Canadian Olympic Uniforms are Made in Canada. Our Athletes Confirm.

After the outrage over U.S Olympic uniforms being made in China, we did some research on where is Canadian Olympic uniforms for London Olympics are made.

We asked a number of Canadian athletes to confirm where uniforms are made and received an answer from
Crispin Duenas, lead archer who represents Canadian archery Olympic team for the second time - last time in Beijing and this time in London 2012. Crispin replied on Twitter "@iseeglasses yup I can confirm that my uniform by Toxofil is made in Canada". We wish Crispin all the best luck at London this year.


Toxofil Inc, is an apparel company specializing in Archery wear. It is great to hear that Canadian Olympians selected Canadian companies even for some of the specialty wear. It would be hard to avoid using imported gear and apparel for some of the specific sports. Of course, it's understood that an athlete should be entitled to have the best at Olympic games whether it is a niche manufacturer or big firm like Adidas or Nike. But dress uniforms is a different story.

Canadian Olympic dress uniforms are made in Canada for the most part. Selected supplier is Hudson's Bay Company, also known as HBC or The Bay. While there is no official statement from The Bay over the details, NBC has confirmed via Twitter that company responded to their inquiry and confirmed that Canadian uniforms are made 85% in Canada. Let's hope that "made in" does not play around "designed in", which lately became a trend.

This has not always been the case. In 2008 there was a similar scandal with Roots over Canadian uniforms being made in China. Roots has been a preferred supplier for years not only for Canadian Olympic teams, but also for Americans. Roots, a Canadian sports and travel clothing manufacturer, was founded by American entrepreneurs Michael Budman and Don Green in 1973.

Today at the Bay you can purchase a replica of Canadian Olympic uniform. Over 70 stylish items with national maple leaf are now in stores and online. Predominantly many styles of t-shits, tops are available, also back packs, hats and even cute baby sets for $25.