Parka purveyor Canada Goose has acquired the 45k SF factory of Grand Harbour Clothing, one of its production contractors. The company will transform the facility at 33 Commander Blvd in Scarborough into a “world-class manufacturing campus” with new technologies and processes aimed at increasing efficiency by 25%. This is the second Toronto production facility owned by Canada Goose. “I’m proud to be leading the charge in rebuilding apparel manufacturing infrastructure,” president/CEO Dani Reiss said, noting the “growing demand" for Canada Goose products worldwide.

In October, Canada Goose opened its global HQ in Toronto, which includes a new 96k SF factory that is intended to double the company’s previous production capacity. (Dani is shown at the facility’s grand opening with federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver and Eglinton-Lawrence MPP Mike Colle.) The 70 employees working at the Grand Harbour Clothing factory, which has produced Canada Goose outerwear, will stay on in the transition, with ex-owner James Tang overseeing operations as plant director.