Canadian Milk Brands

Canadian-owned milk brands include Natrel (Don Mills, Ontario), Thousand Hills Dairy (Bentley, Alberta), Dairyland (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) and Neilson (Georgetown, Ontario). Sealtest is packed by Agropur under a Unilever licence. Lactantia and Beatrice are made in Canada by French-owned Lactalis. fairlife is made in Peterborough, Ontario by Coca-Cola.

Last verified September 2026

Milk Brands Compared

Canadian Milk Brands
BrandMade InBrand OriginIngredients Sourced FromAvailable In
Don Mills, Toronto, OntarioOttawa, Ontario
Made in Canada from 100% Canadian milk (Agropur Cooperative)
100% Canadian milk
Ontario grocery retailersOnline across Canada
Don Mills, Ontario
Processed in Ontario from 100% Canadian milk
100% Canadian milk
Grocery retailers across Canada
Bentley, Alberta
Family farm near Bentley, Alberta
Family farm near Bentley, Alberta
Alberta
Peterborough, Ontario
Made in Peterborough, Ontario with 100% Canadian milk
Canadian dairy farms
CanadaUnited States
Brampton, OntarioMontreal, Quebec
Made in Canada from 100% Canadian milk
100% Canadian milk
Grocery retailers across CanadaOnline across Canada
Canada
Made in Canada from Canadian farm milk
Milk from Canadian dairy farms
Ontario grocery retailersQuebec grocery retailers
and 1 more
Western Canada grocery retailers
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Made in British Columbia from 100% Canadian milk
100% Canadian milk
Western Canada grocery retailers
Neilson
Georgetown, Ontario
Made in Ontario from 100% Canadian milk
100% Canadian milk
Ontario grocery retailers

Which milk brands are made in Canada?

8 of the 8 top milk brands we scored are made in Canada, across 12 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.

Beatrice logo

1. Beatrice

87/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs

Head office in Toronto, Ontario

Beatrice milk in Canadian stores is a Lactalis Canada brand, made with milk from Canadian dairy farms. Lactalis Canada has 19 manufacturing plants across Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia, with its head office in Toronto. The parent is Lactalis Group of Laval, France. Canadian milk, French-owned.

Brand ownership
Lactalis Canada Inc. (France parent)
Ultimate parent
Lactalis Group, Laval, France
Manufacturing
Lactalis Canada plants in Canada
Ingredient origin
Milk from Canadian dairy farms
Official claim
Proudly made with milk from Canadian dairy farms
fairlife logo

2. fairlife

72/100 · Strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Peterborough, Ontario)

Head office in Chicago, IllinoisFounded 2012

fairlife milk on Canadian shelves is produced at Coca-Cola's $85 million plant in Peterborough, Ontario using 100% Canadian milk, with the Dairy Farmers of Canada blue cow logo on packaging. The brand itself is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, headquartered in Chicago with ultimate parent in Atlanta. Canadian-made, American-owned.

Brand ownership
The Coca-Cola Company (United States)
Ultimate parent
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia
Canadian manufacturing
Peterborough, Ontario
Ingredient origin
100% Canadian milk
Official claim
100% Canadian milk
Natrel logo

3. 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
Dairyland logo

4. Dairyland

98/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia)

Head office in Montreal, Quebec

Dairyland is Saputo Inc.'s number one milk brand in Western Canada. Fluid milk comes from Canadian farmers and is processed at Saputo's Port Coquitlam, British Columbia plant. Saputo is a Montreal dairy company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The one sourced exception is aerosol whipped cream, which Dairyland says is produced in the USA.

Brand ownership
Saputo Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Saputo Inc.
Manufacturing
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Ingredient origin
100% Canadian milk
Official claim
100% Canadian milk

5. Neilson

98/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Georgetown, Ontario)

Head office in Montreal, QuebecFounded 1893

Neilson Dairy is Saputo Inc.'s number one milk brand in Ontario. The Neilson FAQ says 100% of Neilson milk comes from Canadian farmers. Saputo, a Montreal company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, acquired Neilson Dairy from Weston Foods in 2008 and has processed Neilson chocolate milk at its Georgetown, Ontario facility.

Brand ownership
Saputo Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent
Saputo Inc.
Manufacturing
Georgetown, Ontario
Ingredient origin
100% Canadian milk
Official claim
100% Canadian dairy
Sealtest logo

6. Sealtest

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

Head office in Saint-Hubert, QuebecFounded 1935

Sealtest milk sold in Canada is made here by Agropur Cooperative, a dairy co-op owned by about 2,700 farmers in five provinces. Agropur uses 100% Canadian milk, including at its Don Mills plant in Toronto. The Sealtest name is owned by Magnum IP Holdings B.V. (Unilever group) and used under licence by Agropur in Canada (CIPO TMA129722).

Brand ownership
Agropur Cooperative (Canada); Sealtest name licensed from Magnum IP Holdings B.V. (Unilever group)
Ultimate parent
Agropur Cooperative (Canada); Sealtest name licensed from Magnum IP Holdings B.V., Unilever group
Manufacturing
Agropur Cooperative — Don Mills, Toronto, ON (and Ottawa, ON for some SKUs)
Ingredient origin
100% Canadian milk
Official claim
100% Canadian milk
Kosher
sealtest.caSource: SealtestSource: FAQVerified October 2026

Sealtest Milk we list

Lactantia logo

7. 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

8. Thousand Hills Dairy

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties
Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Bentley, Alberta)

Head office in Bentley, Alberta

Thousand Hills Dairy Co. is a Canadian family farm near Bentley, Alberta that milks its own herd and bottles non-homogenized A2 whole milk on site. The operation is independently owned by the farming family and sells through the Made in Alberta marketplace, making it a fully local Alberta dairy product from farm to bottle.

Brand ownership
Thousand Hills Dairy Co. (Canadian family farm)
Ultimate parent
Thousand Hills Dairy Co. (family-owned)
Manufacturing
Family farm near Bentley, Alberta
Ingredient origin
Own herd, Bentley, Alberta
Official claim
No verified label claim found

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Milk

What milk brands are Canadian?

Natrel is Agropur's own brand packed in Don Mills, Ontario. Dairyland is Saputo's Western Canada brand, processed in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Neilson is Saputo's Ontario brand, processed in Georgetown. Thousand Hills Dairy bottles on the farm near Bentley, Alberta. Sealtest, Lactantia, Beatrice and fairlife are also made in Canada, with foreign parent companies.

Which milk brands are 100% Canadian milk?

Natrel, Sealtest, Lactantia, Dairyland, Neilson, fairlife and Thousand Hills Dairy all use 100% Canadian milk. Dairyland's sourced exception is aerosol whipped cream, which is produced in the USA. Beatrice says it is made with milk from Canadian dairy farms.

Is Sealtest milk Canadian?

Partly. Sealtest milk sold in Canada is processed by Agropur Cooperative at Don Mills and Ottawa, Ontario from 100% Canadian milk. The Sealtest name is a Unilever PLC trademark used under licence.

Is fairlife milk Canadian?

Partly. fairlife ultrafiltered milk sold in Canada is made in Peterborough, Ontario from 100% Canadian milk. The brand is owned by The Coca-Cola Company.

Is Lactantia milk Canadian?

Partly. Lactantia milk is made in Canada from 100% Canadian milk, including a Brampton, Ontario plant. The brand is owned by Lactalis Canada, a subsidiary of Lactalis Group of France.

Where is Sealtest milk made?

Agropur processes Sealtest at Canadian plants, including Don Mills, Ontario, its largest fluid milk plant, and Ottawa, Ontario for the 6% milk-fat product.