#1Arc’teryx Veilance
Veilance is Arc'teryx's Vancouver-born city line, applying Gore-Tex construction and minimalist tailoring to monochrome technical outerwear and trousers.
Men's Clothing Brands Made in Canada
13 brands · Brands by city · Updated August 2026This is a shortlist of Canadian men's labels worth buying now — from Vancouver technical outerwear to Toronto basics and Montreal accessories. The quick verdict: Arc'teryx Veilance and HAVEN own the technical end, Kotn and Province of Canada cover everyday basics at sane prices, and JJJJound, Raised by Wolves and Bather handle the graphic and warm-weather side. A few names have changed hands recently, so it's worth knowing who owns what before you buy.
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#2Wings+horns
Wings+horns is a Vancouver, Canada-based men’s apparel brand that designs that manufactures its products in-house. The designs combine Pacific Northwest modernity and Japanese discipline and detail.
#3Neighbour
Vancouver menswear and womenswear boutique opened in Gastown in 2011 by Saager Dilawri, stocking contemporary Japanese and European designers.
#4Kotn
Toronto brand making minimalist everyday basics and bedding from directly sourced Egyptian cotton, with B Corp certification and traceable supply chain.
#5Haven
Canadian label and retailer making technical, GORE-TEX-driven everyday clothing, with stores in Vancouver and Toronto.
#6Bather
Toronto label making printed swim trunks and warm-weather menswear, sold direct and through wholesalers worldwide.
#7Raised by Wolves
Ottawa-based streetwear brand founded in 2008, mixing graphic-led menswear, sportswear and technical outerwear made for Canadian weather.
#8Herschel Supply Co.
Vancouver bag label known for the Little America backpack and striped-lining duffels, with a range spanning luggage, apparel and headwear.
#9Province of Canada
Toronto label making logo-light basics, kidswear and home goods almost entirely in Canada, with sweatshirts knit and sewn locally.
#10WANT Les Essentiels
Montreal leather goods label making minimal, airport-named travel bags and accessories, founded in 2006 and now owned by the Robert brothers of Quartz Co.
#11JJJJound
Montreal design studio turned label making pared-back essentials and limited-run collaborations with New Balance, Reebok, Vans and A.P.C.
#12Canada Goose
Toronto outerwear label known for down parkas, now extending into rainwear, knitwear, footwear and eyewear; publicly listed with Bain Capital as controlling shareholder.
#13Frank & Oak
Montreal minimal-basics label from 2012, now an online-only brand after its parent's insolvency and the 2025 sale of its IP to Lamour Group.
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Start with what you actually need
\nIf the goal is weather-proof city clothing, Arc'teryx Veilance is the reference point: launched in Vancouver in 2009, it puts Gore-Tex laminates, taped seams and articulated patterning into monochrome shells, unstructured blazers and technical trousers with almost no visible branding. Expect high prices — the Monitor coat and Align trousers are investment pieces. HAVEN sits close by with a softer entry point: its in-house line uses GORE-TEX and Schoeller shells, insulated parkas and work-influenced pants made with partners in Canada and Japan, and its Vancouver (Railtown) and Toronto stores stock Japanese labels alongside. Canada Goose is the pure cold-weather play — Expedition and Snow Mantra parkas, much of it still made in Canadian factories — and it has widened into rainwear, knitwear and footwear so it's no longer a January-only purchase.
\nBasics and mid-price
\nKotn is the value pick: Toronto-based, B Corp certified, building tees, knitwear and shirting from Egyptian cotton bought direct from Nile Delta farms, with stores in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Province of Canada goes further on domestic manufacturing — sweatshirts knit and sewn in Toronto, plain logo-light tees, hoodies and toques. Frank And Oak covers similar minimal staples at a low-to-mid price, but note the change: its parent filed for creditor protection in December 2024, all 14 stores closed, and Montreal's Lamour Group bought the IP in April 2025, so it now runs online only.
\nDesign-led and graphic
\nJJJJound turns Justin R. Saunders' Montreal mood board into muted, restrained essentials — heavyweight tees, hoodies, caps — dropped in timed online releases, plus collabs with New Balance, Reebok, Vans and A.P.C. Raised by Wolves out of Ottawa is the graphic-forward option, mixing sportswear with technical outerwear built for the climate, and gives 1% of revenue via 1% for the Planet. Wings+horns brings Japanese-influenced discipline to premium knits and shirting from Vancouver. Bather handles summer: recycled-fabric printed trunks around $90-$100 USD and camp shirts at $150-$175.
\nBags and stores
\nHerschel Supply Co. remains the accessible bag choice (Little America backpack, Novel duffel), while WANT Les Essentiels does the grown-up Italian-leather version — now owned by the Robert brothers behind Quartz Co. Neighbour, in Vancouver's Gastown, is a boutique rather than a label, useful if you want to try several of these houses in one room.
"Common questions
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Which of these brands are actually made in Canada?
\nProvince of Canada is the strictest — it aims to make every product in Canada with locally sourced materials, and knits and sews its sweatshirts in Toronto. Canada Goose keeps much of its parka production in Canadian factories, and HAVEN produces with partner factories in Canada and Japan. Others, like Kotn, are Canadian-owned but source and manufacture abroad with published traceability.
\n\nIs Arc'teryx Veilance worth the money?
\nIt is if you want technical construction in clothes that read as tailoring. Gore-Tex laminates, bonded and taped seams and concealed hardware make pieces like the Monitor coat durable in real weather while staying monochrome and logo-free. It's the highest price tier here, so treat it as a multi-year buy rather than a seasonal one.
\n\nIs Frank And Oak still in business?
\nYes, but differently. Its parent filed for creditor protection in December 2024, all 14 stores closed, and the Quebec Superior Court approved the sale of the brand's IP to Montreal's Lamour Group and Thread Collective in April 2025. The new owners run it as an e-commerce brand and are weighing a relaunch.
\n\nWhat are the most affordable brands on this list?
\nKotn and Frank And Oak sit in the low-to-mid tier for basics. Bather, Raised by Wolves, Province of Canada, JJJJound and Herschel Supply Co. are mid-priced; Bather trunks run about $90-$100 USD. Arc'teryx Veilance, HAVEN, Wings+horns, WANT Les Essentiels and Canada Goose are the high-tier names.
\n\nWhere can I see several of these brands in person?
\nNeighbour in Vancouver's Gastown carries contemporary Japanese and European designers alongside heritage outerwear, and HAVEN runs stores in Vancouver's Railtown district and in Toronto stocking its own line plus international labels. Kotn has retail in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and Raised by Wolves has a permanent store on Spruce Street in Ottawa.
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