Is Waste Management (WM) Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, and publicly traded on NYSE (WM). Operates in Canada through its wholly owned subsidiary WM Waste Management of Canada, Inc., running collection, transfer, and landfill operations across.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Waste Management & Environmental Services |
| HQ | Houston (Canadian ops HQ: Toronto), Ontario |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Government registry / filing |
| Source | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000155837024001049/wm-2… registry record “Waste Management, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, and its Canadian operations are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary WM Waste Management of Canada, Inc.” |
Canadian alternatives to Waste Management (WM)
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
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| GFL Environmental Limited Partnership | Waste Management & Environmental Services | Vaughan, ON | View ownership → |
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