Canadian Bread Brands

Wonder, Country Harvest and D'Italiano are Canadian-owned grocery breads. Wonderbrands bakes them for FGF Brands of Toronto, which bought the three brands from George Weston in December 2021. Dempster's, Villaggio and POM are also baked in Canada, but Mexico's Grupo Bimbo has owned those names since 2014. Portofino bakes on Vancouver Island. CoPain bakes in Moncton.

Last verified September 2026

Bread & Bakery Brands Compared

Canadian Bread Brands
BrandMade InBrand OriginIngredients Sourced FromAvailable In
Canada
Baked in Canada
Canadian wheat flour
Canada
Canada
Baked in CanadaNot disclosed
Canada
Canada
Baked in CanadaNot disclosed
Canada
Portofino Bakery
Saanichton, British Columbia
Made in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia flour mills
WalmartSobeys
and 1 more
Grocery stores across Canada
Moncton, New Brunswick
Made in New Brunswick, Canada
Western Canadian flourQuebec flour
Moncton bakeryIGA Shediac
and 1 more
Stirling Farm Market
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Made in British Columbia, Canada
Northern Alberta oat farmsCanadian and international organic farms
Grocery stores in CanadaUnited States
Canada
Made in Canada
Canadian wheat flour
Grocery stores across CanadaOnline across Canada
Ontario
Made in Ontario, Canada
German sourdough starterNot fully disclosed
Grocery stores across CanadaSt. Lawrence Market, Toronto
Canada
Made in Canada
North American wheat and flour
Grocery stores across Canada
Canada
Made in Canada
Not disclosed
QuebecGrocery stores in Canada

Which bread brands are made in Canada?

10 of the 10 top bread brands we scored are made in Canada, across 37 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.

Dempster's logo

1. Dempster's

78/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs

Head office in Etobicoke, OntarioFounded 1890

Dempster's is baked fresh at 12 bakeries across Canada and uses Canadian wheat flour in every product. The Toronto bakery was bought by Canada Bread in 1968. Grupo Bimbo of Mexico bought Canada Bread in 2014 and later renamed it Bimbo Canada, so the loaf is Canadian-made while the owner is Mexican.

Brand ownership
Bimbo Canada (Grupo Bimbo, Mexico)
Ultimate parent
Grupo Bimbo, Mexico
Manufacturing
12 bakeries across Canada
Ingredient origin
Canadian wheat flour
Official claim
Made by Canadians for Canadians
Wonder logo

2. Wonder

80/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs

Head office in Toronto, OntarioFounded 1927

Wonder bread sold in Canada is baked for Wonderbrands, which FGF Brands of Toronto has owned since December 2021. George Weston sold the brand in that deal. Flowers Foods owns a different Wonder business in the United States. The Canadian loaves are a separate trademark, baked for shoppers here.

Brand ownership
Wonder Brands Inc., part of FGF Brands (Canada)
Ultimate parent
FGF Brands Inc., Toronto
Manufacturing
Baked in Canada by Wonderbrands
Ingredient origin
Not stated on the white loaf page
Official claim
From our oven to Canada's table

3. Portofino Bakery

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Saanichton, British Columbia)

Head office in Saanichton, British ColumbiaFounded 2004

Portofino Bakery was founded on Vancouver Island in 2004 and bakes from 6858 Veyaness Road in Saanichton, British Columbia. The company says 100 percent of the flour for its breads comes from B.C. mills. It is the flagship bread brand of Bond Bakery Brands, a Toronto company, so both the loaf and the owner are Canadian.

Brand ownership
Bond Bakery Brands Limited (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Bond Bakery Brands Limited, Toronto
Manufacturing
Saanichton, British Columbia
Ingredient origin
100% British Columbia mill flour
Official claim
Not disclosed
B Corporation
Radicle Climate Smart
portofinobakery.caSource: About Us | Portofino BakerySource: Home | Portofino BakeryVerified September 2026
One Degree Organic Foods logo

4. One Degree Organic Foods

84/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Partly assembled in Canada (Abbotsford, British Columbia)

Head office in Abbotsford, British ColumbiaFounded 2012

One Degree Organic Foods Inc. is a family-owned Canadian company with manufacturing in Abbotsford, British Columbia. CEO Stan Smith has said the family also runs Silver Hills Bakery. The 2024 forced-labour filing says the company produces goods in Canada and engages co-manufacturers it does not control, so origin can vary by SKU.

Brand ownership
One Degree Organic Foods Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Smith family / Silver Hills Bakery
Manufacturing
Abbotsford, B.C., plus co-manufacturers
Ingredient origin
Canadian and international organic farms
Official claim
Not disclosed
Canada Organic
USDA Organic
Non-GMO Project Verified
onedegreeorganics.comSource: Our Story | One Degree OrganicsSource: How We Make Our Sprouted OatsVerified September 2026

One Degree Organic Foods Bread & Bakery we list

CoPain Artisan Bread Company logo

5. CoPain Artisan Bread Company

95/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Moncton, New Brunswick)

Head office in Moncton, New BrunswickFounded 2017

CoPain bakes at 98 Bonaccord Street in Moncton, New Brunswick. The bakery's own site says the bread is traditionally made there. Bakers Journal reported that owner Elki Imbeault grew the shop from a daycare kitchen, and that the bakers use a mix of western Canadian and Quebec flour.

Brand ownership
Elki Imbeault (New Brunswick)
Ultimate parent
CoPain Artisan Bread Company
Manufacturing
Moncton, New Brunswick
Ingredient origin
Western Canadian and Quebec flour
Official claim
Not disclosed
Country Harvest logo

6. Country Harvest

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs

Head office in Toronto, Ontario

Country Harvest says its homestyle loaf is baked and owned in Canada, using Canadian wheat flour. FGF Brands of Toronto has owned the brand since 10 December 2021, when it bought the fresh bakery business from George Weston. Wonderbrands runs the ovens. The grocery range is built on whole grain loaves.

Brand ownership
Wonder Brands Inc., part of FGF Brands (Canada)
Ultimate parent
FGF Brands Inc., Toronto
Manufacturing
Baked in Canada
Ingredient origin
Canadian wheat flour on the homestyle loaf
Official claim
Baked and owned right here in Canada
D'Italiano logo

7. D'Italiano

80/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs

Head office in Toronto, Ontario

D'Italiano thick-slice bread is part of Wonderbrands, the Canadian bakery group FGF Brands has owned since 10 December 2021. George Weston sold the brand in that deal. The loaves are the Italian-style bread shoppers see beside Wonder and Country Harvest. The product page does not name a plant city.

Brand ownership
Wonder Brands Inc., part of FGF Brands (Canada)
Ultimate parent
FGF Brands Inc., Toronto
Manufacturing
Baked in Canada by Wonderbrands
Ingredient origin
Not stated on the white loaf page
Official claim
No Product of Canada line on the loaf page
POM logo

8. POM

67/100 · Some Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Quebec)

Head office in Etobicoke, OntarioFounded 1890

POM is a Quebec bread brand that dates its story to three baker brothers and still sells sandwich loaves, bagels and buns across the province. Canada Bread bought Multi-Marques, the company behind POM, in 2001. Grupo Bimbo of Mexico bought Canada Bread in 2014, so POM is Canadian-made and Mexican-owned.

Brand ownership
Bimbo Canada (Grupo Bimbo, Mexico)
Ultimate parent
Grupo Bimbo, Mexico
Manufacturing
Bimbo Canada bakeries in Canada
Ingredient origin
Not disclosed
Official claim
Not disclosed
Stonemill Bakehouse logo

9. Stonemill Bakehouse

59/100 · Some Canadian ties
Partly assembled in Canada (Unionville, Ontario)

Head office in Etobicoke, OntarioFounded 1982

Stonemill Bakehouse started in 1982 when Gustav Boehringer opened a sourdough bakery on Main Street in Unionville, Ontario. Bimbo Canada bought the brand in 2017. Consumer relations now sits at Bimbo Canada's Etobicoke office, so the bread is still a Canadian bakery line while the owner is Mexican.

Brand ownership
Bimbo Canada (Grupo Bimbo, Mexico)
Ultimate parent
Grupo Bimbo, Mexico
Manufacturing
Ontario, Canada
Ingredient origin
German sourdough starter; other inputs not disclosed
Official claim
Not disclosed

Stonemill Bakehouse Bread & Bakery we list

Villaggio logo

10. Villaggio

62/100 · Some Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs

Head office in Etobicoke, Ontario

Villaggio says its Italian-style loaves and buns are baked across Canada, and its FAQ sources wheat and flour from North America. The brand is listed beside Dempster's and POM on Bimbo Canada's roster. Grupo Bimbo of Mexico has owned that company since 2014, so Villaggio is Canadian-made and Mexican-owned.

Brand ownership
Bimbo Canada (Grupo Bimbo, Mexico)
Ultimate parent
Grupo Bimbo, Mexico
Manufacturing
Bakeries across Canada
Ingredient origin
North American wheat and flour
Official claim
Baked Across Canada

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🍁 Canadian Owned Brand

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Tres Marias Organic Spelt Flour & Olive Oil Tortillas

🍁 Canadian Owned Brand

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Made in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Dempster's Original Large Tortillas

83/100

Dempster's Original Large Tortillas are a 610 g pack of 10 soft wraps made with Canadian wheat flour and no artificial flavours or colours.

Dempster's White Sandwich Bread

83/100

Dempster's White Sandwich Bread is a 675 g loaf baked in Canada with Canadian wheat flour and no artificial flavours or colours.

Dempster's Original Hamburger Buns

83/100

Dempster's Original Hamburger Buns are a pack of 12 buns baked in Canada with Canadian wheat flour and no artificial flavours or colours.

Dempster’s Malt Bread

Dempster’s Malt Bread

🍁 Canadian Owned Brand

Dempster’s Malt Bread is a delicious choice for anyone who loves a dense and chewy texture. Made with simple ingredients, this bread has a sweet taste tha...

Made in Canada

Dempster's 100% Whole Wheat Bread

76/100

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Dempster’s 12 Grain Bagels

Dempster’s 12 Grain Bagels

🍁 Canadian Owned Brand

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Made in Canada

Dempster's Original Bagels

76/100

Dempster's Original Bagels are a 450 g pack of six pre-sliced bagels with no artificial flavours or colours, from Canada's #1 bread brand.

Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Bread & Bakery

What bread is made in Canada?

Most grocery bread in Canada is baked here. Wonder, Country Harvest and D'Italiano come from Wonderbrands, owned by FGF Brands of Toronto. Dempster's, Villaggio and POM are baked in Canadian plants too, under Grupo Bimbo. Portofino bakes in Saanichton, B.C. CoPain bakes in Moncton.

Which bread brands are Canadian-owned?

Wonder, Country Harvest and D'Italiano are owned by FGF Brands, a Toronto family company that bought them from George Weston in December 2021. Portofino Bakery is owned by Bond Bakery Brands and bakes on Vancouver Island. CoPain is an independent bakery in Moncton. Dempster's, Villaggio, POM and Stonemill are baked here but owned by Grupo Bimbo of Mexico.

Is Dempster's a Canadian company?

No. Dempster's is a brand of Bimbo Canada, the Canadian bakery unit of Grupo Bimbo. Canada Bread bought Dempster's in 1968. Grupo Bimbo of Mexico bought Canada Bread in 2014 and renamed it Bimbo Canada in 2018. The bread is still baked at bakeries across Canada.

What is Canada Bread Company?

Canada Bread Company Limited was the Canadian baker behind Dempster's, Villaggio, POM and Stonemill. Five bakeries merged under that name in 1911. Grupo Bimbo bought Canada Bread in 2014. The company changed its name to Bimbo Canada in 2018. Shoppers still see those brand names on the bag.

Which artisan bread brands are Canadian?

Portofino Bakery bakes artisan loaves in Saanichton, B.C. CoPain bakes sourdough and baguettes in Moncton. Stonemill Bakehouse started as a Unionville sourdough shop and still sells at Toronto's St. Lawrence Market, though Bimbo Canada now owns the brand. One Degree Organic Foods is a family company in Abbotsford, B.C.

Is Villaggio or Rustico bread made in Canada?

Yes. Villaggio says its Italian-style loaves and Rustico line are baked in bakeries across Canada. Rustico is a Villaggio product line, not a separate bakery. The brand is owned by Bimbo Canada, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo of Mexico. D'Italiano is a different thick-slice brand, owned by FGF Brands.