Dayton Boots
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia
Vancouver bootmaker hand-crafting boots in its East Vancouver factory since 1946, now operated by Wohlford & Company Inc. after a 2023 change of ownership, sold direct online.
Vancouver, BC CA · www.wohlford.ca
Dayton Boots is a Vancouver bootmaker founded in 1946 that still hand-crafts boots at its East Vancouver factory using traditional methods. Its long-time operator ran into a wage dispute and unpaid loans, and in 2023 the brand and factory were taken over by Wohlford & Company Inc., a federal corporation majority owned by Vancouver resident Roderick Risk. Leather comes from two Illinois tanneries and soles are the Italian-headquartered Vibram brand, with boots sold only direct from the vendor's own site.
Factors
Ownership
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Corporations Canada's individuals with significant control register names Roderick Risk, a Vancouver resident, as the sole individual with significant control of Wohlford & Company Inc., holding more than 50 and up to 75 percent of the shares directly since 2018-04-05. The registry's corporation number and business number match the numbered entity the vendor's own terms of service names as the site's rights holder. Wohlford & Company took over the Dayton Boots brand and factory in 2023 after the prior operator, Dayton Boots Co. Ltd., was deregistered in British Columbia and its former management sued by Royal Bank for unpaid loans.
- Federal corporation information - 1071845-9 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “This individual holds: More than 50% and up to 75% of the shares”
- Terms of service vendor_statement “All rights, ownership and interest in are owned by 10718459 Canada Inc”
- Ex-owner of Dayton Boots sued by Royal Bank for $556,000 in overdue lo vendor_statement “Wohlford and Co., which took over ownership earlier this year”
Manufacturing
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The vendor states every boot is hand crafted in its own Vancouver factory using the same traditional methods since 1946, now at a temporary location on Glen Drive after a fire displaced the original East Hastings shop. Madeincanadadirectory.ca repeats the same nearly-70-year, 230-step production claim, and no outsourced manufacturing was found.
- FAQs on Wohlford Boots | Your Questions Answered vendor_statement “All of the boots are hand crafted in our Vancouver factory using the same traditional boot making methods Dayton has used since 1946.”
- Wohlford & Co: Contact Us Today for Premium Made Canadian Boots! vendor_statement “Until the fire that ravaged through our factory last year, we are currently at our temporary location at 734 Glen Drive, Vancouver, BC until further notice.”
- Canadian Made Shoes - Made In Canada Directory directory “Dayton boots are hand crafted through a long and tedious 230 step process. They have been producing Daytons in their Vancouver factory for almost 70 years.”
People
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Corporations Canada lists the registered office at 734 Glen Dr, Vancouver, the same address the vendor gives for its factory, its contact page, and its current job postings for production and sales staff. No other office, warehouse, or facility is disclosed anywhere on the site.
- Federal corporation information - 1071845-9 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “734 Glen Dr Vancouver BC V6A 0K2 Canada”
- Careers vendor_statement “Working at Dayton Boots gives you the chance to be part of British Columbia's heritage and create some of the best boots in the world.”
Inputs
8.0 reportedCA 15% · EU 20% · other 5% · US 60%
The vendor names Horween Leathers and Seidel Tanning Corp, both in Illinois, as its cowhide suppliers, leather being the boots' dominant material, and specifies Vibram outsoles, a brand headquartered in Italy. The storefront runs on Shopify, a Canadian platform. Thread, eyelets, and other trim are not sourced, so the split is an estimate weighted toward the named US tanneries.
- The leather we choose for our boots is flexible, strong, durable, func vendor_statement “Today, we are proud to work with Horween Leathers and Seidel Tanning Corp. both in Illinois.”
- FAQs on Wohlford Boots | Your Questions Answered vendor_statement “All our Vibram soles (model 100 lug and 700 nitrile) are anti-slip and oil and chemical resistant.”
- Hand Crafted, Canadian made-to-order boots since 1946 other
Where to buy
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- madeincanadadirectory.ca 2026-09-07