Canadian Sanitary Pads Brands

Canadian-made pads include Öko Créations cloth pads from Boisbriand, Quebec, and Aisle reusables sewn in East Vancouver. joni is a Canadian-owned disposable line that imports pads from overseas factories. Always pads are sometimes made at Procter & Gamble's Belleville, Ontario plant per a 2017 Belleville Intelligencer interview. Kotex and Stayfree grocery pads are mostly imported Kimberly-Clark and Essity lines.

Last verified October 2026

Sanitary Pads Brands Compared

Brand	Made In	Brand Origin	Ingredients Sourced From	Available In
Öko Créations	Boisbriand, Quebec	Made in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada	Organic cotton (origin unstated)Hemp (origin unstated)Food-grade polyurethane	QuebecOnline across Canada and 1 more 700+ retail doors
Aisle	East Vancouver, British Columbia	Sewn in East Vancouver, British Columbia	Organic cotton (origin unstated)TPU leakproof film (origin unstated)	British ColumbiaOnline across Canada and the United States
Mama Cloth	Youngs Cove, New Brunswick	Handmade in Youngs Cove, New Brunswick	Organic bamboo (origin unstated)	New BrunswickOnline across Canada
Kotex	Not disclosed	US-owned; manufacturing not disclosed for Canadian SKUs	Not disclosed	National grocery and drugstore
Stayfree	Dover, Delaware, United States	Swedish-owned; North American pads from Dover, Delaware	Not disclosed	National grocery and drugstore
Always	Belleville, Ontario	US-owned; Always pads made at P&G Belleville, Ontario	Not disclosed	National grocery and drugstore
joni	China (pads)Slovenia (tampons)	Canadian-owned, pads made in China, tampons made in Slovenia	Plant-based pads from ChinaOrganic cotton tampons from Slovenia	British ColumbiaWalmart Canada and 2 more Shoppers Drug MartOnline across Canada
Iris + Arlo	Not disclosed	Designed in Montreal, made by contract factories	GOTS organic cotton (origin unstated)Non-GMO corn biopolymer (origin unstated)	QuebecWalmart Canada and 1 more Online across Canada

Which brands of sanitary pads are made in Canada?

6 of the 8 top brands of sanitary pads we scored are made in Canada, across 9 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.

1. Mama Cloth

86/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Youngs Cove, New Brunswick)

Head office in Youngs Cove, New Brunswick

Mama Cloth is Canadian. The boutique homepage places it in Youngs Cove, New Brunswick, and describes the pads as handmade zero-waste reusables. Organic bamboo cloth pads from this shop are already listed on fyicanada.ca. Fibre origin beyond the organic bamboo claim is not named.

Brand ownership: Mama Cloth Boutique (New Brunswick)
Ultimate parent: Mama Cloth Boutique
Manufacturing: Youngs Cove, New Brunswick
Ingredient origin: Organic bamboo, origin unstated
Official claim: Handmade in Youngs Cove, NB, Canada

Organic

mamacloth.ca Source: Mama Cloth Boutique Source: Organic cloth menstrual padVerified September 2026

Mama Cloth Sanitary Pads we list

Mama Cloth Boutique Organic Bamboo Cloth Menstrual Pads

🍁 Canadian

Youngs Cove, New Brunswick, Canada

2. Aisle

79/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Head office in Vancouver, British ColumbiaFounded 1993

Aisle is a Canadian reusable-pad brand. A founder timeline on the brand site says the Wu family in East Vancouver has produced the pads since 2000, and that work continues. Lunapads started in Canada in 1993. Somedays acquired Aisle in 2023.

Brand ownership: Somedays (acquired Aisle in 2023)
Ultimate parent: Somedays
Manufacturing: East Vancouver, British Columbia
Ingredient origin: Organic cotton, spandex, TPU (origins unstated)
Official claim: Designed in Canada; production in East Vancouver

B Corp

OEKO-TEX

periodaisle.com Source: Our Story Source: Coming Full CircleVerified September 2026

Aisle Sanitary Pads we list

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Aisle Maxi Pad 2-Pack

79/100

🍁 Canadian

East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Aisle Super Pad

79/100

🍁 Canadian

East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3. Öko Créations

88/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Boisbriand, Quebec)

Head office in Boisbriand, QuebecFounded 2009

Öko Créations is Canadian. The family firm in Boisbriand, Quebec sews washable pads from organic cotton, hemp, and food-grade PUL, and prints Made in Boisbriand on the product page. Cotton and hemp are farmed fibres and are not claimed as Quebec-grown.

Brand ownership: Öko Créations (family-owned, Quebec)
Ultimate parent: Öko Créations
Manufacturing: Boisbriand, Quebec
Ingredient origin: Organic cotton, hemp, PUL (origins unstated)
Official claim: Made in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada

Organic cotton

okocreations.ca Source: About Öko Créations Source: ContactVerified September 2026

Öko Créations Sanitary Pads we list

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Öko-Pads Long Menstrual Pads

88/100

🍁 Canadian

Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada

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Öko-Pads Regular Menstrual Pads

88/100

🍁 Canadian

Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada

4. Always

50/100 · Some Canadian ties

Canadian-made, imported inputs (Belleville, Ontario)

Head office in Cincinnati, OhioFounded 1983

Always is not a Canadian-owned brand. Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati owns it. A 2017 Belleville Intelligencer interview quoted P&G saying the Belleville, Ontario plant's main focus is Always and that it was the company's sole provider of that line. Inputs are not disclosed.

Brand ownership: Procter & Gamble (United States)
Ultimate parent: The Procter & Gamble Company
Manufacturing: Belleville, Ontario (Always line)
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No Product of Canada claim found

always.com Source: P&G Brands Source: P&G plant in Belleville importantVerified September 2026

5. joni

38/100 · Limited Canadian ties

Designed in Canada

Head office in Victoria, British ColumbiaFounded 2020

joni is Canadian-owned, not Canadian-made. The Victoria, B.C. company, co-founded in 2020 by Jayesh Vekariya and Linda Biggs, says it imports pads from China because disposable pad factories do not exist here, and sources organic cotton tampons from Slovenia.

Brand ownership: joni (Victoria, British Columbia)
Ultimate parent: joni
Manufacturing: China (pads), Slovenia (tampons)
Ingredient origin: Bamboo viscose and organic cotton, imported
Official claim: Canadian company; no Made in Canada claim

B Corp

getjoni.com Source: joni FAQs Source: joni Regular PadsVerified September 2026

joni Sanitary Pads we list

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joni Overnight Pads

joni Regular Pads

38/100

🍁 Canadian

China

6. Iris + Arlo

38/100 · Limited Canadian ties

Designed in Canada

Head office in Montreal, QuebecFounded 2022

Iris + Arlo is Canadian-owned, not Canadian-made. Lara Emond founded the Montreal company in 2022. A La Presse profile the brand hosts says products are designed in-house and manufactured by different factories to spec. Organic cotton is not claimed as grown in Canada.

Brand ownership: Iris + Arlo (Montreal, Lara Emond)
Ultimate parent: Iris + Arlo
Manufacturing: Contract factories, not Canada
Ingredient origin: GOTS organic cotton, corn biopolymer (unstated)
Official claim: Canadian company

GOTS

irisarlo.com Source: La Presse profile Source: Walmart launchVerified September 2026

Iris + Arlo Sanitary Pads we list

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Iris + Arlo Organic Cotton Super Pads

38/100

🍁 Canadian

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Iris + Arlo Organic Cotton Regular Pads

38/100

🍁 Canadian

Which brands of sanitary pads are not Canadian?

These 2 brands are popular in Canada but score lower on fyiCanada’s Canadian score, because they’re foreign-owned, made elsewhere, or both.

1. Kotex

0/100 · Imported

Origin unverified

Head office in Irving, TexasFounded 1920

Kotex is not a Canadian brand. Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Irving, Texas owns it and lists Kotex among its feminine care brands. Euromonitor puts Kimberly-Clark Canada at 22% of Canadian menstrual care in 2025. Plant location for the pads on Canadian shelves is not disclosed.

Brand ownership: Kimberly-Clark (United States)
Ultimate parent: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Manufacturing: Not disclosed
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim found

kotex.com Source: Kimberly-Clark Feminine Care Source: Kimberly-Clark Introduces U by KotexVerified September 2026

2. Stayfree

0/100 · Imported

Head office in Stockholm

Stayfree is not Canadian. Essity completed the purchase of Edgewell's feminine care business on 2 February 2026, including Stayfree in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean, plus a plant in Dover, Delaware. Edgewell had bought the line from Johnson & Johnson in 2013.

Brand ownership: Essity (Sweden)
Ultimate parent: Essity AB
Manufacturing: Dover, Delaware
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim found

stayfree.com Source: Essity completes Edgewell feminine care acquisition Source: Energizer closes J&J feminine hygiene dealVerified September 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Sanitary Pads

What sanitary pads are made in Canada?

Washable pads are the main Canadian-made option. Öko Créations sews Öko-Pads in Boisbriand, Quebec. Aisle still produces reusable pads in East Vancouver. Always disposable pads are sometimes packed at Procter & Gamble's Belleville, Ontario plant per a 2017 Belleville Intelligencer interview. Most Kotex, Stayfree and store-brand disposables are imported.

Is Oko Pads Canadian?

Yes. Öko-Pads Regular and Long are washable cloth pads sewn in Boisbriand, Quebec by Öko Créations. The Öko-Pads product page states Made in Boisbriand. They use organic cotton and hemp with a food-grade PUL layer. They are not the same as disposable Kotex or Always liners on a grocery endcap.

Which pad brands are Canadian-owned?

joni is a Victoria B Corp that imports disposable pads from overseas factories. The brand Only, based in Ontario, ships pads made in Spain. Öko Créations and Aisle are Canadian-owned and sew reusables here. Kotex, Always and Stayfree are foreign trademarks sold through Canadian retailers, with Kotex under Kimberly-Clark and Stayfree under Essity.

Which period pads are easy to buy online anytime?

Yes, several lines sell direct online. joni ships pads and tampons from getjoni.com. Öko Créations takes Öko-Pads orders at okocreations.ca. Aisle sells reusables at periodaisle.com. Kotex and Always maintain Canadian brand sites that list retail and online buying options for their disposable pads.

Are Always pads made in Canada?

Sometimes. Always is a Procter & Gamble brand from Cincinnati. A 2017 Belleville Intelligencer story quoted P&G saying the Belleville, Ontario plant's main focus is Always feminine care. That does not cover every Always SKU nationwide. Other Always pads may be imported, so read the carton or ask the retailer if origin matters to you.

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