Is Sobeys Canadian?
Yes
Listed as Canadian-owned; registry confirmation still pending.
What we found
Controlled by the Sobey family of Nova Scotia via Class B Holdings Ltd., holding 92.66% of voting shares — family control consolidated 2017-18.
The receipt
| Verdict | Canadian-owned |
| Category | Retail |
| HQ | Stellarton, NS |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.supermarketnews.com/finance/sobeys-shareholders-ok-private… secondary source — registry check pending “Sobeys is owned by parent company Empire Cos., which offered to buy the shares it did not already own and take the retailer private.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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