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Cavendish FarmsConfirmed · Canadian-ownedthe Irving family, through J.D. Irving, LimitedCavendish Farms says on its own site that it is "part of a larger family, the J.D. Irving Group of Companies" — the privately held Saint John, New Brunswick conglomerate founded in 1882 and still run by the Irving family, which bought the Prince Edward Island potato plant and renamed it Cavendish Farms in 1980.

JJ Bean Coffee RoastersConfirmed · Canadian-ownedthe Neate familyJJ Bean's own About page says the Vancouver roaster was founded in 1996 by John Neate Jr. and is run today by him with his son Jesse as COO — the fourth generation of the Neate family to roast coffee in Vancouver.

Cogeco CommunicationsConfirmed · Canadian-controlledLouis Audet and the Audet family, through their private holding company Gestion Audem inc.Cogeco Communications' own 2025 Annual Information Form states that parent Cogeco Inc. held 28.4% of its equity but 79.9% of its votes as at August 31, 2025, and that "Cogeco's control is held by a private Canadian holding company, Gestion Audem inc., which is controlled by Mr. Louis Audet".

NormandinLikely · Canadian-ownedthe Blais family of Lévis, Québec, through their holding company Chêne BlancGroupe Normandin was sold on October 6, 2025 by founder Normand Brie's family to Chêne Blanc, the Lévis-based holding company of the Blais family behind Groupe CBF, in a deal Radio-Canada reported with the outgoing president saying the number-one criterion was that the chain stay in a Québec family.

Green BeaverLikely · Canadian-ownedits founders, Karen Clark and Alain MénardGreen Beaver was founded in 2002 by scientists Karen Clark and Alain Ménard — a biochemist and a microbiologist — who still run the Ontario natural personal-care company, with Ménard as CEO.

Princess AutoConfirmed · Canadian-ownedthe Tallman family, through H. Tallman InternationalPrincess Auto's own story page says it is "a private, Canadian-owned company" with its home office in Winnipeg and traces the business to Harvey Tallman, who bought it in 1942; it is held today through the Tallman family's H. Tallman International, with Matthew and Marc Tallman as co-presidents.

ACE BakeryConfirmed · Canadian-ownedthe Ajmera family — brothers Ojus, Tejus and Sam — through FGF BrandsGeorge Weston Limited sold ACE Bakery with the rest of its fresh and frozen bakery business to FGF Brands on December 10, 2021, and FGF is the private Toronto company founded in 2004 by brothers Ojus, Tejus and Sam Ajmera, still described in 2026 as family-owned with Ojus Ajmera serving as co-founder and co-CEO.

Province of CanadaConfirmed · Canadian-ownedits founders, Julie Brown and Jeremy WattProvince of Canada's own story page says the Toronto brand was started and is run by Julie and Jeremy, a married couple who quit their jobs to launch it and still own it independently, and a parent-company search found no acquirer or investor above them.See more Canadian businessesMore from our Canadian directory.