Is Roots Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Founded in Canada 1973, but sold to US private equity (Searchlight Capital) in 2015, then acquired by Marquee Brands (New York) in August 2026.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Apparel |
| HQ | Toronto, ON |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-roots-global-plans-un… secondary source — registry check pending “Roots has agreed to be taken private by Marquee Brands, a New York-based brand management firm.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
Canadian alternatives to Roots
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Apparel & Fashion | Saint-Laurent, Quebec | View ownership → |
| Aritzia | Apparel | Vancouver, BC | View ownership → |
| Babaton (Aritzia sub-label) | Apparel & Fashion | Vancouver, British Columbia | View ownership → |
| Bluenotes | Fashion & Apparel | Montreal, Quebec | View ownership → |
| Bootlegger | Apparel & Fashion | Vancouver, BC | View ownership → |
| Commonsens | Apparel & Fashion | Vancouver, British Columbia | View ownership → |
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