Garnier (incl. Ombrelle)
European-owned · mostly made in Canada · based in Quebec
Fructis and Whole Blends shampoo and conditioner, micellar water, face serums and Ombrelle sunscreen, marketed in Canada by the Garnier Canada team inside L'Oreal Canada.
Montreal, QC CA · www.garnier.ca
Garnier is a mass-market hair and skin care brand of L'Oreal S.A. of Paris, sold in Canada by L'Oreal Canada Inc., a federally incorporated wholly owned subsidiary headquartered in Montreal with a plant in Ville Saint-Laurent. Ombrelle sunscreen started as a Montreal brand under Dermtek Pharma in 1990 and its licences passed to L'Oreal's Canadian arm in the late 1990s. Which Garnier lines are filled in Montreal versus imported from L'Oreal's US, Mexican and European plants could not be confirmed.
Factors
Ownership
50.0 verifiedEU 100%
L'Oreal Canada Inc. is an active Canada Business Corporations Act company with its registered office in Montreal, and its 2026 forced labour report filed under Canada's supply chains act states it is a wholly owned subsidiary of L'Oreal S.A. of Paris. Garnier was acquired by L'Oreal in 1970 and remains a brand of its Consumer Products Division, so profit flows to the French parent; SEDAR+ was not checked because the parent is listed in Paris only.
- Federal corporation information - 452712-7 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “L'ORÉAL CANADA INC. Status: Active Corporation number: 452712-7”
- Report pursuant to the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act filing “L'Oréal Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of L'Oréal SA and is part of the L'Oréal Groupe.”
- Garnier - Wikipedia press “Garnier is a mass market cosmetics brand owned by the French company L'Oréal.”
Manufacturing
40.0 inferredCA 40% · EU 10% · other 20% · US 30%
L'Oreal Canada's Ville Saint-Laurent plant makes hair care, styling and skin care products, over 197 million units in 2024, and Garnier Canada's general manager said in 2021 that Garnier hand gel was made there; Ombrelle sunscreen originated in Montreal and The CANADA List still records Canadian production. The same directory places Fructis shampoo in the United States and Mexico, and L'Oreal's integrated supply model imports finished goods, so the split is an estimate with no product-level origin labels fetched.
- L'Oréal Canada vendor_statement “Located in the Saint-Laurent borough, our plant manufactures haircare, styling, and skincare products. More than 197 million units were produced there in 2024.”
- L'Oréal Canada and Garnier Canada donate hand sanitizing gels to support the vaccination awareness campaign in Greater Montreal vendor_statement “the gel is manufactured here in our Canadian plant, which is certified carbon-free”
- The CANADA List data feed directory “Though L'Oreal-owned (France), Ombrelle was developed in Canada and still has some local production.”
- Health Canada Drug Product Database API, drugproduct, brandname=ombrelle registry “OMBRELLE-15 LOT | DERMTEK PHARMA INC”
People
77.0 reportedCA 70% · EU 20% · US 10%
L'Oreal Canada reports a Montreal head office at 1500 boulevard Robert-Bourassa and over 2,000 employees across Canada, with a Garnier Canada general manager in Montreal; the registered office matches Corporations Canada. Brand direction and research sit with Garnier at L'Oreal in Clichy, France, and the Canadian website is published by Garnier LLC on L'Oreal USA's platform, so a share is allocated to the EU and US as an estimate.
- Report pursuant to the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act filing “employs over 2,000 people across the country in various roles and functions”
- Contact Us - Reach Out Today For Information - Garnier CA vendor_statement “©2021 Garnier LLC”
Inputs
32.5 inferredCA 15% · EU 35% · other 30% · US 20%
L'Oreal Canada's supply chains report says products are sourced through the group's integrated supply chain, with raw materials procured worldwide by the Operations Division in Paris and finished goods imported into Canada. Formulas and research come from France, packaging and actives from global suppliers, and the split is an estimate.
- Report pursuant to the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act filing “This includes raw materials procured worldwide.”