2.1B | 311 | 20 |
| 2020 | $151.66M | 405 | 21 |
| 2021 | $193.56M | 216 | 27 |
| 2022 | $184.64M | 110 | 25 |
| 2023 | $135.28M | 58 | 20 |
| 2024 | $72.6M | 21 | 24 |
| 2025 | $68.3M | 2 | 18 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
319 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in consumer goods company rounds since 2016.
Backed by Joseph Gunnar & Co and Ascent Partners.
Backed by Nàdarra Ventures and Spring Impact Capital and others.
Backed by Active Partners and Graph Ventures and others.
Backed by Export Development Canada and H&M Group.
Backed by Ruttenberg Gordon Investments and Post Malone and others.
Backed by Tengelmann Twenty-One and Emil Capital.
Backed by Invest Quebec and Scotiabank and others.
Backed by Dalian Dayang Chuangshi Clothing.
Backed by Protein Industries Canada and Zynik Capital and others.
Backed by Gotham Green Partners and HumanCo and others.
Backed by Celtic House Venture Partners and Ventures West and others.
Backed by Lune Rouge.
Backed by Stride Consumer.
The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.
How the Canada companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
85 of the 5,860 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.5%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 197,124 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aritziaaritzia.com | 13,622,663 | 68 | 72.4% |
| The Ordinarytheordinary.com | 3,775,280 | 64 | 76.6% |
| Arc\'teryxarcteryx.com | 3,641,332 | 66 | 55% |
| Garage Clothinggarageclothing.com | 3,208,247 | 67 | 67.3% |
| Reitmansreitmans.com | 1,655,284 | 52 | 80.9% |
| Golf Towngolftown.com | 1,134,370 | 52 | 61% |
| sporting lifesportinglife.ca | 1,071,586 | 48 | 62% |
| Shoe Companytheshoecompany.ca | 996,270 | 49 | 81% |
| RW&CO.rw-co.com | 976,466 | 52 | 70.2% |
| Ardeneardene.com | 903,140 | 51 | 66.7% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
86 of these companies (1.5%) publish at least one Android app — 117 apps in all, carrying 6.5M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globe SuiteGlobe Electric | 1.2M | 4.3 | Lifestyle |
| SPYPOINTSpypoint | 1.2M | 4.4 | Sports |
| Ardene - Fashion TrendsArdene | 823.2K | 4.3 | Shopping |
| Dynamite: Online FashionDynamite Clothing | 438.1K | — | Shopping |
| 5 Minute Journal・Self-careIntelligent Change | 412.3K | 4.6 | Lifestyle |
| TempSpikeThermoPro | 326.5K | 3.9 | Tools |
| TabloTablo | 312.7K | 2.5 | Entertainment |
| Garage: Online FashionGarage Clothing | 290.7K | 4.7 | Shopping |
| GreenLionGreen Lion | 267.3K | 4 | Health & Fitness |
| woodlandWoodland | 181K | — | Shopping |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparel Brands | 11 | 1.6M | Ardene - Fashion Trends 823.2K | |
| Consumer Electronics E-Commerce | 4 | 1.5M | SPYPOINT 1.2M | |
| Sports Equipment | 11 | 1.2M | Arc’teryx - Outdoor Gear Shop 48.6K | |
| Fashion Tech | 3 | 1.1M | Garage: Online Fashion 290.7K | |
| Tv & Audiovisual Products | 9 | 546.1K | Tablo 312.7K | |
| Household Durables | 13 | 539.1K | TempSpike 326.5K | |
| Stationery & Gifting Products | 2 | 432.7K | 5 Minute Journal・Self-care 412.3K | |
| Food Tech | 3 | 345.8K | TempProA 11.5K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 106 of 117 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
49 companies hiring · $367.95M disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Green Queen 🇨🇦 Montreal cell-based dairy company Opalia closes $3.2m seed round with commercial pilots already underway
Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels, a business that has been greatly enhanced by the Hanesbrands acquisition.
Restart Life Sciences Corp. (CSE: HEAL) (FSE: HN30) (OTC Pink: NMLSF) is pleased to provide an operational update on its wholly owned subsidiary following the successful completion of its acquisition of Holy Crap Foods Inc. Since the closing of the transaction on February 27, 2026, Restart has been transitioning ownership and integrating portfolio operations under its leadership.
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) eventually spent roughly $1.7 billion across multiple deals to acquire Deciem.
Continuum, a leading marketing execution and creative services partner, has acquired Teldon, a print marketing company known for its personalized promotional print materials.
Haworth has acquired a majority shareholding in Tayco
Fashion retailer Aritzia (Vancouver, B.C.) has acquired Fred Segal’s famed Los Angeles boutique, report a variety of news sources, including Business of Fashion.
Nasta Pet Food, a French family-owned international group specializing in ultra-premium pet nutrition, today announced the acquisition of FirstMate Pet Foods, a premium independent manufacturer based in British Columbia, Canada.
Dairy processor Saputo Inc. has announced it will divest an 80% stake in its Dairy Division (Argentina) to Gloria Foods, the dairy and food holding company of Grupo Gloria, according to a release from Saputo.
The business markets its products to consumers under the Furlani and Cole’s brands, with Cole’s added to the portfolio following an acquisition in 2024.
Top 10 categories among 1,869 recorded events in the 24-month window.
2 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · TSX9 reports
Follow-on Offering2 reports
73 tracked people moves
Appointment Leader of Omni Commerce
Appointment Director
Appointment Vice President of Sales
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Vice President of Marketing
Departure Previously Director
Appointment President, Asia Pacific
Departure Previously President, North America
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Ice cream van
dino vehicle
RC centipede toy
Wine
Workout line
Leggings
Medical apparel
Footwear
33 recorded customer wins
Customer: city of ottawaFood & Beverage
Customer:
Customer: ecoBeans Coffee Inc.
Customer: Bridgehead CoffeePackaging
Customer:
Customer: TUMI, Inc.
17 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolesplanned closure
200 rolescost reduction
60 rolesbusiness downturn
40 rolestariffs
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
140 rolestariff threat
33 recorded events
mandated divestment of StonegateCompetition Commission
approved for NCIB program establishmentToronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
pending regulatory approvals
fined for breachesDirectorate-General for Competition, Consumer and Consumer Affairs
20 tracked suits
forever chemicals investigation in apparelRegulatory · Ongoing
Flyknit patent claimsPatent · Appeal
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 513 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gildan→hanesbrands | 2026-04-29 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| Estée Lauder Companies→Deciem ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-17 | $1.7B |
| Nasta Pet Food→FirstMate ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-15 | Not stated in snapshot |
| continuum→teldon ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-23 | Not stated in snapshot |
| arbor investments→Furlani Foods ↗ | Completed | 2026-03-11 | Not stated in snapshot |
| haworth→Tayco ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
8,041 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 14,505-posting snapshot covers 354 employers.
14 tracked postings mention remote work.
4,450 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 14,505 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 1,736 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Ardene ↗ | 11 |
| Silver Hills Bakery ↗ | 11 |
| Saje Natural Wellness ↗ | 11 |
| Reitmans ↗ | 11 |
| Agropur ↗ | 11 |
| Alcool NB Liquor ↗ | 11 |
| Saputo ↗ | 11 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital ↗ | 11 |
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| lululemon ↗ | 34,000 |
| Woodland ↗ | 25,000 |
| Saputo ↗ | 19,200 |
| Maple Leaf Foods ↗ | 14,000 |
| Aritzia ↗ | 8,300 |
| Leons ↗ | 8,244 |
| Agropur ↗ | 7,350 |
| coke canada bottling. ↗ | 5,700 |
1,387 founders and chief executives across 1,168 companies.
Founder Flow Alkaline Spring Water, ex-Founder Rabbit, Magmic, GuestDriven. University of Liverpool MBA 2005
Saxx, ex-Ecco, ex-Ecco Shoes, Stanford University, 1970
Founder RIVERDALE, Pineapple, APOLLO, YOURIKA. York University 1997
Beekeepers Naturals, ex-Bev Hub, ex-Califia Farms, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1989
Founder Pearl Studios, InstruMMents, Ex-Lear Corporation, Ford Motor Company. College for Creative Studies BA 1999
Owner Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, ex-Founder gardein, Yves Veggie Cuisine.
Microfactory Venture Platform, ex-Fulmer, ex-Fpinnovations, The University of British Columbia, 2020
Founder & President Oliver Capital Partners.
Lole, ex-Wpt Enterprises, ex-Sony Pictures Entertainment, University of California, Los Angeles, 1994
Natura Naturals, Blue Goose Capital Corp, IBM.
ex- Beauvais, Louis Bonduelle Foundation.
Ex-SQUISH CANDY. University of Oxford
65 profiles with education records.
8 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
1,416,133 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Consumer Goods coverage across Canada · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 378,438 |
| 2021Q3 | 390,127 |
| 2021Q4 | 388,342 |
| 2022Q1 | 407,808 |
| 2022Q2 | 404,277 |
| 2022Q3 | 422,416 |
| 2022Q4 | 469,937 |
| 2023Q1 | 485,293 |
| 2023Q2 | 477,882 |
| 2023Q3 | 433,032 |
| 2023Q4 | 381,329 |
| 2024Q1 | 387,865 |
| 2024Q2 | 376,590 |
| 2024Q3 | 350,340 |
| 2024Q4 | 366,067 |
| 2025Q1 | 559,781 |
| 2025Q2 | 349,588 |
| 2025Q3 | 907,796 |
| 2025Q4 | 145,951 |
| 2026Q1 | 189,222 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
2,597 recorded company events across 137 companies; percentages use that event total.
Consumer Goods coverage across Canada · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Consumer Goods coverage across Canada
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| mlb team standings | 1,198 | 730 | 64% |
| mlb team strategies | 1,161 | 828 | 40% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 1,076 | 727 | 48% |
| angel investors | 1,034 | 388 | 166% |
| ice sports | 915 | 239 | 283% |
| international cups | 844 | 602 | 40% |
| wto rulings | 760 | 393 | 93% |
| investment deal | 728 | 445 | 64% |
| mlb teams | 703 | 487 | 44% |
| ncaa updates | 672 | 443 | 52% |
| tariff negotiations | 6,329 | 15,365 | -59% |
| free trade deals | 3,146 | 6,392 | -51% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 2,944 | 4,678 | -37% |
| bilateral trade | 1,935 | 3,518 | -45% |
| preferential tariff | 1,261 | 3,267 | -61% |
Consumer Goods coverage across Canada
tariff negotiations, free trade deals, trade dispute mechanisms
34.6% critical · 35.1% positiveangel investors, investment deal, trade deficits fx
27.4% critical · 42.2% positivenba expansion teams, league expansion news, nba team legends
26.1% critical · 46.5% positiveConsumer Goods coverage across Canada. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Compare demand signals in Canada’s newsflow with the consumer goods categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail & metro connectivity ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 50.0 | 25.0 | +25.0 | +112.9% | |
| Housing & urban expansion ↗Demand Driver | 33.3 | 25.0 | +8.3 | +15.4% | |
| Inflation & spending pressure ↗Spending Pressure | 33.3 | 25.0 | +8.3 | -15.4% | |
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 66.7 | 75.0 | -8.3 | +20.9% | |
| Tourism footfall ↗Demand Driver | 58.3 | 100.0 | -41.7 | +43.3% | |
| Highways & expressways ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 50.0 | — | No matching category | — | +70.1% |
| Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction | 58.3 | — | No matching category | — | +14.2% |
Showing all 7 signals. Select a family for its history and mapped categories.
All 9 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. Canada is highlighted.
Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.
Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall · Inflation & spending pressure
Congestion & traffic friction · Inflation & spending pressure · Tourism footfall
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Housing & urban expansion
Layoffs & income shocks · Rail & metro connectivity · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall · Layoffs & income shocks
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall
Layoffs & income shocks · Rail & metro connectivity · Congestion & traffic friction
Where rail and metro build out, station-area demand can follow the footfall.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 19 | 2.7 |
| 2024Q4 | 17 | 2.26 |
| 2025Q1 | 40 | 4.1 |
| 2025Q2 | 9 | 1.38 |
| 2025Q3 | 21 | 1.64 |
| 2025Q4 | 35 | 8.47 |
| 2026Q1 | 53 | 11.03 |
New residential catchments can pull everyday demand with them.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 82 | 11.67 |
| 2024Q4 | 59 | 7.86 |
| 2025Q1 | 62 | 6.35 |
| 2025Q2 | 65 | 9.97 |
| 2025Q3 | 92 | 7.17 |
| 2025Q4 | 48 | 11.62 |
| 2026Q1 | 81 | 16.85 |
Sustained price pressure can shift spending toward value formats.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 93 | 13.24 |
| 2024Q4 | 127 | 16.92 |
| 2025Q1 | 234 | 23.97 |
| 2025Q2 | 118 | 18.09 |
| 2025Q3 | 147 | 11.45 |
| 2025Q4 | 107 | 25.9 |
| 2026Q1 | 84 | 17.47 |
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 116 | 16.51 |
| 2024Q4 | 107 | 14.25 |
| 2025Q1 | 135 | 13.83 |
| 2025Q2 | 93 | 14.26 |
| 2025Q3 | 160 | 12.46 |
| 2025Q4 | 93 | 22.51 |
| 2026Q1 | 111 | 23.09 |
Visitor flows can convert into discretionary spend where they land.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 59 | 8.4 |
| 2024Q4 | 49 | 6.53 |
| 2025Q1 | 56 | 5.74 |
| 2025Q2 | 69 | 10.58 |
| 2025Q3 | 92 | 7.17 |
| 2025Q4 | 74 | 17.91 |
| 2026Q1 | 51 | 10.61 |
Corridor build-out can collapse travel time, widening every catchment.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s consumer goods market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 44 | 6.26 |
| 2024Q4 | 35 | 4.66 |
| 2025Q1 | 43 | 4.4 |
| 2025Q2 | 32 | 4.91 |
| 2025Q3 | 61 | 4.75 |
| 2025Q4 | 27 | 6.54 |
| 2026Q1 | 48 | 9.99 |
Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s consumer goods market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 128 | 18.22 |
| 2024Q4 | 163 | 21.71 |
| 2025Q1 | 135 | 13.83 |
| 2025Q2 | 123 | 18.86 |
| 2025Q3 | 174 | 13.55 |
| 2025Q4 | 83 | 20.09 |
| 2026Q1 | 129 | 26.83 |
Canada consumer goods coverage
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
197 citations in the snapshot
Drug and Alcohol Review
162 citations in the snapshot
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
107 citations in the snapshot
Drug and Alcohol Review
87 citations in the snapshot
Canada coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
38.6% across the displayed hubs
58 companies hiring · $2.4B disclosed funding
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18.8% across the displayed hubs
40 companies hiring · $304.2M disclosed funding
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15.5% across the displayed hubs
49 companies hiring · $257.1M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Montreal ↗
8.3% across the displayed hubs
5 companies hiring · $59.8M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Calgary ↗
6.6% across the displayed hubs
17 companies hiring · $8.2M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Mississauga ↗
5.0% across the displayed hubs
6 companies hiring · $17.6M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Ottawa ↗
3.6% across the displayed hubs
8 companies hiring · $6.0M disclosed funding
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3.5% across the displayed hubs
4 companies hiring · $7.7M disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 6 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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