Some more info on Baffin: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/featured-reports/article-bootmaker-bets-on-new-traction-technology-to-hike-sales/ And it’s rare for companies to do moulding in Canada anymore, as Baffin does, Mr. Sully says, noting most footwear marked “made in Canada” includes significant work done overseas. Baffin says it moulds and finishes its “Canadian-made” products in Hamilton’s east-end, while cutting and sewing for those boots occurs offshore, including factories in Italy, Turkey, China, Myanmar and Cambodia. Marketing manager Jessica Liut says the amount of its product made in Canada versus offshore changes each season based on factors such as style, collection and materials. “This makes it very difficult to quantify, but we maintain as much of our production as possible from our Hamilton [headquarters],” she says.
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