Who owns Baffin?
Baffin is owned by Canada Goose (Canada, NYSE: GOOS), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
Evidence: Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-05-15, SEC EDGAR, 15 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Canada Goose Holdings Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: GOOS TSX: GOOS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Baffin
Baffin is a Canadian maker of performance outdoor and industrial footwear designed for extreme cold. Canada Goose bought the business of Baffin Inc. in 2018 and runs it as a stand-alone, wholly owned subsidiary with its own products, sales channels and customers. Its boots sell mainly through distributors and retailers in Canada and the United States.
What Canada Goose's annual report says about Baffin
Sentences about Baffin from Canada Goose's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In November 2018, we acquired the business of Baffin Inc. ("Baffin"), a Canadian designer and manufacturer of performance outdoor and industrial footwear.
Field-tested and trusted in extreme cold weather conditions, Baffin products are predominantly sold through distributors and retailers in Canada and the United States.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary, Baffin is managed and operated on a stand-alone basis, with distinct products, sales channels, and customers.
How often Canada Goose names Baffin in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Baffin
- 2018 – present Canada Goose [1] verified
Where Baffin sits in Canada Goose
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Canada Goose
Canada Goose controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Canada Goose (1957)
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 82 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
About the owner: Canada Goose
Canada Goose is a publicly listed company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1957. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GOOS and TSX: GOOS.
Canada Goose Holdings is a Toronto company that designs, makes and sells outerwear, apparel, footwear and accessories under the Canada Goose name, a business founded in the city in 1957 by the grandfather of chairman and chief executive Dani Reiss. It makes most of its down-filled outerwear in Canada. Its shares trade on the NYSE and TSX, but Bain Capital controls it through multiple voting shares. It also owns Baffin footwear and half of a Japanese joint venture with Sazaby League.
Canada Goose: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇦 Baffin and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 179 brands that began in Canada. 46 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Baffin is not one of them.
- Arc'teryx — Amer Sports 🇫🇮
- Blondo — Steve Madden 🇺🇸
- Club Monaco — Regent 🇺🇸
- Gildan — Gildan 🇨🇦
- Joe Fresh — Loblaw 🇨🇦
- Peoples Jewellers — Signet Jewelers 🇧🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Baffin?
The parent company of Baffin is Canada Goose, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Baffin Canadian?
Yes. Baffin originated in Canada and its owner, Canada Goose, is also headquartered in Canada.
Since when has Canada Goose owned Baffin?
Canada Goose has owned Baffin since 2018.
Is Baffin still owned by Canada Goose?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Baffin is still owned by Canada Goose. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-05-15 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 15 May 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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