Canadian Butter Brands

Gay Lea butter is churned for a farmer co-op that names a plant in Guelph, Ontario. Stirling Creamery still works in Stirling, Ontario, and Notre Dame Creamery is in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba. Natrel is Agropur's brand, processed in Don Mills, Ontario from Canadian milk. Lactantia is made in Canada for French-owned Lactalis. Great Value is Walmart's brand from Arkansas, and Walmart does not name the plant.

Last verified September 2026

Butter Brands Compared

Canadian Butter Brands
BrandMade InBrand OriginIngredients Sourced FromAvailable In
Gay Lea
Guelph, Ontario
Made in Ontario, Canada
Canadian creamCanadian canola oil in Spreadables
OntarioQuebec
and 2 more
Western CanadaMaritimes
Stirling Creamery
Stirling, Ontario
Made in Stirling, Ontario, Canada
Local 100% Canadian cream
OntarioCanada
Notre Dame Creamery
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba
Made in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba
Cream from Bothwell CheeseCanadian milk ingredients
ManitobaCanada
Great Value
Not disclosedWalmart house brand, butter plant not disclosedNot disclosed
Walmart Canada
Natrel
Don Mills, Ontario
Processed in Ontario from 100% Canadian milk
100% Canadian milk
Grocery retailers across Canada
Lactantia
Brampton, OntarioMontreal, Quebec
Made in Canada from 100% Canadian milk
100% Canadian milk
Grocery retailers across CanadaOnline across Canada
Becel
Brantford, Ontario
Made in Brantford, Ontario, from domestic and imported oils
Modified palm and palm kernel oilCanola oil
Canada
No Name
Not disclosedCanadian-owned private label; plant varies by product
Not disclosed at brand level
Loblaw banners across Canada

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Which brands of butter are made in Canada?

7 of the 8 top brands of butter we scored are made in Canada, across 10 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.

Gay Lea logo

1. Gay Lea

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

Head office in Etobicoke, OntarioFounded 1958

Yes. Gay Lea butter is churned from Canadian cream by Gay Lea Foods, a co-operative owned by about 1,200 dairy farms in Ontario and Manitoba. The co-op named a butter operation in Guelph, Ontario, in its 2016 Stirling purchase note. Head office is in Etobicoke. The brand is Canadian-owned and Canadian-made.

Brand ownership
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd.
Manufacturing
Guelph, Ontario butter operation
Ingredient origin
Canadian cream
Official claim
Made with fresh Canadian cream
Kosher
Gluten-free
gaylea.comSource: About UsSource: ButterVerified September 2026

Gay Lea Butter we list

Gay Lea Sea Salted 84% Butter

Gay Lea Sea Salted 84% Butter

89/100
🍁 Canadian
Ontario, Canada
Gay Lea Grass-Fed Salted Butter

Gay Lea Grass-Fed Salted Butter

95/100
🍁 Canadian
Ontario, Canada
Gay Lea Spreadables Regular Butter

Gay Lea Spreadables Regular Butter

100/100
🍁 Canadian
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Gay Lea Salted Butter

Gay Lea Salted Butter

100/100
🍁 Canadian
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Natrel logo

2. Natrel

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Don Mills, Ontario)

Head office in Saint-Hubert, QuebecFounded 1990

Natrel is Agropur Cooperative's own brand, not a licensed foreign trademark. The Quebec dairy co-operative packs Natrel at its Don Mills, Ontario fluid milk plant from 100% Canadian milk. Fine-filtered, lactose-free and organic lines are sold across Canada. Canadian-owned, Canadian-made, Canadian milk.

Brand ownership
Agropur Cooperative (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Agropur Cooperative
Manufacturing
Don Mills, Ontario
Ingredient origin
100% Canadian milk
Official claim
100% Canadian milk
natrel.caSource: FAQ | NatrelSource: Natrel | AgropurVerified September 2026
Lactantia logo

3. Lactantia

88/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Brampton, Ontario)

Head office in Toronto, OntarioFounded 1947

Lactantia was founded in Victoriaville, Quebec in 1947 and still bottles milk in Canada, including a Brampton, Ontario plant, from 100% Canadian milk. Parmalat bought the brand in 1997, and the company has operated as Lactalis Canada, a subsidiary of Lactalis Group of Laval, France, since 2020. Canadian-made, French-owned.

Brand ownership
Lactalis Canada Inc. (Canadian subsidiary)
Ultimate parent
Lactalis Group, Laval, France
Manufacturing
Brampton, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec
Ingredient origin
100% Canadian milk
Official claim
Proudly made in Canada
lactantia.caSource: Lactantia homepageSource: Our StoryVerified September 2026

Lactantia Butter we list

Lactantia® Salted Butter

Lactantia® Salted Butter

88/100
Ontario, Canada
Stirling Creamery logo

4. Stirling Creamery

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

Head office in Stirling, OntarioFounded 1925

Yes. Stirling Creamery has churned butter in Stirling, Ontario since 1925, and the site still lists 1 Front Street. The creamery says it uses local, 100% Canadian cream. Gay Lea Foods bought it from US-owned Butterball Farms in 2016 and kept the plant running. Churn 84 is the 84% butterfat line.

Brand ownership
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd.
Manufacturing
Stirling, Ontario
Ingredient origin
Local 100% Canadian cream
Official claim
100% Canadian cream
stirlingcreamery.comSource: HomeSource: About UsVerified September 2026

Stirling Creamery Butter we list

Stirling Churn 84 Salted Butter Medallion

Stirling Churn 84 Salted Butter Medallion

100/100
🍁 Canadian
Stirling, Ontario, Canada
Stirling Premium Butter Balls Salted

Stirling Premium Butter Balls Salted

100/100
🍁 Canadian
Stirling, Ontario, Canada
Stirling Churn 84 Unsalted Butter

Stirling Churn 84 Unsalted Butter

100/100
🍁 Canadian
Stirling, Ontario, Canada

5. Notre Dame Creamery

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba)

Head office in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, ManitobaFounded 1921

Yes. Notre Dame Creamery has churned butter in small batches at the same Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba plant since 1921. Gay Lea sold it to Fromagerie Chaeban Ltd. on 1 May 2025. The deal keeps cream coming from Bothwell Cheese. Chaeban says its companies use 100% Canadian milk ingredients.

Brand ownership
Fromagerie Chaeban Ltd. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Fromagerie Chaeban Ltd.
Manufacturing
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba
Ingredient origin
Cream from Bothwell Cheese, Canadian milk
Official claim
100% Canadian milk ingredients
Source: Gay Lea Foods announces sale of Notre Dame CreamerySource: Gay Lea Foods sells Notre Dame CreameryVerified September 2026

Notre Dame Creamery Butter we list

Notre Dame Creamery Unsalted Butter

Notre Dame Creamery Unsalted Butter

🍁 Canadian
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba, Canada
Becel logo

6. Becel

69/100 · Some Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Brantford, Ontario)

Head office in Toronto, OntarioFounded 1978

Partly. Becel is a plant spread, not a dairy butter, and the salted brick is mostly modified palm oil plus canola oil. Flora Food Canada makes it in Brantford, Ontario, and the pack says made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients. The parent, Flora Food Management B.V., is in the Netherlands.

Brand ownership
Flora Food Canada Inc., Dutch-owned
Ultimate parent
Flora Food Management B.V., Netherlands
Manufacturing
Brantford, Ontario
Ingredient origin
Palm oil plus canola oil, domestic and imported
Official claim
Made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients
Kosher
Halal
Vegan
becel.caSource: About BecelSource: Dairy Free Becel Plant Butter - SaltedVerified September 2026

Becel Butter we list

Becel Original

Becel Original

No Name logo

7. 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 butter 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
Made in:
Ontario
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Quebec

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Butter

What butter is made in Canada?

Gay Lea, Stirling, and Notre Dame are. Gay Lea names a butter plant in Guelph, Ontario. Stirling Creamery churns at 1 Front Street in Stirling, Ontario, from Canadian cream. Notre Dame Creamery is in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba. Natrel, owned by Agropur, sells butter from Canadian milk and lists Don Mills, Ontario. Lactantia is made in Canada for French-owned Lactalis.

Is Lactantia butter made in Canada?

Yes. The milk is Canadian. Lactantia butter is made in Canada from Canadian milk for Lactalis Canada. Dairy Farmers of Canada calls it the most prominent branded butter in the country. The parent company is Lactalis in France. The brand lists Brampton, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.

Where is Notre Dame butter from?

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba. That town is where Notre Dame Creamery churns butter. Fromagerie Chaeban, a Winnipeg company, bought the plant from Gay Lea in 2025. It is a separate creamery from Gay Lea in Guelph and from Stirling Creamery in Ontario.

What is European style butter in Canada?

Higher fat than a normal block. Everyday Canadian butter is about 80 percent milk fat. Gay Lea Sea Salted 84% Butter and Stirling Churn 84 are churned to 84 percent, so the brick holds less water. Lactantia also sells a European Style butter. Read the fat line, because cultured and European are not the same claim on every pack.

What is Becel plant butter made of?

Plant oils, not cream. Becel plant butter is made in Brantford, Ontario, and it is not a dairy butter. Flora Food Group of the Netherlands owns the brand. Gay Lea and Stirling, by contrast, churn dairy cream in Ontario. The Becel tub belongs in the spread aisle, not with the cream bricks.

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