Canadian Sanitary Pads Brands

Canadian-made sanitary pads exist, but they are mostly washable, not the grocery-aisle disposables. Öko Créations sews pads in Boisbriand, Quebec. Aisle still sews in East Vancouver. Mama Cloth handmade pads come from Youngs Cove, New Brunswick. joni (Victoria) and Iris + Arlo (Montreal) are Canadian-owned grocery pads imported from contract factories. Always is P&G; some pads have been made at Belleville, Ontario. Kotex and Stayfree are imported grocery leaders.

Last verified September 2026

Sanitary Pads Brands Compared

Canadian Sanitary Pads Brands
BrandMade InBrand OriginIngredients Sourced FromAvailable 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 disclosedUS-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 disclosedDesigned 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

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Which sanitary pads brands are made in Canada?

6 of the 8 sanitary pads brands we checked are made in Canada, across 9 products we verify. Ranked by how widely each brand is sold and searched in Canada, then by our Canadian score. How we score.

1. 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.comSource: P&G BrandsSource: P&G plant in Belleville importantVerified September 2026

2. 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.comSource: joni FAQsSource: joni Regular PadsVerified September 2026

joni sanitary pads we list

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joni Overnight Pads

38/100
🍁 Canadian
China
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joni Regular Pads

38/100
🍁 Canadian
China

3. 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.caSource: Mama Cloth BoutiqueSource: Organic cloth menstrual padVerified September 2026

Mama Cloth sanitary pads we list

Mama Cloth Boutique Organic Bamboo Cloth Menstrual Pads

Mama Cloth Boutique Organic Bamboo Cloth Menstrual Pads

🍁 Canadian
Youngs Cove, New Brunswick, Canada

4. 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.comSource: Our StorySource: 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

5. 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.comSource: La Presse profileSource: 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

6. 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.caSource: About Öko CréationsSource: 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

Which sanitary pads brands are not Canadian?

These 2 brands sell widely in Canada but are foreign-owned, made outside Canada, or both. Ranked by how widely each brand is sold and searched in Canada.

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.comSource: Kimberly-Clark Feminine CareSource: 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.comSource: Essity completes Edgewell feminine care acquisitionSource: Energizer closes J&J feminine hygiene dealVerified September 2026
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Quebec
British Columbia
New Brunswick