Who owns Molson Canadian?
Molson Canadian is owned by Molson Coors (the United States, NYSE: TAP).[1]
Evidence: Molson Coors Beverage Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Molson Coors Beverage Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Montreal
- Founded
- 1959
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: TAP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Molson Canadian
Molson Canadian is brewed by North America's oldest brewery, founded in Montreal in 1786 by an English immigrant. Its advertising has been built around Canadian national identity, most famously The Rant in 2000, which became a cultural moment well beyond beer marketing.
Ownership timeline of Molson Canadian
- Current owner Molson Coors [1] verified
Where Molson Canadian sits in Molson Coors
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Molson Coors
Molson Coors controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Blue Moon (1995)
- Carling (1840)
- Coors Light (1978)
- Miller Lite (1975)
- Staropramen (1869)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; Molson Coors has 5.
About the owner: Molson Coors
Molson Coors is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: TAP.
Molson Coors was created in 2005 by the merger of Canada's Molson, founded 1786, and America's Coors, founded 1873. It bought out SABMiller's half of the MillerCoors joint venture in 2016 when SABMiller was sold to AB InBev.
Molson Coors: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇦 Molson Canadian 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, Molson Canadian among them.
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- Fruité — Lassonde 🇨🇦
- Jones Soda — Jones Soda 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Molson Canadian?
The parent company of Molson Canadian is Molson Coors, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Molson Canadian Canadian or American?
Molson Canadian originated in Canada in 1959, but it is owned today by Molson Coors, which is headquartered in the United States. So Molson Canadian is a Canadian-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Molson Canadian still owned by Molson Coors?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Molson Canadian is still owned by Molson Coors. 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] Molson Coors Beverage Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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