Canadian Tampons Brands

Most tampons on a Canadian grocery shelf are imported. Tampax and L. belong to Procter & Gamble, and the L. core is US-grown organic cotton. Playtex builds its tampons in Dover, Delaware. o.b. is Essity, and U by Kotex is Kimberly-Clark. The Canadian-owned names are joni in Victoria, with tampons from Slovenia, and Only in Ontario, with tampons made in Spain.

Last verified September 2026

Tampons Brands Compared

Canadian Tampon Brands

Brand	Made In	Brand Origin	Ingredients Sourced From	Available In
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
Only	Spain	Ontario headquarters, made in Spain by Green Umbrella	Organic cotton, manufactured in Spain	Canada
Tampax	Not disclosed	Procter & Gamble brand; plant for Canadian boxes not disclosed	CottonViscose rayon	CanadaUnited States
Kotex	Not disclosed	US-owned; manufacturing not disclosed for Canadian SKUs	Not disclosed	National grocery and drugstore
Playtex	Dover, Delaware, USA	Made in Dover, Delaware, USA	Organic cotton core on Clean Comfort	Canada
o.b.	Not disclosed	Essity applicator-free tampon brand; plant not disclosed	RayonCotton	CanadaUnited States
L.	Not disclosed	Procter & Gamble organic line; cotton grown in the US	US-grown organic cotton	CanadaUnited States

Which brands of tampons are made in Canada?

3 of the 8 top brands of tampons we scored are made in Canada, across 11 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. 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 Tampons we list

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joni Super Tampons

joni Regular Tampons

38/100

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Slovenia

2. 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

3. Only

25/100 · Limited Canadian ties

Imported

Head office in Ontario

Only is Canadian-owned in the plain sense of an Ontario headquarters, and it is not Canadian-made. The about page says the natural range is made in Spain by Green Umbrella, then shipped from Ontario across Canada. The FAQ says Only did not hide that maker behind a white-label deal. It sells the Green Umbrella line and names the supplier.

Brand ownership: Only (Ontario)
Ultimate parent: Only
Manufacturing: Spain, by Green Umbrella
Ingredient origin: Organic cotton, country of the fiber not stated
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim

GOTS

getonly.ca Source: About Only Source: Only FAQVerified September 2026

Only Tampons we list

Only Organic Cotton Tampons with Applicator

25/100

Only Applicator-Free Organic Cotton Tampons

25/100

Which brands of tampons are not Canadian?

These 5 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. Playtex

0/100 · Imported

Playtex is not a Canadian brand. The Canadian FAQ says every Playtex product is made at a plant in Dover, Delaware. That same site's 2026 footer is copyrighted by Essity Hygiene and Health AB, and the footer links the brand to Essity. Clean Comfort uses a 100 percent organic cotton core and 40 percent less plastic than Sport Regular.

Brand ownership: Essity
Ultimate parent: Essity AB
Manufacturing: Dover, Delaware, USA
Ingredient origin: Organic cotton core on Clean Comfort; other lines not stated
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim

playtexplayon.ca Source: Playtex Canada FAQ Source: About Playtex CanadaVerified September 2026

Playtex Tampons we list

Playtex Sport Regular Tampons

0/100

Playtex Clean Comfort Regular Tampons

0/100

3. o.b.

0/100 · Imported

Origin unverified

o.b. is not a Canadian brand. The Canadian FAQ says German gynecologist Dr. Judith Esser named it ohne binde, meaning without napkins, and designed the applicator-free tampon. The US site's 2026 footer is copyrighted by Essity Hygiene and Health AB. Original tampons list rayon and cotton. Neither site names a Canadian factory.

Brand ownership: Essity
Ultimate parent: Essity AB
Manufacturing: Not disclosed
Ingredient origin: Rayon and/or cotton; country not stated
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim found

ob-tampons.ca Source: o.b. Canada FAQ Source: About o.b.Verified September 2026

o.b. Tampons we list

o.b. Regular Tampons

0/100

4. Tampax

0/100 · Imported

Origin unverified

Founded 1931

Tampax is not a Canadian brand. About pages on tampax.com close with a 2026 Procter & Gamble copyright, and the cotton page says most tampons mix cotton with tri-lobal viscose rayon. Those pages name fibers, not a Canadian plant. Amazon.ca still ranks Tampax Pearl first among tampons.

Brand ownership: Procter & Gamble
Ultimate parent: The Procter & Gamble Company
Manufacturing: Not disclosed
Ingredient origin: Cotton and viscose rayon
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim found

tampax.com Source: Tampax cotton Source: What tampons are made ofVerified September 2026

Tampax Tampons we list

5. L.

0/100 · Imported

Origin unverified

L. is not a Canadian brand. The contact page footer reads Procter & Gamble / THIS IS L. INC., and the terms link goes to termsandconditions.pg.com. The story page says tampon cores are US-grown organic cotton, made without rayon, fragrance, or elemental chlorine. Applicators are made without BPA. No page names a factory in Canada.

Brand ownership: Procter & Gamble / THIS IS L. INC.
Ultimate parent: The Procter & Gamble Company
Manufacturing: Not disclosed
Ingredient origin: US-grown organic cotton core
Official claim: No Made in Canada claim found

thisisl.com Source: L. contact Source: L. our storyVerified September 2026

L. Tampons we list

L. Regular Organic Cotton Tampons

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Tampons

Is Kotex Canadian?

No. Kotex is owned by Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Irving, Texas. Kimberly-Clark Canada sells U by Kotex tampons here, and Euromonitor put that company at 22 percent of Canadian menstrual care in 2025. The Canadian Kotex pages do not name a tampon plant, so this site does not guess one.

Is Kotex a Canadian company?

No. Kotex is an American brand. Kimberly-Clark of Irving, Texas owns it, and U by Kotex is the same line on Canadian shelves. A Canadian office that sells the boxes does not move the trademark or the factory to Canada.