Is Soia & Kyo Canadian?
Partly
Ownership is split or partially foreign — read the details.
What we found
Division of APP Group (Montreal). Founded 2004 by Ilan Elfassy. APP Group owned by American, Korean, Canadian investors (2016); Montreal-based.
The receipt
| Verdict | Borderline |
| Category | Apparel & Fashion |
| HQ | Montreal, Quebec |
| Confidence | medium |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2018/05/soia-kyo-to-open-fir… secondary source — registry check pending “Retail Insider describes SOIA & KYO as a 'Popular Canadian outerwear company'.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
Canadian alternatives to Soia & Kyo
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 → |
Spotted something wrong? Ownership changes all the time — report a correction and we'll re-check the records.