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What is 'Wear?Canada!' and the Canadian Apparel Federation?



 
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Old February 26th, 2007 Feb 26, 2007 1:54:45 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default What is 'Wear?Canada!' and the Canadian Apparel Federation?

Hi there,

Im actively looking for garments that are 100% Canadian made as to appease a small niche market that feels Canadian manufacturing is equatable to increased quality.

I came across this Canadian Apparel Federation that seems to exclusively feature Canadian brands. If anyone knows what this federation is and how it operates would be great.
 
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CAF is basically a trade organization. I think this PDF offers a pretty good overview of what benefits they offer to members: http://public.apparel.ca/_static/web...lish_final.pdf

As for Canadian-made garments, there are quite a few companies that you can check out:

jericosport.com

kingfashions.com

wearblank.ca

fairlinesportswear.com
 
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Default Re: What is 'Wear?Canada!' and the Canadian Apparel Federation?

Gildan also has a factory in in Montreal as well. Not sure if the entire garment is made in Canada. They also have several other factories.
 
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Default Re: What is 'Wear?Canada!' and the Canadian Apparel Federation?

Hi,
Replying to your query re: What is Wear?Canada! - It is a marketing initiative of the Canadian Apparel Federation (CAF) aimed at promoting the best of Canadian apparel designers and manufacturers to the world. CAF is the national non profit association for the apparel industry. Our activities support the needs of our members and assist with marketing, trade and exhibitor programs. To learn more, please visit apparel.ca and wearcanada.ca

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Gildan had huge subsidy grants from the Quebec provincial government to manufacture t-shirts in Canada. They produced a Made in canada Gildan 2000 shirt that sold at a substantial premium. The 10 or 20 year subsidy ran out recently and Gidan shut the plant down and moved it all offshore again.

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