Canadian Bacon Brands

Schneiders and Maple Leaf are Canadian bacon brands. Maple Leaf Foods in Mississauga owns both. Its 2024 Nielsen count puts Schneiders first and Maple Leaf second in prepared meats. Olymel, part of Sollio Cooperative Group, runs bacon lines in Cornwall, Ontario. Harvest Meats smokes bacon in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Freybe does the same in Langley, British Columbia. Great Value is Walmart's house brand from Bentonville, Arkansas, and most of those packs do not name a plant.

Last verified September 2026

Bacon Brands Compared

Canadian Bacon Brands
BrandMade InBrand OriginIngredients Sourced FromAvailable In
Schneiders
Guelph, OntarioSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Made in Canada
Not disclosed on product pages
CanadaWalmart Canada
Maple Leaf
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Made in Canada
Not disclosed on the brand site
Grocery stores across Canada
Olymel
Cornwall, Ontario
Made in Canada
Pork and poultry the company says are raised in Canada
Grocery stores across Canada
Great Value
Not disclosedWalmart house brand, butter plant not disclosedNot disclosed
Walmart Canada
Harvest Meats
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Made in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Select cuts of meat, country not stated
CanadaMajor chain stores
Freybe
Langley, British Columbia
Made in Langley, British Columbia
British Columbia pork and poultryImported European spices
British ColumbiaAlberta
and 1 more
Western Canada
Valbella
Canmore, Alberta
Made in Canmore, Alberta, CanadaNot disclosed
AlbertaBow Valley
and 4 more
CalgaryCochraneAirdrieOnline in Alberta
President's Choice
Not disclosedCanadian-owned private label; manufacturing varies by product
Not disclosed, varies by SKU
LoblawsNo Frills
and 3 more
Real Canadian SuperstoreIndependentZehrs
No Name
Not disclosedCanadian-owned private label; plant varies by product
Not disclosed at brand level
Loblaw banners across Canada

Sources

Which brands of bacon are made in Canada?

8 of the 9 top brands of bacon we scored are made in Canada, across 14 products on fyiCanada. Brands with the strongest Canadian roots come first, so a famous name with weak Canadian ties doesn’t get the top spot. How the fyiCanada score works.

Freybe logo

1. Freybe

80/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Langley, British Columbia)

Head office in Langley, British ColumbiaFounded 1844

Most Freybe sausages, hams, bacon and pepperoni are produced at the company's Langley, British Columbia facility. Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, a Richmond, BC-based public company, acquired Freybe in 2013, though the Freybe family still leads operations. A small number of salami lines are made in Germany, and spices are imported from Europe.

Brand ownership
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (Canada, TSX: PBH)
Ultimate parent
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Richmond, BC
Manufacturing
Langley, BC (majority); select salamis in Germany
Ingredient origin
Premium BC cuts; imported European spices
Official claim
Freybe branded products manufactured in Canada
freybe.comSource: FAQsSource: Our Recipe for SuccessVerified September 2026

Freybe Bacon we list

Freybe Naturally Smoked Bacon

Freybe Naturally Smoked Bacon

80/100
🍁 Canadian
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Maple Leaf logo

2. Maple Leaf

80/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)

Head office in Mississauga, Ontario

Maple Leaf is a Canadian brand owned by Maple Leaf Foods, a public company in Mississauga. The company says its Saskatoon plant makes sausages, hot dogs and deli meats. Bacon and poultry come from other Canadian plants. Plant-based meats are made in the United States.

Brand ownership
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Mississauga
Manufacturing
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (sausages)
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
Proudly Canadian company
mapleleaf.caSource: Maple Leaf Foods locationsSource: Who we areVerified September 2026
Schneiders logo

3. Schneiders

93/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Guelph, Ontario)

Head office in Mississauga, OntarioFounded 1890

Schneiders is made in Canada and owned by Maple Leaf Foods, a public company listed in Toronto as MFI. Snack kits come from Guelph and sausages from Saskatoon. The Kitchener plant closed in 2011. In 2025 the hog business moved to Canada Packers, and labels never name the farm.

Brand ownership
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Mississauga
Manufacturing
Guelph, Ontario and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
No origin claim quoted on the product pages
schneiders.caSource: Our Story - SchneidersSource: The History of SchneidersVerified September 2026

Schneiders Bacon we list

Schneiders Classic Cut Bacon

Schneiders Classic Cut Bacon

86/100
🍁 Canadian
Canada
Schneiders Peameal Bacon

Schneiders Peameal Bacon

40/100
🍁 Canadian
Harvest Meats logo

4. Harvest Meats

97/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Yorkton, Saskatchewan)

Head office in Yorkton, SaskatchewanFounded 1928

Harvest Meats bacon and sausages are made in Canada at the Yorkton, Saskatchewan plant. The company says it is wholly Canadian owned, and the site calls it a division of Premium Brands. Geoff Propp, a fourth-generation Propp, is president. Premium Brands says it acquired Harvest Meats in 1998.

Brand ownership
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation
Manufacturing
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
All of our products are made in Canada
HACCP
BRCGS
harvestmeats.caSource: Frequently Asked QuestionsSource: About UsVerified September 2026

Harvest Meats Bacon we list

Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk

Harvest Meats Bacon Chunk

80/100
🍁 Canadian
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Harvest Meats Sliced Back Bacon

Harvest Meats Sliced Back Bacon

80/100
🍁 Canadian
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Harvest Meats Maple Birch Shoulder Bacon

Harvest Meats Maple Birch Shoulder Bacon

80/100
🍁 Canadian
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Harvest Meats Thick Sliced Bacon

Harvest Meats Thick Sliced Bacon

97/100
🍁 Canadian
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Olymel logo

5. Olymel

92/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Cornwall, Ontario)

Head office in Boucherville, QuebecFounded 1991

Olymel is a Canadian company inside Sollio Cooperative Group. Sollio created the limited partnership in 1991 by merging its pork business with Groupe Olympia. The 2024 report lists Sollio's interest in Olymel L.P. at 81.4 percent. The head office is in Boucherville, and bacon lines moved to the Cornwall plant.

Brand ownership
Sollio Cooperative Group (Canada), 81.4 percent
Ultimate parent
Sollio Cooperative Group
Manufacturing
Canada; bacon lines in Cornwall, Ontario
Ingredient origin
Company says products are raised in Canada
Official claim
Raised, developed, and prepared here
olymel.comSource: About usSource: Contact usVerified September 2026

Olymel Bacon we list

Olymel Smoked Maple-Flavoured Bacon

Olymel Smoked Maple-Flavoured Bacon

92/100
🍁 Canadian
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Olymel Smoked Bacon 33% Less Salt

Olymel Smoked Bacon 33% Less Salt

92/100
🍁 Canadian
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Olymel Smoked Bacon

Olymel Smoked Bacon

92/100
🍁 Canadian
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Valbella logo

6. Valbella

80/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Canmore, Alberta)

Head office in Canmore, AlbertaFounded 1978

Valbella is a family-owned meat processor in Canmore, Alberta. Walter and Leonie von Rotz founded it in 1978, and The Globe and Mail confirmed in 2022 that they owned the company. Production is at the Elk Run Boulevard plant. Walter died in 2025. The business continues as a von Rotz family company.

Brand ownership
von Rotz family (Canada)
Ultimate parent
None. Family-owned.
Manufacturing
Canmore, Alberta
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
Proudly Albertan, since 1978
valbella.caSource: About UsSource: Valbella Gourmet FoodsVerified September 2026

Valbella Bacon we list

Valbella Country Style Bacon

Valbella Country Style Bacon

🍁 Canadian
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
President's Choice logo

7. President's Choice

40/100 · Limited Canadian ties
Origin unverified

Head office in Toronto, OntarioFounded 1984

President's Choice is a Canadian-owned grocery brand. Loblaw Companies Limited launched the line in 1984. Loblaw does not publish one plant for every product, so a popcorn bag and a dressing bottle have to be read one SKU at a time.

Brand ownership
Loblaw Companies Limited (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Loblaw Companies Limited
Manufacturing
Not disclosed, varies by SKU
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
None at brand level
presidentschoice.caSource: Who we are | Loblaw Companies Ltd.Source: President's ChoiceVerified September 2026
No Name logo

8. No Name

40/100 · Limited Canadian ties
Origin unverified

Founded 1978

No Name is a Canadian grocery brand owned by Loblaw Companies. Loblaws launched it on 21 March 1978 in yellow and black packs. The brand does not publish one factory for the whole line, so a frozen vegetable bag and a bottle of detergent can come from different plants. Read each pack.

Brand ownership
Loblaw Companies Limited (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Loblaw Companies Limited
Manufacturing
Not disclosed, varies by product
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
None at brand level
noname.caSource: no nameSource: No Name (brand)Verified September 2026

Other brands of bacon scored by fyiCanada

These 1 brands are popular in Canada but score lower on fyiCanada’s Canadian score, because they’re foreign-owned, made elsewhere, or both.

Great Value logo

1. Great Value

0/100 · Imported
Origin unverified

Head office in Bentonville, Arkansas

Great Value is Walmart Inc.'s private brand, owned from Bentonville, Arkansas. Other food companies make the goods. Walmart's Canadian private-label team sits in Mississauga, which is an office, not the brand headquarters. Some listings, including butter and bacon-style turkey, say made in Canada. The naturally smoked pork bacon page names no plant.

Brand ownership
Walmart Inc. (United States)
Ultimate parent
Walmart Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas
Manufacturing
Other companies. Some packs say made in Canada. Others name no plant.
Ingredient origin
Mixed. Turkey bacon says imported and domestic ingredients. Pork bacon does not say.
Official claim
Made in Canada on some Walmart listings
walmart.caSource: Great ValueSource: Inside the making of private label brandsVerified September 2026

Great Value Bacon we list

Great Value Bacon-Style Turkey

Great Value Bacon-Style Turkey

50/100
Canada
Great Value Fully Cooked Smoked Bacon

Great Value Fully Cooked Smoked Bacon

0/100
Great Value Naturally Smoked Bacon

Great Value Naturally Smoked Bacon

0/100
Made in:
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Bacon

What bacon is made in Canada?

Schneiders, Olymel, Harvest Meats, and Freybe make bacon in Canada. Schneiders classic cut and thick cut maple packs carry a Made in Canada badge from Maple Leaf Foods. Olymel runs bacon lines in Cornwall, Ontario. Harvest Meats smokes belly and back bacon in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Freybe cures back bacon in Langley, British Columbia. Great Value pork bacon at Walmart does not name a plant.

What bacon brands are sold in Canada?

Schneiders and Maple Leaf lead the branded case. Maple Leaf Foods says a 2024 Nielsen count puts Schneiders first and Maple Leaf second in Canadian prepared meats. Shoppers also see Olymel, President's Choice, No Name, and Great Value. Harvest Meats smokes in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, and Freybe smokes in Langley, British Columbia. Loblaw does not publish one plant for President's Choice or No Name bacon.

What is back bacon in Canada?

Back bacon is cured pork loin, not streaky belly. Canadian grocers sell it smoked or rolled in cornmeal as peameal. Freybe Canadian Back Bacon and Freybe Cornmeal Back Bacon are made in Langley, British Columbia. Harvest Meats Sliced Back Bacon is fully cooked loin from Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Side bacon is the belly strip most people fry for breakfast.

Is British back bacon sold in Canada?

Yes, under a Canadian name. British back bacon is the loin cut, and grocers here sell that style as back bacon or peameal. Freybe makes Canadian back bacon and cornmeal back bacon in Langley, British Columbia. Harvest Meats sells sliced back bacon from Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Streaky side bacon is the belly, which is a different cut.

Is Schneiders peameal bacon made in Canada?

The peameal page does not say. Schneiders Peameal Bacon has no live brand page, so there is no Made in Canada badge and no ingredient list. Maple Leaf Foods owns Schneiders from Mississauga. The classic cut bacon and the thick cut maple bacon do carry a Made in Canada badge. Peameal is cured pork loin rolled in cornmeal.

Is Freybe back bacon made in Canada?

Yes. Freybe Canadian Back Bacon is made in Canada at the Langley, British Columbia plant. Freybe Cornmeal Back Bacon comes from the same plant. Premium Brands Holdings, based in Richmond, British Columbia, has owned Freybe since 2013. The Freybe family still leads day-to-day operations.

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