This morning on Canada AM there was a report on products made in China. They were referring to the fact that the governed quality standards are so low that you’re only protection is to buy made in Canada.
A guest speaker mentioned that that may not be a guarantee since according to Canadian laws, if a package (made in Canada) plus the cost of packaging in Canada represents more than the cost of the product inside (which may be from China) the seller of the product can label this made in Canada.
That is similar to what happens in the mattress industry. The big brands use components from China, assemble them here and call it made in Canada. I recently heard that Tempurpedic’s most expensive mattress has its cover manufactured in China.
The Essentia products and all components are manufactured in Canada – NOT JUST ASSEMBLED !!!
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To be, or not to be……. Made in Canada.
When marketing a product to Americans (U.S.A.), Canadians are usually weary about putting a Made in Canada logo. We’re never sure what the publics perception will be.
My 2hr Google search for a study on this left me empty handed. As far as i know, correct me if i’m wrong, no studies have been done on the pros & cons of putting the Made in Canada stamp. I think it all comes down to your market. We’ve decided to proudly indicate on all our packing that our products, pillows and mattresses, are made in Canada.
Most mattresses today are made in China and if not most components are. We’re one of the few companies who can say “our mattresses and all our components are manufactured and developed in Canada”…..except for our Silverwash fabric which we import from Italy.
Canada is know for maple syrup and hockey. Natural memory foam mattresses will be a close third. 
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